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Finra fines Credit Suisse $9 million for losing control of client securities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 20, 2022
Finra fines Credit Suisse $9 million for losing control of client securities

The broker-dealer self-regulator also punished the firm for inaccurate and omitted conflict disclosures in research reports.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Verity launches tool for 403(b) market
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Verity launches tool for 403(b) market

Vynntana allows for collaboration among stakeholders.

By InvestmentNews
How $33 billion fintech Revolut is taking on free stock trades
FINTECH JAN 20, 2022
How $33 billion fintech Revolut is taking on free stock trades

The London-based fintech received approval to become a licensed broker-dealer in the U.S. in June and is building an investing and savings app to manage all of its clients' finances under one roof.

By Sean Allocca
Social Security Administration and unions reach pact on reopening
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Social Security Administration and unions reach pact on reopening

Social Security's 1,200 field offices have been closed since March 2020 in response to the pandemic.

By InvestmentNews
BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023
ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2022
BNY Mellon sees potential for digital asset revenue in 2023

Firm is waiting for clarity on ETF rules, CFO Portney says.

By Bloomberg
Medicare do-over season
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2022
Medicare do-over season

Those who missed enrolling in the program when they were first eligible get a second chance during Medicare's general enrollment period, which runs from Jan. 1 through March 31 each year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 20, 2022
SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo

Ivan Acevedo pleaded guilty last summer to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in the $1.3 billion Woodbridge real estate scheme and is currently in federal custody, according to the SEC.

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab CEO sees brokerage of the future looking more like Uber
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 20, 2022
Schwab CEO sees brokerage of the future looking more like Uber

Walt Bettinger says financial firms should be taking their cues from Silicon Valley; he also discusses Schwab's move to Texas, crypto and remote work.

By Bloomberg
Finra focuses on sales of complex products, crypto
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2022
Finra focuses on sales of complex products, crypto

The theme of the broker-dealer self-regulator's agenda this year is protecting the retail investors who have surged into the financial markets, Finra CEO Robert Cook said during a webinar.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pandemic likely to have lasting effect on workplace benefits, survey shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2022
Pandemic likely to have lasting effect on workplace benefits, survey shows

A third of people say they would quit rather than have to return to an office, a recent survey found.

By Emile Hallez
Gensler defends 30-day comment periods for SEC proposals
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2022
Gensler defends 30-day comment periods for SEC proposals

'It’s really important to get the public feedback, but it’s also really important to move on,' the agency's chairman told a group of financial industry representatives.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says
WIREHOUSES JAN 19, 2022
Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says

Last year was an unusually productive one for Morgan Stanley and its close to 16,000 financial advisers, who brought in record net new assets for the year.

By Bruce Kelly
After record 2021, Captrust is focused on wealth management deals
RIAS JAN 19, 2022
After record 2021, Captrust is focused on wealth management deals

Eight of the 11 acquisitions Captrust did last year involved wealth management firms, a trend that Rush Benton says will continue.

By Jeff Benjamin
It's raining records at Merrill Lynch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2022
It's raining records at Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch, an industry bellwether, reports a host of new highs in 2021, ranging from revenue to assets and net new ultra-high-net-worth clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Ponzi fraudster sentenced to 17½ years
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2022
Ponzi fraudster sentenced to 17½ years

Ex-broker Perry Santillo also must pay $103 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding
FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
Facet Wealth lands $100 million in funding

The financial planning fintech will use the latest injection of capital to invest in its technology and product suite to upgrade its client experience.

By Sean Allocca
SoFi rises after regulator approves U.S. bank charter
FINTECH JAN 19, 2022
SoFi rises after regulator approves U.S. bank charter

OCC gives conditional banking license for online lender SoFi.

By Bloomberg
Target-date fund sales back up after a dip in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2022
Target-date fund sales back up after a dip in 2020

The products had net inflows of $23.9 billion, a significant increase from the $6.7 billion in outflows seen in 2020, according to a report from Morningstar.

By Emile Hallez
Creative Planning acquires $2 billion California RIA
RIAS JAN 18, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $2 billion California RIA

The firm's purchase of Reilly Financial Advisors is another in a string of recent deals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
Higher payouts mar record year at Goldman Sachs

The investment bank shelled out an additional $4.4 billion in comp last year alone, for a total of more than $17.7 billion for the year, sending the bank to its only quarterly profit decline of 2021.

By Sean Allocca