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US annuity sales hit a fresh record in 2023: Limra
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2024
US annuity sales hit a fresh record in 2023: Limra

Strong economic conditions combined with demand for protected investments drove a second record year for fixed annuity products.

By Leo Almazora
‘Legal’ insurance tax break blasted
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 21, 2024
‘Legal’ insurance tax break blasted

Senate Finance Committee targets private placement life insurance as a 'booming tax dodge' for the wealthy.

By Ryan Smith
Hub woos small businesses with pooled retirement plan option
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2024
Hub woos small businesses with pooled retirement plan option

The firm's pooled employer plan gives small business owners the chance to offer workers 401(k)s at lower costs.

By Leo Almazora
Nitrogen revamps enterprise fintech suite
FINTECH FEB 21, 2024
Nitrogen revamps enterprise fintech suite

The wealth technology provider unveils upgrades for advisors and firms, including a proprietary Won With Nitrogen asset growth metric.

By Leo Almazora
Regulatory change could bring 'thousands' of new ETFs
ETFS FEB 21, 2024
Regulatory change could bring 'thousands' of new ETFs

A number of other asset managers have asked the SEC to allow them to replicate the fund model, used exclusively by Vanguard for more than two decades, that lets an ETF be listed as a share class of a broader mutual fund.

By Bloomberg
LPL Financial welcomes another veteran advisor
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 21, 2024
LPL Financial welcomes another veteran advisor

The advisor, based in North Carolina, oversaw roughly $130 million in assets at Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
Citi boosts CEO Jane Fraser's pay to $26M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 21, 2024
Citi boosts CEO Jane Fraser's pay to $26M

The increase comes after Fraser initiated what's billed as the largest reworking of Citigroup in decades.

By Bloomberg
Most financial services firms preempting crypto regulations with employee policies
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2024
Most financial services firms preempting crypto regulations with employee policies

Almost half of firms say they already have a policy, and more intend to add one this year.

By Steve Randall
‘Sobering’ report shows increasing reach of fintech over traditional firms
FINTECH FEB 21, 2024
‘Sobering’ report shows increasing reach of fintech over traditional firms

About a quarter of Americans have tried a tech-based savings or investing service, and companies with scale are getting the most business, a report from Hearts & Wallets finds.

By Emile Hallez
Finra names new members to its board
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2024
Finra names new members to its board

Finra's new governors include Vanguard’s first-ever global CIO and the president of UBS Americas.

By Leo Almazora
LPL is stepping up support for high-net-worth advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 20, 2024
LPL is stepping up support for high-net-worth advisors

New high-net-worth services offering provides access to advisory dream team of attorneys, CPAs, and advanced planning specialists.

By Leo Almazora
Gensler cites risks where banks and non-banks meet
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2024
Gensler cites risks where banks and non-banks meet

The SEC chair talks about the outlook for implementing the rest of his regulatory agenda.

By Bloomberg
Social Security fixes include raising retirement age, taxable income cap: Conference Board
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2024
Social Security fixes include raising retirement age, taxable income cap: Conference Board

Report from policy think tank details the program's financial problems and suggests a number of reforms.

By Leo Almazora
Has the wealth industry entered a new era of dealmaking?
RIA NEWS FEB 19, 2024
Has the wealth industry entered a new era of dealmaking?

Echelon Partners report shows RIAs continuing to gain market share in 2023, while private equity firms figured in three-fifths of transactions.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2024
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses

The firm will settle claims with two US regulators that it failed to feed information on trades into market surveillance systems.

By Bloomberg
SEC orders TIAA to pay $2.2M for violating Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2024
SEC orders TIAA to pay $2.2M for violating Reg BI

Disclosure failures at the organization’s broker-dealer arm led to nearly $1 million in unnecessary costs for retail customers in IRAs.

By Leo Almazora
FusionIQ partnership broadens regulated crypto access for advisors
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2024
FusionIQ partnership broadens regulated crypto access for advisors

The collaboration with Anchorage Digital, home to the only federally regulated digital asset bank, will give advisors a single platform offering digital assets along with traditional investments.

By Leo Almazora
Fintech Pontera partners with Captrust
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2024
Fintech Pontera partners with Captrust

Deal with RIA giant will provide financial advisors with more advanced tools to manage client assets held in retirement plans.

By Leo Almazora
OneDigital inks deal for Wintrust’s retirement advisory business
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2024
OneDigital inks deal for Wintrust’s retirement advisory business

The acquisition will see $2.6 billion in retirement planning assets for over 40,000 participants added to OneDigital’s book.

By Leo Almazora
Goldman CEO Solomon’s pay surges 24 percent to $31M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2024
Goldman CEO Solomon’s pay surges 24 percent to $31M

The board lifted the CEO's pay after the firm's profit tumbled last year.

By Bloomberg