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Fidelity International to halve CO2 in portfolio by 2030
ESG OCT 26, 2021
Fidelity International to halve CO2 in portfolio by 2030

The London-based firm, which manages more than $785 billion, plans to give portfolio companies time to adopt to its tougher CO2 requirements.

By Bloomberg
New clients are the key to your practice's value
OPINION OCT 26, 2021
New clients are the key to your practice's value

Once the market hits another prolonged downturn, those advisers with no organic growth will see a precipitous decline in the values of their firms.

By Scott Hanson
UBS considers changes to global family office unit
WIREHOUSES OCT 26, 2021
UBS considers changes to global family office unit

The bank is responding to internal wrangling about how the profits from the unit that deals with some of its richest clients are shared between its wealth management and investment management businesses.

By Bloomberg
UBS to start digital wealth manager in the US
FINTECH OCT 26, 2021
UBS to start digital wealth manager in the US

The new service, scheduled to begin sometime next year, will service customers with between $250,000 and $2 million in assets, a group that UBS hasn't previously targeted in a meaningful way.

By Bloomberg
Succession planning requires a plan
OPINION OCT 26, 2021
Succession planning requires a plan

Bring on a junior adviser at least five to seven years prior to retirement, to give both the adviser and clients time to acclimate to the role and those important relationships.

By Emily Woodson
Taking a pass on troublesome clients
OPINION OCT 25, 2021
Taking a pass on troublesome clients

It’s not easy to tell which prospects are going to pose problems — but it’s definitely easier to say no to a prospect than to terminate a client later.

By Michael Broad
DOL delays fiduciary rule enforcement until February
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2021
DOL delays fiduciary rule enforcement until February

The Labor Department is giving the financial industry the additional breathing room it had sought to prepare for the new regulation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Early retirement surging as a result of Covid, research finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2021
Early retirement surging as a result of Covid, research finds

About 3 million people retired earlier than they likely had planned as a result of the Covid environment, according to a report by a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

By Emile Hallez
UBS rep managing $265 million joins LPL
BROKER DEALERS OCT 25, 2021
UBS rep managing $265 million joins LPL

David Winchell is setting up his own firm, Winchell Financial Group, in Las Vegas.

By InvestmentNews
Managing your clients' expectations around Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2021
Managing your clients' expectations around Social Security

Don’t let clients sabotage their retirement plans because of fears about the program’s finances. Advisers can help clients put trust fund solvency woes into perspective.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Addepar buys AdvisorPeak
FINTECH OCT 22, 2021
Addepar buys AdvisorPeak

The acquisition adds portfolio rebalancing and trading to the Addepar platform.

By InvestmentNews
RBC lands Merrill Lynch rep managing $800 million
ADVISOR MOVES OCT 22, 2021
RBC lands Merrill Lynch rep managing $800 million

Stephen P. McGovern, who joined Merrill in 2009, makes the move in Stuart, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch trio managing $890 million moves to UBS
WIREHOUSES OCT 22, 2021
Merrill Lynch trio managing $890 million moves to UBS

The veteran advisers and three associates make the switch in midtown Manhattan

By InvestmentNews
New York State mandates auto-IRA plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2021
New York State mandates auto-IRA plan

Private-sector employers that don't offer a retirement plan are now required to enroll workers in the state's program.

By InvestmentNews
Wirehouse CEOs muse about RIAs and competition
RIAS OCT 22, 2021
Wirehouse CEOs muse about RIAs and competition

James Gorman of Morgan Stanley and Charlie Scharf of Wells Fargo both took time during their earnings conference calls to share some thoughts about their RIA competitors.

By Bruce Kelly
FeeX gets more business from RIAs for 401(k) service
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2021
FeeX gets more business from RIAs for 401(k) service

Carson Group is the latest to sign up for the three-year-old service that lets advisers allocate assets in held-away accounts like 401(k)s. It is compliance-friendly and secure, the firm says.

By Emile Hallez
Bitcoin-linked ETFs attract record assets with strategy designed for traders
RIAS OCT 22, 2021
Bitcoin-linked ETFs attract record assets with strategy designed for traders

The futures-based access to cryptocurrencies has been described as better than nothing by investors. But, financial advisers might have trouble managing client expectations.

By Jeff Benjamin
Evolving investor education in the age of meme stocks
OPINION OCT 22, 2021
Evolving investor education in the age of meme stocks

The deluge of information available about investing has driven many young people to gravitate toward the largest, loudest and most popular financial influencers on various message boards and online video channels.

By Dale Brown
Regulators warn climate change poses threat to financial stability
ESG OCT 22, 2021
Regulators warn climate change poses threat to financial stability

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led the panel of top federal regulators that issued the report on climate change, including tentative recommendations for how agencies should begin preparing to contain the risk.

By Bloomberg
Tax hikes could fall away as Democrats shrink Build Back Better bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2021
Tax hikes could fall away as Democrats shrink Build Back Better bill

But an executive at Schwab says increasing the top capital gains rate and lowering the estate tax exemption could make it into a compromise measure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.