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Is Reg BI working? It depends on how you read Finra's report
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2022
Is Reg BI working? It depends on how you read Finra's report

Now that the broker standard of conduct has been in force for 20 months, the debate over its effectiveness is intensifying.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Betterment a potential target after Wealthfront deal
FINTECH FEB 16, 2022
Betterment a potential target after Wealthfront deal

The New York-based robo-adviser, which landed its largest capital funding round to date in September, for a valuation of $1.3 billion, could now have a significant bull's-eye on its back for potential buyers.

By Sean Allocca
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2022
There’s a portrait of Jamie Dimon hanging in JPMorgan’s metaverse lounge

Blockchain unit Onyx set up the lounge as it released a paper on how businesses can explore opportunities in the metaverse.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe
EQUITIES FEB 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley banker faces block-trading probe

The SEC and the Justice Department are looking at how bankers, including those at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, work with hedge funds to carry out stock sales big enough to send prices tumbling.

By Bloomberg
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Flat-fee annuity for RIAs adds more investment choices

DFA and Midland National are working with RetireOne on its contingent deferred annuity, which launched last October.

By InvestmentNews
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2022
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm

Sarasota-based Generations Wealth Planning is led by a father-and-son team, Rob and Kevin Lyons.

By InvestmentNews
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2022
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions

It's the agency's second round of Form CRS compliance cases. The SEC is encouraging firms to self-report delinquencies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ex-broker with career at failed firms gets 7 years for tech scheme
FINTECH FEB 15, 2022
Ex-broker with career at failed firms gets 7 years for tech scheme

Isaac Grossman hopped from firm to firm over his 13 years in the securities industry, and eventually was permanently barred from acting as a broker by Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2022
Average costs for 401(k) plans decline by 0.03%

Small plans still bear higher fees than large plans, according to a book that compiles data on retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
ISS adds service for ESG standards
FINTECH FEB 15, 2022
ISS adds service for ESG standards

ISS ESG Labels & Standards Solutions aims to help asset managers keep track of standards.

By InvestmentNews
Succession and simplicity
OPINION FEB 15, 2022
Succession and simplicity

The more unique or specialized an adviser's practice is, the less marketable it is to potential buyers.

By Scott Hanson
Breaking away was the hardest thing we've ever done. And we’d do it again
OPINION FEB 15, 2022
Breaking away was the hardest thing we've ever done. And we’d do it again

You have one chance to show clients why you started your own firm, and most importantly, how they will be better off.

By Renee Wahl
Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2022
Hackers snagged $36 million in cryptocurrency in breach of IRA Financial

Company has launched investigation and contacted law enforcement because Bitcoin and Ethereum were snatched from IRA users on Feb. 8.

By Bloomberg
Finra arbitrators rule in Credit Suisse’s favor in deferred comp case
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2022
Finra arbitrators rule in Credit Suisse’s favor in deferred comp case

The win follows several losses for Credit Suisse on similar actions brought by former brokers who say they were denied pay when the firm shut down its U.S. private bank.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Fintech raises $5.1 million to expand annuity platform for 401(k)s

Major insurers including Allianz Life, Franklin Templeton and Pacific Life are joining a venture firm in backing San Francisco-based Micruity.

By InvestmentNews
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment

Investors are piling into exchange-traded products that offer exposure to companies jockeying to create virtual realities.

By Sean Allocca
Shariah robo-adviser charged, penalized by SEC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2022
Shariah robo-adviser charged, penalized by SEC

The robo RIA, Wahed Invest, misled its clients about its proprietary funds, according to the SEC.

By Bruce Kelly
Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'
RIA NEWS FEB 14, 2022
Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'

The $104 billion Chicago-based aggregator is going after a Seattle adviser for taking clients with him when he left a year ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
Despite pandemic, defined-contribution plan participants kept saving in 2021
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2022
Despite pandemic, defined-contribution plan participants kept saving in 2021

Through the first three quarters of 2021, only 1.2% stopped contributing to DC plans, ICI data finds.

By InvestmentNews
BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
BlockFi to pay $100 million to SEC, states

The cryptocurrency platform agreed to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators that it sold a crypto lending product that it hadn't registered with the SEC.

By InvestmentNews