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Focus unit to acquire British planning firm
RIA NEWS JAN 04, 2021
Focus unit to acquire British planning firm

Watterson Financial Planning is the firm's first acquisition in the UK

By InvestmentNews
Hightower acquires $8 billion Bel Air Investment Advisors
RIA NEWS JAN 04, 2021
Hightower acquires $8 billion Bel Air Investment Advisors

Aggregator kicks off 2021 with the largest deal in its 12-year history

By Jeff Benjamin
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers

Ongoing consolidation has been good for some aggregator firms, but others are being left out.

By Emile Hallez
The risks record keepers see with PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
The risks record keepers see with PEPs

The forthcoming plans present challenges and opportunities, record keepers say

By Emile Hallez
The US Presidential election - how US investors reacted
RIA NEWS JAN 01, 2021
The US Presidential election - how US investors reacted

The transition to the incoming Biden administration has only just begun. But U.S. advisers are already looking into the future at the 12-month outlook.

By MSCI
Finra smacks small B-D with $1.55 million penalty for churning
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 31, 2020
Finra smacks small B-D with $1.55 million penalty for churning

Worden Capital Management displayed lax oversight of brokers' trades, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Finra obtains $2.7 million in restitution related to 529 share-class initiative
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 30, 2020
Finra obtains $2.7 million in restitution related to 529 share-class initiative

Morgan Stanley’s $1.7 million settlement highlights remedies for excessive fees

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS DEC 25, 2020
Bitcoin: Enigma no more

On the latest tech STACK$ podcast, Ric Edelman leads an all-star guest list providing a crash course in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

By InvestmentNews
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business

The strategy is seen as an opportunity to help train younger advisers and prospect for wealth management clients.

By Emile Hallez
Workplace wellness: getting  physical and fiscal
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Workplace wellness: getting physical and fiscal

Combining financial wellness with traditional wellness programs can highlight their value, according to guests at a recent RPA event.

By Emile Hallez
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help

A CARES Act provision that encourages companies to repay their workers' student loans would be available for another five years

By Emile Hallez
Fourth quarter saw a record 69 RIA deals, Echelon says
RIA NEWS DEC 23, 2020
Fourth quarter saw a record 69 RIA deals, Echelon says

M&A activity posted another record for the year despite the slow second quarter

By InvestmentNews
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans

Guests at the RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Thinktank say it might be a while before annuities are used in many plans.

By Emile Hallez
UBS board considers impact of ING probe on new CEO
WIREHOUSES DEC 23, 2020
UBS board considers impact of ING probe on new CEO

Ralph Hamers is caught up in an investigation of money laundering that occurred while he headed ING Groep

By Bloomberg
SEC approves rule to allow testimonials in advertising
FINTECH DEC 22, 2020
SEC approves rule to allow testimonials in advertising

Revision of the advertising rule in place since 1961 reflects technological advances like social media marketing, according to the regulator

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2020
COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s

A small section of Tuesday's spending bill will help some employers avoid partial plan terminations

By Emile Hallez
IN Podcast: Ariel Alternatives seeks to close the racial wealth gap, plus a dive into HSAs
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2020
IN Podcast: Ariel Alternatives seeks to close the racial wealth gap, plus a dive into HSAs

Les Brun, co-founder of Ariel Alternatives, shares his vision for “Project Black,” the firm’s initiative to invest in middle-market companies to scale the number of minority-owned businesses.

By InvestmentNews
Scaramucci to launch SkyBridge Bitcoin fund
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 22, 2020
Scaramucci to launch SkyBridge Bitcoin fund

The new fund designed for wealthy investors will be seeded with $20 million

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC slams Voya Financial with $23 million penalty for conflicts at RIA
ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2020
SEC slams Voya Financial with $23 million penalty for conflicts at RIA

The conflicts of interest ranged from 12b-1 fees to cash sweep accounts to alternative investments

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo to sell student loan book to Apollo, Blackstone
WIREHOUSES DEC 22, 2020
Wells Fargo to sell student loan book to Apollo, Blackstone

The sale is part of CEO Charlie Scharf's effort to focus the bank on key businesses

By Bloomberg