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Talent fight erupts as Wells Fargo exits foreign wealth business
WIREHOUSES FEB 08, 2021
Talent fight erupts as Wells Fargo exits foreign wealth business

UBS, Banco BTG Pactual, Insigneo and Andbank are among those seeking to hire from the roughly 330 advisers who were part of Wells' international wealth unit.

By Bloomberg
Elevating wealth for women
FINTECH FEB 08, 2021
Elevating wealth for women

Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck goes beyond investment management and traditional financial planning to help female clients be strategic about career paths, salary negotiations and other topics that provide real value.

By Nicole Casperson
Welcoming the return of industry conferences
OPINION FEB 08, 2021
Welcoming the return of industry conferences

Betting that conditions will improve and restrictions be lessened in coming months, a sprinkling of fintech companies and others in and around the financial advice business have announced a resumption of live conferences to be held later in the year.

By InvestmentNews
Leaders need new skills to support their diverse workforce
OPINION FEB 06, 2021
Leaders need new skills to support their diverse workforce

As society becomes less racially and ethnically homogenous, leaders must develop new skills to support their diverse workforce. This includes acting as mentor, visionary and ally combined

By Cheryl Cole
Three principles for inclusive leadership
OPINION FEB 06, 2021
Three principles for inclusive leadership

I will outline three leadership principles and associated tactics that increase diverse representation, expand equity and enhance inclusion.

By Shundrawn Thomas
FSI opposes union organizing bill because of potential effect on advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 05, 2021
FSI opposes union organizing bill because of potential effect on advisers

A change in test governing whether workers are classified as employees or independent contractors could upend the business models of FSI members.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
HSAs cut into 401(k) contributions: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2021
HSAs cut into 401(k) contributions: Report

Health savings accounts can be one of the best ways to save for retirement. But the money to fund them must come from somewhere, and for many, the most obvious place appears to be the 401(k).

By Emile Hallez
Two-thirds of Americans sat tight financially during pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2021
Two-thirds of Americans sat tight financially during pandemic

Relatively few people tapped their retirement accounts, but 20% drew on their emergency savings and 18% increased their credit card debt.

By InvestmentNews
Increasing diversity increases diversity of thought
OPINION FEB 05, 2021
Increasing diversity increases diversity of thought

It’s important to form a pipeline so that younger minorities can be aware of the finance industry’s prospects and become educated on money matters and career opportunities within the finance industry.

By InvestmentNews Staff
Cryptocurrency hedge fund founder admits to massive fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2021
Cryptocurrency hedge fund founder admits to massive fraud

Stefan He Qin stole investor money from his Virgil Sigma Fund and attempted to dip into his VQR Multistrategy Fund to pay back investors in the first fund, prosecutors say.

By Bloomberg
Another MEP targeted in 401(k) litigation, health care system sued
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2021
Another MEP targeted in 401(k) litigation, health care system sued

The Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association this week was sued over fees and investments in its multiple employer plan. Former participants in a terminated 403(b) sponsored by a health care system also filed claims.

By Emile Hallez
Massachusetts fines RBC $200,000 over failure to supervise
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2021
Massachusetts fines RBC $200,000 over failure to supervise

Regulator charges the firm failed to act on a former broker who was loading customer accounts up with energy sector master limited partnerships.

By InvestmentNews
New York slaps AIG with $12 million penalty over pension risk transfers
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2021
New York slaps AIG with $12 million penalty over pension risk transfers

Regulators say the insurance company’s American General Life subsidiary operated in the state without a license, undertaking four large-scale pension risk transfers and bidding on others.

By InvestmentNews
SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2021
SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud

GPB raised $1.8 billion from investors starting in 2013 through sales of private partnerships, but it has not paid investors steady returns, called distributions, since 2018.

By Bruce Kelly
Millennials still lag in wealth accumulation, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2021
Millennials still lag in wealth accumulation, study finds

This generation's longevity, combined with the fact that they'll get less support from Social Security, poses a retirement income problem.

By InvestmentNews
InvestCloud aims to be the Amazon of wealthtech with Tegra118 merger
FINTECH FEB 03, 2021
InvestCloud aims to be the Amazon of wealthtech with Tegra118 merger

Global fintech InvestCloud completed a recapitalization that establishes the firm as the latest fintech unicorn while positioning it to rival TAMP offerings, according to experts.

By Nicole Casperson
Whistleblowers' big bucks come with big risks for financial advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 03, 2021
Whistleblowers' big bucks come with big risks for financial advisers

The SEC has awarded more than $738 million to 134 whistleblowers since 2012. But becoming a tipster could involve sacrifices.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Unclaimed retirement accounts a big problem for most states
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2021
Unclaimed retirement accounts a big problem for most states

Few automatically match unclaimed retirement accounts with their owners. In most cases, only about 3% of accounts are claimed within two years of being turned over to the state.

By Emile Hallez
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2021
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly

Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
DeNoyior named head of Hub’s wealth management business
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2021
DeNoyior named head of Hub’s wealth management business

The former CEO of Washington Financial Group succeeds the late David Reich in the role of national president of Hub Retirement and Private Wealth.

By InvestmentNews