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Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF
ETFS APR 06, 2021
Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF

The company says it will convert its $39 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund as soon as U.S. regulators allow.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers

The asset manager will undergo a third-party audit of its operations following a request from a shareholder.

By Bloomberg
Alerting clients to dark patterns and sludge
OPINION APR 06, 2021
Alerting clients to dark patterns and sludge

Sludge is like an anti-nudge: Rather than removing friction to make a choice simpler, sludge adds friction or complexity to the customer journey for the purpose of entrapping or upselling consumers.

By Sarah Newcomb
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch
OPINION APR 06, 2021
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch

We can learn from the last year and look back on it as a catalyst to achieve long-term, sustainable and far-reaching positive change.

By Kevin Hogan
Why Michael Bolton is crooning over online brokerages
OPINION APR 05, 2021
Why Michael Bolton is crooning over online brokerages

The advertisement is just the latest ploy in an industry war over the throngs of retail investors flocking to digital wealth platforms. The new account openings will certainly have repercussions.

By Sean Allocca
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2021
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic

Data from InvestmentNews Research and an annuities webcast show that more advisers are interested in the products.

By Emile Hallez
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement
ALTERNATIVES APR 05, 2021
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement

Since 2017, the firm has been on the hook for $16 million in legal settlements and restitution to clients, with the lion's share stemming from one broker's sale of alternative investments to a Native American tribe in Michigan.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth management needs more female advisers
OPINION APR 05, 2021
Wealth management needs more female advisers

More and more of the industry's clients are women, and the share of global wealth controlled by women is increasing.

By Dr. Vinay Nair
Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2021
Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data

Personal information used to cross-sell other services is not a plan asset, a court found. Two new 401(k) lawsuits were also filed against Icon Clinical Research and Wesco Distribution.

By Emile Hallez
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2021
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump

Errors in computer-generated reports on mutual funds lead to a classic Twitter dust-up in which a disgruntled fund manager challenged the company's analysis of his funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Archegos shows need to monitor family offices: Regulator
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 02, 2021
Archegos shows need to monitor family offices: Regulator

Dan Berkovitz, a Democratic commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, blasted his own agency for taking too light a touch with the investment funds.

By Bloomberg
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2021
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller

Five-person Adapt Partners is joining Rockefeller in San Antonio

By InvestmentNews
Regulatory ambiguity helps keep the industry in compliance
OPINION APR 02, 2021
Regulatory ambiguity helps keep the industry in compliance

The SEC and other regulators want to keep firms and advisers on their toes — and toeing the line.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Biden tax hikes dominate adviser-client discussions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 01, 2021
Biden tax hikes dominate adviser-client discussions

There's a sense of urgency to make moves to take advantage of today's low tax rates because they may be going up soon. A $2.3 trillion package contains a proposal to increase the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present

Over the past several years, the pace of dealmaking has accelerated, and valuations for desirable RPAs have climbed to earnings multiples that not long ago would have stunned buyers and sellers. That makes the present a very good time to consider becoming part of a larger firm.

By Emile Hallez
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm

Arnerich Massena is shedding retirement assets to focus on private wealth management, endowments and foundations.

By InvestmentNews
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch
EQUITIES APR 01, 2021
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch

The flipside of the new Innovator Capital Management products is the performance is capped and they can be more expensive than some of the cheaper indexed options.

By Jeff Benjamin
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million

Pacific Investment Consultants is based in Folsom, California.

By InvestmentNews
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning
OPINION APR 01, 2021
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning

In the final part of a three-part series, the authors examine planning's role in the changing preferences of next-generation clients.

By Alvina Lo and Stephanie Luedke
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet
RIAS APR 01, 2021
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet

The deal will add more than $1 billion to Beacon Pointe's assets under management.

By InvestmentNews