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Massachusetts RIA managing $625 million merges into Moneta
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2021
Massachusetts RIA managing $625 million merges into Moneta

The principals of The Berry Group, which is based in Worcester, will join the firm as partners.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $350 million makes U-turn to LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2021
Team managing $350 million makes U-turn to LPL

Foran Financial Group of Somerville, New Jersey, is rejoining the independent broker-dealer after spending six years at Raymond James.

By InvestmentNews
OregonSaves gets passing grade in new academic paper
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
OregonSaves gets passing grade in new academic paper

The program, which was launched in 2017, represented nearly $85 million in assets among 88,000 funded accounts at the end of 2020, according to figures from the state. It was the first of several automatic IRA systems that states have rolled out for private-sector workers who otherwise would not have access to a workplace retirement plan.

By Emile Hallez
Brokers sold GPB private placements using the worst tactics in Wall Street's playbook
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2021
Brokers sold GPB private placements using the worst tactics in Wall Street's playbook

Client appreciation dinners are all well and good, but private suites at Madison Square Garden are clearly beyond the pale.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL updates branding message
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 17, 2021
LPL updates branding message

'Your Greatness Is Our Goal' is the independent broker-dealer's new theme, referring to the value it brings to its advisers.

By InvestmentNews
DC industry must cooperate to offer emergency savings accounts
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
DC industry must cooperate to offer emergency savings accounts

The case for emergency savings accounts has always been compelling. When low- to moderate-income workers run into problems, they either take out loans or make hardship withdrawals, contributing to plan leakage. The pandemic only highlighted the issue.

By Fred Barstein
Advisers, clients not on same page about guaranteed income: Survey
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
Advisers, clients not on same page about guaranteed income: Survey

Last year’s market plunge and quick recovery appear to have changed the way people feel about the value of guaranteed lifetime income, Cannex found. In February 2020, 71% of people said they found guaranteed lifetime income highly valuable, but that figure had dropped to 63% by August.

By Emile Hallez
Fidelity, Schwab donors set record for charitable giving in response to pandemic
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2021
Fidelity, Schwab donors set record for charitable giving in response to pandemic

Covid-19 also changed giving targets, as donors supported organizations that provided food and other necessities for people who experienced economic setbacks due to the outbreak.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fund companies can follow a road map to ESG success
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2021
Fund companies can follow a road map to ESG success

As investors and financial advisers fine-tune their focus on sustainable investing strategies, fund companies should tailor their offerings.

By Jeff Benjamin
AIG is seeing interest in life and retirement business
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
AIG is seeing interest in life and retirement business

The company said that year that it would separate the life and retirement unit from its sprawling property-casualty operation, furthering the dismantling of the insurance giant.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo gets Fed nod for overhaul plan
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 17, 2021
Wells Fargo gets Fed nod for overhaul plan

Fed officials reportedly privately signaled the bank that they accept its proposal for overhauling risk management and governance, which would move Wells a step closer to getting the cap on its assets lifted.

By Bloomberg
Lots of choices for advisers looking to sell
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 17, 2021
Lots of choices for advisers looking to sell

The approaches of the different types of buyers vary, so it’s essential to know how they approach the process.

By Scott Hanson
Pandemic prompts brokerages to seek relaxed in-person inspection requirements
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 16, 2021
Pandemic prompts brokerages to seek relaxed in-person inspection requirements

Member firms and trade associations representing them told Finra their pandemic experience has shown that supervisors don’t need to look over the shoulders of registered reps physically to ensure they’re following the rules.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
American Funds to chop fees, change management on five VA funds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2021
American Funds to chop fees, change management on five VA funds

The changes, which take effect May 1, mark the second time in a year that the company has significantly altered its insurance-series funds to make them match their better-known retail counterparts.

By Emile Hallez
Power outages force advisers to leverage Covid-19 contingencies
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 16, 2021
Power outages force advisers to leverage Covid-19 contingencies

Freezing temperatures and power outages have affected much of the country. The deadly winter weather is testing the limits of creativity as advisers fight to serve clients and stay warm.

By Jeff Benjamin
OneDigital acquires manager of $1.3 billion in plan assets
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2021
OneDigital acquires manager of $1.3 billion in plan assets

With the deal for Atlanta Plan Partners, which oversees more than 130 retirement plans, OneDigital Investment Advisers will serve approximately 5,000 retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Captrust adds $154 billion in plan assets with Cammack deal
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2021
Captrust adds $154 billion in plan assets with Cammack deal

The retirement plan aggregator's national footprint grows to more than $600 billion with the addition of Cammack Retirement Group, which serves more than 170 plan sponsors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $270 million at UBS moves to Baird
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2021
Team managing $270 million at UBS moves to Baird

The WillowPointe Group, a two-adviser, five-person team, joins in Cookeville, Tennessee.

By InvestmentNews
Fiduciary redux: Don't tinker with Reg BI
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 16, 2021
Fiduciary redux: Don't tinker with Reg BI

The client choice approach reflected in Reg BI is in fact the best approach for individual investors because every individual and family is unique when it comes to their wealth management needs and goals.

By John Taft
FSI advocacy priorities for 2021
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION FEB 16, 2021
FSI advocacy priorities for 2021

For independent advisory firms and advisers, the Biden administration’s approach to regulation will be among the most consequential outcomes of the November elections.

By Dale Brown