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How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement
OPINION APR 15, 2021
How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement

Advisers can utilize cutting-edge financial planning tools to help ease clients' concerns by showing them how they can save to cover medical expenses during retirement.

By Tom Burmeister
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
PE fund targets diversity, governance at small companies

Mill Road Capital is applying a 'progressive private equity' strategy in its latest fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC

ETF issuers are betting en masse that U.S. regulators will green-light a fund tracking the largest cryptocurrency.

By Bloomberg
Prudential weighs sale of its retirement arm
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2021
Prudential weighs sale of its retirement arm

Unloading the business could bring in more than $2 billion, as CEO Charles Lowrey executes a three-year strategy to transform the business.

By Bloomberg
Are you aware of the expanded opportunity set for investors created by the pandemic?
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2021
Are you aware of the expanded opportunity set for investors created by the pandemic?

The pandemic has driven substantial divergence between innovative health care companies and those that have lost market share because of failing to address demands created by the spread of the virus.

By Alger
Luma partners with Cannex to offer annuity data tool
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2021
Luma partners with Cannex to offer annuity data tool

Luma aims to get a broader set of advisers to engage with annuities with access to the Cannex database and annuity-focused tools.

By Nicole Casperson
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2021
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions

Huber Capital Management borrows a page from the exchange-traded fund industry to protect mutual fund investors from taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in
ALTERNATIVES APR 12, 2021
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in

Regulatory uncertainty and lack of access to familiar investment vehicles currently keep most advisers on the sidelines, but a study finds 44% expect to be working with cryptocurrencies within five years.

By Devin McGinley
Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?
EQUITIES APR 09, 2021
Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?

The big increase in the U.S. M1 money supply could lead to inflationary pressures that will increase risks for the fixed-income portion of a 60-40 portfolio allocation.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock has record ETF launch with carbon transition fund
ETFS APR 09, 2021
BlackRock has record ETF launch with carbon transition fund

Investors plowed $1.25 billion into the BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF Thursday, making it the biggest launch in the ETF industry’s three-decade history.

By Bloomberg
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation

Assessing the murky family-office world presents challenges, such as sorting out the different types. The SEC had targeted family office oversight for review this year even before the Archegos blowup.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy

UBS has been hit with a rash of arbitration claims over strategies investors say damaged them, and most recently it saw a wave of investor complaints over Puerto Rico bonds and bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab files for first actively managed ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2021
Schwab files for first actively managed ETF

The fund will be employ ESG criteria and will be sub-advised by Ariel Investments.

By InvestmentNews
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters
ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2021
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters

One bad broker making big bets or selling lousy or misunderstood products can damage or even ruin a firm. Are firms doing enough to keep those brokers and high-risk behaviors in check?

By Bruce Kelly
States picking up annuity best-interest standard
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
States picking up annuity best-interest standard

Recently, Nebraska, Idaho and North Dakota passed rules matching NAIC’s standard, joining other states on the roster: Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan and Rhode Island.

By Emile Hallez
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members

The trade group says its members could save as much as 50% over the cost of health coverage on the open market.

By InvestmentNews
Ex-GPB executive gets 9-month sentence
ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2021
Ex-GPB executive gets 9-month sentence

Former chief compliance officer Michael Cohn was also fined $50,000. A former Securities and Exchange Commission examiner, he was charged in October 2019 with obstruction of justice relating to an SEC investigation of GPB.

By Bruce Kelly
Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF
ETFS APR 06, 2021
Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF

The company says it will convert its $39 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund as soon as U.S. regulators allow.

By Bloomberg
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch
OPINION APR 06, 2021
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch

We can learn from the last year and look back on it as a catalyst to achieve long-term, sustainable and far-reaching positive change.

By Kevin Hogan
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2021
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic

Data from InvestmentNews Research and an annuities webcast show that more advisers are interested in the products.

By Emile Hallez