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Empower joins group providing portability of retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2023
Empower joins group providing portability of retirement savings

The Portability Services Network, a group that includes Alight, Fidelity and Vanguard, aims to automatically transfer retirement plan account balances when workers who've saved less than $5,000 change jobs.

By InvestmentNews
SEC proposes expanding advisor custody rule
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2023
SEC proposes expanding advisor custody rule

The agency is considering extending the regulation to cover all assets in a client's portfolio, not just securities and funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Retirees remain anxious despite decline in inflation
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2023
Retirees remain anxious despite decline in inflation

A survey by the Senior Citizens League shows a majority of older consumers remain skeptical that the 8.7% Social Security COLA for 2023 will keep pace with rising costs this year.

By Gregg Greenberg
Waiting too long can make your worst fears a reality
OPINION FEB 15, 2023
Waiting too long can make your worst fears a reality

The primary reason RIA principals continue to run their own shops, rather than cashing out or offloading day-to-day responsibilities, has to do with fear.

By Scott Hanson
Examining gamification's power and influence in the markets
OPINION FEB 15, 2023
Examining gamification's power and influence in the markets

A recent survey by CFA Institute found 20% of retail investors say their primary reason for using trading accounts is entertainment or speculation.

By Sivananth Ramachandran
Future generations better not follow boomers down retirement 'Road to Nowhere'
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2023
Future generations better not follow boomers down retirement 'Road to Nowhere'

Statistics show the baby boomers have median retirement savings of just $144,000 — at a time when Americans keep living longer.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merrill launches new tool allowing advisors to record, share custom videos
FINTECH FEB 14, 2023
Merrill launches new tool allowing advisors to record, share custom videos

The wirehouse's Video Pro guides advisors through creating compliance-approved content for clients and prospects.

By Ryan W. Neal
Schwab ordered to pay investor $144,000 for allegedly unsuitable complex ETF
ETFS FEB 14, 2023
Schwab ordered to pay investor $144,000 for allegedly unsuitable complex ETF

Dominic Ismert's attorney said the recommendation to invest in an oil fund was made 'off the cuff,' without appropriate research and analysis of whether it was suitable for him.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Jason Sugarman barred from securities industry
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 14, 2023
Jason Sugarman barred from securities industry

Last month, the California financier agreed to a $10.2 million penalty related to his alleged role in a scheme to steal money meant to be invested in Native American tribal bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James nabs $680 million team from UBS
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 14, 2023
Raymond James nabs $680 million team from UBS

The four advisors operate as Momentum Wealth Partners in Akron, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Florida court strikes down DOL guidance making rollover advice fiduciary
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2023
Florida court strikes down DOL guidance making rollover advice fiduciary

The American Securities Association had filed suit alleging that a DOL document improperly claimed that a one-time recommendation to transfer assets from a company plan to an IRA triggered fiduciary duty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State Street using AI as a ‘forward-looking approach' to portfolio construction
FINTECH FEB 13, 2023
State Street using AI as a ‘forward-looking approach' to portfolio construction

AI can give you a deeper breadth of opportunities and broaden your scope of companies that may be considered innovative, according to State Street’s Matt Bartolini.

By Bloomberg
LPL adds New Mexico firm managing $225 million from Voya
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2023
LPL adds New Mexico firm managing $225 million from Voya

Albuquerque-based Legacy Financial Group was founded in 1995 by Cris Giron and Eddie Fernandez.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement plan loans down in Q4, but defaults up, BofA study shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2023
Retirement plan loans down in Q4, but defaults up, BofA study shows

Fewer retirement plan participants took hardship withdrawals to meet their immediate financial needs, according to the report.

By Gregg Greenberg
Finra fines small New York broker-dealer for Reg BI failures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 13, 2023
Finra fines small New York broker-dealer for Reg BI failures

Finra's action against Long Island Financial Group is yet another indication of its dissatisfaction with the industry's implementation of Reg BI.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity readies ESG target-date series
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2023
Fidelity readies ESG target-date series

The firm would be one of several companies providing sustainable target-date funds in the US.

By Emile Hallez
Fintech Bytes: InvestCloud, 55ip and Broadridge
FINTECH FEB 10, 2023
Fintech Bytes: InvestCloud, 55ip and Broadridge

Plus a couple of fintech fundraising announcements and another alternatives platform hits the market.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra can start indicating on BrokerCheck whether firm is ‘restricted’
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 10, 2023
Finra can start indicating on BrokerCheck whether firm is ‘restricted’

Investors will be able to see whether a brokerage has been flagged for having a history of misconduct or employing a number of reps with disciplinary violations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cetera CEO Antoniades enthusiastic about Securian pickup
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 10, 2023
Cetera CEO Antoniades enthusiastic about Securian pickup

But the deal raises the possibility other firms may go after the Securian advisors; Cetera and LPL have faced off in the past over recruiting advisors amid an acquisition.

By Bruce Kelly
Putnam launches sustainable target-date series for retirement savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2023
Putnam launches sustainable target-date series for retirement savers

The target-date funds will invest in actively managed sustainable and ESG-focused exchange-traded funds managed by Putnam.

By Gregg Greenberg