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Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation

The state’s students will receive personal finance education before graduating from high school.

By InvestmentNews
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2021
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020

Sustainable products made up more than 50% of all European fund assets last year.

By Bloomberg
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?

Much like 401(k)s, 403(b) plans have very little explicit consideration for environmental, social and governance criteria. An estimated 1% of plan assets are in ESG funds.

By Emile Hallez
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2021
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year

The sum, received by The Leaders Group Inc., appears to be in the middle range of government loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief.

By Bruce Kelly
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare
NEWS ESG JUN 18, 2021
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare

Industries from glass to steel to autos are being left with little choice but to change how they make products and ultimately what they sell. The technical hurdles and investment involved mean it’s going to cost much more.

By Bloomberg
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal

The Justice Department says the deal, which would create the world's largest insurance brokerage, is anticompetitive.

By Bloomberg
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo

The banks told U.S. employees they'll receive a floating paid day off to mark the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., which President Biden signed into law Thursday.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC

The four-adviser Seidler Cattich group is joining the firm in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2021
Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica

Michael Domingos, the firm's head of sales and strategic relations, has been at Prudential for 28 years and was appointed to his current role in 2019. The news comes several months after a report that Prudential was considering a sale of its retirement business.

By Emile Hallez
New York IARs register with state for first time
NEWS RIAS JUN 17, 2021
New York IARs register with state for first time

Two deadlines are looming this summer for investment adviser representatives working in New York state related to the new regulation, which will allow potential clients to more easily review advisers' backgrounds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims

The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based independent broker-dealer, which has close to 600 reps and advisers, reported $124.3 million in total revenue in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs
NEWS RIAS JUN 17, 2021
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs

Citing a robust pipeline of potential deals, the aggregator raised its debt level to $2.4 billion in order to stay active in the M&A space.

By Jeff Benjamin
MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL

Alicia Curtis and Jyl Barnard of Curtis Barnard Financial Services and Chris Dearing of Riverfront Financial share an office in Peoria, Illinois.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan Chase to buy UK robo-adviser Nutmeg
NEWS FINTECH JUN 17, 2021
JPMorgan Chase to buy UK robo-adviser Nutmeg

The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, is meant to complement the launch of Chase as a digital bank in the UK later this year. Nutmeg manages more than $4.9 billion in assets.

By Nicole Casperson
Fed sees two rate hikes by end of 2023
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2021
Fed sees two rate hikes by end of 2023

Federal Reserve officials signaled that the pace of the U.S. economic recovery is bringing forward their expectations on how quickly they will reduce policy support.

By Bloomberg
DC industry must cooperate to resolve forgotten-accounts problem
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
DC industry must cooperate to resolve forgotten-accounts problem

Anyone who has tried to roll assets out of a DC plan knows how difficult and time-consuming it can be.

By Fred Barstein
Ever hear of a ‘lay fiduciary’? There are 17.5 million of them
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Ever hear of a ‘lay fiduciary’? There are 17.5 million of them

Group says nonprofessional plan fiduciaries who oversee assets in pension plans, foundations, endowments and trusts often don’t understand their responsibilities

By InvestmentNews
Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 16, 2021
Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty

The broker-dealer is potentially facing a penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission due to sales of high-fee mutual funds. The regulator launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018.

By Bruce Kelly
The flip side to auto 401(k) design: Forgotten accounts
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
The flip side to auto 401(k) design: Forgotten accounts

An academic study posted this month on the Social Science Research Network found that about $790 million in IRA assets were in limbo in 2017, with account owners 72½ and older failing to take RMDs.

By Emile Hallez
Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter

Establishing a national trust charter has been a priority since CEO Bob Oros took over in January 2019. The new Hightower Trust Company is expected to be open for business later this year.

By Jeff Benjamin