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Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter

Establishing a national trust charter has been a priority since CEO Bob Oros took over in January 2019. The new Hightower Trust Company is expected to be open for business later this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Women dissatisfied with retirement industry’s work-life balance
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Women dissatisfied with retirement industry’s work-life balance

The survey also finds sense among women that their compensation has not kept pace with their experience and responsibilities.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman Sachs enters custody business with Steward Partners as first client
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2021
Goldman Sachs enters custody business with Steward Partners as first client

Steward will use Goldman for assets held at Umpqua Investments, which it acquired recently.

By InvestmentNews
Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy

A sensational report arguing that the wealthy don't pay their fair share of income taxes starts to crumble when percentages are replaced with real money.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advising widows: Tips to serve clients at a sensitive time
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Advising widows: Tips to serve clients at a sensitive time

Seventy percent of women leave their financial adviser within a year of widowhood. Here’s how advisers can improve service during this challenging life stage.

By InvestmentNews Create
Crypto fund manager completes $70M Series B funding
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 15, 2021
Crypto fund manager completes $70M Series B funding

Bitwise Asset Management draws backing from Henry Kravis, Stanley Druckenmiller, Daniel Loeb and other big names.

By InvestmentNews
Bipartisan majority likes ‘Retirecare,’ survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Bipartisan majority likes ‘Retirecare,’ survey finds

Enrolling working Americans in a government-sponsored retirement plan is a broadly popular idea.

By InvestmentNews
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 15, 2021
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie

The six-adviser team, Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is affiliating with LPL Financial through OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that

Dalbar rates 401(k)s with up to five stars and tells plan sponsors what they can do to improve their plans on the basis of environmental, social and governance criteria.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2021
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked

Driving the recruiting overhaul at wirehouses over the past few years has been the tremendous expense of recruiting experienced financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 15, 2021
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds

Mercedes Elias, the new co-CEO of AmeriVet Securities, approached her career on Wall Street much like her decade-long ascent through the Marine Corps.

By Bloomberg
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm

The deal with Financial Independence Group gives all of Carson’s advisers access to the same list of company-vetted products, including annuities, life insurance, long-term care insurance and disability insurance.

By Emile Hallez
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures

As the two agencies release their regulatory agendas, the SEC is also proposing to revisit rules promulgated last year when the agency was headed by former chairman Jay Clayton.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2021
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client

CUNA Brokerage Services agreed to become a clearing and custody client at LPL. The firm has $36 billion in assets and close to 550 advisers who work at credit unions.

By Bruce Kelly
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic

Covid has helped retirees focus on the importance of well-being over wealth. A new study shows that the timing and funding of retirement have shifted as a result of the pandemic and that retirees are paying more attention to the nonfinancial aspects of retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why it’s important to question the consensus
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
Why it’s important to question the consensus

One consensus I’ve seen emerging is that reducing pandemic unemployment benefits will ease hiring challenges. It’s been hard to find nonpolitical counterpoints to this. But I did find one source that challenged this notion.

By George Moriarty
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation
RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2021
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation

Inflation is the major focus of market watchers thanks to a host of unique and unfamiliar circumstances that include record government stimulus spending.

By Jeff Benjamin
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2021
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James

Bobby Conville Jr. and Earl Smith are joining the firm's employee unit in Ruston, Louisiana.

By InvestmentNews
Russell, Wake Forest, Generac targeted in lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2021
Russell, Wake Forest, Generac targeted in lawsuits

The new class-action suits against the three employers allege fiduciary breaches. Two defendants in other cases recently reached settlements over $1 million.

By Emile Hallez