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OneDigital acquires manager of $1.3 billion in plan assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2021
OneDigital acquires manager of $1.3 billion in plan assets

With the deal for Atlanta Plan Partners, which oversees more than 130 retirement plans, OneDigital Investment Advisers will serve approximately 5,000 retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Captrust adds $154 billion in plan assets with Cammack deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2021
Captrust adds $154 billion in plan assets with Cammack deal

The retirement plan aggregator's national footprint grows to more than $600 billion with the addition of Cammack Retirement Group, which serves more than 170 plan sponsors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $270 million at UBS moves to Baird
BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2021
Team managing $270 million at UBS moves to Baird

The WillowPointe Group, a two-adviser, five-person team, joins in Cookeville, Tennessee.

By InvestmentNews
Fiduciary redux: Don't tinker with Reg BI
OPINION FEB 16, 2021
Fiduciary redux: Don't tinker with Reg BI

The client choice approach reflected in Reg BI is in fact the best approach for individual investors because every individual and family is unique when it comes to their wealth management needs and goals.

By John Taft
FSI advocacy priorities for 2021
OPINION FEB 16, 2021
FSI advocacy priorities for 2021

For independent advisory firms and advisers, the Biden administration’s approach to regulation will be among the most consequential outcomes of the November elections.

By Dale Brown
Have You Found Investment Opportunities in the Pandemic?
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 16, 2021
Have You Found Investment Opportunities in the Pandemic?

The pandemic and wave of innovation have increased opportunities for investors to identify potential winners and losers of change.

By InvestmentNews
Stalking a Social Security application decision
TAX FEB 15, 2021
Stalking a Social Security application decision

The application for benefits was submitted more than seven weeks earlier; persistence pays off in tracking down why the response took so long.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INmail: When to claim survivor benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2021
INmail: When to claim survivor benefits

If the goal is to collect the largest possible survivor benefit, wait until full retirement age to claim it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Let’s innovate by reaching clients via mobile apps
OPINION FEB 15, 2021
Let’s innovate by reaching clients via mobile apps

Technology is often one of the most noticeable areas in need of support — especially when compared to other retail or consumer channels, and specifically in terms of mobile apps.

By InvestmentNews
Surprise tax bills, credits await as IRS filing season begins
TAX FEB 12, 2021
Surprise tax bills, credits await as IRS filing season begins

Some people could benefit from filing quickly this tax season, as Congress works on another round of stimulus checks, while others may benefit from holding off.

By Bloomberg
MoneyLion to go public via blank-check merger in $2.9 billion deal
FINTECH FEB 12, 2021
MoneyLion to go public via blank-check merger in $2.9 billion deal

MoneyLion manages about $20.65 million in assets and offers mobile banking, automated investing and personal financial management tools

By Nicole Casperson
Canadian Bitcoin ETF turns up heat on U.S. fund managers, regulators
ALTERNATIVES FEB 12, 2021
Canadian Bitcoin ETF turns up heat on U.S. fund managers, regulators

Being behind Canada on Bitcoin funds could put U.S. ETF providers at a disadvantage when it comes to gaining market share.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond-based public program would save retirement, Ric Edelman says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2021
Bond-based public program would save retirement, Ric Edelman says

The RISE accounts Edelman is proposing would be funded initially by $5,884, and people would be able to begin receiving retirement income checks starting at age 70.

By Emile Hallez
DOL may extend exemption allowing Deutsche to manage retirement funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2021
DOL may extend exemption allowing Deutsche to manage retirement funds

The banking giant, which was convicted of wire fraud in connection with a Libor-rigging scheme, currently enjoys key rule exemption.

By InvestmentNews
DOL will let Trump-era fiduciary rule stand
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2021
DOL will let Trump-era fiduciary rule stand

The rule, which was proposed last year and goes into effect next Tuesday, essentially replaces the defunct Obama-era version that regulated investment advice for 401(k)s and rollover IRAs. It provides an exemption for investment advice fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

By Emile Hallez
Living the 'lifestyle practice' dream
RIAS FEB 12, 2021
Living the 'lifestyle practice' dream

Why a 64-year-old RIA doesn't worry about building scale and has no plans to retire, even though he could fetch about $5 million for his firm in today’s white-hot market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wall Street gets shorter SEC leash
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 11, 2021
Wall Street gets shorter SEC leash

Agency says it will make it harder for financial firms to obtain waivers from knock-on sanctions when they settle enforcement cases.

By Bloomberg
OneDigital acquires property and casualty brokerage
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 11, 2021
OneDigital acquires property and casualty brokerage

HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management is based in St. Louis; OneDigital says deal will help it provide 'holistic suite of employee-centric solutions.'

By InvestmentNews
LPL kicks off program to help advisers buy or sell practices
BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2021
LPL kicks off program to help advisers buy or sell practices

Its new effort, called M&A Solutions, includes ‘strategic support’ and online tools to help advisers considering a transaction.

By InvestmentNews
SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges
ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2021
SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges

The regulator wants to install an industry veteran to run GPB to monitor its assets in auto dealerships and make sure investor interests are protected.

By Bruce Kelly