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Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2022
Caribou lands $3 million to manage health care costs for clients

The health care planning fintech is aiming to make complex health insurance decisions easier by collecting data about clients’ plans, usage and medications to find the best possible strategies.

By Sean Allocca
Judge rips Wells, Finra, in decision over arbitration claim
WIREHOUSES FEB 02, 2022
Judge rips Wells, Finra, in decision over arbitration claim

At the center of the judge's order to vacate the arbitration decision were questions about whether or not Finra arbitration was a neutral forum for investors.

By Bruce Kelly
Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA
RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2022
Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA

Kornerstone, based in Chico, California, manages $560 million.

By InvestmentNews
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger
RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2022
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger

The 38 direct PE investments in wealth management last year compares to 23 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. Now PE is eyeing the wealthtech space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Regulators charge metals dealer with $67 million fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 01, 2022
Regulators charge metals dealer with $67 million fraud

The SEC, NASAA and the CFTC take action to stop Safeguard Metals and its owner, Jeffrey Santulan, whose scheme allegedly targeted investors who were at or nearing retirement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FSI launches program to boost diversity among independent advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 01, 2022
FSI launches program to boost diversity among independent advisers

FSI is partnering with Inroads to encourage its member firms to offer paid internships for students of color.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS wealth management Americas nabs assets, looks to digital
WIREHOUSES FEB 01, 2022
UBS wealth management Americas nabs assets, looks to digital

Like its competitors, the Swiss bank had a strong quarter when it came to reeling in net new client assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security faces a customer service backlog
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2022
Social Security faces a customer service backlog

Expect delays as the Social Security Administration's field offices reopen to the public after closing in March 2020 amid the pandemic.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Quitting work is great, but don't forget about saving
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2022
Quitting work is great, but don't forget about saving

The Great Resignation continues to produce record quit rates, which makes it a good time to think about 401(k)s and other job benefits.

By Emile Hallez
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm
OPINION JAN 31, 2022
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm

The impact that market corrections can have on advisory firms' profits makes having the right strategy and doing an exceptional job of implementing it even more important.

By Scott Hanson
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors

Recent market volatility is making crypto robos more appealing in the traditionally passive world of digital advice.

By Sean Allocca
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida
RIA NEWS JAN 31, 2022
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida

Days after hiring Robert McCann, former UBS chairman for the Americas region, NewEdge announces more UBS veterans are joining the firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Georgia court refuses to dismiss 401(k) suit, citing SCOTUS Northwestern decision
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2022
Georgia court refuses to dismiss 401(k) suit, citing SCOTUS Northwestern decision

The case filed against the Columbus Regional Health System cited breaches similar to those alleged in the Northwestern case, such as offering retail share classes of mutual funds instead of lower-cost institutional shares.

By InvestmentNews
ESG principles must include balanced and globally aligned approaches
OPINION JAN 31, 2022
ESG principles must include balanced and globally aligned approaches

This will ensure that energy and aerospace/defense sectors continue to attract the necessary investment and financing needed to guard global economic growth and national security.

By Michael Roman
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets

Ophelia Snyder, 29, is already managing $2.5 billion. She is now teaming up with Cathie Wood to bring a Bitcoin ETF to the U.S. — if regulators allow it.

By Bloomberg
UBS gets dose of digital disruption
FINTECH JAN 31, 2022
UBS gets dose of digital disruption

CEO Ralph Hamers is on a mission to pull UBS into the digital age, and last week's announcement of the bank's acquisition of robo-adviser Wealthfront was his first move.

By Bloomberg
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers
ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2022
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers

Under Chairman Gary Gensler, the agency is taking a closer look at private equity, hedge funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2022
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game

Choice is adding a Price-Is-Right-style game that rewards account holders with small amounts of Bitcoin that are added to their retirement savings.

By Emile Hallez
If regulators want meaningful feedback, bring back 60-day comment periods
OPINION JAN 28, 2022
If regulators want meaningful feedback, bring back 60-day comment periods

Stakeholders must have enough time to analyze and provide a reasoned response in order to provide helpful input on proposed regulations.

By Gail Bernstein
Ask follow-up questions to better serve client needs
OPINION JAN 28, 2022
Ask follow-up questions to better serve client needs

When a client has a request, dig deeper before you take action by asking, 'Why you want to do that?'

By Michael Broad