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Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2021
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC

The agency's corporate finance group will focus on climate in their reviews of corporate filings, the regulator announced Wednesday.

By Bloomberg
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2021
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers

Cetera is offering a standard range of transition money to Voya's 900 advisers while LPL is flexing its muscle, according to several market sources.

By Bruce Kelly
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech
FINTECH FEB 24, 2021
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech

SPAC deals are dominating the market as a convenient shortcut that allows fintechs to go public without the hassles involved in pursuing an initial public offering.

By Nicole Casperson
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing

Walsh says he will tell EBSA to reexamine the regulation, which an expert says has led to ESG products being taken off of retirement plan platforms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2021
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud

The manager of the Infinity Q liquid alt fund was fired after being accused of fudging asset values. The fund could not value its assets for purposes of calculating its net asset value.

By Jeff Benjamin
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds

Annual Allianz retirement study found earlier retirement, more strained personal finances

By InvestmentNews
Who is your 401(k) client?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Who is your 401(k) client?

Retirement plan advisers have to choose one client over the interest of others – and that affects the services they provide, their fiduciary responsibilities and profitability.

By Fred Barstein
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation

Retirees in the pension plan of Philips North America will receive the same monthly benefit.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements

The agency includes new fact sheets that target different age groups and special situations, such as eligibility for benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting
OPINION FEB 23, 2021
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting

The competition for high-quality advisers and advisory firms, combined with an insatiable thirst for growth, is creating more choices for advisers as to both whom they partner with and how they choose to structure that relationship.

By Larry Roth and Jeff Nash
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2021
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees

State regulators have been expressing concern that new fee structures sometimes don’t align with services provided. The issue will continue to be a priority this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says

Most of the new PEPs clients have not previously offered a retirement plan to their employees, often because of the administrative burden of setting up a 401(k).

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering

Privately held companies using law firm Wilson Sonsini's capitalization software will migrate to Morgan Stanley's Shareworks.

By InvestmentNews
Former TD Ameritrade exec to head innovation for Fed
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2021
Former TD Ameritrade exec to head innovation for Fed

Sunayna Tuteja will assume a new role as the central bank’s chief innovation officer.

By InvestmentNews
Five tips to overcome gender bias
OPINION FEB 22, 2021
Five tips to overcome gender bias

These five steps can help leaders effectively manage the challenge of gender bias.

By InvestmentNews
Rockefeller nabs $450 million Merrill Lynch team
RIA NEWS FEB 22, 2021
Rockefeller nabs $450 million Merrill Lynch team

The pair of advisers in Denver marks the registered investment advisory firm’s first foray into Colorado.

By InvestmentNews
How Black-owned fintechs are closing the racial wealth gap
FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
How Black-owned fintechs are closing the racial wealth gap

Minority-owned firms have a more challenging road to land funding, without which firms are unable to reach the next level of growth or attract the intellectual capital needed to take on competitors.

By Sean Allocca
Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2021
Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings

Savers who invest in individual funds outside of their target-dates are generally better off not because of superior investment acumens – they’re just better at putting money into their accounts.

By Emile Hallez
What the Biden administration might do on financial regulation
RIA NEWS FEB 22, 2021
What the Biden administration might do on financial regulation

InvestmentNews webcast discusses SEC Chair nominee Gary Gensler’s potential agenda and other regulation the Biden administration will push to benefit investors and consumers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal
FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal

Apex Clearing is the latest wealthtech company to go public via blank-check merger, following in the footsteps of SoFi and MoneyLion

By Nicole Casperson