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Bipartisan majority likes ‘Retirecare,’ survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Bipartisan majority likes ‘Retirecare,’ survey finds

Enrolling working Americans in a government-sponsored retirement plan is a broadly popular idea.

By InvestmentNews
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie
BROKER DEALERS JUN 15, 2021
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie

The six-adviser team, Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is affiliating with LPL Financial through OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures
ESG JUN 15, 2021
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures

Democrats and trade groups representing investment advisers were mostly on board with the proposed mandatory climate-risk disclosures. However, Republicans and other interest groups opposed the measure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that

Dalbar rates 401(k)s with up to five stars and tells plan sponsors what they can do to improve their plans on the basis of environmental, social and governance criteria.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2021
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked

Driving the recruiting overhaul at wirehouses over the past few years has been the tremendous expense of recruiting experienced financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors
ESG JUN 15, 2021
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors

Gov. Greg Abbott signs a pro-oil and gas bill in the state's latest fight against ESG investing.

By Bloomberg
Social engagement through the pandemic: What we learned
OPINION JUN 15, 2021
Social engagement through the pandemic: What we learned

As clients were bombarded with social media messaging during the pandemic, advisers cut through the clutter by taking a more strategic approach.

By Leslie Leach
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 15, 2021
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds

Mercedes Elias, the new co-CEO of AmeriVet Securities, approached her career on Wall Street much like her decade-long ascent through the Marine Corps.

By Bloomberg
Should the Fed be buying into the digital currency craze?
OPINION JUN 15, 2021
Should the Fed be buying into the digital currency craze?

Discussions on Capitol Hill go a long way to normalize and legitimize digital assets and a technology that could pave the way for sweeping change in the financial services industry.

By Sean Allocca
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm
RIAS JUN 14, 2021
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm

The deal with Financial Independence Group gives all of Carson’s advisers access to the same list of company-vetted products, including annuities, life insurance, long-term care insurance and disability insurance.

By Emile Hallez
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures

As the two agencies release their regulatory agendas, the SEC is also proposing to revisit rules promulgated last year when the agency was headed by former chairman Jay Clayton.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules

Law professor Renee Jones will run the agency's division of corporation finance, making her the first Black woman to lead one of the SEC's four major divisions.

By Bloomberg
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client
BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2021
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client

CUNA Brokerage Services agreed to become a clearing and custody client at LPL. The firm has $36 billion in assets and close to 550 advisers who work at credit unions.

By Bruce Kelly
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic

Covid has helped retirees focus on the importance of well-being over wealth. A new study shows that the timing and funding of retirement have shifted as a result of the pandemic and that retirees are paying more attention to the nonfinancial aspects of retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How to groom young talent
OPINION JUN 14, 2021
How to groom young talent

For eight years running, the InvestmentNews’ 40 Under 40 program has honored superstars, like SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw this year, as well as young professionals who are quietly building successful careers.

By InvestmentNews
Why it’s important to question the consensus
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
Why it’s important to question the consensus

One consensus I’ve seen emerging is that reducing pandemic unemployment benefits will ease hiring challenges. It’s been hard to find nonpolitical counterpoints to this. But I did find one source that challenged this notion.

By George Moriarty
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 14, 2021
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation

Inflation is the major focus of market watchers thanks to a host of unique and unfamiliar circumstances that include record government stimulus spending.

By Jeff Benjamin
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2021
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James

Bobby Conville Jr. and Earl Smith are joining the firm's employee unit in Ruston, Louisiana.

By InvestmentNews
SEC drills into dentist-turned-adviser for three frauds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2021
SEC drills into dentist-turned-adviser for three frauds

A phony cryptocurrency offering was one of Boca Raton, Florida-based Edgar Radjabli’s frauds, the agency charges.

By InvestmentNews