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Do clients want to invest in sustainability? You're asking the wrong questions
OPINION JAN 03, 2023
Do clients want to invest in sustainability? You're asking the wrong questions

It isn't just a matter of identifying clients who are interested, but of removing whatever obstacle is keeping them from investing.

By Samantha Lamas
VanEck liquidates two Russia ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 30, 2022
VanEck liquidates two Russia ETFs

Trading in the funds had ceased following Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February.

By Bloomberg
Can the 60/40 portfolio stage a comeback in 2023?
EQUITIES DEC 28, 2022
Can the 60/40 portfolio stage a comeback in 2023?

The allocation that's supposed to hedge against both assets dropping simultaneously didn't pan out in 2022, with an index tracking a 60/40 mix down about 17% for the year.

By Bloomberg
Big US banks score $1 trillion in profit in a decade
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 27, 2022
Big US banks score $1 trillion in profit in a decade

The record haul for the six big banks occurred as volatility juiced trading hauls, investment bankers rode a dealmaking boom and Donald Trump boosted bottom lines by slashing taxes.

By Bloomberg
B-D SPAC deal takes shape; Larry Roth to have lead role
BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2022
B-D SPAC deal takes shape; Larry Roth to have lead role

When aggregator Wentworth Management Services goes public by merging with a SPAC, Kingswood, sometime in the next few months, industry veteran Roth will serve as chairman.

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security expert starts phased retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2022
Social Security expert starts phased retirement

Mary Beth Franklin, who launched her final career phase as a weekly columnist in 2012, will continue writing a monthly column for InvestmentNews.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra dings Morgan Stanley $802,000 for overcharging clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2022
Finra dings Morgan Stanley $802,000 for overcharging clients

Morgan Stanley was penalized for failing to catch excess sales charges and fees from mutual fund transactions between 2015 to 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
Top InvestmentNews website search terms in 2022
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 23, 2022
Top InvestmentNews website search terms in 2022

Take a look at what was on InvestmentNews readers’ minds over the past 12 months.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisers anticipate retirement-planning flexibility SECURE 2.0 offers
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2022
Advisers anticipate retirement-planning flexibility SECURE 2.0 offers

On first glance at the comprehensive legislation, increasing the RMD age and boosting catch-up contributions are popular.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra
ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2022
Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra

Using white out and other means, the rep doctored client financial information disclosure forms, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Kingswood recruits 15 financial advisers in fourth quarter
RIAS DEC 22, 2022
Kingswood recruits 15 financial advisers in fourth quarter

The additions bring 2022 total recruitment to 21 advisers who supervise more than $943 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69
ETFS DEC 22, 2022
ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69

She earned the nickname 'SPDR Woman' for her work on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which State Street Corp. introduced in 1993.

By Bloomberg
An InvestmentNews salute to the ‘Notorious MBF’
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2022
An InvestmentNews salute to the ‘Notorious MBF’

InvestmentNews subscribers have been able to count on Mary Beth Franklin’s weekly column for intelligent and compassionate answers.

By Gregg Greenberg
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2022
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives

GWG was a 'classic Ponzi scheme,' according to a group representing investors.

By Bruce Kelly
Omnibus includes index-linked annuities legislation, other stocking stuffers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2022
Omnibus includes index-linked annuities legislation, other stocking stuffers

Several policies that affect advisers — in addition to the SECURE 2.0 retirement-savings bill — catch ride on last vehicle moving through Congress this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS ushers in $220 million Wells Fargo rep
RIAS DEC 21, 2022
UBS ushers in $220 million Wells Fargo rep

Garth Allan, who joins the firm in Newport Beach, California, delivers personalized investment planning and comprehensive wealth management advice.

By InvestmentNews
5 secrets of savvy philanthropists
OPINION DEC 20, 2022
5 secrets of savvy philanthropists

Here’s a look at strategies that today’s advisers are using to enhance the charitable giving of their clients and their foundations.

By Josh Stamer
Accountability for inclusion ratchets up with JPMorgan critique, Knight Foundation report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 20, 2022
Accountability for inclusion ratchets up with JPMorgan critique, Knight Foundation report

Transparency isn't always clear, especially when critics take issue with the way companies calculate accountability.

By Joanne Cleaver
Blow by compliance while the competition dithers
OPINION DEC 20, 2022
Blow by compliance while the competition dithers

Instead of viewing compliance as an obstacle, look at it as an opportunity to create messages that reach, influence and persuade more people than ever to pay you to build their wealth.

By Peter Daniels and Dustin Siggins
Lawmakers include SECURE 2.0 in federal spending bill headed toward approval
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2022
Lawmakers include SECURE 2.0 in federal spending bill headed toward approval

The measure contains 92 retirement savings provisions — including increasing the RMD age, raising catch-up limits and expanding automatic enrollment — that give Republicans, Democrats and the financial industry plenty to love.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.