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Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip
ETFS DEC 15, 2022
Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip

Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street still command about 79% of all U.S. exchange-traded fund assets, but that's down from 91% in 2006.

By Bloomberg
Fed raises interest rates by half point as it signals borrowing costs will head higher next year
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2022
Fed raises interest rates by half point as it signals borrowing costs will head higher next year

Chair Jerome Powell said ‘we still have some ways to go’ after the FOMC raised its benchmark rate to a 4.25% to 4.5% target range.

By Bloomberg
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling
ALTERNATIVES DEC 14, 2022
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling

This market is triggering some tricky math for nontraded REITs, and it's the bean counting behind proration that could prove tormenting.

By Bruce Kelly
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2022
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie

Offerings of the obscure, yet historically significant, financial product have been popping up in the global retirement marketplace of late.

By Gregg Greenberg
CFP Board opposes FPA on title protection effort
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2022
CFP Board opposes FPA on title protection effort

CFP Chair Kamila Elliott said the current political environment would make it too difficult to obtain legal recognition of financial planning.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Social media finfluencers face charges in $114 million pump-and-dump scheme
FINTECH DEC 14, 2022
Social media finfluencers face charges in $114 million pump-and-dump scheme

The defendants allegedly disseminated false and misleading information to their collective 1.5 million Twitter followers to hype interest in certain securities while secretly planning to sell shares at artificially elevated prices, the DOJ charged.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra fines Edward Jones $1.1 million over bungled phone records
FINTECH DEC 14, 2022
Finra fines Edward Jones $1.1 million over bungled phone records

The firm used two locations to store phone records, which caused a confused response to Finra document requests in investigations, according to the regulator.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC plan calls for overhaul of the way stocks are traded
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 14, 2022
SEC plan calls for overhaul of the way stocks are traded

The agency laid out four proposals that Chair Gary Gensler says would boost transparency and competition.

By Bloomberg
Spouting Rock to acquire Stewart Asset Management
RIAS DEC 14, 2022
Spouting Rock to acquire Stewart Asset Management

The existing Stewart investment team, including founder-strategist Bill Stewart, will stay on after the acquisition.

By InvestmentNews
Edelman acquires $210 million California RIA
RIAS DEC 14, 2022
Edelman acquires $210 million California RIA

Erman Retirement Advisory, which was founded in 2000 by Howard Erman, serves more than 200 clients.

By InvestmentNews
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules
ESG DEC 14, 2022
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules

Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.

By Emile Hallez
Advisory firm valuations are dropping
OPINION DEC 14, 2022
Advisory firm valuations are dropping

Falling markets are cutting firms' revenue tied to AUM at the same time rising interest rates are making it more expensive for buyers to finance deals.

By Scott Hanson
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022
FINTECH DEC 13, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022

This month’s highlights include Savvy Wealth’s $11 million funding round to enter the realm of tech-enabled RIAs, along with DPL Partners’ new adviser-matching solution and InvestCloud’s Advisor Connect solution.

By Michael Kitces
Survey shows more employees contributing to retirement plans, receiving matches
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2022
Survey shows more employees contributing to retirement plans, receiving matches

A PSCA study shows plan participant and employer contribution rates in 2021 combined to produce an average savings rate of 13.9% of pay, an all-time high.

By Gregg Greenberg
5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022
ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
5 biggest crypto hacks of 2022

The money pouring into digital assets has attracted the attention of criminals.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients
ALTERNATIVES DEC 13, 2022
Advisers should look to alts to attract high-net-worth clients

But they need to be aware of stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of complex products, an expert tells advisers at the Financial Planning Association annual conference.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Build capacity by pruning clients
OPINION DEC 13, 2022
Build capacity by pruning clients

Advisers need to create an ‘ideal client’ description, grade their clients and eliminate those who aren't the right fit.

By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
Former broker, insurance agent arrested in California on fraud charges
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 13, 2022
Former broker, insurance agent arrested in California on fraud charges

Gautam Arora allegedly defrauded four victims out of $100,000 to secure investments that didn't exist.

By Bruce Kelly
J.P. Morgan partners with cash management platform Trovata
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 13, 2022
J.P. Morgan partners with cash management platform Trovata

Trovata will host the Morgan Money corporate investing and trading solutions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Americans close to retirement get good news on 4% rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2022
Americans close to retirement get good news on 4% rule

With the outlook improving for stocks and bonds next year, the percentage of a nest egg that retirees can safely start withdrawing from savings has increased to 3.8% from 3.3% in 2021, according to a Morningstar report.

By Bloomberg