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NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2023
NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets

Plaintiffs claim the three pension funds breached their fiduciary duty when they sold roughly $4 billion in fossil-fuel investments in 2021.

By Bloomberg
EVs, heat pumps and solar panels: What advisors say about new tax credits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2023
EVs, heat pumps and solar panels: What advisors say about new tax credits

The Inflation Reduction Act gives clients many reasons to make their homes more energy-efficient or get an electric vehicle, now or later.

By Emile Hallez
J.P. Morgan partners with Vestwell to expand 401(k) business
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2023
J.P. Morgan partners with Vestwell to expand 401(k) business

Vestwell will provide a new record-keeping solution and help power Everyday 401(k), Chase’s workplace savings program for small businesses.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC steps up intensity of cybersecurity oversight
FINTECH MAY 11, 2023
SEC steps up intensity of cybersecurity oversight

Investment advisors and brokerages shouldn't wait for final regulations to shore up their cyber defenses, experts say.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
House hearing on ESG paints picture of two different Americas
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2023
House hearing on ESG paints picture of two different Americas

Representatives took jabs at the other party and expressed opposing views on the potential of ESG.

By Emile Hallez
Company launches to evaluate annuity options in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2023
Company launches to evaluate annuity options in 401(k) plans

Annuity Research & Consulting will provide fee-only vetting of lifetime income options for company retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Guaranteed lifetime income products mark a new era of retirement plan design
OPINION MAY 11, 2023
Guaranteed lifetime income products mark a new era of retirement plan design

Fifty years after the passage of ERISA, the insurance industry has come to the rescue with solutions that allow retirement plans to address the problem of decumulation.

By Mitchell Shames
InvestCloud took a shot at Envestnet and missed
FINTECH MAY 10, 2023
InvestCloud took a shot at Envestnet and missed

The company, which made a significant investment to challenge Envestnet's supremacy among TAMPs, underwent a sudden shakeup in leadership last month.

By Ryan W. Neal
S&P expands focus on biodiversity risk data
FINTECH MAY 10, 2023
S&P expands focus on biodiversity risk data

New data on 17,000 companies is available using a methodology developed in conjunction with the UN Environment Programme.

By Emile Hallez
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2023
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million

Michelle Brennan Hall had been registered at FSC Securities since 1989.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA

The Compass Group advisors are joining DayMark Wealth Partners, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based RIA with $907 million in assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Creating an equity ownership track: Look before you leap
OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Creating an equity ownership track: Look before you leap

While the economics have to work for the owners and partners of the firm, they have to make sense for the next-gen advisors, too.

By Kristine McManus
Financial planning for your client's chimpanzee  — or other pets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2023
Financial planning for your client's chimpanzee — or other pets

There are several approaches an advisor can take to give a client peace of mind regarding their pet's future care.

By Gregg Greenberg
Tax expertise opens the door to wealth advisory careers
OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Tax expertise opens the door to wealth advisory careers

Accounting firms are expanding rapidly into wealth management. But can tax and audit experts transition to financial advisory careers?

By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
Unflinching guidance is your ultimate fiduciary duty
OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Unflinching guidance is your ultimate fiduciary duty

The longer the bear market continues, the more likely your clients will be to abandon their financial plans, sell their growth assets, and potentially impair their financial futures.

By Scott Hanson
More companies try to lure workers with benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2023
More companies try to lure workers with benefits

Mentions of employee benefits in job postings on a recruiting website have soared to the highest rates on record, with one in four jobs now offering retirement plans.

By Bloomberg
Advisor, industry groups blast SEC custody proposal
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor, industry groups blast SEC custody proposal

Trade groups question a provision in the proposal that would deem advisors with discretionary authority over client accounts to have control of the assets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets

Minnesota-based Tom Delich had worked at RBC for almost 23 years; he and his team are joining Financial Dimensions Group, a unit of Royal Alliance Associates.

By Bruce Kelly
Riskalyze rebrands as Nitrogen
FINTECH MAY 09, 2023
Riskalyze rebrands as Nitrogen

The company's new name reflects its evolution from measuring client risk tolerance toward offering a broader suite of wealth management fintech.

By Ryan W. Neal
Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2023
Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women

The trial, which had been scheduled for next month in New York, would have provided a rare public forum for testimony about inequality inside the financial industry.

By Bloomberg