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Team managing $1.3 billion at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUN 21, 2021
Team managing $1.3 billion at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL

The six-adviser group led by Larry Boggs is forming Boggs & Co. Wealth Management in Cumberland, Maryland.

By InvestmentNews
Berthel Fischer sees sharp decline in commissions, turns to building RIA
RIAS JUN 21, 2021
Berthel Fischer sees sharp decline in commissions, turns to building RIA

Revenues have dropped sharply, by as much as 40%, at the broker-dealer over the past seven years as the industry moved away from commissions on alternative investments to recurring revenue from managed money products.

By Bruce Kelly
Orion adds behavioral finance to its adviser tech
FINTECH JUN 21, 2021
Orion adds behavioral finance to its adviser tech

Orion rolls out the first tech tool that incorporates its merger with Brinker Capital and its acquisition of risk management software HiddenLevers. The tool helps firms understand investors' emotional reactions to market volatility.

By Nicole Casperson
Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2021
Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter

The $53 billion in assets flowing into tax-exempt municipal bond funds so far this year have already exceeded the inflows for all of last year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Former Morgan Stanley traders turn crypto startup into unicorn
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2021
Former Morgan Stanley traders turn crypto startup into unicorn

Amber Group raised $100 million from investors in a Series B fundraising, boosting its valuation to $1 billion. Investors included DCM Ventures and Tiger Global Management.

By Bloomberg
Supreme Court gives Goldman chance to end shareholder suit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2021
Supreme Court gives Goldman chance to end shareholder suit

The justices set aside a federal appeals court ruling in a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders by masking conflicts of interest related to mortgage-backed securities it sold. Goldman argued the case made it too easy for shareholders to press class-action fraud suits.

By Bloomberg
A tireless retirement team
OPINION JUN 21, 2021
A tireless retirement team

Retirement is a beat that’s covered extensively by InvestmentNews, and this week's edition is no exception.

By Paul Curcio
There’s no room for crypto in employee 401(k) plans
OPINION JUN 21, 2021
There’s no room for crypto in employee 401(k) plans

Digital assets are slowly being accepted by big financial firms, but given the critical role that 401(k)s play in building Americans’ retirement savings, the plans should be one of the last places to sign up for crypto.

By InvestmentNews
How high can RIA valuations go?
RIAS JUN 21, 2021
How high can RIA valuations go?

From pixie dust to private equity, myriad factors have contributed to the historic M&A surge in the space — with no end in sight.

By Bruce Kelly
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
Rhode Island enacts financial literacy legislation

The state’s students will receive personal finance education before graduating from high school.

By InvestmentNews
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2021
ESG funds in Europe hit record $1.4 trillion in 2020

Sustainable products made up more than 50% of all European fund assets last year.

By Bloomberg
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?

Much like 401(k)s, 403(b) plans have very little explicit consideration for environmental, social and governance criteria. An estimated 1% of plan assets are in ESG funds.

By Emile Hallez
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year
BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2021
Insurance-focused B-D received $550,400 PPP loan last year

The sum, received by The Leaders Group Inc., appears to be in the middle range of government loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief.

By Bruce Kelly
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare
ESG JUN 18, 2021
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare

Industries from glass to steel to autos are being left with little choice but to change how they make products and ultimately what they sell. The technical hurdles and investment involved mean it’s going to cost much more.

By Bloomberg
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
U.S. sues to block Aon’s $30 billion Willis Towers deal

The Justice Department says the deal, which would create the world's largest insurance brokerage, is anticompetitive.

By Bloomberg
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels
ESG JUN 18, 2021
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels

New law will require Maine treasury and giant pension fund to dump coal, oil and gas holdings by 2026.

By Bloomberg
Looking through the eyes of another
OPINION JUN 18, 2021
Looking through the eyes of another

Empathy is a good beginning, but it needs to be accompanied by action.

By Lee Baker
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo

The banks told U.S. employees they'll receive a floating paid day off to mark the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., which President Biden signed into law Thursday.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC

The four-adviser Seidler Cattich group is joining the firm in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2021
SEC charges Miami adviser, firm with cherry-picking

Ramiro Jose Sugranes of UCB Financial allegedly steered profitable trades to accounts controlled by his relatives.

By InvestmentNews