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Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators
FINTECH MAR 28, 2022
Robinhood debuts debit card after settling with state regulators

The Menlo Park, California-based company announced a new debit card last week, complete with a spare change investing feature, after reaching a settlement with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation over lax oversight and service outages.

By Sean Allocca
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2022
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios

The giant fund manager will oversee liquid fixed-income and private placement assets for the insurance company.

By InvestmentNews
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus
WIREHOUSES MAR 28, 2022
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus

Competitors, who couldn’t figure out how Morgan Stanley was bidding for block trades at such tight discounts, are now swapping 'I told you so’s.'

By Bloomberg
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2022
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires

The tax, dubbed the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax by the White House, would hit both the income and unrealized gains of U.S. households worth more than $100 million.

By Bloomberg
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2022
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser

The talk show host is pushing back against Wells Fargo in a fight for control over her accounts.

By Bruce Kelly
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US

Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners announced the acquisition of Beta+ this week and plan to use the tech to enhance wealth management firms they already own.

By Sean Allocca
HSA assets hit $100 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud
OPINION MAR 25, 2022
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud

Seniors lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial scams and other forms of elder abuse, and as baby boomers continue to age, this already staggering figure is sure to rise.

By Dale Brown
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform
FINTECH MAR 24, 2022
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform

The initiative was originally launched with existing technology in 2020 and through a partnership with InvestCloud, is now ready to onboard new clients.

By Sean Allocca
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2022
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra expels Alpine Securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2022
Finra expels Alpine Securities

A Finra hearing panel also ordered the Salt-Lake City broker-dealer to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

By Bloomberg
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists

When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.

By Bloomberg
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement

More than half of investors expect inflation to increase this year, and 61% think the combination of low rates and rising price pressures will make it tougher to create a retirement income stream.

By InvestmentNews
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

By Sean Allocca
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2022
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas

Sullivan Financial’s Tom Sullivan had been affiliated with LPL for 24 years.

By InvestmentNews