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UBS nabs $2 billion team from BofA private bank
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2021
UBS nabs $2 billion team from BofA private bank

The seven-person group will join its Newport Beach, California, office.

By InvestmentNews
Biden tax rule would take billions from biggest fortunes at death
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2021
Biden tax rule would take billions from biggest fortunes at death

Ending the step-up in basis and raising the capital gains tax rate would amount to the biggest curb on dynastic wealth in decades.

By Bloomberg
American Trust Retirement acquires benefits consultant
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2021
American Trust Retirement acquires benefits consultant

Stanley Benefit Services is based in Greensboro, North Carolina; the transaction does not include a related RIA, Fund Direct Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
OneDigital acquires $1 billion retirement plan adviser
RIAS MAY 04, 2021
OneDigital acquires $1 billion retirement plan adviser

Connecticut-based Future Benefits Inc. serves more than 400 wealth management and retirement plan clients.

By InvestmentNews
Pioneering RIA acquired by Creative Planning
RIAS MAY 04, 2021
Pioneering RIA acquired by Creative Planning

The purchase of Sullivan Bruyette Speros & Blayney will add $5 billion in AUM to the $76 billion firm.

By InvestmentNews
Why the public is still leery of online brokerages
OPINION MAY 04, 2021
Why the public is still leery of online brokerages

Lawsuits have popped up alleging wide-reaching conspiracies and gamification strategies at some of the most well-known firms. Online brokerages are increasingly responsible for rebuilding public trust.

By Sean Allocca
Modernizing regulations to keep pace with technology
OPINION MAY 04, 2021
Modernizing regulations to keep pace with technology

Finra has allowed fully remote inspections during the pandemic, and the industry is now encouraging the regulator to make the temporary adjustments into long-term changes.

By Dale Brown
Adviser recruitment on track for record-breaking year
RIAS MAY 03, 2021
Adviser recruitment on track for record-breaking year

More than 4,000 advisers and brokers switched firms during the first quarter, up 11% from the first quarter of 2020. RIAs and IDBs continue to set the pace.

By Devin McGinley
Eight-person UBS team managing $900 million joins RBC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2021
Eight-person UBS team managing $900 million joins RBC

The addition of Meridian Group gives the firm a Roanoke, Virginia, footprint

By InvestmentNews
Ohio National broker pitched VA trades as 'infinite banking': Finra
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 03, 2021
Ohio National broker pitched VA trades as 'infinite banking': Finra

The B-D's $1.3 million settlement with the regulator involves its failure to supervise adequately a complex series of transactions involving variable annuities and whole life insurance policies.

By Bruce Kelly
Four-adviser UBS team managing $1.08 billion joins Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Four-adviser UBS team managing $1.08 billion joins Raymond James

Group will join firm’s Deer Park, Illinois office in Chicago’s northwest suburbs

By InvestmentNews
Market watchers say inflation risk is real
EQUITIES MAY 03, 2021
Market watchers say inflation risk is real

The Biden administration's record-setting government spending is seen as a path to higher inflation.

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL's cybersecurity tips were needed, but 401(k)s shouldn't ask much from participants
OPINION MAY 03, 2021
DOL's cybersecurity tips were needed, but 401(k)s shouldn't ask much from participants

A system built around inaction shouldn’t expect people to become more involved with it, much less bear responsibility for keeping their accounts safe.

By Emile Hallez
New York City Council mandates auto-IRAs for small companies
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2021
New York City Council mandates auto-IRAs for small companies

The portable city-run plan would not require employer contributions.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo veteran managing $482 million joins Baird
BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Wells Fargo veteran managing $482 million joins Baird

James Galkowski will open an office for the firm in Rochester, Minnesota.

By InvestmentNews
Beacon Pointe acquires $610 million North Carolina RIA
RIAS MAY 03, 2021
Beacon Pointe acquires $610 million North Carolina RIA

DMJ Wealth Advisors, which has four offices throughout the state, will be renamed Beacon Pointe North Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $200 million switches to LPL from Voya
BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Team managing $200 million switches to LPL from Voya

The six-person Kraner group based in New Jersey is affiliating through INC Advisor, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

By InvestmentNews
Warren Buffett sees 'red hot' economy with creeping inflation
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2021
Warren Buffett sees 'red hot' economy with creeping inflation

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO attributed the faster-than-expected recovery to swift rescue measures by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government.

By Bloomberg
ESG regulations in Europe map a clear path for the US
ESG MAY 03, 2021
ESG regulations in Europe map a clear path for the US

Europe has led the way in the exploding market for socially responsible investing.

By InvestmentNews
Bitcoin bears: Financial advisers still cautious of crypto
FINTECH MAY 03, 2021
Bitcoin bears: Financial advisers still cautious of crypto

Hype from retail and institutional investors on digital assets isn’t enough to sway skeptical advisers who are weighing the risk and reward of crypto before adding the asset class to clients' portfolios.

By Nicole Casperson