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Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA
RIAS SEP 14, 2021
Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA

NorthCoast Asset Management will become part of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Connectus Wealth Advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions

The agreement will help Morgan Stanley at Work deliver services to small-business retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service

T. Rowe Price and National Benefit Services join Captrust in providing the program, which offers an alternative to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans.

By InvestmentNews
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems
OPINION SEP 14, 2021
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems

Such arrangements are often structured in ways that misalign the interests of the buyers and sellers, and they can be highly divisive.

By Scott Hanson
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners
RIAS SEP 14, 2021
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners

The Canadian firm continues to gobble up U.S. wealth managers; its latest deal expands its presence in the San Francisco Bay area.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 13, 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs

With the two most recent conversions, the firm boasts nine exchange-traded funds with about $40 billion in assets.

By Bloomberg
Advisers express relief at tax increases proposed in budget bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
Advisers express relief at tax increases proposed in budget bill

The House Ways and Means proposal does not include taxing unrealized capital gains on inherited assets and the hike it suggests in the capital gains tax rate is not nearly as big as some feared.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Lawsuit over 401(k) fees, active target-date series fails
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Lawsuit over 401(k) fees, active target-date series fails

Comparing actively managed funds on the plan menu to index funds that were available was not an ideal comparison, according to the court.

By Emile Hallez
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 13, 2021
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!

What the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle can teach us about communicating a fiduciary standard of care.

By Don Trone
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2021
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential

The company's shares are expected to begin regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 20.

By InvestmentNews
Inflation expectations hit 4% among consumers, Fed says
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 13, 2021
Inflation expectations hit 4% among consumers, Fed says

Consumers' medium-term outlook for inflation rose to the highest level seen since the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began its survey series in 2013.

By Bloomberg
Annuities are now a big business for PE firms
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Annuities are now a big business for PE firms

Private equity firms' insurance companies accounted for more than 40% of all indexed annuity sales industrywide during the second quarter.

By Emile Hallez
Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds

The funds are most popular with younger plan participants; 62% of those in their 20s hold the funds, compared with 50% of those in their 60s.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo duo managing $305 million goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS SEP 13, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $305 million goes indie with LPL

David Crossan and John Stephens Jr. set up shop in Manahawkin and Manchester on the New Jersey shore.

By InvestmentNews
Democrats slim Biden tax plan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
Democrats slim Biden tax plan

In an attempt to appeal to moderates, House Democrats have proposed a package of tax increases that would raise the top rate on capital gains from 20% to 25%, instead of the 39.6% that Biden proposed.

By Bloomberg
20 years of resilience
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
20 years of resilience

The financial sector is in a much better place than it was 20 years ago, thanks to proactive safeguards that were put in place to protect the assets of millions of investors in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

By InvestmentNews
Ruppert to succeed Havlik as Finra’s supervision chief
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2021
Ruppert to succeed Havlik as Finra’s supervision chief

Bari Havlik, who's retiring, created a single national examination and risk monitoring program during her stint as Finra's top cop.

By InvestmentNews
How online trading apps are changing the market
FINTECH SEP 10, 2021
How online trading apps are changing the market

The 6 million people who downloaded trading apps in January alone represent a new breed of retail investor that is younger, earns a lower income and is more racially diverse than any investment cohort the industry has seen.

By Sean Allocca
Wells Fargo taps senior female executive for new wealth management role
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 10, 2021
Wells Fargo taps senior female executive for new wealth management role

Heather Hunt-Ruddy previously held the role of head of business development and is remembered by some financial advisers for an apt analogy about Tater Tots.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo fined $250 million over consumer missteps
WIREHOUSES SEP 10, 2021
Wells Fargo fined $250 million over consumer missteps

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cited deficiencies in the bank's home-lending business and said it violated a 2018 order tied to past problems.

By Bloomberg