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Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 02, 2021
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15

The $250 billion RIA aggregator is adding Sonora Investment Management in Tucson, Arizona, and Collins Investment Group in Rockville, Maryland.

By Jeff Benjamin
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers

How can the financial advice industry know whether its attempts to hire more women, Blacks, Latinos and Asians are working if there is no accurate, unified measure of success or failure?

By Bruce Kelly
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2021
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management

The deal adds to what is already a record-breaking pace of consolidation in the RIA space, with 100 deals announced in the first six months of 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2021
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers

Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., say proxy votes by BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors promote 'left-leaning' ESG priorities over investment returns

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees

The SEC launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Seldom-used 401(k) brokerage windows being reviewed by DOL
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2021
Seldom-used 401(k) brokerage windows being reviewed by DOL

The DOL could issue guidance “to ensure that plan participants and beneficiaries with access to a brokerage window are adequately informed and protected under ERISA."

By Emile Hallez
LPL enhances model portfolio tool
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
LPL enhances model portfolio tool

The new feature on the IBD's platform lets advisers use a variety of models within a client's portfolio,

By InvestmentNews
Energy, financials, real estate sectors riding inflation wave
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 01, 2021
Energy, financials, real estate sectors riding inflation wave

Investors are betting that fiscal and monetary policies will continue to fuel inflationary pressures.

By Jeff Benjamin
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2021
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown

The SEC alleges the firm failed to safeguard clients from Hector May, who pleaded guilty to stealing $8 million from clients and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
Help clients understand market fluctuations
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 01, 2021
Help clients understand market fluctuations

Are your clients concerned about the market? Here’s how to explain economic ups and downs and the importance of a sound retirement plan to help navigate turbulent times.

By Athene
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James

Eight Kansas reps will affiliate with the independent unit of Raymond James through Beyond Wealth Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Assets in 529 plans now more concentrated among several firms
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Assets in 529 plans now more concentrated among several firms

The 529 market can be more difficult to break into than the 401(k) world, which has an abundance of small plans that can be eager to hire fintech providers. States hiring 529 managers aren't likely to consider firms that don’t have track records.

By Emile Hallez
Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds

Starting in 2022, the Thrift Savings Plan will offer a new mutual fund window that will include ESG funds.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues

Finra also censured the firm in connection with privacy breaches that occurred during transfers of new clients.

By InvestmentNews
How the 401(k) world will adapt as it wakes up after long pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
How the 401(k) world will adapt as it wakes up after long pandemic

There will be vast differences, but the fundamentals of the business will be the same, as will the importance of strong relationships and brands.

By Fred Barstein
Covid raises awareness, concerns about Social Security
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2021
Covid raises awareness, concerns about Social Security

71% of American adults worry that the program will run out of money during their lifetime and 19% say the pandemic has affected their plans to file for Social Security benefits, according to a Nationwide survey.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 29, 2021
Three more states adopt annuity suitability rules

Virginia, Maine and Alabama recently adopted rules tracking the model ‘best interest’ measure approved in 2020 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

By InvestmentNews
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2021
Newcomer Benetic promises 401(k) quotes for advisers in minutes

So far, about 100 advisers, including those from 11 of the 15 biggest aggregator firms, have used the service, which recently began including quotes for pooled employer plans.

By Emile Hallez
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2021
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool

The bank is expected to pair OpenInvest with 55ip to enhance its private banking technology platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2021
7 ways crises changed our understanding of fiduciary

During a crisis, the critical fiduciary success factor is connecting with the client's heart.

By Don Trone