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OneDigital acquires Florida firm managing $500 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
OneDigital acquires Florida firm managing $500 million

Florida Pension Group, headquartered in St. Johns, provides retirement plan consulting and wealth management services.

By InvestmentNews
White House criticizes proposed GOP commission as 'death panel' for Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2023
White House criticizes proposed GOP commission as 'death panel' for Social Security

House Republicans had suggested negotiations on the debt limit could include an agreement to set up a commission to negotiate later changes to Social Security and Medicare to extend the programs' solvency.

By Bloomberg
Finra arbitrators order Credit Suisse to pay $1.3 million to former rep
WIREHOUSES FEB 06, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Credit Suisse to pay $1.3 million to former rep

The Swiss firm loses another dispute over deferred compensation related to the 2015 closure of its U.S. wealth management operation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Retirement plan reviews: Ignore the noise and carry the tune
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Retirement plan reviews: Ignore the noise and carry the tune

As plan sponsors and plan advisors do their annual reviews of company retirement plans, they’ll spend a significant chunk of their time and energy coming to terms with 2022 before seriously looking ahead to the opportunity that is 2023.

By Gregg Greenberg
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2023
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started

Some politicians see it as part of a viable platform for the 2024 presidential election.

By Emile Hallez
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey

Nearly 90% of investors surveyed said they would like advisors to help them with allocations

By Emile Hallez
United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator
RIA NEWS FEB 06, 2023
United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator

The independent registered investment advisor has partnered with Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions for its custody services.

By Jeff Benjamin
Whose clients are they, anyway?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2023
Whose clients are they, anyway?

Perhaps the reality is that neither firms nor advisors truly 'own' clients but rather are lessees of clients.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo
FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo

Plus Pontera integrates with Envestnet, Tifin announces Morningstar collaboration, and Hearsay adds features to Sites.

By Ryan W. Neal
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 03, 2023
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule

The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.

By Emile Hallez
Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors
RIA NEWS FEB 03, 2023
Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors

As it enters its fifth year, Investor.com has been redesigned to make it easier for investors to digest a financial firm's disciplinary history and conflicts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL recruiting down in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 03, 2023
LPL recruiting down in 2022

But CEO Dan Arnold is optimistic about the start of 2023, noting that the fourth quarter was the best period for recruiting last year and predicting that momentum will carry over into the first quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors
FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors

The social media company is cutting off free access to its API, which will impact archiving tools used by financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Dickson out as head of Sanctuary Wealth, ex-Ladenburg exec Malamed in
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 03, 2023
Dickson out as head of Sanctuary Wealth, ex-Ladenburg exec Malamed in

The firm declined to comment about Jim Dickson's sudden departure from Sanctuary Wealth, which he had led since 2018.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra arbitrators order Raymond James, rep to pay nearly $20 million in raiding case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 02, 2023
Finra arbitrators order Raymond James, rep to pay nearly $20 million in raiding case

Wells Fargo alleged that a 'coordinated' effort to lure away advisors depleted an Arkansas branch office, forcing it to close.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will 2023 be another banner year for 401(k) fee litigation?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2023
Will 2023 be another banner year for 401(k) fee litigation?

There were 88 excess fee lawsuits against retirement plans last year, the second most ever, and Daniel Aronowitz of Euclid Fiduciary expects another busy year.

By Gregg Greenberg
Finra fines, suspends two brokers for Reg BI violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 02, 2023
Finra fines, suspends two brokers for Reg BI violations

The self-regulator claimed the reps traded excessively in the accounts of elderly customers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Alex. Brown nabs Florida advisor managing $250 million at Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 02, 2023
Alex. Brown nabs Florida advisor managing $250 million at Merrill

Daniel Laiter will join Alex Brown's Brickell Avenue branch in Miami.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan asks judge to throw out lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 02, 2023
JPMorgan asks judge to throw out lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein

U.S. Virgin Islands claims the bank turned a blind eye to Epstein sex-trafficking, calling the allegation a 'masterclass in deflection.'

By Bloomberg
HSAs saw net increase despite pandemic spending spike: EBRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2023
HSAs saw net increase despite pandemic spending spike: EBRI

The majority of account holders contributed more to their HSA than they took out in 2021. But only 12% invested their HSAs in assets other than cash.

By Gregg Greenberg