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State Street gold ETF is cash machine
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 31, 2020
State Street gold ETF is cash machine

The fund is now making more money than any other product in the $4.6 trillion U.S. ETF market

By Bloomberg
Finra eases rules on expensing meals amid pandemic
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 31, 2020
Finra eases rules on expensing meals amid pandemic

Firms can classify meals as entertainment costs even if the get-together is happening online

By Bloomberg
LPL keeps adding advisers during the pandemic
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2020
LPL keeps adding advisers during the pandemic

But the firm reports a slowdown in the pace of bringing new advisers aboard

By Bruce Kelly
Number of B-Ds, reps registered with Finra falls again
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2020
Number of B-Ds, reps registered with Finra falls again

Firms registered with the broker-dealer industry regulator saw their revenues and profits rise last year

By InvestmentNews
RMD relief is here — but only until Aug. 31
NEWS IRA ALERT JUL 31, 2020
RMD relief is here — but only until Aug. 31

Act now to return unneeded required minimum distributions taken prior to the CARES Act

By Ed Slott
OCM Capital Partners acquires $440 million RIA
NEWS RIAS JUL 31, 2020
OCM Capital Partners acquires $440 million RIA

Thousand Oaks Financial will become part of One Capital Management, which is a subsidiary of Toronto's CI Financial

By InvestmentNews
Getting a handle on black swan events
NEWS OPINION JUL 31, 2020
Getting a handle on black swan events

Scenario analysis can do a better job of assessing market-rattling occurrences like COVID-19

By Andy Aziz
Securities class-action suits declined in first half
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 30, 2020
Securities class-action suits declined in first half

‘Core’ suits, which don’t involve M&A, totaled 117

By InvestmentNews
Student loans get cheaper, but college is a big question amid COVID-19
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 30, 2020
Student loans get cheaper, but college is a big question amid COVID-19

Interest rates are down, and many schools are reducing tuition, but college will look very different this fall

By Emile Hallez
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
NEWS OPINION JUL 30, 2020
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

The DOL's proposal on using ESG investments in retirement plans could remind advocates of sustainable finance of the work still to be done

By Claire Sharp
Indie advisers easier to recruit during COVID-19 than employees: Raymond James CEO
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2020
Indie advisers easier to recruit during COVID-19 than employees: Raymond James CEO

Independent contractors are better set up for a transition, says Chief Executive Paul Reilly

By Bruce Kelly
SEC warns Form CRS falls short but doesn’t prescribe fixes
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2020
SEC warns Form CRS falls short but doesn’t prescribe fixes

Compliance experts advise making potential conflicts clear, avoiding small print

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hightower takes stake in Private Vista
NEWS RIAS JUL 30, 2020
Hightower takes stake in Private Vista

The Chicago-area registered investment adviser manages $1.5 billion in assets

By InvestmentNews
Focus firm HoyleCohen to acquire Stellar Capital Management
NEWS RIAS JUL 30, 2020
Focus firm HoyleCohen to acquire Stellar Capital Management

The acquisition will add $400 million to the AUM of Focus Financial

By InvestmentNews
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2020
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security

As COVID-19 resets Americans' retirement plans, surveys highlight the need for financial guidance to maximize benefits

By Mary Beth Franklin
Powell says economy still needs help from fiscal policy
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 29, 2020
Powell says economy still needs help from fiscal policy

The Fed chairman described the path forward as 'extraordinarily uncertain'

By Bloomberg
Fidelity launches free mobile app for young investors
NEWS FINTECH JUL 29, 2020
Fidelity launches free mobile app for young investors

The goal is to establish long-term relationship and move conversations toward additional services

By Nicole Casperson
CFPB complaints jump during pandemic: Report
NEWS FINTECH JUL 29, 2020
CFPB complaints jump during pandemic: Report

Consumers are reporting more problems with credit reports and money-transfer services

By Emile Hallez
Adviser managing $279 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2020
Adviser managing $279 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird

Philip Stathos becomes part of wealth management team in Portland, Maine

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index
NEWS ESG JUL 29, 2020
Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index

Unable to keep pace with a passive index, the 20-year-old active value fund has run its course

By Jeff Benjamin