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Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
Demand for financial wellness is overwhelming

Plan sponsors want the services for their participants, but wellness has done little to help people improve their financial lives

By Fred Barstein
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus
EQUITIES OCT 26, 2020
Stocks hit on COVID concerns, fading hopes for fiscal stimulus

Stocks pared their losses during the afternoon as the biggest tech companies recovered

By Bloomberg
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
SEC Democrats object to no-action letter on brokers borrowing securities

Lee, Crenshaw say the agency is providing leeway to violate the rule, putting investor funds at risk

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 23, 2020
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty

Paul Horton Smith Sr., who's awaiting trial, targeted California seniors in Ponzi scheme

By InvestmentNews
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims

Oregon, Illinois and others are backing California in a legal attack on the state's auto-IRA system, while the Trump administration has taken the opposite side

By Emile Hallez
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 22, 2020
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold

Lawmakers say SEC lacks authority to lift current $100 million ceiling and the change risks reducing transparency

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 22, 2020
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case

CEO David Solomon and his predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein, will return some compensation as part of the deal

By Bloomberg
Former Wells Fargo manager alleges age, race, disability bias
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2020
Former Wells Fargo manager alleges age, race, disability bias

A 65-year-old Black executive in the bank's wealth and investment management arm filed a complaint after losing his job while on medical leave for cancer

By Bloomberg
CFP hopefuls slow to embrace remote exams
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 21, 2020
CFP hopefuls slow to embrace remote exams

Only 6% of 2,153 candidates who sat for the test in September exercised the option to take it from home

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Fiduciary insurance costs soar amid new 401(k) litigation

It is arguably a scary time to be a retirement plan sponsor, and many might forgo liability coverage

By Emile Hallez
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule

The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week

By Bloomberg
Former SagePoint rep fined $5,000 for unapproved private transactions
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 21, 2020
Former SagePoint rep fined $5,000 for unapproved private transactions

Troy Baily of Omaha, Nebraska, was also suspended for six months for selling $210,000 in Future Income Payments

By InvestmentNews
Investment Company Institute appoints Eric Pan chief executive
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2020
Investment Company Institute appoints Eric Pan chief executive

Former SEC, CFTC official puts mutual fund disclosure, ESG policy at top of agenda

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reg BI promotes same standard of care across advice models: SEC's Clayton
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 19, 2020
Reg BI promotes same standard of care across advice models: SEC's Clayton

'I think it’s going pretty well,' he said about the first four months since implementation

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NYSE threatens to move out of New Jersey if trade tax is imposed
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 19, 2020
NYSE threatens to move out of New Jersey if trade tax is imposed

A test in which the exchange temporarily moved its production servers out of New Jersey was successful, exec says

By Bloomberg
Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2020
Bill would let 403(b)s use PEPs

There could be even more demand for pooled employer plans from nonprofit organizations than from the for-profit side

By Emile Hallez
Fidelity on pace to dominate HSA business
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2020
Fidelity on pace to dominate HSA business

Since 2016, Fidelity’s market share more than doubled, according to a recent Morningstar report

By Emile Hallez
Court in Colorado enters judgment against Ponzi schemer
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 16, 2020
Court in Colorado enters judgment against Ponzi schemer

Daniel Rudden of Denver had received a 10-year sentence in a parallel criminal case

By InvestmentNews
New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 15, 2020
New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing

Amendments to reduce the size of the levy and set an expiration date likely to be considered

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo fires more than 100 workers for abusing federal aid program
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2020
Wells Fargo fires more than 100 workers for abusing federal aid program

Staffers made 'false representations' when they applied for a coronavirus loan program, according to a Wells memo

By Bloomberg