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NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2022
NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans

The credential will confirm an adviser’s expertise in working with nonqualified deferred compensation and executive compensation plans.

By Gregg Greenberg
Equitable, American Century prepare for SECURE 2.0 with new retirement tools
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2022
Equitable, American Century prepare for SECURE 2.0 with new retirement tools

Equitable's new program is aimed at the micro 401(k) market, while American Century launched a product to help select guaranteed income products for plans.

By Gregg Greenberg
Pension funds fixate on climate change
EQUITIES SEP 21, 2022
Pension funds fixate on climate change

A survey of pension fund managers responsible for nearly $2 trillion worth of assets shows asset allocation decisions are being driven by a focus on climate change and a search for yield.

By Jeff Benjamin
3 reasons advisers should take millennials more seriously
OPINION SEP 21, 2022
3 reasons advisers should take millennials more seriously

Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1997 — trail far behind older generations, with only 5% of the country's wealth. But they're starting to come into their own.

By Brian Bunker
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform
OPINION SEP 21, 2022
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform

Adding a tax overlay to multiple unified managed accounts lets advisers generate tax alpha through APIs that identify and recommend tax-smart trades and sales.

By Jack Sharry
CEO Scharf sees 'several years' of regulatory work ahead for Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES SEP 20, 2022
CEO Scharf sees 'several years' of regulatory work ahead for Wells Fargo

The bank remains committed to turning itself around after a series of scandals, but implementing all its plans will take time, Scharf said in prepared testimony for a congressional committee hearing.

By Bloomberg
Insurers talk big, spend small with diverse asset management firms
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 20, 2022
Insurers talk big, spend small with diverse asset management firms

The largest American insurance companies have uneven track records with diversity when it comes to selecting asset managers.

By Joanne Cleaver
Taking RMDs in the form of stock
IRA ALERT SEP 20, 2022
Taking RMDs in the form of stock

Clients don't have to sell stocks in their individual retirement accounts to take their required minimum distributions.

By Ed Slott
Charitable giving isn't falling despite growing economic worries: Fidelity
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2022
Charitable giving isn't falling despite growing economic worries: Fidelity

Nearly 60% of Fidelity Charitable donors plan to give more in 2022 in light of current economic volatility, study says.

By Gregg Greenberg
NASAA model rules let advisers maintain licenses while out of industry
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2022
NASAA model rules let advisers maintain licenses while out of industry

The move aligns state policy with a Finra initiative that extended the grace from two to five years as long as brokers stay current on continuing education.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RBC adds $1 billion group from J.P. Morgan
ADVISOR MOVES SEP 20, 2022
RBC adds $1 billion group from J.P. Morgan

The Nolan Group, a father-son team, will join RBC’s New York City office.

By InvestmentNews
Mariner Wealth Advisors buying $256 million Pittsburgh-based firm
RIAS SEP 20, 2022
Mariner Wealth Advisors buying $256 million Pittsburgh-based firm

Executive Wealth Counselors will assume the Mariner name when the deal closes at the end of the month.

By InvestmentNews
$1 billion California team joins Private Advisor Group
RIAS SEP 20, 2022
$1 billion California team joins Private Advisor Group

Irvine-based AK Financial Group will transition its RIA to Private Advisor Group's.

By InvestmentNews
Women-led $340 million team pivots to LPL from Ameriprise
RIAS SEP 20, 2022
Women-led $340 million team pivots to LPL from Ameriprise

Rubino Skedsvold Moran & Associates, which is based in Portland, Oregon, will use the firm’s RIA and custodial platforms.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley hit with $35 million SEC fine over data security
FINTECH SEP 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley hit with $35 million SEC fine over data security

When the bank replaced hard drives and servers, it improperly disposed of thousands of devices, compromising the personal data of about 15 million clients.

By Bloomberg
SEC to probe whether advisers can back up ads in marketing-rule reviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2022
SEC to probe whether advisers can back up ads in marketing-rule reviews

A risk alert released Monday gives advisers a preview of how the agency will assess compliance with the regulation, which overhauls advertising restrictions for the first time in 60 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
B. Riley nabs Alex. Brown adviser managing $325 million
ADVISOR MOVES SEP 19, 2022
B. Riley nabs Alex. Brown adviser managing $325 million

Jay Murphy joins wealth management office in Boston financial district as a senior managing director of investments. 

By InvestmentNews
Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2022
Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies

Financial advisers are fielding calls from clients wondering what, if anything, they should be doing with their home loans now that 30-year fixed mortgages have pierced 6%.

By Gregg Greenberg
Two Minnesota advisory firms merge
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2022
Two Minnesota advisory firms merge

360 Financial of Wayzata and Fleming Investment Group of Elk River will operate under the 360 Financial brand and serve more than 1,000 clients.

By InvestmentNews
State regulators say Finra expungement reform falls short
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 19, 2022
State regulators say Finra expungement reform falls short

Finra's rule proposal would tighten the process for clearing customer disputes from broker records, but NASAA is not yet on board.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.