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Leveraging machine learning to outperform traditional model portfolios and funds
FINTECH JUL 06, 2022
Leveraging machine learning to outperform traditional model portfolios and funds

Technology can remove the human bias in investing, while also offering investors exposure to securities, but with reduced drawdown, minimized volatility and lower beta.

By Jeff Benjamin
3 retirement plan options for small-business owners
OPINION JUL 06, 2022
3 retirement plan options for small-business owners

These plan designs can help small-business clients save big on their taxes while building their retirement nest egg.

By Joel Mee
Morgan Stanley seeks to bar broker accused of shooting co-worker
WIREHOUSES JUL 06, 2022
Morgan Stanley seeks to bar broker accused of shooting co-worker

The firm asked for a restraining order against 90-year-old Leonard Bernstein in Oklahoma County District Court Tuesday that would bar him from its offices and from any contact with former colleagues.

By Bloomberg
Ameriprise's indie unit nabs woman-led team managing $1.7 billion
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 05, 2022
Ameriprise's indie unit nabs woman-led team managing $1.7 billion

Jennifer Marcontell had been with Edward Jones for 22 years in Baytown, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Trying to cheat on CFP exam, failing to pay taxes result in bars on using designation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 05, 2022
Trying to cheat on CFP exam, failing to pay taxes result in bars on using designation

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. issues 17 sanctions in its latest round of disciplinary actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
90-year-old Morgan Stanley broker arrested after shooting business partner
WIREHOUSES JUL 05, 2022
90-year-old Morgan Stanley broker arrested after shooting business partner

Leonard Bernstein is accused of shooting his 61-year-old colleague multiple times in an Oklahoma City branch office.

By Ryan W. Neal
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 05, 2022
Personalization, technology best ways to get retirement back on track: Goldman

A Goldman Sachs study details how life events can impede retirement savings and can have a significant impact on how much an individual saves for retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Ride the annuity bull market (while you can)

The first half sell-off in both stocks and bonds has opened the door for annuities and those selling them.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fintech Bytes: Ric Edelman partners with Flourish, American Century gets a robo
FINTECH JUL 01, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Ric Edelman partners with Flourish, American Century gets a robo

For your three-day weekend reading, here's a recap of some of the adviser fintech news you may have missed.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra achieves blockbuster financial year in 2021
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 01, 2022
Finra achieves blockbuster financial year in 2021

The broker-dealer self-regulator's net income of $218 million was $199 million higher than in 2020, thanks to significant increases in trading fees, investment gains and fines.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2022
Consistent participation in 401(k) plans key to account balance growth, study finds

Those who kept contributing accumulated the most, according to the Investment Company Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

By InvestmentNews
Curb the paper chase with digital document strategies
OPINION JUL 01, 2022
Curb the paper chase with digital document strategies

Eliminating paper processes can reduce error rates, driving efficiencies for the firm and improving the customer experience.

By Richard Thoeny
Finra arbitration orders D.E. Shaw to pay former manager $52 million in defamation suit
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
Finra arbitration orders D.E. Shaw to pay former manager $52 million in defamation suit

Four years after being fired for sexual misconduct, Daniel Michalow wins his defamation case against the $60 billion hedge fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gensler: SEC working on bulletins to illuminate aspects of Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2022
Gensler: SEC working on bulletins to illuminate aspects of Reg BI

On the second anniversary of its going into force, the SEC chief is trying to get the most out of a rule he inherited.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Pontera expands access to held-away account management with GeoWealth partnership

Fintech company Pontera is continuing its partnership spree in hopes of giving more financial advisers the ability to manage client assets in held-away retirement accounts.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS to pay punitive damages in $1.3 million arbitration loss over options strategy
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
UBS to pay punitive damages in $1.3 million arbitration loss over options strategy

The award contains two unusual features: $500,000 in punitive damages to the clients and a two-to-one split decision among the three-person panel.

By Bruce Kelly
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Registrations soar ahead of California auto-IRA deadline

More than 87,000 employers have already registered for CalSavers, which launched in 2019.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security program needs reform now
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2022
Social Security program needs reform now

Congress continues to ignore the fact that Social Security's trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2035, which would result in a 20% cut in benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Grayscale suing SEC after its Bitcoin ETF is rejected
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2022
Grayscale suing SEC after its Bitcoin ETF is rejected

The regulator found that the listing proposal didn’t do enough to prevent fraud and manipulation.

By Bloomberg
SEC orders UBS to pay $25 million over fraud involving YES options strategy
ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2022
SEC orders UBS to pay $25 million over fraud involving YES options strategy

The agency said UBS reps didn't understand the complex product or whether buying it was in a client's best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.