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Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders

Regulator said to be looking at whether the online broker properly informed clients that it sold their stock orders to Wall Street firms

By Bloomberg
Just say no to annuities, one-third of RIAs say: Survey
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Just say no to annuities, one-third of RIAs say: Survey

More advisers are becoming open to the products, but many still don't like their costs, complexity and lack of liquidity

By Emile Hallez
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 02, 2020
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches

Firms will pay $1.4 million in restitution to about 100 clients and fines of $675,000

By InvestmentNews
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved

It's clear auto enrollment and auto escalation help employees save. Why aren't more smaller plan sponsors using them?

By Fred Barstein
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets

The Investment Adviser Association wants discretionary clients of fiduciaries to be accredited

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation

The law firm Capozzi Adler has brought numerous cases this year on behalf of plan participants

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo among the companies setting racial hiring quotas
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2020
Wells Fargo among the companies setting racial hiring quotas

The bank said it will increase Black leadership to 12%

By Bloomberg
Edward Jones new matchmaking tool takes cue from Tinder
NEWS FINTECH SEP 01, 2020
Edward Jones new matchmaking tool takes cue from Tinder

The digital platform, which matches clients with advisers based on personality, was designed to mimic popular dating apps

By Nicole Casperson
SEC charges Connecticut hybrid adviser with stealing $300,000 from client
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2020
SEC charges Connecticut hybrid adviser with stealing $300,000 from client

Matthew Clason allegedly liquidated securities and transferred the proceeds to a joint account

By InvestmentNews
Massachusetts begins enforcing fiduciary rule despite Reg BI
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2020
Massachusetts begins enforcing fiduciary rule despite Reg BI

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin could take a more aggressive approach toward advice regulation than the SEC

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Health savings account assets now top $73.5 billion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2020
Health savings account assets now top $73.5 billion

The number of accounts has grown to more than 29 million in the past year

By InvestmentNews
Ascensus TPA president leaves company
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2020
Ascensus TPA president leaves company

Jerry Bramlett helped build FuturePlan into the country’s largest third-party administrator, according to the firm

By Emile Hallez
Buckingham snaps up two more RIAs
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2020
Buckingham snaps up two more RIAs

Its acquisitions of Baldwin & Associates and GreenCourse Financial Advisors will close in the fourth quarter, chair Justin Ferri said

By Emile Hallez
Envestnet launches annuities on MoneyGuide platform
NEWS FINTECH AUG 31, 2020
Envestnet launches annuities on MoneyGuide platform

MoneyGuide users are now able to model various annuity strategies to identify and act on income gaps their clients may face

By Nicole Casperson
Team managing $1.2 billion at UBS joins Raymond James
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2020
Team managing $1.2 billion at UBS joins Raymond James

The Overland Park, Kansas, trio will operate as MDS Advisors of Raymond James

By InvestmentNews
INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2020
INmail: Navigating Social Security benefits and public employee offsets

Public employees in about a dozen states, as well as federal employees under the old Civil Service Retirement System, do not participate in Social Security and are not subject to payroll taxes.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Multiple trading platforms acknowledge technical problems
NEWS FINTECH AUG 31, 2020
Multiple trading platforms acknowledge technical problems

Schwab, Robinhood and Vanguard all say clients may be having problems using their websites

By Bloomberg
GAO wants better benefits information for divorced spouses
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2020
GAO wants better benefits information for divorced spouses

Report says the Labor Department's information about claiming retirement benefits may be insufficient

By InvestmentNews
Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2020
Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000

Regulator says the firm failed to supervise reps’ sales of risky energy securities

By InvestmentNews
Robinhood’s rapid rise yields irate traders, US probes
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 31, 2020
Robinhood’s rapid rise yields irate traders, US probes

Both the SEC and Finra are now investigating Robinhood's handling of its March outage, sources say

By Bloomberg