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Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2021
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds

Companies that compensate workers with stock have a big incentive to get those employees to consider the holdings in the context of their overall financial plan, according to Fidelity.

By Emile Hallez
Calvert: What’s ahead for responsible investing?
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2021
Calvert: What’s ahead for responsible investing?

The top Overall Small Company believes 2021 could be a pivotal year for ESG investing.

By InvestmentNews Create
Paradigm Capital Management:  Seeking deeper insights
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2021
Paradigm Capital Management: Seeking deeper insights

The Small Company Equity winner shares what proved pivotal in 2020.

By InvestmentNews Create
American Century: Evolution paves the way
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2021
American Century: Evolution paves the way

The Overall Large Company and Equity Large Company winner undertook several innovative initiatives.

By InvestmentNews Create
Morgan Stanley team managing $1.5 billion goes to Rockefeller
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2021
Morgan Stanley team managing $1.5 billion goes to Rockefeller

Maentz Machlovitch Group in Los Angeles specializes in working with Native American tribes.

By InvestmentNews
CI Financial notches 15th RIA acquisition in as many months
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2021
CI Financial notches 15th RIA acquisition in as many months

The Toronto mega-buyer continues to gobble up U.S. wealth managers at a record clip. Once the deal closes, CI is expected to have approximately $50 billion in U.S. assets and total assets of $212 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2021
Hybrid managing $260 million switches to LPL from First Allied

The Fox Alliance, a 15-person team that includes six advisers, is based in Austin, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
Value-focused IVA Funds files to liquidate, close up shop
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 11, 2021
Value-focused IVA Funds files to liquidate, close up shop

Faced with shrinking assets and performance challenges, the $2.5 billion boutique asset manager will shutter its two funds next month.

By Jeff Benjamin
ESG rises to the top of Lipper Awards
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 11, 2021
ESG rises to the top of Lipper Awards

Calvert and American Century bring home overall fund company awards, and a record 21 funds sweep their categories.

By Jeff Benjamin
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
The power of wealth, retirement and benefits converging

When combined, the ideas and solutions expand exponentially. The power of three, or the trilogy, is a well-known concept in life, science and religion.

By Fred Barstein
Jackson National top seller of annuities in 2020
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
Jackson National top seller of annuities in 2020

The insurer also led in variable annuity sales last year, while New York Life sold the most fixed annuities.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group firms boost legal reserves
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2021
Advisor Group firms boost legal reserves

Royal Alliance Associates Inc., SagePoint Financial Inc., and FSC Securities Corp., increased legal reserves by as much as three times the amount of the prior year.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL won't enforce Trump-era ESG rules
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
DOL won't enforce Trump-era ESG rules

The two rules were among the most heavily contested measures instituted by the DOL under former Secretary Eugene Scalia, with the 401(k) rule drawing nearly 9,000 public comments, most of which opposed it.

By Emile Hallez
Mercer buys $740 million Epstein & White
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2021
Mercer buys $740 million Epstein & White

Seller of the San Diego-based firm describes Mercer leaders as 'Batman and Batman.'

By Jeff Benjamin
French asset management firm to buy Litman Gregory
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2021
French asset management firm to buy Litman Gregory

iM Global Partner intends to enhance its U.S. distribution capabilities with the acquisition of the California wealth and asset management firm.

By InvestmentNews
Global securities watchdog targets greenwashing
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2021
Global securities watchdog targets greenwashing

The International Organization of Securities Commissions plans to propose sustainability disclosure standards that could serve as the basis for national requirements.

By Bloomberg
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover  SEC mutual fund investigation
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Cetera pegs $4.2 million to cover SEC mutual fund investigation

The agency charged two Cetera broker-dealers with breaching fiduciary duty and defrauding retail advisory clients in connection with the sales of mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2021
Advocates promote graduate degree, certification in fiduciary leadership

The Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, a public benefit corporation, is seeking to affiliate with one or more universities to offer the fiduciary curriculum. The board also will certify fiduciary professionals in one of 10 areas of specialization.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) plan fees continued to decline in 2020
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2021
401(k) plan fees continued to decline in 2020

A drop in investment fees led to the reduction in total plan costs.

By InvestmentNews
Orion acquires risk management fintech
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 09, 2021
Orion acquires risk management fintech

The platform it's buying, HiddenLevers, allows advisers to perform portfolio- or security-level stress tests to measure sensitivity to macro-level risks.

By Nicole Casperson