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Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Senate committee poised to vote on retirement savings bill

The measure is likely to become part of a larger Senate counterpart to the comprehensive retirement savings bill known as SECURE 2.0 that was approved in the House earlier this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC hits Schwab robo-adviser with $187 million fine
FINTECH JUN 13, 2022
SEC hits Schwab robo-adviser with $187 million fine

Charles Schwab Corp. has agreed to pay $187 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the discount brokerage did not disclose how its robo-adviser used large cash holdings in client portfolios to generate revenue.

By Ryan W. Neal
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds
RIAS JUN 13, 2022
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds

Investing in the Treasury-backed inflation hedge comes with a few challenges, but the 9.62% yield is seen as worth the effort.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL sniffing around Philly broker-dealer: Report
BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2022
LPL sniffing around Philly broker-dealer: Report

Boenning & Scattergood is nearing an expected restructuring and may sell its wealth management business, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

By Bruce Kelly
Recession fears spark retirement planners to action
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2022
Recession fears spark retirement planners to action

As expectations of an economic slowdown grow, retirement planners are already feeling the impact.

By Gregg Greenberg
Genstar leads recapitalization of Cerity Partners
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 13, 2022
Genstar leads recapitalization of Cerity Partners

Lightyear Capital, which has been an investor in Cerity since 2017, will retain an equity stake in the New York-based firm.

By InvestmentNews
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much
RIAS JUN 13, 2022
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much

Deducting fees from client portfolios can introduce the punishing long-term consequences of reverse compounding.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds
ESG JUN 11, 2022
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds

The agency is reportedly looking into whether some of the investments for mutual funds offered by Goldman's asset management unit are in breach of ESG metrics promised in the marketing materials.

By Bloomberg
Wall Street and the SEC headed for clash on commission-free trading
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 10, 2022
Wall Street and the SEC headed for clash on commission-free trading

SEC Chair Gary Gensler argues the U.S. equities market is littered with hidden costs and conflicts of interest.

By Bloomberg
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board

Gerber will help oversee the Thrift Savings Plan, a defined-contribution program for 6.2 million federal workers that is now offering ESG options.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place
RIAS JUN 10, 2022
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place

Spiking inflation adds a new twist to the concept of linking advisers' revenues to their clients' portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser
FINTECH JUN 10, 2022
Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser

A Northern California District Court judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit alleging Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolios violated its fiduciary duty by over-investing clients in cash.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application

Tameem Habib applied for the loan without telling his firm, J.P. Morgan Securities, that he had an outside business.

By Bruce Kelly
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year

The custom indexing pioneer launched O’Shaughnessy Asset Management in 2007 and has been serving as chairman, co-CIO and portfolio manager.

By Gregg Greenberg
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan
ADVISOR MOVES JUN 10, 2022
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan

Team switches banks in New York City; another trio who oversaw more than $1 billion in client assets joins from Wealthspire.

By InvestmentNews
SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry
ESG JUN 10, 2022
SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry

US SIF Forum hears naming restrictions and disclosures for ESG dabblers are up for debate.

By Emile Hallez
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden

The consumer price index rose 1% in May, topping all estimates, led by increases in the costs of shelter, food and gas.

By Bloomberg
The bedrock of client experience
OPINION JUN 10, 2022
The bedrock of client experience

While clients tend to be loyal to their advisers, enhancing the firm's client experience is a way of ensuring they stay.

By Aubrey Macklin
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers

Treasury chief says it would be reasonable for Congress to regulate what assets could be included in tax-favored retirement vehicles.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo sells off on report of probe of fake job interviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Wells Fargo sells off on report of probe of fake job interviews

The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is reportedly investigating allegations the firm conducted sham job interviews of minority candidates to satisfy in-house diversity guidelines.

By Bloomberg