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BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers

The asset manager will undergo a third-party audit of its operations following a request from a shareholder.

By Bloomberg
Alerting clients to dark patterns and sludge
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 06, 2021
Alerting clients to dark patterns and sludge

Sludge is like an anti-nudge: Rather than removing friction to make a choice simpler, sludge adds friction or complexity to the customer journey for the purpose of entrapping or upselling consumers.

By Sarah Newcomb
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 06, 2021
4 life insurance and retirement trends to watch

We can learn from the last year and look back on it as a catalyst to achieve long-term, sustainable and far-reaching positive change.

By Kevin Hogan
Why Michael Bolton is crooning over online brokerages
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 05, 2021
Why Michael Bolton is crooning over online brokerages

The advertisement is just the latest ploy in an industry war over the throngs of retail investors flocking to digital wealth platforms. The new account openings will certainly have repercussions.

By Sean Allocca
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2021
Advisers plan more annuity recommendations amid the pandemic

Data from InvestmentNews Research and an annuities webcast show that more advisers are interested in the products.

By Emile Hallez
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 05, 2021
Purshe Kaplan racks up $1.6 million settlement

Since 2017, the firm has been on the hook for $16 million in legal settlements and restitution to clients, with the lion's share stemming from one broker's sale of alternative investments to a Native American tribe in Michigan.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2021
Fidelity dismissed from lawsuit over 401(k) participant data

Personal information used to cross-sell other services is not a plan asset, a court found. Two new 401(k) lawsuits were also filed against Icon Clinical Research and Wesco Distribution.

By Emile Hallez
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2021
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump

Errors in computer-generated reports on mutual funds lead to a classic Twitter dust-up in which a disgruntled fund manager challenged the company's analysis of his funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2021
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller

Five-person Adapt Partners is joining Rockefeller in San Antonio

By InvestmentNews
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
For RPAs thinking about selling, there may be no time like the present

Over the past several years, the pace of dealmaking has accelerated, and valuations for desirable RPAs have climbed to earnings multiples that not long ago would have stunned buyers and sellers. That makes the present a very good time to consider becoming part of a larger firm.

By Emile Hallez
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
SageView buys retirement plan practice of Oregon firm

Arnerich Massena is shedding retirement assets to focus on private wealth management, endowments and foundations.

By InvestmentNews
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 01, 2021
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch

The flipside of the new Innovator Capital Management products is the performance is capped and they can be more expensive than some of the cheaper indexed options.

By Jeff Benjamin
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2021
Captrust acquires RIA managing $700 million

Pacific Investment Consultants is based in Folsom, California.

By InvestmentNews
Foes of SALT cap threaten Biden tax plan
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 01, 2021
Foes of SALT cap threaten Biden tax plan

Three House Democrats say they won't support the tax hikes needed to support the administration's infrastructure proposal unless the plan repeals the cap on state and local tax deductions.

By Bloomberg
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 01, 2021
The changing preferences of next-gen clients: Planning

In the final part of a three-part series, the authors examine planning's role in the changing preferences of next-generation clients.

By Alvina Lo and Stephanie Luedke
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 01, 2021
Beacon Pointe acquires Texas-based Wealthstreet

The deal will add more than $1 billion to Beacon Pointe's assets under management.

By InvestmentNews
Biden aims to roll back corporate tax cuts
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2021
Biden aims to roll back corporate tax cuts

The president's infrastructure plan would reverse a large part of Trump's tax cut, which proved to be a huge boon for the stock market.

By Bloomberg
In-plan income is key to retirement security
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2021
In-plan income is key to retirement security

Not having a retirement income solution within a DC plan is like having the pilots on a commercial flight parachute off midflight, forcing passengers to land the plane.

By Fred Barstein
Wave of PEPs hits the market
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2021
Wave of PEPs hits the market

In the past week alone, at least three PEPs have been announced. Those include plans from American Trust, Access Retirement Solutions and a new entity from venture capital firm Magis Capital Partners, Sallus Retirement.

By Emile Hallez
Boenning & Scattergood acquires Columbus Macro
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2021
Boenning & Scattergood acquires Columbus Macro

The deal for the Pittsburgh-based investment boutique adds $400 million to Boenning's assets under management.

By InvestmentNews