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4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients
OPINION JUL 06, 2021
4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients

Financial preparedness is only a piece of the equation; clients must understand the impact retirement will have on every part of their lives.

By Beau Henderson
AMG acquiring $47 billion ESG manager Parnassus
ESG JUL 06, 2021
AMG acquiring $47 billion ESG manager Parnassus

Parnassus Investments will continue to operate independently with CEO and CIO remaining in place.

By InvestmentNews
Failure to supervise risky ETF sales costs Sanctuary $530,000
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2021
Failure to supervise risky ETF sales costs Sanctuary $530,000

The Indianapolis-based firm, formerly David A. Noyes & Co., agrees to censure, a fine and restitution.

By InvestmentNews
Schlichter suit against Northwestern goes to Supreme Court
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2021
Schlichter suit against Northwestern goes to Supreme Court

The defendants succeeded in getting the case dismissed in 2018 at the district court level, a decision that was upheld by an appellate court in March 2020.

By Emile Hallez
ETF inflows on track to shatter 2020 record
RIAS JUL 06, 2021
ETF inflows on track to shatter 2020 record

Flows into exchange-traded funds have been unprecedented this year, even against the backdrop of a record 2020. Despite market valuations and inflation threats, financial advisers are keeping the pedal to the metal.

By Jeff Benjamin
Time's running out for a mega qualified charitable distribution!
IRA ALERT JUL 06, 2021
Time's running out for a mega qualified charitable distribution!

2021 is the last year your clients can use their retirement funds for unlimited charitable giving as a result of provisions in recent tax laws.

By Ed Slott
Schwab’s $200 million charge puts focus on robo-advisers
FINTECH JUL 05, 2021
Schwab’s $200 million charge puts focus on robo-advisers

As robos have become increasingly popular, their automated investing choices have come under greater scrutiny.

By Bloomberg
Increasing retail investor access to private markets gains bipartisan support
ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2021
Increasing retail investor access to private markets gains bipartisan support

Legislation introduced by Reps. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would lift restrictions on closed-end funds' investments in unregistered securities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sageview, Hub snap up retirement plan consultants
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2021
Sageview, Hub snap up retirement plan consultants

The deal to buy Arizona- and Southern California-based MJM401k adds 100 retirement plans and eight employees to SageView.

By Emile Hallez
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15
RIAS JUL 02, 2021
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15

The $250 billion RIA aggregator is adding Sonora Investment Management in Tucson, Arizona, and Collins Investment Group in Rockville, Maryland.

By Jeff Benjamin
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers

How can the financial advice industry know whether its attempts to hire more women, Blacks, Latinos and Asians are working if there is no accurate, unified measure of success or failure?

By Bruce Kelly
Robinhood readies initial public offering for liftoff
FINTECH JUL 02, 2021
Robinhood readies initial public offering for liftoff

The same week that Finra levied a record $70 million penalty against the online trading app, Robinhood filed for an IPO Thursday, becoming one of the year's most high-profile listings.

By Bloomberg
Schwab to take $200 million charge on SEC investigation
FINTECH JUL 02, 2021
Schwab to take $200 million charge on SEC investigation

The company said the SEC is looking at disclosures around the Schwab Intelligent Portfolios product, which had $64 billion in client assets at the end of March.

By Bloomberg
Introducing DACFP, a new partner of InvestmentNews
OPINION JUL 02, 2021
Introducing DACFP, a new partner of InvestmentNews

Together, DACFP and InvestmentNews will be providing subscribers with content and educational opportunities to increase your knowledge about blockchain and digital assets, and access to the product and service providers in that ecosystem, so you can give investors the advice, products and services they need.

By Ric Edelman
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management
RIAS JUL 01, 2021
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management

The deal adds to what is already a record-breaking pace of consolidation in the RIA space, with 100 deals announced in the first six months of 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2021
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers

Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., say proxy votes by BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors promote 'left-leaning' ESG priorities over investment returns

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees

The SEC launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Seldom-used 401(k) brokerage windows being reviewed by DOL
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2021
Seldom-used 401(k) brokerage windows being reviewed by DOL

The DOL could issue guidance “to ensure that plan participants and beneficiaries with access to a brokerage window are adequately informed and protected under ERISA."

By Emile Hallez
LPL enhances model portfolio tool
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
LPL enhances model portfolio tool

The new feature on the IBD's platform lets advisers use a variety of models within a client's portfolio,

By InvestmentNews
Energy, financials, real estate sectors riding inflation wave
EQUITIES JUL 01, 2021
Energy, financials, real estate sectors riding inflation wave

Investors are betting that fiscal and monetary policies will continue to fuel inflationary pressures.

By Jeff Benjamin