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Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2021
Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data

Personal information used to cross-sell other services is not a plan asset, a court found. Two new 401(k) lawsuits were also filed against Icon Clinical Research and Wesco Distribution.

By Emile Hallez
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2021
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump

Errors in computer-generated reports on mutual funds lead to a classic Twitter dust-up in which a disgruntled fund manager challenged the company's analysis of his funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Archegos shows need to monitor family offices: Regulator
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 02, 2021
Archegos shows need to monitor family offices: Regulator

Dan Berkovitz, a Democratic commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, blasted his own agency for taking too light a touch with the investment funds.

By Bloomberg
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2021
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller

Five-person Adapt Partners is joining Rockefeller in San Antonio

By InvestmentNews
Regulatory ambiguity helps keep the industry in compliance
OPINION APR 02, 2021
Regulatory ambiguity helps keep the industry in compliance

The SEC and other regulators want to keep firms and advisers on their toes — and toeing the line.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Biden tax hikes dominate adviser-client discussions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 01, 2021
Biden tax hikes dominate adviser-client discussions

There's a sense of urgency to make moves to take advantage of today's low tax rates because they may be going up soon. A $2.3 trillion package contains a proposal to increase the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present

Over the past several years, the pace of dealmaking has accelerated, and valuations for desirable RPAs have climbed to earnings multiples that not long ago would have stunned buyers and sellers. That makes the present a very good time to consider becoming part of a larger firm.

By Emile Hallez
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm

Arnerich Massena is shedding retirement assets to focus on private wealth management, endowments and foundations.

By InvestmentNews
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch
EQUITIES APR 01, 2021
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch

The flipside of the new Innovator Capital Management products is the performance is capped and they can be more expensive than some of the cheaper indexed options.

By Jeff Benjamin
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million

Pacific Investment Consultants is based in Folsom, California.

By InvestmentNews
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning
OPINION APR 01, 2021
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning

In the final part of a three-part series, the authors examine planning's role in the changing preferences of next-generation clients.

By Alvina Lo and Stephanie Luedke
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet
RIAS APR 01, 2021
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet

The deal will add more than $1 billion to Beacon Pointe's assets under management.

By InvestmentNews
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams
OPINION APR 01, 2021
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams

“Mega teams” with the scale to grow, greater diversity, sophisticated tools and the flexibility to adapt to any environment will lead the way.

By Sterling Shea
In-plan income is key to retirement security
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2021
In-plan income is key to retirement security

Not having a retirement income solution within a DC plan is like having the pilots on a commercial flight parachute off midflight, forcing passengers to land the plane.

By Fred Barstein
Interactive Brokers, Schwab plan to fight $4.6 million arbitration award
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 31, 2021
Interactive Brokers, Schwab plan to fight $4.6 million arbitration award

The companies are concerned about bias on the arbitration panel. But an attorney for the claimants said the two failed to warn investors of red flags detected in their accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wave of PEPs hits the market
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2021
Wave of PEPs hits the market

In the past week alone, at least three PEPs have been announced. Those include plans from American Trust, Access Retirement Solutions and a new entity from venture capital firm Magis Capital Partners, Sallus Retirement.

By Emile Hallez
Boenning & Scattergood acquires Columbus Macro
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2021
Boenning & Scattergood acquires Columbus Macro

The deal for the Pittsburgh-based investment boutique adds $400 million to Boenning's assets under management.

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard, BlackRock join investors pledging to hit net zero
ESG MAR 31, 2021
Vanguard, BlackRock join investors pledging to hit net zero

The two asset management giants were among 43 firms with more than $22.8 trillion of assets that signed onto the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.

By Bloomberg
3 principles for growing your firm
OPINION MAR 31, 2021
3 principles for growing your firm

We’ve gone from $2 billion to over $10 billion in AUM in four years because we’ve consistently adhered to three broad principles: Everything must be repeatable, measurable and scalable.

By Scott Hanson
SEI acquires defunct adviser fintech platform Oranj
FINTECH MAR 31, 2021
SEI acquires defunct adviser fintech platform Oranj

Oranj founder David Lyon is joining SEI along with 13 engineers, developers, cloud specialists and client service personnel. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

By Nicole Casperson