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Judge orders SEC to settle with alleged Philly loan scheme: Report
ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2022
Judge orders SEC to settle with alleged Philly loan scheme: Report

Last week, Judge Rodolfo Ruiz gave the SEC 10 days to negotiate a settlement with Par Funding founders Joseph LaForte and his wife, Lisa McElhone.

By Bruce Kelly
As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout
EQUITIES SEP 19, 2022
As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout

Advisers are adjusting clients' portfolios to weather the recession that could result from the central bank's response to spiking prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening
ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2022
Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening

Investors are bracing for volatility from the jumbo Federal Reserve interest-rate hike expected Wednesday to fight price pressures.

By Bloomberg
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants

The digital platform, myVoyage, integrates account balances in defined-contribution retirement plans with guidance and information about external accounts.

By InvestmentNews
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire

Lucas has headed the nonprofit employee benefit research group since 2018.

By InvestmentNews
Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review

At midyear, the bank’s own internal forecast estimated the business would post a record loss of more than $1.2 billion this year.

By Bloomberg
Fast start on rules creates perception Gensler’s agenda eclipses predecessors’
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 16, 2022
Fast start on rules creates perception Gensler’s agenda eclipses predecessors’

The SEC chief wants to wring cost savings out of the middle of the financial markets, where intermediaries make money.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal
RIAS SEP 16, 2022
Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal

The LA-based RIA notches its biggest deal to date with the purchase of Karp Capital Management, and with Corsair Capital taking Merchant's ownership stake, the deals are expected to get even bigger.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFs that track stock trades of members of Congress planned
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 16, 2022
ETFs that track stock trades of members of Congress planned

A pair of exchange-traded funds would analyze the financial disclosure of lawmakers from both parties and their spouses and dependent children.

By Bloomberg
Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end

A survey found economists are predicting a 75-basis-point hike by the Federal Reserve next week.

By InvestmentNews
Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management
FINTECH SEP 15, 2022
Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management

While many were skeptical about Advisor Circle and Ritholtz Wealth's idea for a 'wealth festival,' Future Proof could become the industry's next big event.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA
RIAS SEP 15, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Sadoff Wealth Management was founded in 1978 by Ronald Sadoff.

By InvestmentNews
Democratic state treasurers blast anti-ESG counterparts
ESG SEP 15, 2022
Democratic state treasurers blast anti-ESG counterparts

A group of 13 signed an open letter that calls out moves against ESG criteria being used in investing public money as politically motivated.

By Emile Hallez
SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser
FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2022
SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser

Chicago’s Loop Capital Markets helped an unnamed Midwestern city buy fixed-income securities.

By InvestmentNews
Gensler stands ground on climate disclosure despite lawmaker concerns
ESG SEP 15, 2022
Gensler stands ground on climate disclosure despite lawmaker concerns

The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee pressed the SEC chair to scrap an agency proposal to require climate reporting by public companies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power

63% of retirement plan participants say they have challenges managing their accounts digitally.

By Gregg Greenberg
Oppenheimer points to arbitrator's military service as conflict: Attorney
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 15, 2022
Oppenheimer points to arbitrator's military service as conflict: Attorney

Oppenheimer's charge of "evident partiality" by an arbitrator in the $36.7 million decision it lost last week revisits the question of fairness in arbitration proceedings.

By Bruce Kelly
Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models
RIAS SEP 15, 2022
Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models

The planning industry won't truly distinguish itself from the old-fashioned brokerage industry until it stops linking fees to investment portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Jeff Benjamin wins Eddie Award for series on adviser niches
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2022
Jeff Benjamin wins Eddie Award for series on adviser niches

The award from Folio Magazine recognizes journalism excellence.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023

Tuesday's report on August consumer prices points to an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefits next year.

By InvestmentNews