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ESG is about quality, not quantity
OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

By Matt Patsky
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

By InvestmentNews
Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year

An InvestmentNews survey looks at how advisors anticipate altering asset allocations for their clients over the next 12 months.

By Devin McGinley
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations
FIXED INCOME JAN 23, 2023
Bloomberg pays $5 million to settle SEC charges regarding fixed-income valuations

The agency alleged that from 2016 through last October, the company's BVAL failed to disclosed that valuations could be based on a single data input, rather than other methodologies it presented.

By Ryan W. Neal
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
RIAS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

By Devin McGinley
Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel
ADVISOR MOVES JAN 23, 2023
Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel

The advisors service a combined $275 million in client assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
IARs in 10 states, D.C. must complete continuing education by year-end

The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds

Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey

A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.

By Gregg Greenberg
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year

Not only did Social Security benefits increase in 2023, but Medicare Part B premiums declined for the first time in more than a decade, resulting in larger net Social Security benefits for most retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

By InvestmentNews
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?
ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2023
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?

Wall Street has revitalized the product, but these REITs face new scrutiny because of an old problem: Investors are demanding liquidity.

By Bruce Kelly
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks
RIAS JAN 20, 2023
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks

Even though history suggests the best strategy has always been to stay invested for the long haul, a safe 4% return is luring more investors to the sidelines.

By Jeff Benjamin
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth
FINTECH JAN 20, 2023
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth

YieldX’s technology will be integrated into FNZ’s existing product to enable advisors to scan the universe of fixed-income securities.

By Ryan W. Neal
Crypto lender Nexo pays $45 million in fines to SEC, states
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
Crypto lender Nexo pays $45 million in fines to SEC, states

The SEC said Nexo's Earn Interest Product amounted to a security that should have been registered with the agency.

By Bloomberg
Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2023
Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men

A new report from Nationwide shows 62% of women are putting off retirement or don’t believe they will ever retire due to inflation, compared to 47% of men.

By Gregg Greenberg
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington

Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.

By Bruce Kelly
Treasury taps retirement funds to avoid breaching debt limit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2023
Treasury taps retirement funds to avoid breaching debt limit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had previously estimated that such steps would likely keep the government running at least until early June.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2023
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation

An unusual coordinated effort among state lawmakers seeks to impose wealth taxes across the country, but advisors warn levies on assets will drive high-net-worth clients to lower-tax states.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Whither the King's kingdom? Elvis fans, estate planners watch carefully
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2023
Whither the King's kingdom? Elvis fans, estate planners watch carefully

The death of Lisa Marie Presley may leave her children on the hook for $1 million in back taxes. Could this have been avoided?

By Gregg Greenberg