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401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2022
401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity

Young investors raised the total number of individual retirement accounts to a record 12.3 million, the firm said, while a record 38% of people boosted their 401(k) contribution last year.

By InvestmentNews
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2022
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration

A Mississippi investor had accused the firm of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty related to his investments in UBS' managed accounts.

By InvestmentNews
Investing platforms cash in on crypto craze
ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2022
Investing platforms cash in on crypto craze

Companies ranging from established robo-advisers like Betterment to upstarts like the crypto-focused robo Domain Money have launched new products in recent weeks to help clients navigate the complex and often confusing world of digital assets.

By Sean Allocca
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes Wealthfront’s $1.4 billion acquisition by UBS, Gemini’s purchase of Bitria, and a couple of deals related to RIA compliance technology.

By Michael Kitces and Kyle Van Pelt
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs
ETFS FEB 17, 2022
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs

Purshe Kaplan Sterling allowed its agents to conduct thousands of transactions involving the complex products as investment adviser reps for another firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo trio goes indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 17, 2022
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo trio goes indie with LPL

The three advisers, who operate as Outcome Private Wealth in Salt Lake City, are affiliating with LPL through OSJ Stratos Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2022
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule

Coinbase Global, Gemini Trust and Robinhood Markets are among the companies working to comply with the Treasury Department's 'travel rule.'

By Bloomberg
Divorce complicates Social Security claiming options
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2022
Divorce complicates Social Security claiming options

The length of the marriage, whether the individual claiming benefits has remarried, and the age at which they're claiming all affect benefit amounts.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2022
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities

Morningstar Retirement Manager will use Hueler's platform to help individuals include guaranteed income products in their retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Is Reg BI working? It depends on how you read Finra's report
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2022
Is Reg BI working? It depends on how you read Finra's report

Now that the broker standard of conduct has been in force for 20 months, the debate over its effectiveness is intensifying.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Betterment a potential target after Wealthfront deal
FINTECH FEB 16, 2022
Betterment a potential target after Wealthfront deal

The New York-based robo-adviser, which landed its largest capital funding round to date in September, for a valuation of $1.3 billion, could now have a significant bull's-eye on its back for potential buyers.

By Sean Allocca
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge

Blockchain unit Onyx set up the lounge as it released a paper on how businesses can explore opportunities in the metaverse.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe
EQUITIES FEB 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe

The SEC and the Justice Department are looking at how bankers, including those at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, work with hedge funds to carry out stock sales big enough to send prices tumbling.

By Bloomberg
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices

DFA and Midland National are working with RetireOne on its contingent deferred annuity, which launched last October.

By InvestmentNews
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2022
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm

Sarasota-based Generations Wealth Planning is led by a father-and-son team, Rob and Kevin Lyons.

By InvestmentNews
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2022
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions

It's the agency's second round of Form CRS compliance cases. The SEC is encouraging firms to self-report delinquencies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ex-broker with career at failed firms gets 7 years for tech scheme
FINTECH FEB 15, 2022
Ex-broker with career at failed firms gets 7 years for tech scheme

Isaac Grossman hopped from firm to firm over his 13 years in the securities industry, and eventually was permanently barred from acting as a broker by Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%

Small plans still bear higher fees than large plans, according to a book that compiles data on retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
ISS adds service for ESG standards
FINTECH FEB 15, 2022
ISS adds service for ESG standards

ISS ESG Labels & Standards Solutions aims to help asset managers keep track of standards.

By InvestmentNews
Succession and simplicity
OPINION FEB 15, 2022
Succession and simplicity

The more unique or specialized an adviser's practice is, the less marketable it is to potential buyers.

By Scott Hanson