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$1 billion Merrill Lynch team moves to Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 26, 2021
$1 billion Merrill Lynch team moves to Rockefeller

PBS Wealth Group is located in Newport Beach, California.

By InvestmentNews
NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2021
NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits

At the heart of NFP case is the flexPath target-date series, which was added to Wood Group plan in 2016, when it was essentially brand new. Schlichter Bogard & Denton brought the case.

By Emile Hallez
Focus Financial launches secondary offering
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2021
Focus Financial launches secondary offering

Employees and principals of its partner firms will receive the sale proceeds.

By InvestmentNews
Finra offers additional licensing exams online amid Covid-19
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2021
Finra offers additional licensing exams online amid Covid-19

Finra will not require the documentation normally needed to obtain a testing accommodation. That will allow candidates to opt for an online exam if they’re reluctant to go to a test center.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Envestnet boosts expenses to build new financial ecosystem
FINTECH FEB 26, 2021
Envestnet boosts expenses to build new financial ecosystem

Envestnet plans to ramp up investments into a digital financial wellness ecosystem that connects multiple aspects of a user's financial journey.

By Nicole Casperson
LPL recruiting loans jump again in 2020
BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2021
LPL recruiting loans jump again in 2020

The largest independent broker-dealer reported forgivable loans to recruits of $419.2 million at the end of last year. Forgivable loans are one of the most common ways broker-dealers use to attract recruits.

By Bruce Kelly
Merrill Lynch ramps up wealth unit in Florida
WIREHOUSES FEB 26, 2021
Merrill Lynch ramps up wealth unit in Florida

As its wealthiest clients fly south, the wirehouse plans to double the number of teams catering to ultra-high-net-worth individuals in the Sunshine State over the next few years.

By Bloomberg
What advisers need to know about the new employee retention credit
OPINION FEB 26, 2021
What advisers need to know about the new employee retention credit

Advisers need to grasp the Employee Retention Credit, in order to better inform their clients and make better decisions for their own businesses.

By Bill Vasil
PE firm takes stake in Signet Financial
RIAS FEB 26, 2021
PE firm takes stake in Signet Financial

Merchant Investment Management will own a minority share of the $850 million New Jersey-based registered investment adviser.

By InvestmentNews
SEC isn’t dropping the hammer yet in Reg BI exams
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 25, 2021
SEC isn’t dropping the hammer yet in Reg BI exams

An SEC official indicated reviews are still meant more to help firms comply with Reg BI than to punish them for violations of the rule. But it's a good idea to document recommendations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Use this philanthropic giving tool for impact investing
OPINION FEB 25, 2021
Use this philanthropic giving tool for impact investing

Donor advised funds can be used to support increasingly popular impact investing.

By Gary White
Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says

Just 2.3% of participants in defined-contribution plans stopped contributing to the plan in 2020 amid the pandemic.

By InvestmentNews
Demand for RIA talent drives compensation higher: Schwab
RIAS FEB 25, 2021
Demand for RIA talent drives compensation higher: Schwab

Latest benchmarking study shows compensation representing 74% of RIA expenses and growing by 4% annually.

By Jeff Benjamin
Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement

More than half are seriously considering leaving the profession or retiring early. A third of those thinking about leaving for other fields were tenured professors.

By Emile Hallez
JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive

Duckett succeeds Roger Ferguson Jr., who had announced his plans to retire. She was most recently CEO of Chase Consumer Banking.

By Bloomberg
Finra censures, fines Securities America $125,000
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 25, 2021
Finra censures, fines Securities America $125,000

Regulator says the firm caused recruits to take nonpublic personal client information.

By InvestmentNews
Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers
OPINION FEB 24, 2021
Cure the harm Trump administration caused savers

Data suggest that the adoption of the SEC’s vague Regulation Best Interest and the abandonment of a strengthened DOL standard for retirement accounts have already cost savers billions of dollars in lost returns.

By Ethan Schwartz
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC
ESG FEB 24, 2021
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC

The agency's corporate finance group will focus on climate in their reviews of corporate filings, the regulator announced Wednesday.

By Bloomberg
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers
BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2021
LPL, Cetera gear up for fight over Voya advisers

Cetera is offering a standard range of transition money to Voya's 900 advisers while LPL is flexing its muscle, according to several market sources.

By Bruce Kelly
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech
FINTECH FEB 24, 2021
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech

SPAC deals are dominating the market as a convenient shortcut that allows fintechs to go public without the hassles involved in pursuing an initial public offering.

By Nicole Casperson