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Mana Money School spreads the wealth
OPINION APR 12, 2021
Mana Money School spreads the wealth

Mana Money School offers bite-sized lessons that cover core topics in personal finance, introducing the basics of wealth management.

By Cristina Livadary
Ameriprise to buy BMO asset management unit
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2021
Ameriprise to buy BMO asset management unit

The deal to purchase the Bank of Montreal's Europe, Middle East and Africa asset management unit will bring $124 billion in AUM.

By Bloomberg
Preparing for higher taxes
OPINION APR 12, 2021
Preparing for higher taxes

Tax-related advice is one of the few areas where advisory expertise so clearly and quickly shows its worth.

By InvestmentNews
How 403bwise.org provides financial education to K-12 employees
OPINION APR 09, 2021
How 403bwise.org provides financial education to K-12 employees

The 403(b) and the 457(b) are defined-contribution plans. This makes financial education on these plans critical.

By Dan Otter
Columbia, IBM settle 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2021
Columbia, IBM settle 401(k) lawsuits

Plaintiffs alleged that IBM failed in its fiduciary duty to participants by not protecting them from stock losses that resulted from an unprofitable chip manufacturing unit.

By Emile Hallez
Bitcoin specialist NYDIG raises $100 million
FINTECH APR 09, 2021
Bitcoin specialist NYDIG raises $100 million

Property and casualty insurers join life and annuity investors already backing the company.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2021
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James

OSJ Boston Harbor adds two indie teams, as well as advisers from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

By InvestmentNews
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks
OPINION APR 09, 2021
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks

A recent academic paper argues that large shocks like the pandemic undermine feelings of financial security. This raises the question of what financial planners can learn from the pandemic to help their clients better prepare for the next shock.

By Kevin R. Keller
What investors should know about the sustainability revolution
OPINION APR 09, 2021
What investors should know about the sustainability revolution

The impact of addressing sustainable issues, from climate change to racial and social justice, has become a compelling investment case and, just as important, not factoring in these issues represents an investment risk.

By Brent Newcomb
SEC to Wall Street: SPACs aren’t a way around securities laws
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 08, 2021
SEC to Wall Street: SPACs aren’t a way around securities laws

Claims that promoters face less legal liability than a traditional public offering are “uncertain at best,” a top SEC official said in a statement.

By Bloomberg
Goldman secrecy on harassment claims faces challenge
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 08, 2021
Goldman secrecy on harassment claims faces challenge

Goldman faces a vote at its annual meeting later this month on whether it should publish a report on how its mandatory-arbitration policy impacts employees and workplace culture.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet acquires fintech Harvest Savings
FINTECH APR 08, 2021
Envestnet acquires fintech Harvest Savings

Envestnet now owns Harvest's technology, including its automated micro-savings and digital account opening tools.

By Nicole Casperson
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
Archegos implosion could lead to family-office regulation

Assessing the murky family-office world presents challenges, such as sorting out the different types. The SEC had targeted family office oversight for review this year even before the Archegos blowup.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy

UBS has been hit with a rash of arbitration claims over strategies investors say damaged them, and most recently it saw a wave of investor complaints over Puerto Rico bonds and bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Hub acquires Plan Sponsor Consultants
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2021
Hub acquires Plan Sponsor Consultants

The acquisition gives Hub another $2.4 billion in assets under management.

By InvestmentNews
Reform needed to improve teachers’ retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
Reform needed to improve teachers’ retirement plans

The problem is largely a result of the multivendor systems common in teachers’ supplemental retirement plans. Brokers descend on unsophisticated teachers at work and sometimes at home, mostly offering high-priced annuities.

By Fred Barstein
States picking up annuity best-interest standard
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
States picking up annuity best-interest standard

Recently, Nebraska, Idaho and North Dakota passed rules matching NAIC’s standard, joining other states on the roster: Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan and Rhode Island.

By Emile Hallez
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members

The trade group says its members could save as much as 50% over the cost of health coverage on the open market.

By InvestmentNews
Wall Street sidesteps Georgia election reform debate
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 07, 2021
Wall Street sidesteps Georgia election reform debate

Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines — both headquartered in Atlanta — have come out against the bill, as have many other corporations. That has drawn backlash from Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
AdvicePay launches tool for enterprise oversight
FINTECH APR 07, 2021
AdvicePay launches tool for enterprise oversight

AdvicePay, the payment tool co-founded by Michael Kitces, is trying to make it easier for large advisory firms to adopt different fee models.

By Nicole Casperson