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Value investor Charles de Vaulx found dead
RIA NEWS APR 28, 2021
Value investor Charles de Vaulx found dead

In March, his International Value Advisers had announced it would liquidate its two funds and cease operations.

By InvestmentNews
Structured note platform adds annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2021
Structured note platform adds annuities

Halo Investing will offer fixed, variable and registered index-linked annuities from several carriers.

By InvestmentNews
Weighing in on disputed language in IRS 10-year RMD rule
IRA ALERT APR 28, 2021
Weighing in on disputed language in IRS 10-year RMD rule

While the IRS has not corrected the publication that suggested annual required minimum distributions under the 10-year rule, no one believes this to be correct.

By Ed Slott
Empower launches finances website for participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2021
Empower launches finances website for participants

Investors will see a more complete financial picture, not just retirement balances, the company says.

By InvestmentNews
Pandemic's impact on Social Security services, funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2021
Pandemic's impact on Social Security services, funding

Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul warns that underfunding the system will increase benefit delays.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Rising inflation? No problem for fans of emergency cash
EQUITIES APR 27, 2021
Rising inflation? No problem for fans of emergency cash

Financial advisers continue to recommend hefty cash reserves yielding almost nothing and losing ground to inflation, under the premise that safety trumps yield.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS ropes in new fee-generating assets in Q1
ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2021
UBS ropes in new fee-generating assets in Q1

The wirehouse reported strong results, but also disclosed a significant hit from trading losses after the implosion of the family office and hedge fund Archegos Capital Management.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS announces surprise $861 million Archegos hit
WIREHOUSES APR 27, 2021
UBS announces surprise $861 million Archegos hit

Like Morgan Stanley, UBS kept its investors in the dark for weeks about the size of the losses it incurred in the collapse of Bill Hwang's family office.

By Bloomberg
Creative Planning acquires $320 million RIA
RIA NEWS APR 27, 2021
Creative Planning acquires $320 million RIA

Castle Wealth Advisors, founded by Gary Pittsford, is the oldest fee-only adviser in Indiana.

By InvestmentNews
Is Inflation Around the Corner?
RIA NEWS APR 27, 2021
Is Inflation Around the Corner?

How valid are concerns over rising inflation as the US emerges from a pandemic-driven recession? Learn more about the Federal Reserve’s expectations for short-term inflation scenarios.

By Parametric
Stone Point, GIC near $3B deal for Ascensus
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2021
Stone Point, GIC near $3B deal for Ascensus

The investment firms are buying the company from backers including Genstar Capital, Aquiline Capital and Atlas Merchant Capital.

By Bloomberg
Why Wells Fargo is adding the eMoney planning tool for its advisers
FINTECH APR 26, 2021
Why Wells Fargo is adding the eMoney planning tool for its advisers

For years, Wells Fargo Advisors has touted its in-house investment management and planning platform for clients and advisers, called Envision. Now, it is introducing the outside eMoney Advisor.

By Bruce Kelly
House bill seeks to open 403(b) plans to CITs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2021
House bill seeks to open 403(b) plans to CITs

CITs, which are bank products, have been gaining market share in 401(k)s for years, but they are not expressly permitted in 403(b) plans.

By Emile Hallez
Top independent broker-dealers 2021
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2021
Top independent broker-dealers 2021

This ranking of the top IBDs is based on their revenue and reflects data collected from firms that participated in InvestmentNews' independent broker-dealer surveys.

By InvestmentNews
Pershing expands fee-based annuity offerings for RIAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2021
Pershing expands fee-based annuity offerings for RIAs

The number of carriers on its RIA custodial platform increased to 20 from seven and the number of fee-based products rose to 70.

By InvestmentNews
Many plan borrowers took more than they needed, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2021
Many plan borrowers took more than they needed, survey finds

While the people who took loans or withdrawals as a result of Covid-19 are in a better place financially, they feel behind in their saving.

By InvestmentNews
Ohio National fends off VA trail commission suit, others remain
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 26, 2021
Ohio National fends off VA trail commission suit, others remain

The insurer recently won a long-running case brought by several brokers, though it is fighting several other suits from broker-dealers.

By Emile Hallez
The more personal post-Covid client-adviser conversations
OPINION APR 26, 2021
The more personal post-Covid client-adviser conversations

Advisers nearly universally agree that a return to office meetings is key, and that they must change

By Joseph Coughlin
Much ado about RIAs in May
RIA NEWS APR 26, 2021
Much ado about RIAs in May

RIAs will be at the center of a great deal of our coverage and content over the coming weeks, and we even have Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young on the agenda.

By George Moriarty
In face of pandemic, IBDs proved resilient in 2020
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2021
In face of pandemic, IBDs proved resilient in 2020

Last year, the 25 largest independent broker-dealers reported $26.6 billion in revenue, an increase of 4.3% from 2019. Although financial results were far from spectacular, growth at leading IBDs last year was resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and the havoc it caused for the broader stock market.

By Bruce Kelly