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401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost

A class-action lawsuit alleges that the company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with a change in the investment menu. Most of the assets in the $1.4 billion plan went into Russell Investment target-date funds, according to the complaint.

By Emile Hallez
Debt over age 50 is on the rise
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
Debt over age 50 is on the rise

The median level of debt for people over age 50 has tripled over the past 30 years, according to a recent analysis by the Government Accountability Office.

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James

The four-adviser group is moving to the firm’s employee unit in Augusta, Georgia and will operate as the Cypress Wealth Group.

By InvestmentNews
Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets
ESG MAY 21, 2021
Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets

The executive order mandates an assessment of how to reduce climate risks to financial stability; the assessment would also detail plans financial regulators have for bolstering disclosures.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend

The leadership changes announced May 20 position a slate of potential successors to CEO James Gorman who are mostly white and male.

By Bloomberg
SEC charges BTIG with short-selling violations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2021
SEC charges BTIG with short-selling violations

The agency says the New York institutional firm mismarked hedge fund orders.

By InvestmentNews
Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2021
Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s

The legislation introduced Thursday would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to specifically allow plans to consider ESG factors 'when they are expected to have an impact on investment outcomes, provided plans consider them in a prudent manner consistent with their fiduciary obligations.'

By Emile Hallez
Treasury calls for reporting crypto transfers over $10,000 to IRS
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2021
Treasury calls for reporting crypto transfers over $10,000 to IRS

The announcement pared Bitcoin's rebound from Wednesday's rout, shaving about $3,000 from the token's price.

By Bloomberg
What advisers really want from the next in-person conference
RIAS MAY 20, 2021
What advisers really want from the next in-person conference

More than a year of virtual events highlighted the appeal of quality content, and could change the look and feel of industry events that will now have to balance glitz, content, fees and virtual access.

By Jeff Benjamin
Emergency savings accounts draw attention of big-name employers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2021
Emergency savings accounts draw attention of big-name employers

Best Buy and ADP have joined Voya, UPS, Mastercard and others in working with BlackRock's Emergency Savings Initiative.

By Emile Hallez
Vanguard to offer private equity access to individual investors
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2021
Vanguard to offer private equity access to individual investors

The program broadens the relationship the fund company began last year with HarbourVest to serve institutional clients.

By InvestmentNews
Talking to clients when crypto crumbles
OPINION MAY 20, 2021
Talking to clients when crypto crumbles

Advisers should empower their clients through exposure and education so they view crypto-assets like any other asset class.

By Tyrone Ross and Justin Castelli
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman revamps leadership
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman revamps leadership

Andy Saperstein, head of wealth management, was named co-president along with Ted Pick, head of trading, as Gorman positions a small group as his most likely successors.

By Bloomberg
UBS to cut 700 jobs across wealth unit, investment bank
WIREHOUSES MAY 19, 2021
UBS to cut 700 jobs across wealth unit, investment bank

Over the next three years, the positions are expected to be eliminated in Switzerland alone, with the bulk at the corporate cost center and about 200 between wealth management and the bank’s Swiss unit for personal and corporate banking.

By Bloomberg
403(b)s would open to PEPs, MEPs under bill floated Wednesday
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2021
403(b)s would open to PEPs, MEPs under bill floated Wednesday

Companies that have waded into the PEPs business as pooled plan providers see tax-exempt organizations as very attractive, having even more potential than groups eligible to operate 401(k)s.

By Emile Hallez
Financial planning in the new normal
OPINION MAY 19, 2021
Financial planning in the new normal

As the world returns to a more public way of life, it's an ideal time for advisers to check with clients whether their financial house is in order.

By Rob Pettman
UBS nabs $1.8 billion duo from J.P. Morgan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2021
UBS nabs $1.8 billion duo from J.P. Morgan

John Farrell and Joel East are joining the UBS branch in Fort Worth, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Auto-IRA measures move forward in New York and Illinois
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2021
Auto-IRA measures move forward in New York and Illinois

The states advanced respective bills, with the one in New York amending its voluntary IRA law to an automatic design and the one in Illinois dramatically lowering the threshold for mandatory participation in its existing program.

By Emile Hallez
How convergence can help increase revenue
OPINION MAY 19, 2021
How convergence can help increase revenue

It can close the savings gaps for employees and create revenue opportunities.

By Francesca Messano
Wealthtech funding hits record $5.6 billion in Q1
FINTECH MAY 19, 2021
Wealthtech funding hits record $5.6 billion in Q1

In the first quarter, a total of 86 deals took place, and the wealthtech sector already has outpaced 2020’s year-end total funding of $5.2 billion.

By Nicole Casperson