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Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
Finra should review Form U4 to help industry diversity: Robinhood

The registration application known as Form U4 asks an applicant for a variety of information, from employment history to whether he or she has been convicted of or charged with a felony.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 29, 2021
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others

Rules under consideration by the SEC that would require corporations to disclose climate risks will lead to shareholder lawsuits, according to Wall Street.

By Bloomberg
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Principal to halt sales of retail fixed annuities, consumer life insurance

The insurer will also pursue sales of blocks of those assets that are already in force. It said that it will continue selling variable annuities.

By Bloomberg
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Biden wants to dismantle two tax strategies used by richest 0.1%

Technical provisions in the administration's tax proposals could disrupt dynasty trusts and intentionally defective grantor trusts, two ways that super wealthy people have legally avoided taxes for decades.

By Bloomberg
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Britney Spears' fight for financial freedom holds lessons for advisers

The controversy over the pop star's right to control her wealth and health has sparked the #FreeBritney movement, created by her fanbase to raise awareness of the fight to release Spears from a 13-year conservatorship.

By Nicole Casperson
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Potential in PEPs helps Smart secure $228 million in new funding

It’s unclear how much business PEPs have attracted in the first seven months they’ve been in existence, but some plan providers are banking on more demand on the 403(b) side, which could become eligible for the plan structure if Congress passes legislation.

By Emile Hallez
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market
OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Digital record keepers are changing the micro 401(k) market

Many of these newer entrants are pure-play record keepers without an investment management arm. They employ lean, digitally focused operating models and distribute their services directlly to plan sponsors.

By Shawn O’Brien
Halo adds AIG annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Halo adds AIG annuities

The fee-based products will be part of Halo's digital platform, which also offers structured notes, market-linked CDs and buffered ETFs.

By InvestmentNews
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2021
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds

There are now almost 14,000 RIAs registered with the SEC, and the number of clients they serve grew 17% in 2020, to 60.8 million

By InvestmentNews
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?
OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?

There’s a lot of opportunities to get rich as a fiduciary planner. But is it a career worth pursuing?

By Ramon Berenguer
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2021
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds

The measure in the Senate would create 15- and 50-year limits on amount of time money could remain in DAFs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 28, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL

Steven Carlsen and Sathya Chey are forming a firm, Arise Private Wealth, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

By InvestmentNews
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2021
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work

The bank hasn't set a date for returning to the office. Employees can start applying for hybrid work once local pandemic rules allow them to return full-time to the office.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood's IPO plans slowed by SEC review
FINTECH JUN 25, 2021
Robinhood's IPO plans slowed by SEC review

Robinhood's growing cryptocurrency business, which now allows customers to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and even Dogecoin, has drawn questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission, a source says.

By Bloomberg
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning

While the pandemic undermined Americans' confidence in nursing homes and home care is preferred, its cost could exceed that of a nursing home.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement

Participants had accused the plan's fiduciaries of using poorly performing investment options.

By InvestmentNews
Lori Hardwick steps down as Riskalyze chairman
FINTECH JUN 25, 2021
Lori Hardwick steps down as Riskalyze chairman

The veteran adviser tech executive held the post for two years.

By InvestmentNews
Finra records $19.8 million profit in 2020
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2021
Finra records $19.8 million profit in 2020

The self-regulator saw a sharp turnaround after taking a $45.9 million loss in 2019. The results were driven, in large part, by the revenue generated from increased trading activity.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State IRA programs ignite a new market for small 401(k) providers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
State IRA programs ignite a new market for small 401(k) providers

Small businesses are being told to sign up for coverage. Fintech firms and established 401(k) providers see an opportunity to showcase their services as an alternative to state-run programs before what is essentially a brand-new market.

By Emile Hallez
Funds and financial services firms need ESG strategies
OPINION JUN 25, 2021
Funds and financial services firms need ESG strategies

U.S. sustainable funds attracted more than $50 billion in capital last year, doubling from 2019.

By Andy Pitts-Tucker