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A tireless retirement team
OPINION JUN 21, 2021
A tireless retirement team

Retirement is a beat that’s covered extensively by InvestmentNews, and this week's edition is no exception.

By Paul Curcio
There’s no room for crypto in employee 401(k) plans
OPINION JUN 21, 2021
There’s no room for crypto in employee 401(k) plans

Digital assets are slowly being accepted by big financial firms, but given the critical role that 401(k)s play in building Americans’ retirement savings, the plans should be one of the last places to sign up for crypto.

By InvestmentNews
How high can RIA valuations go?
RIAS JUN 21, 2021
How high can RIA valuations go?

From pixie dust to private equity, myriad factors have contributed to the historic M&A surge in the space — with no end in sight.

By Bruce Kelly
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation

The state’s students will receive personal finance education before graduating from high school.

By InvestmentNews
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2021
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020

Sustainable products made up more than 50% of all European fund assets last year.

By Bloomberg
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?

Much like 401(k)s, 403(b) plans have very little explicit consideration for environmental, social and governance criteria. An estimated 1% of plan assets are in ESG funds.

By Emile Hallez
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year
BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2021
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year

The sum, received by The Leaders Group Inc., appears to be in the middle range of government loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief.

By Bruce Kelly
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare
ESG JUN 18, 2021
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare

Industries from glass to steel to autos are being left with little choice but to change how they make products and ultimately what they sell. The technical hurdles and investment involved mean it’s going to cost much more.

By Bloomberg
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal

The Justice Department says the deal, which would create the world's largest insurance brokerage, is anticompetitive.

By Bloomberg
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels
ESG JUN 18, 2021
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels

New law will require Maine treasury and giant pension fund to dump coal, oil and gas holdings by 2026.

By Bloomberg
Looking through the eyes of another
OPINION JUN 18, 2021
Looking through the eyes of another

Empathy is a good beginning, but it needs to be accompanied by action.

By Lee Baker
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo

The banks told U.S. employees they'll receive a floating paid day off to mark the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., which President Biden signed into law Thursday.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC

The four-adviser Seidler Cattich group is joining the firm in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking

Ramiro Jose Sugranes of UCB Financial allegedly steered profitable trades to accounts controlled by his relatives.

By InvestmentNews
Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2021
Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica

Michael Domingos, the firm's head of sales and strategic relations, has been at Prudential for 28 years and was appointed to his current role in 2019. The news comes several months after a report that Prudential was considering a sale of its retirement business.

By Emile Hallez
New York IARs register with state for first time
RIAS JUN 17, 2021
New York IARs register with state for first time

Two deadlines are looming this summer for investment adviser representatives working in New York state related to the new regulation, which will allow potential clients to more easily review advisers' backgrounds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims
BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims

The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based independent broker-dealer, which has close to 600 reps and advisers, reported $124.3 million in total revenue in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs
RIAS JUN 17, 2021
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs

Citing a robust pipeline of potential deals, the aggregator raised its debt level to $2.4 billion in order to stay active in the M&A space.

By Jeff Benjamin
MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL

Alicia Curtis and Jyl Barnard of Curtis Barnard Financial Services and Chris Dearing of Riverfront Financial share an office in Peoria, Illinois.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan Chase to buy UK robo-adviser Nutmeg
FINTECH JUN 17, 2021
JPMorgan Chase to buy UK robo-adviser Nutmeg

The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, is meant to complement the launch of Chase as a digital bank in the UK later this year. Nutmeg manages more than $4.9 billion in assets.

By Nicole Casperson