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Quarles to exit Fed at year-end
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 08, 2021
Quarles to exit Fed at year-end

His departure frees up another vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill as he considers new leaders for the central bank.

By Bloomberg
Financial advice in the 21st century
FINTECH NOV 08, 2021
Financial advice in the 21st century

Evolving technology, increasing longevity and cryptocurrencies will all play a role in the future of advice, according to seven experts from across the wealth management industry.

By Jeff Benjamin 
Billion-dollar trio at Wells Fargo moves to Ashton Thomas
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2021
Billion-dollar trio at Wells Fargo moves to Ashton Thomas

The three advisers will open the firm’s third Montana office in Helena.

By InvestmentNews
401(k) contribution limits going up next year
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 05, 2021
401(k) contribution limits going up next year

The IRS is also increasing the income ranges for eligibility to make deductible contributions to traditional and Roth IRAs, as well as to claim the Saver’s Credit.

By Emile Hallez
A huge opportunity for RPAs: Health care
OPINION NOV 04, 2021
A huge opportunity for RPAs: Health care

As retirement plans shifted from employer funded to employee funded, that has also happened over the past decade with health care plans.

By Francesca Messano
Fintechs Simon Markets, +Subscribe join forces to offer alts platform
ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2021
Fintechs Simon Markets, +Subscribe join forces to offer alts platform

The companies say their aim is to allow advisers to manage alternative investments in one place

By InvestmentNews
State regulators: Reg BI fails to curb conflicts of interest
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 04, 2021
State regulators: Reg BI fails to curb conflicts of interest

Most brokerages continue to demonstrate conflicts of interest when recommending investments to retail customers, a NASAA study shows.

By InvestmentNews
Should RPAs seek to control their own DC record-keeping platforms?
OPINION NOV 04, 2021
Should RPAs seek to control their own DC record-keeping platforms?

Does it make sense for advisers to enter this space and compete? Sending those clients off platform and hoping to get them back when work separation occurs seems illogical.

By Aaron Schumm
Mega-IRA tax changes resurface in draft of House bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 04, 2021
Mega-IRA tax changes resurface in draft of House bill

The measure would place limits on individual retirement accounts, including preventing contributions to accounts once they reach $10 million, and give the IRS more oversight over them.

By Bloomberg
What financial advisors and their firms don’t understand about digital marketing
FINTECH NOV 04, 2021
What financial advisors and their firms don’t understand about digital marketing

How can advisors and financial firms improve their marketing? Digital marketing expert and Clout CEO Niharika Shah explains why the solution lies in personalizing relationships.

By InvestmentNews Create
SEC paves way for more proxy votes on climate change
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
SEC paves way for more proxy votes on climate change

The change is the latest attempt by the agency to make it easier for shareholders to take action on hot-button issues like race and climate change.

By Bloomberg
'Next best dollar,' a benefits application for retirement plan advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
'Next best dollar,' a benefits application for retirement plan advisers

There's a war for talent heating up, fueled by the Great Resignation and more workers retiring as a result of the pandemic, which makes benefits more important than ever.

By Fred Barstein
Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report

Areas with high racial diversity, concentrations of low-wage jobs, higher mortality rates and other factors tend to have lower employment rates for people 60 to 69, according to a recent NBER paper.

By Emile Hallez
Democrats eye raising minimum tax rates to offset SALT expansion
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
Democrats eye raising minimum tax rates to offset SALT expansion

An expansion of the alternative minimum tax, would require some top earners to pay more in taxes.

By Bloomberg
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2021
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud

Thomas Brenner, former CEO of First American Securities of Orrville, Ohio, is facing seven fraud charges linked to sales of private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate

The rollover recommendation disclosures will 'get Monday-morning quarterbacked every time the market takes a dive,' one lawyer noted.

By Emile Hallez
Riskier Bitcoin ETF filings prove too much for SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
Riskier Bitcoin ETF filings prove too much for SEC

Direxion pulled a request to launch the Direxion Bitcoin Strategy Bear ETF.

By Bloomberg
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2021
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team

Ohio-based River Cities Financial Services is led by Michael Anthony.

By Bruce Kelly
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs

The new OneConnect product allows plan advisers to act in a 3(21) or 3(38) role.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan

The Goldman Sachs Workplace Retirement Solution uses the Ascensus platform to provide an integrated 401(k) or 403(b) plan that includes digital advice and digital financial wellness support.

By InvestmentNews