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Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians
RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians

Opening its own broker-dealer gives the firm room to recruit advisers who don't hold RIA assets at Raymond James.

By Bruce Kelly
Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey
FINTECH MAY 28, 2021
Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey

Investors are curious about crypto and meme stocks, but most advisers say that clients do not understand the volatility of these investments.

By Nicole Casperson
Texas legislature passes anti-ESG bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
Texas legislature passes anti-ESG bill

If the governor signs the bill, the state's six public pension funds would be prohibited from investing in financial products that boycott energy companies.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman wins exemption from Labor Department's pension overseer
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
Goldman wins exemption from Labor Department's pension overseer

The Employee Benefits Security Administration gives the firm a green light to oversee retirement plan assets despite its 1MDB misdeeds

By InvestmentNews
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip
RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip

The total number of advisory firms with a fee-only model has risen 20% since 2019, according to an analysis of the latest data from the SEC.

By Devin McGinley
The unified managed household and the future of advice delivery
OPINION MAY 28, 2021
The unified managed household and the future of advice delivery

How a UMH improves financial outcomes for investors, advisers and firms, and why it’s important to determine the optimal series of 'next best actions.'

By Jack Sharry
Robinhood loses bid to halt enforcement of Massachusetts fiduciary rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 28, 2021
Robinhood loses bid to halt enforcement of Massachusetts fiduciary rule

The online trading app sued to overturn the state's fiduciary rule after Massachusetts accused Robinhood of manipulating customers.

By Bloomberg
Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2021
Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion

The budget will assume the increase in the top capital gains tax rate to 43.4% that Biden has proposed will be effective retroactive to late April.

By Bloomberg
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions

The bills amend the Investment Advisers Act and federal retirement law to promote sustainable investing. The document must describe the factors advisers use in making investment decisions and they must 'align with an ESG framework'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes

Two impending hikes that would boost premiums for existing CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance customers by 90% make coverage hard to justify, one policyholder said.

By Emile Hallez
Democratic-led SEC lets investors determine ESG materiality
ESG MAY 27, 2021
Democratic-led SEC lets investors determine ESG materiality

The agency likely will propose disclosure rules and has already outlined compliance shortfalls, according to experts at the InvestmentNews Global ESG Summit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James
RIAS MAY 27, 2021
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James

An aggregator with close to 50 deals since 2016, Mercer already had custody agreements with Schwab, TD Ameritrade, National Advisors Trust and Fidelity.

By Bruce Kelly
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62

But unemployment resulting from Covid could temporarily reverse that positive trend.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon

Impact Benefits & Retirement and Strategic Employee Benefit Services will be folded in.

By InvestmentNews
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

By InvestmentNews
Building credibility through communication
OPINION MAY 27, 2021
Building credibility through communication

People want to work with advisers who show they’re proactive and reliable by identifying problems that could have easily gone under the radar. Custom targeting reinforces the idea that you are capable of helping.

By Robert Sofia
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2021
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter

The quarterly sales growth was the highest since 1983, according to Limra.

By InvestmentNews
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing

Amy Cooper says the company falsely claimed that it conducted an investigation before firing her.

By Bloomberg
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion
IRA ALERT MAY 27, 2021
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion

The agency released a revised version of its publication covering rules on inherited IRAs that confirms there are no RMDs required during the 10 years. But the publication raises another question.

By Ed Slott
SEC chairman signals more scrutiny of crypto, SPACs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2021
SEC chairman signals more scrutiny of crypto, SPACs

Gensler told lawmakers Wednesday that special purpose acquisition companies and digital coins pose significant policy and investor-protection questions.

By Bloomberg