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New Social Security COLA for 2024 may leave some retirees short
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2023
New Social Security COLA for 2024 may leave some retirees short

Latest increase could mean some clients see a net deficit, advisor warns.

By Emile Hallez
Fintech launches new AI-driven compliance platform
FINTECH OCT 12, 2023
Fintech launches new AI-driven compliance platform

Avery will track firmwide compliance protocols for RIAs, broker-dealers and banks.

By Josh Welsh
SEC orders firm to pay $1.3M for failing to disclose conflicts related to high-cost funds
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2023
SEC orders firm to pay $1.3M for failing to disclose conflicts related to high-cost funds

'If you’re an investment advisor and you’re not putting your clients in the lowest-cost share class, then you’re running the risk of a fiduciary failure,' an expert says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Avantax CEO in line to receive $21.6 million golden parachute
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2023
Avantax CEO in line to receive $21.6 million golden parachute

'Kudos to those guys for getting the deal done ... but it's jaw-dropping that's what they're getting paid,' one industry executive says.

By Bruce Kelly
Gen Z has ambitious retirement goals in face of increasing obstacles, Schwab says
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2023
Gen Z has ambitious retirement goals in face of increasing obstacles, Schwab says

Savers are feeling deflated in face of challenges like inflation, monthly bills and paying for unexpected expenses.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merrill advisors managing $390M jump to LPL Financial
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2023
Merrill advisors managing $390M jump to LPL Financial

The Fresno, California-based pair of advisors make the 50th team to join LPL’s Linsco channel.

By InvestmentNews
Our responsibility to improve the reputation of our profession
OPINION OCT 11, 2023
Our responsibility to improve the reputation of our profession

Financial advisors labor against an industrywide reputation that’s as poor as that of the legal profession, which means that far too many people who could use our help don't trust us.

By Scott Hanson
Calpers needs a new CIO for $450B fund, but it's no easy job
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2023
Calpers needs a new CIO for $450B fund, but it's no easy job

Incumbent resigns after 18 months and the search is on for a successor.

By Bloomberg
Judge lets Finra proceed with enforcement action against broker
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 10, 2023
Judge lets Finra proceed with enforcement action against broker

'If Finra doesn’t have the ability to enforce its own rules and discipline its members, then chaos will reign,' says PIABA President Hugh Berkson.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PGIM cuts fees on target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2023
PGIM cuts fees on target-date funds

The TDF series will be renamed PGIM Target Date Funds, and some underlying investments will be changed.

By InvestmentNews
UAW wants pensions back. Automakers really don't
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2023
UAW wants pensions back. Automakers really don't

Most companies don't offer pensions, and many that once did are transferring the liabilities to insurance companies.

By Emile Hallez
The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — October 2023
FINTECH OCT 10, 2023
The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — October 2023

This month’s highlights include Altruist’s elimination of its monthly fee, Holistiplan’s investment from Lead Edge Capital, and FMG Suite’s acquisition of MyRepChat.

By Michael Kitces and Ben Henry-Moreland
Finra tags advisor for sales of GPB alternatives
ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2023
Finra tags advisor for sales of GPB alternatives

"It’s frustrating to see Finra charging brokers after the nail is in the coffin of [clients'] portfolios," one attorney says.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL nabs team managing $900M at RBC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 10, 2023
LPL nabs team managing $900M at RBC

The four advisors are launching Sides Wealth Advisory Group in York, Pennsylvania.

By InvestmentNews
GE's 401(k) lawsuit settlement has $61M price tag
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2023
GE's 401(k) lawsuit settlement has $61M price tag

Plaintiffs alleged the company ran afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by putting its own funds on the plan menu.

By Emile Hallez
SEC AI proposal would hurt retirement savers, industry group warns
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2023
SEC AI proposal would hurt retirement savers, industry group warns

Some trade associations want the SEC to withdraw the measure. 'There is nothing for the chairman to do other than throw it in the garbage,' says the head of the American Securities Association.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stop whining about new ESG rules, says banking regulator
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2023
Stop whining about new ESG rules, says banking regulator

European banks are facing new reporting requirements starting in 2024.

By Bloomberg
Arbitrators order losing investors to pay more than $2M in attorneys’ fees, costs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 06, 2023
Arbitrators order losing investors to pay more than $2M in attorneys’ fees, costs

'That is about as cataclysmic an outcome as a claimant can have in a Finra arbitration,' says an attorney not involved in the case.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investors who overestimate their financial acumen pay higher fees, Finra says
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 06, 2023
Investors who overestimate their financial acumen pay higher fees, Finra says

But those who showed objective knowledge paid less, research shows.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill adviser overseeing $350M moves to UBS
WIREHOUSES OCT 06, 2023
Merrill adviser overseeing $350M moves to UBS

Matt Burton will join the firm’s Indianapolis office.

By InvestmentNews