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Amundi rolls out ESG separate account for wealthy investors
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2022
Amundi rolls out ESG separate account for wealthy investors

The Amundi US Equity ESG Improvers SMA is two-thirds allocated to companies expected to improve their ESG score.

By Jeff Benjamin
The time is now to be more transparent about advisory fees
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2022
The time is now to be more transparent about advisory fees

Advisers charging fees based on client assets are feeling a rare pinch of lower income against the backdrop of inflation. Now would be a good time to make that clear.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS adds a $100 million adviser in San Diego
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2022
UBS adds a $100 million adviser in San Diego

Carolin Botzenhardt, who had been with Wells Fargo for five years, joins the La Jolla, California, office of UBS Private Wealth Management.

By InvestmentNews
Tax bill would empower IRS to collect hundreds of billions of dollars from wealthy Americans
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 08, 2022
Tax bill would empower IRS to collect hundreds of billions of dollars from wealthy Americans

A much better-funded Internal Revenue Service would be equipped with new auditors and technology to uncover tax avoidance.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock sees investors turning to thematic ETFs to hedge against inflation
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2022
BlackRock sees investors turning to thematic ETFs to hedge against inflation

Interest seen in infrastructure, food-related and clean-energy themes as investors look for long-term structural trends.

By Bloomberg
Why a down market won't deter advisers from switching firms
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION AUG 08, 2022
Why a down market won't deter advisers from switching firms

Advisers today are financial 'life coaches' who need to feel they're in the right place at the right time to build the kind of effective relationships that are at the core of their practice.

By Tim Boostrom
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2022
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program

As corporations strengthen efforts to diversify their cultures, employee population, recruiting, and community service, suppliers must realize that they are part of that values alignment, too.

By Joanne Cleaver
Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2022
Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 

If a target-date fund is among a client's investments, an adviser can check the fund’s glide path as well as the equity percentage of the portfolio.

By InvestmentNews
Top 10 fee-only RIAs ranked by average adviser assets
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2022
Top 10 fee-only RIAs ranked by average adviser assets

How much in assets do advisers oversee at the biggest registered investment advisory firms? Here are the top 10 firms ranked by the average adviser assets.

By InvestmentNews
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 05, 2022
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox

As the White House declares monkeypox a national health emergency, ETFMG tweaks its marketing without adjusting the portfolio.

By Jeff Benjamin
Two ways to reverse a Social Security claiming decision
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2022
Two ways to reverse a Social Security claiming decision

Beware of accidentally disenrolling in Medicare. If you keep Medicare coverage, you will need to pay your premiums directly to CMS.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Hub International acquires $2.3 billion RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2022
Hub International acquires $2.3 billion RIA

WealthPlan Advisors, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, provides retirement plan and investing consulting services to nearly 600 clients.

By InvestmentNews
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 05, 2022
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds

The global sell-off in bonds results in the second straight quarter in which the asset management company's clients pulled money from its funds.

By Bloomberg
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $325,000 over research errors
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2022
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $325,000 over research errors

The regulator censured the firm for publishing research reports that included inaccurate historical stock ratings.

By InvestmentNews
Q&A: CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler on different types of greenwashing
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2022
Q&A: CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler on different types of greenwashing

The senior director would like advisers to embrace conversations about ESG with clients and 'do a little less judging and maligning of people who are taking different approaches.'

By Emile Hallez
Cash revenue helps AssetMark offset market losses for record quarter
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 04, 2022
Cash revenue helps AssetMark offset market losses for record quarter

While the choppy market performance dented total platform assets, rising interest rates have boosted the spread the TAMP earns on cash held by its proprietary custodian.

By Ryan W. Neal
Confusion over Social Security taxes and earning limits
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2022
Confusion over Social Security taxes and earning limits

Social Security's earnings restrictions disappear once individuals reach their full retirement age, but FICA taxes on income do not.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Focus Financial expects good year for M&A despite tough market
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2022
Focus Financial expects good year for M&A despite tough market

The company has already completed 14 deals this year and has an “excellent” pipeline that includes a mix of new partners and merger opportunities, said Focus Financial founder and CEO Rudy Adolf.

By Ryan W. Neal
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2022
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup

The life insurance and wealth management company is making its second acquisition in a week by picking up advisory firm Gladstone.

By Gregg Greenberg
BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand into crypto
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2022
BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand into crypto

Institutional investors will be able to use BlackRock's Aladdin investment management system to oversee their exposure to bitcoin along with assets such as stocks and bonds.

By Bloomberg