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Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs
ETFS FEB 17, 2022
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs

Purshe Kaplan Sterling allowed its agents to conduct thousands of transactions involving the complex products as investment adviser reps for another firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2022
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule

Coinbase Global, Gemini Trust and Robinhood Markets are among the companies working to comply with the Treasury Department's 'travel rule.'

By Bloomberg
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2022
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities

Morningstar Retirement Manager will use Hueler's platform to help individuals include guaranteed income products in their retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Silence is not golden for GWG bondholders
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
Silence is not golden for GWG bondholders

When asked whether GWG's L Bonds were in default, a company spokesperson declines to comment.

By Bruce Kelly
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge

Blockchain unit Onyx set up the lounge as it released a paper on how businesses can explore opportunities in the metaverse.

By Bloomberg
Amundi gives fund an ESG makeover
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 16, 2022
Amundi gives fund an ESG makeover

The Pioneer Global Sustainable Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of net assets in ESG-friendly holdings.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe
EQUITIES FEB 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe

The SEC and the Justice Department are looking at how bankers, including those at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, work with hedge funds to carry out stock sales big enough to send prices tumbling.

By Bloomberg
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices

DFA and Midland National are working with RetireOne on its contingent deferred annuity, which launched last October.

By InvestmentNews
Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2022
Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial

Company has launched investigation and contacted law enforcement because Bitcoin and Ethereum were snatched from IRA users on Feb. 8.

By Bloomberg
Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s

Major insurers including Allianz Life, Franklin Templeton and Pacific Life are joining a venture firm in backing San Francisco-based Micruity.

By InvestmentNews
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment

Investors are piling into exchange-traded products that offer exposure to companies jockeying to create virtual realities.

By Sean Allocca
BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states

The cryptocurrency platform agreed to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators that it sold a crypto lending product that it hadn't registered with the SEC.

By InvestmentNews
Employee-paid benefits? Huh?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Employee-paid benefits? Huh?

Just half of those eligible take advantage of voluntary benefits, survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
Stock markets seek cover amid mounting risks
EQUITIES FEB 14, 2022
Stock markets seek cover amid mounting risks

The possibility of a war that could increase inflationary pressures or rate hikes from central banks that are more aggressive than expected are among the factors weighing on equities.

By Bloomberg
CITs claim larger share of target-date market
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2022
CITs claim larger share of target-date market

The growth in the use of collective investment trusts, which trend to charge lower fees, reflects the pressure to cut costs.

By InvestmentNews
Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2022
Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing

ESG indexes that are loaded with technology and shun energy have been taking it on the chin so far in 2022.

By Jeff Benjamin
ESG credentials may affect company reputation, share price
EQUITIES FEB 10, 2022
ESG credentials may affect company reputation, share price

A report shows the majority of C-suite execs agree ESG issues will affect their companies' reputations over the next 12 months.

By Emile Hallez
CAIS provides alts platform to Focus Financial firms
ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2022
CAIS provides alts platform to Focus Financial firms

The custom CAIS platform will allow for the evaluation of hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes.

By InvestmentNews
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant
RIA NEWS FEB 10, 2022
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant

Merchant's partnership structure continues to push into the RIA space with nearly 50 ownership stakes.

By Jeff Benjamin
Half-point Fed hike in March is a coin flip after hot inflation
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 10, 2022
Half-point Fed hike in March is a coin flip after hot inflation

U.S. consumer prices jumped in January by more than expected, representing a bigger hit to Americans’ paychecks as inflation charges ahead at the fastest pace since 1982.

By Bloomberg