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Finra expels Alpine Securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2022
Finra expels Alpine Securities

A Finra hearing panel also ordered the Salt-Lake City broker-dealer to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

By Bloomberg
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists

When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.

By Bloomberg
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement

More than half of investors expect inflation to increase this year, and 61% think the combination of low rates and rising price pressures will make it tougher to create a retirement income stream.

By InvestmentNews
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

By Sean Allocca
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2022
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas

Sullivan Financial’s Tom Sullivan had been affiliated with LPL for 24 years.

By InvestmentNews
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2022
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time

The Swiss bank expects about 10% of its workers in the US to go remote as the program is implemented in phases, starting at the wealth unit.

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine

The state claims U.S. Data Mining Group sold $4 million in unregistered securities to Massachusetts investors.

By InvestmentNews
This is now the worst drawdown on record for global fixed income
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
This is now the worst drawdown on record for global fixed income

Rising inflationary pressure around the world is fueling concerns about the ability of the global economy to weather any sustained period of higher financing costs.

By Bloomberg
J.P. Morgan adds retirement spending tool to target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2022
J.P. Morgan adds retirement spending tool to target-date funds

The tool will help participants in the firm's SmartRetirement funds withdraw a portion of the money they have invested each year after they retire.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers, experts welcome more climate-risk transparency for companies
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 22, 2022
Advisers, experts welcome more climate-risk transparency for companies

The disclosures mandated in the SEC's proposed regulations would help connect severe climate activity to business costs rather than simply labeling them force majeure, a fund company executive said.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting

Securities issuers would also have to report Scope 1 and 2 emissions, or those that are directly from their operations and the energy they use, on their registration statements and periodic reports.

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021

It was the only wirehouse to show a net increase in financial advisers last year, according to InvestmentNews data.

By Bruce Kelly
Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Advyzon launches turnkey asset management platform

Advyzon Investment Management will provide advisory tools to manage front- to back-office operations, such as investment decisions on portfolio and model allocations, tax planning and reporting, and rebalancing tools.

By Sean Allocca
LPL nabs $345 million California team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 22, 2022
LPL nabs $345 million California team from Wells Fargo

Pasadena-based Floe Financial Partners had been affiliated with LPL prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2012.

By InvestmentNews
Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds
FINTECH MAR 22, 2022
Tifin Group acquires fintech targeting donor-advised funds

The Tifin Group is building out its software that helps financial advisers invest in DAFs.

By Sean Allocca
Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2022
Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home

Firms have made plans to return employees and advisers to offices in the past but have scuttled those due to flare-ups of the pandemic.

By Bruce Kelly
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022
FINTECH MAR 21, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — March 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes FeeX’s rebranding and funding round, Datalign’s launch of a lead generation service and Fidelity’s new compliance solution, Saifr.

By Michael Kitces