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Last chance to switch Medicare drug plans and save
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2022
Last chance to switch Medicare drug plans and save

Most beneficiaries who stay in their current plans will pay more in 2023, and Medicare open enrollment, which lets beneficiaries change plans, ends next week.

By Mary Beth Franklin
InvestCloud launches latest adviser-client matching service
FINTECH NOV 29, 2022
InvestCloud launches latest adviser-client matching service

The Find My Advisor app enters an increasingly crowded field of services hoping to connect clients and advisers.

By Ryan W. Neal
Like sand through an hourglass: Gensler puts ‘intermediaries’ in regulatory crosshairs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 29, 2022
Like sand through an hourglass: Gensler puts ‘intermediaries’ in regulatory crosshairs

The SEC chairman wants to reduce the costs of the men and women in the middle of the market. That means you, InvestmentNews readers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 29, 2022
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel

The private equity-backed firm operates six broker-dealers, including Cadaret Grant, NEXT Financial and Western International Securities.

By InvestmentNews
Bitwise files for bitcoin futures ETF despite crypto woes
ALTERNATIVES NOV 28, 2022
Bitwise files for bitcoin futures ETF despite crypto woes

The Bitcoin Strategy Optimum Yield ETF would offer managed exposure to bitcoin futures contracts traded on the CME and investments in short-term debt securities.

By Bloomberg
DOL turns its focus to next iteration of investment advice reg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2022
DOL turns its focus to next iteration of investment advice reg

Now that the agency has finalized the ESG rule, it's likely to cast a wider net to establish who has a fiduciary duty to retirement savers. A new deadline is pending.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?
RIA NEWS NOV 23, 2022
Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?

After nearly a decade of fighting for regulatory approval of semitransparent ETFs, the asset management industry is realizing what investors really want.

By Jeff Benjamin
J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power
FINTECH NOV 23, 2022
J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Edward Jones deliver best mobile wealth management apps: J.D. Power

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management scored 728 out of a possible 1,000 points in J.D. Power’s study, which was based on a survey of more than 6,000 investors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2022
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks

The Finra penalty included a fine of $200,000 and restitution to clients of $498,000 plus interest.

By Bruce Kelly
How do you keep client risk tolerance stable as markets gyrate?
OPINION NOV 23, 2022
How do you keep client risk tolerance stable as markets gyrate?

Counterintuitively, advisers can instill a sense of calm in clients and attract new clients to the firm by inviting a risk-focused conversation into the room.

By Aaron Klein
Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2022
Loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s on the rise

The portion of savers taking money from their retirement accounts for hardships spiked 24% in the 12 months through Sept. 30.

By Bloomberg
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 23, 2022
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL

The St. Louis-based bank is moving its wealth management business, with 30 advisers and $4.4 billion in assets, to LPL's platform.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case
RIA NEWS NOV 22, 2022
Goldman Sachs to pay $4 million SEC penalty in ESG fund case

The regulator claims Goldman's asset management unit failed to properly weigh environmental, social and governance factors in some investment products.

By Bloomberg
DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
DOL's final ESG rule puts an end to Trump administration restrictions

The new rule frees retirement plan advisers to incorporate risk and return factors associated with climate change and other ESG investment alternatives.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 22, 2022
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'

Meanwhile, LPL is launching an effort to pursue wealthier clients.

By Bruce Kelly
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in

The FTX breakdown is convenient for plan fiduciaries who were struggling with the prudence of permitting crypto within an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

By Gregg Greenberg
Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill
WIREHOUSES NOV 21, 2022
Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill

The two advisers are based in the firm’s Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, office

By InvestmentNews
Sen. Tester concerned about impact of SEC climate rules on farmers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 21, 2022
Sen. Tester concerned about impact of SEC climate rules on farmers

The Montana Democrat's pushback gives a bipartisan tenor to ESG skepticism that so far has been voiced loudly by Republicans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms
RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2022
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms

The firm is introducing an effort to buy minority stakes in the financial advisory firms that use its brokerage and RIA services.

By Bruce Kelly
OneDigital acquires Minnesota benefits firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2022
OneDigital acquires Minnesota benefits firm

Brainerd-based Fiducia Benefits Group offers a full suite of employee benefits solutions specializing in large group, self-insured, and customized benefit plans.

By InvestmentNews