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Independent Financial Partners to offer Sallus pooled 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2022
Independent Financial Partners to offer Sallus pooled 401(k)s

The Sallus pooled employer 401(k) plan is aimed at small to midsize businesses.

By InvestmentNews
Finra sanctions reform means larger firms could see tougher penalties
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 30, 2022
Finra sanctions reform means larger firms could see tougher penalties

The self-regulator formally removes the $310,000 ceiling on the fines that can be imposed on midsize and big brokerages.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stay the course despite market volatility, says T. Rowe Price
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2022
Stay the course despite market volatility, says T. Rowe Price

Study finds 95% of retirement plan participants made no changes to investments in year’s first half.

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 30, 2022
SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client

Bradley A. Goodbred, who's based in suburban Chicago, allegedly defrauded a client who's now 97 and suffers from dementia.

By Bruce Kelly
RBC to offer small-business pooled retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2022
RBC to offer small-business pooled retirement plan

Transamerica will serve as the plan's record keeper and Ascensus' FuturePlan will be the third-party administrator.

By InvestmentNews
Finra expels New York-based NYPPEX for securities fraud
ALTERNATIVES SEP 30, 2022
Finra expels New York-based NYPPEX for securities fraud

The firm's former CEO, Laurence Allen, is barred and its current CEO, Michael Schunk, is suspended.

By InvestmentNews
Senate confirms Lisa Gomez as assistant secretary of Labor, EBSA head
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2022
Senate confirms Lisa Gomez as assistant secretary of Labor, EBSA head

She takes the helm of the agency that oversees employee retirement plans as it is writing another iteration of an investment advice rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fintech app Yotta rolls out feature that helps investors buy Treasury I bonds 
FINTECH SEP 29, 2022
Fintech app Yotta rolls out feature that helps investors buy Treasury I bonds 

I-Bonds Bucket allows users to invest in the securities while bypassing the glitchy TreasuryDirect.gov website.

By Bloomberg
IAA members encourage lawmakers to kill AML rider, pass Secure 2.0
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2022
IAA members encourage lawmakers to kill AML rider, pass Secure 2.0

The organization representing SEC-registered advisers held its advocacy day on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers and clients slammed by Hurricane Ian
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2022
Advisers and clients slammed by Hurricane Ian

Florida, full of retirees looking for sunshine and low state taxes, is also densely populated with financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly and Ryan W. Neal
LPL offers advisers access to broker-savvy bookkeepers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 29, 2022
LPL offers advisers access to broker-savvy bookkeepers

The bookkeeping service, which aims to boost advisers' efficiency and productivity, follows LPL's offering earlier this year of a paraplanner service.

By InvestmentNews
From the Great Resignation to unretirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2022
From the Great Resignation to unretirement

Boomerang workers may have to rethink their plans for claiming Social Security.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC's Gensler says investors don’t distinguish between advisers, brokers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 28, 2022
SEC's Gensler says investors don’t distinguish between advisers, brokers

The agency's chair implies at an Investment Adviser Association conference that investors should receive best-interest advice regardless of which type of financial professional they work with.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo facing class action over 401(k) stock purchases
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2022
Wells Fargo facing class action over 401(k) stock purchases

Three plan participants are suing the bank, alleging that it overpaid for company stock in its employees’ retirement plan.

By Gregg Greenberg
The opportunity presented by middle-class millionaires
OPINION SEP 28, 2022
The opportunity presented by middle-class millionaires

Instead of pursuing ultra-high-net-worth clients, more advisers should target the largest group in need of wealth management advice in America.

By Scott Hanson
Retail investors grow weary of cryptocurrency as institutional interest grows
ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2022
Retail investors grow weary of cryptocurrency as institutional interest grows

Only 21% of Americans feel comfortable investing in cryptocurrencies, down from 35% in 2021.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2022
Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems

The Los Angeles-based firm has had a history of failing to supervise certain trades that resulted in scrutiny from regulators and penalties.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS nabs Merrill advisers managing $1.3 billion
RIA NEWS SEP 28, 2022
UBS nabs Merrill advisers managing $1.3 billion

Three make the switch in New York City and two will be based in Paramus, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Recharging your brain with a sabbatical
OPINION SEP 28, 2022
Recharging your brain with a sabbatical

Sometimes employees need an exodus from the professional grind that will give them some rest and time for fresh thinking, and even allow them to fulfill pursuits that have nothing to do with work.

By C. Angus Schaal
GeoWealth expands cast of available managers
FINTECH SEP 28, 2022
GeoWealth expands cast of available managers

Chicago-based TAMP also launches investment consulting service for advisers who want to completely outsource portfolio and UMA construction while retaining their brand.

By InvestmentNews