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SEC to propose new rules for online brokers’ game-like features
FINTECH JUN 23, 2022
SEC to propose new rules for online brokers’ game-like features

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has raised concerns with how features closely associated with the mobile phone apps offered by brokers can impact trading.

By Bloomberg
What millennials should expect from Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2022
What millennials should expect from Social Security

A projected 20% benefit cut in 2035 could significantly reduce lifetime income for younger workers, according to a new paper from HealthView Services.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Another Senate committee unanimously passes retirement savings legislation
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2022
Another Senate committee unanimously passes retirement savings legislation

The bill would raise the RMD age from 72 to 75, increase catch-up contributions and allow retirement plan matches for student loan payments. It will be combined with another recently advanced Senate measure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Economic uncertainty puts alternative investments front and center
RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2022
Economic uncertainty puts alternative investments front and center

Financial advisers say clients are asking about alternatives to the standard investments in stocks and bonds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Generating tax alpha takes much more than tax harvesting
OPINION JUN 22, 2022
Generating tax alpha takes much more than tax harvesting

Other practices that help limit investors' taxes include asset location, rebalancing and maximizing retirement income.

By Jack Sharry
Retirement benefits key to attracting new hires: TIAA survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2022
Retirement benefits key to attracting new hires: TIAA survey

For the more than 30% of employees who say they're considering a job switch, benefits programs are often a 'crucial factor.'

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC’s climate disclosure proposal hits nerves
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2022
SEC’s climate disclosure proposal hits nerves

Sustainable investors say it should go further while opponents claim the SEC lacks authority to pass a rule.

By Emile Hallez
Advisor Group rolls with another B-D acquisition
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 22, 2022
Advisor Group rolls with another B-D acquisition

The deal for American Portfolios Financial Services Inc., a New York independent broker-dealer, brings Advisor Group 850 advisers who oversee close to $40 billion in client assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Is your custodian or IBD holding you back?
OPINION JUN 22, 2022
Is your custodian or IBD holding you back?

Some custodians and IBDs will require that an advisory firm move its assets off their platform if the firm is acquired or merges with one of the consolidators.

By Scott Hanson
Accelerate inclusion by adopting agile strategies
OPINION JUN 22, 2022
Accelerate inclusion by adopting agile strategies

Methods honed by the tech and manufacturing industries are surprisingly relevant and effective for workplace culture

By Ana Trujillo Limon
The trouble with tech integration
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2022
The trouble with tech integration

More than half of advisers say the lack of integration between their core applications is the biggest pain point with technology.

By Ryan W. Neal
Senate Finance Committee to take up massive retirement savings bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2022
Senate Finance Committee to take up massive retirement savings bill

The measure would raise the required minimum distribution age, increase catch-up contributions for people between 60 and 63, and enable workers to withdraw emergency funds from plans, among its many provisions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to SEC 'gag order' Musk opposed
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2022
Supreme Court rejects challenge to SEC 'gag order' Musk opposed

The case stems from a challenge by a former Xerox CFO, Barry Romeril, who sued for the ability to deny SEC fraud allegations after he signed a settlement with the agency in 2003.

By Bloomberg
Finra dings another IBD over sales of GPB private placements
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2022
Finra dings another IBD over sales of GPB private placements

United Planners' Financial Services was negligent in 2018 when it failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC considers whether to increase oversight of model portfolio, index, pricing service providers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2022
SEC considers whether to increase oversight of model portfolio, index, pricing service providers

The agency has released a request for public comment to assess whether they're offering investment advice rather than just information and should be regulated as advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hub acquires $205 million Pennsylvania RIA
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2022
Hub acquires $205 million Pennsylvania RIA

Michael Finnell, president of Heritage Wealth Management Group, and the Heritage team will join Hub.

By InvestmentNews
Value of a financial adviser clear, questions remain about Social Security: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2022
Value of a financial adviser clear, questions remain about Social Security: Study

Planning with the assistance of a professional helps retirees feel more confident, but there's still uncertainty about Social Security benefits.

By Gregg Greenberg
Classic 60/40 strategy set for worse quarter than in 2008
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2022
Classic 60/40 strategy set for worse quarter than in 2008

With stocks and Treasuries tumbling anew amid the Fed's hawkish moves, the time-honored allocation has plunged about 14% so far this quarter.

By Bloomberg
A bear market is not the time to hibernate
RIA NEWS JUN 20, 2022
A bear market is not the time to hibernate

In the turmoil and economic uncertainty surrounding a bear market, guidance from a trusted financial adviser is more valuable than ever.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech Bytes: Vise, CapIntel and Morningstar
FINTECH JUN 17, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Vise, CapIntel and Morningstar

Fintech companies are responding to the first bear market many have experienced. Here are the rest of the week's fintech stories.

By Ryan W. Neal