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Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021
FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021

The investment bank originally announced a digital wealth offering last year, which it hoped would attract mass-affluent investors

By Sean Allocca
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2020
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic

Newly eligible individuals can apply online, but some older workers who lose their jobs can’t

By Mary Beth Franklin
New York gold traders stuck with glut
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 28, 2020
New York gold traders stuck with glut

After the pandemic sparked worries about New York's gold supply earlier this year, futures traded at a premium that attracted a flood of metal to the U.S.

By Bloomberg
The lockdown has been good for automated advice
FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
The lockdown has been good for automated advice

Technology has played a vital role during the pandemic and will become instrumental for the advice industry moving forward

By Sean Allocca
Emigrant takes stake in Pure Financial Partners
RIAS MAY 27, 2020
Emigrant takes stake in Pure Financial Partners

The $2.4 billion RIA will use the funds for growth and acquisitions

By InvestmentNews
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2020
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer

The IBD intends to buy E.K. Riley Investments, its second announced acquisition in a month

By Bruce Kelly
COVID-19 amplifies winners and losers in private real estate
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
COVID-19 amplifies winners and losers in private real estate

Retail takes a big hit, but the outlook for office space is more nuanced

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

By Emile Hallez
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2020
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation

State regulators have asked Congress to halt SEC efforts to ease private-market rules

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Assets in 529 plans hit record, then shrink
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2020
Assets in 529 plans hit record, then shrink

Morningstar says college savings accounts went from $328 billion in assets in December to $293 billion in March

By InvestmentNews
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge

The lawsuit alleges conflicts of interest and misleading marketing at GPB funds

By Bruce Kelly
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter
RIAS MAY 27, 2020
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter

Acquisitions pay off for Rockefeller and Allworth

By Bruce Kelly
Valuations are going to get a lot cheaper
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2020
Valuations are going to get a lot cheaper

Wealth manager Michelle Connell of Portia Capital talks real estate, financial firms and where she sees opportunities

By Liz Skinner
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA
OPINION MAY 27, 2020
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA

Data may be the new currency for the defined-contribution plan industry, but a common format to share information about plans and participants has faced hurdles

By Fred Barstein
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19
OPINION MAY 27, 2020
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19

Proper financial planning is vital during divorce

By Brian Karpf
Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 26, 2020
Woman in Central Park video fired by Franklin Templeton

Amy Cooper, head of insurance investment for the fund company, called the police on an African American man who asked her to put her dog on a leash

By Bloomberg
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards

New rules target brokers with pending claims that are switching firms or trying to transfer assets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

By Emile Hallez
UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA
RIAS MAY 26, 2020
UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA

Three advisers form TriaGen Wealth Management in Calabasas, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money
RIAS MAY 26, 2020
Daniel Wiener shames fee-based advisers for taking COVID-19 stimulus money

The Adviser Investments chairman says RIAs taking handouts are either weak business managers or simply immoral

By Jeff Benjamin