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OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion

The deal brings over $5.6 billion in retirement plan assets, representing more than 1 million participants and 41,000 individual accounts across 11 states.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 11, 2023
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL

C&N Wealth Management, a unit of Pennsylvania-based Citizens & Northern Corp., will use LPL’s institutional platform.

By InvestmentNews
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children

Nearly 70% of parents with children 18 or older say they've sacrificed their own finances to help them, according to a Bankrate report.

By Bloomberg
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2023
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement

As the firm announces a settlement of suits brought by Preston Hollow Community Capital, Nuveen announced that John Miller is retiring and will be replaced by Daniel Close.

By Emile Hallez
Client wasn’t lovin’ it:  Wells Fargo loses arbitration case over McDonald’s stock
ALTERNATIVES APR 10, 2023
Client wasn’t lovin’ it:  Wells Fargo loses arbitration case over McDonald’s stock

Finra arbitrators order the firm and a broker to pay about $500,000 to a former McDonald's franchise owner after an options trading snafu.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Most Americans say they can't count on Social Security for retirement income
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2023
Most Americans say they can't count on Social Security for retirement income

The Allianz Life survey also showed fewer Americans than last year are worried about a major recession hitting the economy any time soon.

By Gregg Greenberg
The 5-minute rule for evaluating alternative investments
OPINION APR 10, 2023
The 5-minute rule for evaluating alternative investments

Advisors evaluating alts for their clients should focus on what clients want to achieve as part of a well-diversified portfolio and understand their clients' cash flow requirements.

By Jenny Zhan
Digital RIA Savvy launches direct indexing
FINTECH APR 07, 2023
Digital RIA Savvy launches direct indexing

Instead of using a product that was already on the market, Savvy built its direct indexing software in-house.

By Ryan W. Neal
Anti-ESG measures are everywhere, but some are floundering in GOP states
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 07, 2023
Anti-ESG measures are everywhere, but some are floundering in GOP states

Fiduciaries are citing the high costs of legislation restricting the use of ESG, and some state leaders are listening.

By Emile Hallez
Finra bars former LPL, RayJay rep who borrowed $850,000 from clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2023
Finra bars former LPL, RayJay rep who borrowed $850,000 from clients

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based William F. Winchester III was registered with LPL Financial from 2007 to 2012 and then with Raymond James Financial Services.

By Bruce Kelly
Voya, Morningstar jointly roll out advisory services for 401(k) savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2023
Voya, Morningstar jointly roll out advisory services for 401(k) savers

Voya says its new program will provide greater support for plan participants when it comes to retirement saving, including tailored investment advice and managed accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
3 effective ways for advisors to engage with, and win over, the next generation
OPINION APR 07, 2023
3 effective ways for advisors to engage with, and win over, the next generation

Most financial advisors aren't prepared for the next generation, and many wealthy heirs will be looking to move.

By Kristian Borghesan
Uncertainty about student loan forgiveness complicates use of 401(k) provision
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2023
Uncertainty about student loan forgiveness complicates use of 401(k) provision

Many employers are wary of implementing a SECURE 2.0 program that lets them apply matching contributions to student loan repayments in 401(k) plans.

By Bloomberg
Investment analysis AI raises $3 million
FINTECH APR 06, 2023
Investment analysis AI raises $3 million

Portrait Analytics believes its AI will eventually be able to do everything a junior investment analyst can do.

By Ryan W. Neal
Robinhood to pay states $10.2 million over outages prior to meme stock frenzy
FINTECH APR 06, 2023
Robinhood to pay states $10.2 million over outages prior to meme stock frenzy

A multistate investigation of the problems in 2020 cited Robinhood for technology failures as well as lack of diligence in approving options trading.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisor Group to rebrand — more to follow
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 06, 2023
Advisor Group to rebrand — more to follow

It's all part of the push by the private equity-owned network of independent broker-dealers toward an initial public offering.

By Bruce Kelly
Redtail integrates with Flourish, Morningstar partners with Asset-Map
FINTECH APR 06, 2023
Redtail integrates with Flourish, Morningstar partners with Asset-Map

Cash management fintech Flourish can now pull client data directly from Redtail's CRM system to prefill application forms, while Morningstar will integrate Asset-Map client engagement technologies.

By Ryan W. Neal
Definiti adds former Sen. Toomey, AssetMark co-founder to board of managers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2023
Definiti adds former Sen. Toomey, AssetMark co-founder to board of managers

Toomey represented Pennsylvania in the Senate from 2011 to 2023 and served as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee from 2021 to 2023.

By Gregg Greenberg
Insurance fintech adds long-term care products
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2023
Insurance fintech adds long-term care products

Modern Life is adding long-term care and hybrid long-term care products to its menu of insurance for financial advisors.

By Ryan W. Neal
Goldman ordered to pay $3 million for mismarking ‘short’ sales as ‘long’
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 05, 2023
Goldman ordered to pay $3 million for mismarking ‘short’ sales as ‘long’

Finra's action was another by the broker-dealer self-regulator that targets a best-execution failure by a member firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.