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Merrill Lynch launches Personal Wealth Analysis for advisers
FINTECH AUG 11, 2020
Merrill Lynch launches Personal Wealth Analysis for advisers

The wirehouse integrated its legacy planning and portfolio analysis tools into a redesigned interface for advisers

By Nicole Casperson
Trump keeps $1.2 trillion of student-loan debt on ice
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 11, 2020
Trump keeps $1.2 trillion of student-loan debt on ice

The measure would postpone both repayments and the accumulation of interest through year-end on loans held by the federal government

By Bloomberg
We can no longer settle for a ‘DMV’ portal experience
OPINION AUG 11, 2020
We can no longer settle for a ‘DMV’ portal experience

Use of advisory firm portals has risen 20% since the pandemic began

By Eric Clarke
Trump says he's considering capital gains tax cut
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 11, 2020
Trump says he's considering capital gains tax cut

The president could issue an executive order that indexes capital gains to inflation, which would cut investors' tax bills

By Bloomberg
Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2020
Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'

As COVID-19 has interrupted the retirement plans of millions, these products can play a role in their planning going forward, insurance execs said at the Retirement Income Summit

By Emile Hallez
Robinhood outruns rivals in record year for retail investing
FINTECH AUG 10, 2020
Robinhood outruns rivals in record year for retail investing

The trading app is revealing the data for the first time, in the wake of a surge in online dealing among people stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic

By Bloomberg
Maine legislators on brink of voting for state IRAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2020
Maine legislators on brink of voting for state IRAs

A state Senate committee recommends passing the pending bill

By InvestmentNews
Emigrant takes stake in California RIA
RIAS AUG 10, 2020
Emigrant takes stake in California RIA

Hollencrest Capital Management manages about $1.7 billion

By InvestmentNews
Hybrid managing $150 million switches to LPL from Lincoln Financial
BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2020
Hybrid managing $150 million switches to LPL from Lincoln Financial

Minnesota-based Bialke Financial Partners will operate as an arm of American Bank of the North

By InvestmentNews
Interactive Brokers fined $38 million for lapsed money laundering oversight
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2020
Interactive Brokers fined $38 million for lapsed money laundering oversight

Finra, along with two other regulators, levied fines against the broker-dealer for widespread system failures

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley team managing $280 million moves to Baird
BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2020
Morgan Stanley team managing $280 million moves to Baird

Four-person Fischetti Barry group is based in a suburb of Pittsburgh

By InvestmentNews
Wendy Lanton, Jim Nagengast elected Finra governors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2020
Wendy Lanton, Jim Nagengast elected Finra governors

Lanton represents small firms; Nagengast reelected to represent large firms

By InvestmentNews
IRS gives businesses a break for donations related to SALT cap
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2020
IRS gives businesses a break for donations related to SALT cap

Businesses that donate to charities in exchange for a state tax credit can deduct those costs from their federal taxes, according to new regulation

By Bloomberg
Trump’s payroll tax deferral raises red flags on Social Security
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2020
Trump’s payroll tax deferral raises red flags on Social Security

The president is relying on an expansive and controversial reading of executive power that likely will face legal challenges

By Bloomberg
Pass it along
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2020
Pass it along

Wealth transfer isn’t just for the well-heeled anymore as business owners and families of wide-ranging income levels embrace the latest strategies to keep intergenerational assets in the family — and out of the hands of the IRS

By Emile Hallez
Face-to-face fades away
OPINION AUG 09, 2020
Face-to-face fades away

The shift to virtual may have been messy, but new ways of working and communicating have become the norm

By InvestmentNews
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2020
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions

If clients turn 65, and are still working and covered by an employer’s group health insurance plan, should they sign up for Medicare Part A?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2020
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement

Unplanned retirement in the current crisis is higher than during the Great Recession, with women and people of color disproportionately affected, a report finds

By Emile Hallez
UBS cuts ties with some Venezuelan clients amid U.S. sanctions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2020
UBS cuts ties with some Venezuelan clients amid U.S. sanctions

The move affects accounts with links to Venezuela's government or to the state-owned oil company, PDVSA

By Bloomberg
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?
ESG AUG 07, 2020
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?

There's a growing appeal for the downside protection the products provide, but there's also a downside to that protection

By Jeff Benjamin