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Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2021
Biden's budget would raise annual spending to $6 billion

The budget will assume the increase in the top capital gains tax rate to 43.4% that Biden has proposed will be effective retroactive to late April.

By Bloomberg
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Legislation would require ESG factors in investment decisions

The bills amend the Investment Advisers Act and federal retirement law to promote sustainable investing. The document must describe the factors advisers use in making investment decisions and they must 'align with an ESG framework'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes

Two impending hikes that would boost premiums for existing CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance customers by 90% make coverage hard to justify, one policyholder said.

By Emile Hallez
Democratic-led SEC lets investors determine ESG materiality
ESG MAY 27, 2021
Democratic-led SEC lets investors determine ESG materiality

The agency likely will propose disclosure rules and has already outlined compliance shortfalls, according to experts at the InvestmentNews Global ESG Summit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James
RIAS MAY 27, 2021
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James

An aggregator with close to 50 deals since 2016, Mercer already had custody agreements with Schwab, TD Ameritrade, National Advisors Trust and Fidelity.

By Bruce Kelly
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Fewer retirees are claiming Social Security at 62

But unemployment resulting from Covid could temporarily reverse that positive trend.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
OneDigital acquires two firms in Portland, Oregon

Impact Benefits & Retirement and Strategic Employee Benefit Services will be folded in.

By InvestmentNews
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

By InvestmentNews
Building credibility through communication
OPINION MAY 27, 2021
Building credibility through communication

People want to work with advisers who show they’re proactive and reliable by identifying problems that could have easily gone under the radar. Custom targeting reinforces the idea that you are capable of helping.

By Robert Sofia
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 27, 2021
Life insurance sales jump 11% in first quarter

The quarterly sales growth was the highest since 1983, according to Limra.

By InvestmentNews
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing

Amy Cooper says the company falsely claimed that it conducted an investigation before firing her.

By Bloomberg
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion
IRA ALERT MAY 27, 2021
IRS clarifies the 10-year rule, but with added confusion

The agency released a revised version of its publication covering rules on inherited IRAs that confirms there are no RMDs required during the 10 years. But the publication raises another question.

By Ed Slott
SEC chairman signals more scrutiny of crypto, SPACs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2021
SEC chairman signals more scrutiny of crypto, SPACs

Gensler told lawmakers Wednesday that special purpose acquisition companies and digital coins pose significant policy and investor-protection questions.

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan $1B brother-sister team leaves to start own firm
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2021
JPMorgan $1B brother-sister team leaves to start own firm

Christian Habitz and Sarah Damsgaard's firm, Invictus, has partnered with Dynasty Financial and will have offices in Chicago, Miami and Milwaukee.

By Bloomberg
Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams
OPINION MAY 26, 2021
Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams

Sometimes, rather than stopping clients from overspending, we need to convince them that they can afford something they want.

By Michael Broad
Ex-SEC commissioner targets rogue brokers turning to insurance sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2021
Ex-SEC commissioner targets rogue brokers turning to insurance sales

Study co-authored by Robert Jackson Jr. shows that 'wandering advisers' who leave one regulator and continue operating under another are more likely to commit misconduct.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bank CEOs scolded by senators
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2021
Bank CEOs scolded by senators

Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown challenged the executives 'to be as good to the American people as the nation has been to you.'

By Bloomberg
Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2021
Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce

The regulator is taking ownership of the work that is needed to provide some comfort around custody issues in the crypto space. 'The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do,' she said.

By Nicole Casperson
RPA plan pricing is in dire need of a refresh
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2021
RPA plan pricing is in dire need of a refresh

Though RPAs loathe comparisons to law firms, advisers are professional service providers like lawyers and accountants who charge based on the work and time spent. More experienced professionals can charge a higher hourly rate – and last time I checked, few of them are hurting.

By Fred Barstein
Dave Ramsey bids 'bon voyage' to timeshare-exit advertiser and all its baggage
ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2021
Dave Ramsey bids 'bon voyage' to timeshare-exit advertiser and all its baggage

Ramsey blamed the high cost of various lawsuits from Washington state and the timeshare industry as the reason why Timeshare Exit Team is no longer an advertiser on his platform.

By Bruce Kelly