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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
FS Investments to acquire $1.8 million boutique firm

Specialist in multi-asset investing has three funds and $1.8 billion in AUM

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Finra, exchanges bar Samuel Lek for faulty supervision

Eponymous firm provided market access to foreign investors engaging in manipulation.

By InvestmentNews
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 17, 2019
Asset managers face 'zombie' future, PGIM executive says

Firms that don't have a track record of beating the market or can't offer a diverse range of investments may be left behind.

By Bloomberg
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance
NEWS FINTECH DEC 17, 2019
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance

Tech vendor's texting app can now automatically detect keywords that run afoul of compliance and block messages from being sent.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2019
Advisers weigh in on SECURE Act, approved by House and on way to Senate and the White House

Advisers like provisions for increasing workplace retirement plans, extending RMD age, but question limits on inherited IRAs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What the SECURE Act means for annuities
NEWS OPINION DEC 17, 2019
What the SECURE Act means for annuities

The SECURE Act has several provisions with a favorable impact on annuities. Find out what this legislation means for annuity providers and retirees

By Mark Rosanes
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition
NEWS FINTECH DEC 16, 2019
YieldStreet aims to bring alternatives to IRAs with WealthFlex acquisition

The robo combo will make it easier for wealthy investors to own alternative investments in qualified accounts.

By Jeff Benjamin
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Remembering Don Marron, consummate dealmaker

With an eye for the future, Mr. Marron kept making deals well into his 80s.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers draw up plans for 2020
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2019
Advisers draw up plans for 2020

Issues advisers will spend more time on with clients next year

By Jeff Benjamin
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
Bank of America sees ETF market hitting $50 trillion in next decade

Passive strategies such as ETFs are benefiting as investors bail on active managers after years of underperformance.

By Bloomberg
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 2019
The rush to hedge inflation sparks a run on TIPS

Managers have been snapping up trades like TIPS as a cheap hedge against disruptive inflation in 2020

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan

Program gives advisers who stay until retirement an additional bonus of 25% of their trailing 12

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Fidelity rollout of separately managed accounts seen as defensive move

The asset manager will debut five direct-to-adviser SMAs strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Detroit-area team managing $500 million shifts to LPL

Father-daughter team at Herbert Financial Group specializes in serving auto executives.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
JPMorgan sets up new wealth management unit

The group will focus on advising clients with up to $10 million in net worth.

By Bloomberg
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Pershing adds fee-based annuities to its managed accounts system ​

Clearing powerhouse will support more than 70 fee-based annuities from 18 carriers. ​ 

By Bloomberg
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra announces consolidation of examination functions

Broker-dealer regulator will review firms based on their business models

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Investors don't know much about investment basics, Finra finds

Regulator's Investor Education Foundation survey reveals little knowledge of key concepts.

By InvestmentNews
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 12, 2019
You can now bet big on cannabis with first US leveraged ETN

The MicroSectors Cannabis 2x Leveraged ETN will charge 95 basis points.

By Bloomberg