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Halo adds AIG annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2021
Halo adds AIG annuities

The fee-based products will be part of Halo's digital platform, which also offers structured notes, market-linked CDs and buffered ETFs.

By InvestmentNews
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2021
Larger RIA firms growing fastest, IAA finds

There are now almost 14,000 RIAs registered with the SEC, and the number of clients they serve grew 17% in 2020, to 60.8 million

By InvestmentNews
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?
OPINION JUN 28, 2021
Want to be a fiduciary financial planner?

There’s a lot of opportunities to get rich as a fiduciary planner. But is it a career worth pursuing?

By Ramon Berenguer
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 28, 2021
Advisers wary of bill putting timeframe on giving from donor-advised funds

The measure in the Senate would create 15- and 50-year limits on amount of time money could remain in DAFs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 28, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $580 million joins LPL

Steven Carlsen and Sathya Chey are forming a firm, Arise Private Wealth, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.

By InvestmentNews
CI Financial buys 19th U.S. RIA in 18 months
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2021
CI Financial buys 19th U.S. RIA in 18 months

The Toronto-based aggregator's acquisition of $2.6 billion Radnor Financial Advisors keeps CI on pace for a deal a month in 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2021
UBS will let two-thirds of employees adopt permanent hybrid work

The bank hasn't set a date for returning to the office. Employees can start applying for hybrid work once local pandemic rules allow them to return full-time to the office.

By Bloomberg
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Covid highlights need for long-term care planning

While the pandemic undermined Americans' confidence in nursing homes and home care is preferred, its cost could exceed that of a nursing home.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Plaintiffs accept $5.4 million Transamerica 401(k) settlement

Participants had accused the plan's fiduciaries of using poorly performing investment options.

By InvestmentNews
Winklevoss cryptocurrency exchange buys $4 million in carbon credits
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2021
Winklevoss cryptocurrency exchange buys $4 million in carbon credits

Gemini Trust's Climate Vault donation will prevent 341,000 metric tons of carbon from entering atmosphere.

By InvestmentNews
Finra records $19.8 million profit in 2020
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2021
Finra records $19.8 million profit in 2020

The self-regulator saw a sharp turnaround after taking a $45.9 million loss in 2019. The results were driven, in large part, by the revenue generated from increased trading activity.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State IRA programs ignite a new market for small 401(k) providers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
State IRA programs ignite a new market for small 401(k) providers

Small businesses are being told to sign up for coverage. Fintech firms and established 401(k) providers see an opportunity to showcase their services as an alternative to state-run programs before what is essentially a brand-new market.

By Emile Hallez
LaSalle St. adds $200 million hybrid
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 25, 2021
LaSalle St. adds $200 million hybrid

Retirement Planning Specialists, a firm in the Philadelphia suburb of Willow Grove, has four advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO

The board overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan, which has 6 million active and retired participants, says that it subscribes to a strict indexing discipline.

By InvestmentNews
Wider Net, Smaller Portfolio: How Sandhill is Adding Value
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2021
Wider Net, Smaller Portfolio: How Sandhill is Adding Value

A spotlight on how one boutique asset manager is adding alpha as the number of publicly listed companies dwindles.

By Sandhill Investment Management
Teenagers are trading stocks on their own. Should they?
FINTECH JUN 24, 2021
Teenagers are trading stocks on their own. Should they?

Fidelity launched a new brokerage account in May for 13- to 17-year-olds, but the larger focus should be on education, not access to the markets.

By Sean Allocca
Culture, client communication help determine firm value
OPINION JUN 24, 2021
Culture, client communication help determine firm value

Bad cultures can be clearly identified by things like high employee turnover, an obvious lack of morale or client retention.

By Pete Engelken
Investors not interested in cryptocurrency in retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2021
Investors not interested in cryptocurrency in retirement plans

The ability to invest in cryptos ranked dead last among features that participants want to see in their retirement plans, Morningstar survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
Rollovers up in 2020, even as 401(k)s try to retain assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2021
Rollovers up in 2020, even as 401(k)s try to retain assets

Last year, account holders moved an estimated $623 billion from their 401(k)s to IRAs, up from $565 billion in 2019, a 10% increase, according to a report Tuesday from Limra’s Secure Retirement Institute.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill Lynch duo managing $211 million moves to Stifel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch duo managing $211 million moves to Stifel

Bill Wade and Reid Berry are opening an office in Brentwood, Tennessee.

By InvestmentNews