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Convergence of health care costs and retirement planning
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2022
Convergence of health care costs and retirement planning

Software helps advisers incorporate clients' Medicare expenses into their retirement plans.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Merrill team managing $409 million joins Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2022
Merrill team managing $409 million joins Raymond James

The three advisers, based in Spokane, Washington, will operate as Panorama Wealth Management of Raymond James.

By InvestmentNews
DOL continues to have qualms about Fidelity’s crypto 401(k) product
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2022
DOL continues to have qualms about Fidelity’s crypto 401(k) product

DOL acting assistant secretary Ali Khawar isn't reassured by the consumer safeguards included in Fidelity's Bitcoin offering for retirement plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisor Group to buy large bank broker
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2022
Advisor Group to buy large bank broker

Infinex Investments Inc. has 750 financial advisers at bank and credit union programs who control more than $30 billion in client assets.

By Bruce Kelly
Strategists see lower returns as economy mirrors 1970s
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2022
Strategists see lower returns as economy mirrors 1970s

Mohamed El-Erian and Niall Ferguson are seeing echoes of the 1970s in today's market. Will the '70s strategies work in the 2020s?

By Gregg Greenberg
Retirement savings up in a down market, says Fidelity
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2022
Retirement savings up in a down market, says Fidelity

More people were saving for retirement in Q1, data show. Unfortunately, the market's sell-off caused them to lose money.

By Gregg Greenberg
Oppenheimer rep managing $180 million joins Linsco
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2022
Oppenheimer rep managing $180 million joins Linsco

Randall Pickett joins LPL’s employee channel. The Pickett Group of LPL Financial will be the second team to join the Linsco office in Dallas.

By InvestmentNews
El-Erian says US can’t avoid stagflation even as Fed tightens
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2022
El-Erian says US can’t avoid stagflation even as Fed tightens

The chair of Gramercy Fund Management says stagflation is ‘worst thing’ for central banks.

By Bloomberg
Democrats push Biden to go big on forgiving student loan debt
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2022
Democrats push Biden to go big on forgiving student loan debt

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock make appeal at White House.

By Bloomberg
Consumer groups call for SEC probe of RIAs' use of mandatory arbitration
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2022
Consumer groups call for SEC probe of RIAs' use of mandatory arbitration

RIAs aren't adequately disclosing arbitration clauses in client contracts and are forcing clients into expensive dispute forums, the groups said.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2022
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies

The four exchange-traded funds are well-timed given the current market environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mariner buys $612 million Michigan RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2022
Mariner buys $612 million Michigan RIA

The deal for Emerson Wealth, which is based in Bloomfield Hills, gives Mariner its second office in the Detroit area.

By InvestmentNews
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 18, 2022
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients

The new 'white glove, customized' options for high-net-worth clients are available from the company’s advisers.

By ESG Clarity
Powell says Fed will ‘keep pushing’ until inflation comes down
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2022
Powell says Fed will ‘keep pushing’ until inflation comes down

'This is a strong economy, and we think it’s well positioned to withstand less accommodative monetary policy,' the Fed chairman says.

By Bloomberg
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAY 18, 2022
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations

Perhaps the biggest concern for RIAs contemplating a sale is how it would affect their employees and clients.

By Michael Bilotta
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan

Just 31% of the bank's shareholders supported the pay packages for CEO Dimon and other company executives.

By Bloomberg
Morningstar panel lays out challenges, opportunities of net-zero goals
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 17, 2022
Morningstar panel lays out challenges, opportunities of net-zero goals

As companies commit to net-zero or emissions-reduction targets, one concern is whether their investment in reducing emissions will come at the expense of money spent on competing in the marketplace.

By Debbie Carlson
Allianz to sell US fund management unit to Voya after SEC ban
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2022
Allianz to sell US fund management unit to Voya after SEC ban

Voya Investment Management will add about $120 billion of assets under management as well as some investment teams.

By Bloomberg
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn

Firms should be watching out for employees chatting on WhatsApp, as well as brokers in need of heightened supervision and complex products being sold to retail customers.

By Bruce Kelly
Allianz unit to plead guilty, pay billions over hedge fund loss
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2022
Allianz unit to plead guilty, pay billions over hedge fund loss

The agreement calls for the firm to forfeit $463 million and pay $3.2 billion in restitution to victims of the fraud as well as a $2.3 billion penalty.

By Bloomberg