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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
Robinhood plans to reveal IPO filing as soon as next week
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2021
Robinhood plans to reveal IPO filing as soon as next week

The filing will give potential investors their first comprehensive look at Robinhood's financials and the risks associated with the stock.

By Bloomberg
Specter of 1960s inflation haunts U.S. economy today
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2021
Specter of 1960s inflation haunts U.S. economy today

The U.S. is seeing a supercharged federal budget combine with a lax monetary policy posture, just as in the 1960s, when the combination led to the start of a years-long climb in inflation.

By Bloomberg
Career path, standards less clear in financial advice than in other fields
RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2021
Career path, standards less clear in financial advice than in other fields

Professionals in any trade “have a sacred obligation to the client and society as a whole,” Blaine Aikin, founder of Fiduciary Insights, said in the keynote presentation at the InvestmentNews RIA Summit.

By Emile Hallez and Liz Skinner
PIABA finds arbitrators grant expungement 90% of the time
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2021
PIABA finds arbitrators grant expungement 90% of the time

Lawyers group says regulators and the customers who had complaints should be able to present evidence in expungement requests.

By InvestmentNews
Updating regulation for today’s technology
OPINION MAY 17, 2021
Updating regulation for today’s technology

The key issue, as Gensler put it, is how the SEC continues to ensure that markets work for everyday investors when new technologies change the face of finance.

By InvestmentNews
UBS ordered to pay $4.8 million over Puerto Rican bond sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2021
UBS ordered to pay $4.8 million over Puerto Rican bond sales

The wirehouse disputes the damages and asserts the case is not indicative of how other arbitration panels may rule on the investment products.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo fails to shake 401(k) suit
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2021
Wells Fargo fails to shake 401(k) suit

The development likely gives the plaintiffs more leverage for a settlement, as the class-action case has moved one step closer to a trial.

By Emile Hallez
FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2021
FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule

The overturned Trump regulation would have provided certainty to independent brokers and advisers, FSI said. But an advocacy group says DOL has the authority to go in a different direction.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
New SEC chair faces challenges from other regulators
OPINION MAY 14, 2021
New SEC chair faces challenges from other regulators

The responses of other federal agencies concerned about developments in securities markets may conflict with the SEC's core missions.

By Matthew P. Fink
SEC charges Texas RIA with fraud
RIA NEWS MAY 14, 2021
SEC charges Texas RIA with fraud

Knight Nguyen Investments and its owner claimed to be experts in alternative investments.

By InvestmentNews
Wealth gap, emergency savings lead Senate committee hearing
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2021
Wealth gap, emergency savings lead Senate committee hearing

Panelists testified that more must be done to help retirement savings, including emergency savings and student-debt management services. It might also mean passing legislation to discourage workers from prematurely cashing out their 401(k) balances.

By Emile Hallez
Rep. Casten pushes climate disclosure bill to strengthen SEC’s hand
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2021
Rep. Casten pushes climate disclosure bill to strengthen SEC’s hand

The legislation advances to the House floor as the SEC is taking public comments on increasing ESG reporting requirements.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fired rep admits stealing $600,000 from elderly client
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2021
Fired rep admits stealing $600,000 from elderly client

The broker, Matthew Clason, transferred more than $668,000 from the victim’s investment accounts into a joint bank account and then took most of it, according to the Department of Justice. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
Gary Gensler uses political savvy for strong start at SEC
OPINION MAY 12, 2021
Gary Gensler uses political savvy for strong start at SEC

The SEC chair deftly handled four hours of questioning from lawmakers, including a query about Reg BI. He showed he’s a deft politician who will be able to guide policy in a direction he favors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Great-West B-D to pay $1.5 million over retirement account failures
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Great-West B-D to pay $1.5 million over retirement account failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission says the firm knew that hackers were trying to access participant accounts but didn’t report them.

By InvestmentNews
Cboe files to list Fidelity Bitcoin ETF
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2021
Cboe files to list Fidelity Bitcoin ETF

The exchange has proposed listing Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, saying in its filing that concerns about potential manipulation of a Bitcoin ETF have been 'sufficiently mitigated.'

By Bloomberg
Bid to protect farms from capital gains signals Democratic resistance to some tax hikes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2021
Bid to protect farms from capital gains signals Democratic resistance to some tax hikes

President Biden likely will need to keep all Democrats on board to get his spending and related tax proposals through Congress.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra set to resume in-person arbitration hearings
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2021
Finra set to resume in-person arbitration hearings

Finra will reopen 62 of its 69 hearing locations in July, while allowing arbitration parties to continue to request remote proceedings. Even if in-person proceedings are allowed, Finra said arbitration parties can still continue to request a remote hearing.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra should review ban on in-person arbitration hearings
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2021
Finra should review ban on in-person arbitration hearings

One industry group is now calling on Finra to end the remote hearings it says are harming investors. Two hundred and sixty-three hearings have been conducted remotely as of the end of March.

By InvestmentNews