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Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2022
Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth

After the partnership missed its deadline to file audited financial statements in 2018 for its two largest private funds, the entire GPB enterprise struggled.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC pries into over 100 traders', bankers' phones in texting probe
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2022
SEC pries into over 100 traders', bankers' phones in texting probe

The agency has been sending firms lists of key positions including heads of certain investment banking teams or trading desks.

By Bloomberg
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies
RIAS MAY 18, 2022
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies

The four exchange-traded funds are well-timed given the current market environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mariner buys $612 million Michigan RIA
RIAS MAY 18, 2022
Mariner buys $612 million Michigan RIA

The deal for Emerson Wealth, which is based in Bloomfield Hills, gives Mariner its second office in the Detroit area.

By InvestmentNews
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 18, 2022
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients

The new 'white glove, customized' options for high-net-worth clients are available from the company’s advisers.

By ESG Clarity
Powell says Fed will ‘keep pushing’ until inflation comes down
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2022
Powell says Fed will ‘keep pushing’ until inflation comes down

'This is a strong economy, and we think it’s well positioned to withstand less accommodative monetary policy,' the Fed chairman says.

By Bloomberg
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations
OPINION MAY 18, 2022
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations

Perhaps the biggest concern for RIAs contemplating a sale is how it would affect their employees and clients.

By Michael Bilotta
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan

Just 31% of the bank's shareholders supported the pay packages for CEO Dimon and other company executives.

By Bloomberg
Allianz to sell US fund management unit to Voya after SEC ban
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2022
Allianz to sell US fund management unit to Voya after SEC ban

Voya Investment Management will add about $120 billion of assets under management as well as some investment teams.

By Bloomberg
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps
FINTECH MAY 17, 2022
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps

The Telemessage technology, combined with existing services from Smarsh, will assist in the ongoing struggle to monitor private messaging apps used by employees at financial services firms.

By Ryan W. Neal
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn

Firms should be watching out for employees chatting on WhatsApp, as well as brokers in need of heightened supervision and complex products being sold to retail customers.

By Bruce Kelly
Allianz unit to plead guilty, pay billions over hedge fund loss
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2022
Allianz unit to plead guilty, pay billions over hedge fund loss

The agreement calls for the firm to forfeit $463 million and pay $3.2 billion in restitution to victims of the fraud as well as a $2.3 billion penalty.

By Bloomberg
Survey finds 56% of affluent have charitable giving strategy
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 17, 2022
Survey finds 56% of affluent have charitable giving strategy

BNY Mellon says most investors, particularly Gen X and millennials, want their adviser to understand their values.

By InvestmentNews
Buffett exits Wells Fargo stake, ending decades-long bet on bank
WIREHOUSES MAY 17, 2022
Buffett exits Wells Fargo stake, ending decades-long bet on bank

Berkshire Hathaway reported new stakes in banking giant Citigroup Inc. and in auto lender Ally Financial Inc.

By Bloomberg
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law

A California law requiring that publicly held companies have a minimum number of women on their boards was struck down on May 13.

By Joanne Cleaver
Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year

The pace of industry recruiting has remained lower since the onset of the pandemic and the work-from-home policies and travel restrictions that followed.

By Devin McGinley
State auto-IRA initiatives flowering in May
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2022
State auto-IRA initiatives flowering in May

California is looking to expand its auto-IRA program, while Missouri, Arizona and Hawaii are considering joining the club.

By Gregg Greenberg
Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto
ALTERNATIVES MAY 16, 2022
Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto

'This space, crypto markets, is a highly speculative asset class,' the SEC chairman said Monday at Finra's annual meeting.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity study shows retirees way off on health care cost estimates
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2022
Fidelity study shows retirees way off on health care cost estimates

Fidelity estimates a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will spend $315,000 on health care and medical costs throughout their retirement, which is up 5% from its estimate last year.

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC obtains emergency relief against alleged Ponzi schemers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 16, 2022
SEC obtains emergency relief against alleged Ponzi schemers

The defendants, including two who had been barred from the brokerage industry, pocketed more than $75 million.

By InvestmentNews