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90-year-old Morgan Stanley broker arrested after shooting business partner
WIREHOUSES JUL 05, 2022
90-year-old Morgan Stanley broker arrested after shooting business partner

Leonard Bernstein is accused of shooting his 61-year-old colleague multiple times in an Oklahoma City branch office.

By Ryan W. Neal
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 05, 2022
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman

A Goldman Sachs study details how life events can impede retirement savings and can have a significant impact on how much an individual saves for retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)

The first half sell-off in both stocks and bonds has opened the door for annuities and those selling them.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fintech Bytes: Ric Edelman partners with Flourish, American Century gets a robo
FINTECH JUL 01, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Ric Edelman partners with Flourish, American Century gets a robo

For your three-day weekend reading, here's a recap of some of the adviser fintech news you may have missed.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra achieves blockbuster financial year in 2021
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 01, 2022
Finra achieves blockbuster financial year in 2021

The broker-dealer self-regulator's net income of $218 million was $199 million higher than in 2020, thanks to significant increases in trading fees, investment gains and fines.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds

Those who kept contributing accumulated the most, according to the Investment Company Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

By InvestmentNews
Curb the paper chase with digital document strategies
OPINION JUL 01, 2022
Curb the paper chase with digital document strategies

Eliminating paper processes can reduce error rates, driving efficiencies for the firm and improving the customer experience.

By Richard Thoeny
Finra arbitration orders D.E. Shaw to pay former manager $52 million in defamation suit
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
Finra arbitration orders D.E. Shaw to pay former manager $52 million in defamation suit

Four years after being fired for sexual misconduct, Daniel Michalow wins his defamation case against the $60 billion hedge fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gensler: SEC working on bulletins to illuminate aspects of Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2022
Gensler: SEC working on bulletins to illuminate aspects of Reg BI

On the second anniversary of its going into force, the SEC chief is trying to get the most out of a rule he inherited.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership

Fintech company Pontera is continuing its partnership spree in hopes of giving more financial advisers the ability to manage client assets in held-away retirement accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS to pay punitive damages in $1.3 million arbitration loss over options strategy
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
UBS to pay punitive damages in $1.3 million arbitration loss over options strategy

The award contains two unusual features: $500,000 in punitive damages to the clients and a two-to-one split decision among the three-person panel.

By Bruce Kelly
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline

More than 87,000 employers have already registered for CalSavers, which launched in 2019.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security program needs reform now
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Social Security program needs reform now

Congress continues to ignore the fact that Social Security's trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, which would result in a 20% cut in benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Grayscale suing SEC after its Bitcoin ETF is rejected
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
Grayscale suing SEC after its Bitcoin ETF is rejected

The regulator found that the listing proposal didn’t do enough to prevent fraud and manipulation.

By Bloomberg
SEC orders UBS to pay $25 million over fraud involving YES options strategy
ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2022
SEC orders UBS to pay $25 million over fraud involving YES options strategy

The agency said UBS reps didn't understand the complex product or whether buying it was in a client's best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Prime Pensions acquires Northwest Retirement Plan Consultants
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2022
Prime Pensions acquires Northwest Retirement Plan Consultants

The acquisition diversifies Prime Pensions' client base and extends its geographic presence.

By InvestmentNews
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows
RIA NEWS JUN 29, 2022
A happenstance focus on wealthy widows

Spuds Powell defies popular thinking with the niche client base he's built, one that he says makes both him and his clients happy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Law firm hired by Finra bats down criticism of its selection of arbitrators
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 29, 2022
Law firm hired by Finra bats down criticism of its selection of arbitrators

The review by Lowenstein Sandler gives no credence to a Georgia judge's critique of Finra's process for selecting arbitration panelists.

By Bruce Kelly
Crypto tax cheats likely to get relief as US crackdown hits snag
ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2022
Crypto tax cheats likely to get relief as US crackdown hits snag

Firms are supposed to begin tracking data such as customers’ capital gains and losses starting in January.

By Bloomberg
Inflation rising but 401(k) mutual fund fees falling, says ICI report
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2022
Inflation rising but 401(k) mutual fund fees falling, says ICI report

The downward trend in the expense ratios that 401(k) plan participants incur for investing in mutual funds continued in 2021.

By Gregg Greenberg