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Envestnet rolls out Trust Services Exchange
FINTECH FEB 26, 2021
Envestnet rolls out Trust Services Exchange

Envestnet advisers can manage trust and estate planning accounts for their clients thanks to an API integration with Trucendent

By Nicole Casperson
SEC isn’t dropping the hammer yet in Reg BI exams
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 25, 2021
SEC isn’t dropping the hammer yet in Reg BI exams

An SEC official indicated reviews are still meant more to help firms comply with Reg BI than to punish them for violations of the rule. But it's a good idea to document recommendations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Use this philanthropic giving tool for impact investing
OPINION FEB 25, 2021
Use this philanthropic giving tool for impact investing

Donor advised funds can be used to support increasingly popular impact investing.

By Gary White
Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says

Just 2.3% of participants in defined-contribution plans stopped contributing to the plan in 2020 amid the pandemic.

By InvestmentNews
Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement

More than half are seriously considering leaving the profession or retiring early. A third of those thinking about leaving for other fields were tenured professors.

By Emile Hallez
JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive

Duckett succeeds Roger Ferguson Jr., who had announced his plans to retire. She was most recently CEO of Chase Consumer Banking.

By Bloomberg
Finra censures, fines Securities America $125,000
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 25, 2021
Finra censures, fines Securities America $125,000

Regulator says the firm caused recruits to take nonpublic personal client information.

By InvestmentNews
Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers
OPINION FEB 24, 2021
Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers

Data suggest that the adoption of the SEC’s vague Regulation Best Interest and the abandonment of a strengthened DOL standard for retirement accounts have already cost savers billions of dollars in lost returns.

By Ethan Schwartz
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2021
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC

The agency's corporate finance group will focus on climate in their reviews of corporate filings, the regulator announced Wednesday.

By Bloomberg
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2021
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers

Cetera is offering a standard range of transition money to Voya's 900 advisers while LPL is flexing its muscle, according to several market sources.

By Bruce Kelly
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech
FINTECH FEB 24, 2021
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech

SPAC deals are dominating the market as a convenient shortcut that allows fintechs to go public without the hassles involved in pursuing an initial public offering.

By Nicole Casperson
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing

Walsh says he will tell EBSA to reexamine the regulation, which an expert says has led to ESG products being taken off of retirement plan platforms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2021
$1.8 billion mutual fund halts redemptions over alleged fraud

The manager of the Infinity Q liquid alt fund was fired after being accused of fudging asset values. The fund could not value its assets for purposes of calculating its net asset value.

By Jeff Benjamin
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds

Annual Allianz retirement study found earlier retirement, more strained personal finances

By InvestmentNews
Who is your 401(k) client?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Who is your 401(k) client?

Retirement plan advisers have to choose one client over the interest of others – and that affects the services they provide, their fiduciary responsibilities and profitability.

By Fred Barstein
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation

Retirees in the pension plan of Philips North America will receive the same monthly benefit.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements

The agency includes new fact sheets that target different age groups and special situations, such as eligibility for benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting
OPINION FEB 23, 2021
Navigating the blurring lines between M&A and recruiting

The competition for high-quality advisers and advisory firms, combined with an insatiable thirst for growth, is creating more choices for advisers as to both whom they partner with and how they choose to structure that relationship.

By Larry Roth and Jeff Nash
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2021
State regulators probe whether investors get money’s worth from subscription fees

State regulators have been expressing concern that new fee structures sometimes don’t align with services provided. The issue will continue to be a priority this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says

Most of the new PEPs clients have not previously offered a retirement plan to their employees, often because of the administrative burden of setting up a 401(k).

By Emile Hallez