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Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 26, 2020
Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton

Amy Cooper, head of insurance investment for the fund company, called the police on an African American man who asked her to put her dog on a leash

By Bloomberg
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards

New rules target brokers with pending claims that are switching firms or trying to transfer assets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

By Emile Hallez
UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA
NEWS RIAS MAY 26, 2020
UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA

Three advisers form TriaGen Wealth Management in Calabasas, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money
NEWS RIAS MAY 26, 2020
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money

The Adviser Investments chairman says RIAs taking handouts are either weak business managers or simply immoral

By Jeff Benjamin
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
CFP Board revamps its rules to allow video hearings

The move reflects the need to replace in-person hearings in light of COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
UBS launches venture capital fund to digitize bank
NEWS FINTECH MAY 26, 2020
UBS launches venture capital fund to digitize bank

It plans to invest in dozens of startups that are upending traditional banking

By Bloomberg
Small firms face greater cyber risks amid pandemic
NEWS FINTECH MAY 24, 2020
Small firms face greater cyber risks amid pandemic

As experts warn of an uptick in attacks, smaller firms enter a riskier environment with fewer preparations

By Devin McGinley
Good News: Advisers offering services to California community
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2020
Good News: Advisers offering services to California community

Cristofer Cabanillas of Monterey Private Wealth said people are looking for honest answers and help with financial decisions

By InvestmentNews
Good News: Advice industry raising funds to deliver financial planning to families
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2020
Good News: Advice industry raising funds to deliver financial planning to families

Jon Dauphine, CEO of Foundation for Financial Planning, describes new $1 million fund providing emergency grants to groups helping health care first responders and others impacted by the pandemic

By InvestmentNews
Good News: Organizing juice box happy hours for young students
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2020
Good News: Organizing juice box happy hours for young students

Torie Happe of FIX Flyer uses Zoom technology to give isolated first graders a classroom feel

By InvestmentNews
Good News: Advisers band together to help disabled individuals in Alabama
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2020
Good News: Advisers band together to help disabled individuals in Alabama

Keel Point adviser Thomas O'Connor describes how his firm is supporting a Huntsville, Ala., foster home for disabled residents

By InvestmentNews
Her Success Matters: Cheryl Nash
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2020
Her Success Matters: Cheryl Nash

Cheryl Nash, the CEO of Tegra 118, and Christine Shaw of InvestmentNews take a closer look at the evolving financial technology industry and how the male-dominated space needs more female voices

By InvestmentNews
Tech spending on digital marketing is just the first step
NEWS FINTECH MAY 23, 2020
Tech spending on digital marketing is just the first step

Firms that find the most success are those that have engaged and nurtured a community for years

By InvestmentNews
Gold ETF benefits from its London vault
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 23, 2020
Gold ETF benefits from its London vault

Because gold funds are backed by actual bars of the precious metal, they're better able to track the spot price when markets go haywire

By Bloomberg
Roth conversions pick up amid expectations that taxes will rise
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2020
Roth conversions pick up amid expectations that taxes will rise

The stock market declines helped by shrinking the value of accounts, as well as the tax bill for converting assets

By Bloomberg
Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 22, 2020
Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market

The crisis is favoring sales of buffered annuities, according to Limra's Secure Retirement Institute

By Emile Hallez
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme
NEWS RIAS MAY 22, 2020
SEC shuts Riverside, Calif., RIA running a Ponzi scheme

eGate and its owner, Paul Horton Smith, charged with fraud that targeted senior citizens

By InvestmentNews
Fund managers on what helped ESG outperform during pandemic
NEWS ESG MAY 22, 2020
Fund managers on what helped ESG outperform during pandemic

Three ESG asset managers reveal how they adjusted portfolios

By Natalie Kenway
Helping couples who are experiencing financial discord
NEWS OPINION MAY 22, 2020
Helping couples who are experiencing financial discord

Financial therapists can help people to understand their own perspectives, values, hopes and fears

By Sarah Newcomb