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Retirement risk rose slightly in 2020, study finds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2021
Retirement risk rose slightly in 2020, study finds

Roughly half of American households may not be able to maintain their standard of living in retirement, according to a report from the Center for Retirement Research.

By InvestmentNews
Trio managing $500 million at BB&T joins Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 20, 2021
Trio managing $500 million at BB&T joins Raymond James

Chuck Crist, Chuck Gillingham and Ryan H. Jones are joining the firm's employee channel in St. Augustine, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
UBS faces year of uncertainty amid probe of CEO Hamers
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 20, 2021
UBS faces year of uncertainty amid probe of CEO Hamers

The new chief executive faces a lengthy Dutch legal battle over his role in a money laundering scandal at his previous employer, ING, that has complicated efforts to put his stamp on the business.

By Bloomberg
401(k) sponsors in the dark about cognitive decline
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2021
401(k) sponsors in the dark about cognitive decline

A Department of Labor advisory council compiled a wealth of testimony on the challenges that plan sponsors, advisers, record keepers and others face in identifying retirement savers’ cognitive decline and what options they have when they suspect it.

By Emile Hallez
William Blair team managing $2.2 billion forms RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2021
William Blair team managing $2.2 billion forms RIA

Salvino Wealth Management team in Hinsdale, Illinois, becomes Performance Wealth

By InvestmentNews
Gensler expected to put teeth in Reg BI — not overturn it
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2021
Gensler expected to put teeth in Reg BI — not overturn it

A former chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, former Treasury Department official and former Goldman Sachs executive, Gensler has developed a reputation as a tough regulator who also was a successful leader on Wall Street.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman Sachs to expand Marcus Invest internationally in 2021
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 19, 2021
Goldman Sachs to expand Marcus Invest internationally in 2021

The Wall Street bank’s entrance into robo-advice may be late, but CEO David Solomon outlined how the platform will be able to compete in a crowded marketplace

By Nicole Casperson
Mercer acquires $365 million Virginia RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2021
Mercer acquires $365 million Virginia RIA

All five team members of Pinnacle Wealth Solutions in Midlothian are joining Mercer.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch's hunt for new clients tamed by COVID-19
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2021
Merrill Lynch's hunt for new clients tamed by COVID-19

Net new households at the wirehouse in 2020 declined 37% year over year, the company reported Tuesday. The pandemic clearly hampered advisers' efforts to reel in new clients, a push at the firm since 2016.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity chops index target-date minimums, following Vanguard
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2021
Fidelity chops index target-date minimums, following Vanguard

The company, not wanting to be outdone by an identical move in December by its competitor Vanguard, lowered its investment minimum for defined-contribution plans from $100 million to $5 million.

By Emile Hallez
Two new 401(k) lawsuits and one big settlement
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2021
Two new 401(k) lawsuits and one big settlement

VALIC and Associated Bank were sued recently over their retirement plans, while a long-running case over losses in Valeant Pharmaceuticals stock in DST Systems' plan was settled for a total of $79 million in three separate agreements.

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Remarriage rules for survivors
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2021
INmail: Remarriage rules for survivors

If your client is entitled to Social Security on her own earnings record, she may want to collect reduced retirement benefits at age 62.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Broker-dealers brace for cyberthreats
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 18, 2021
Broker-dealers brace for cyberthreats

2020 was the year that independent broker-dealers needed to rely on technology more than ever, with home-office staff and a large number of advisers working from home or in remote offices. What if criminals breach a broker-dealer's cyber wall?

By Bruce Kelly
IBDs saw decent year in 2020 wirehouse recruiting
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 18, 2021
IBDs saw decent year in 2020 wirehouse recruiting

Independent broker-dealers saw gains in recruiting coveted wirehouse advisers despite the massive disruptions caused by COVID-19. Firms are also building out registered investment advisory platforms to lure advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Rockefeller adds three teams managing $1.7 billion
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2021
Rockefeller adds three teams managing $1.7 billion

Former Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch advisers join Rockefeller in Boca Raton, Florida, and Chicago

By InvestmentNews
50% spike in advisers allocating to cryptocurrency in 2020: Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2021
50% spike in advisers allocating to cryptocurrency in 2020: Report

The murky track record behind cryptocurrency has kept some skeptical, but both advisers and investors are showing growing interest in the asset class. The popular digital asset, Bitcoin, recent record-breaking rally has slowed, with prices set to finish this week just below $40,000, according to Bloomberg.

By Nicole Casperson
Is it high time to invest in cannabis?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2021
Is it high time to invest in cannabis?

The tight group of marijuana ETFs are up between 28% and 55% in January, anticipating federal approval. For financial advisers and investors, instead of just jumping headlong into cannabis investing, the challenge is traversing a sector that is in limbo.

By Jeff Benjamin
Target-date fund 2020 sales in red as CITs rose, older workers fled: Report
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2021
Target-date fund 2020 sales in red as CITs rose, older workers fled: Report

Overall, the retirement savings products bled $6.7 billion, marking the first such instance of negative net sales since Morningstar began tracking them in 1994, the ratings and research firm reported this week.

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo reports another sharp annual decline in advisers
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 15, 2021
Wells Fargo reports another sharp annual decline in advisers

Financial advisers are usually off-limits when it comes to large institutions looking to cut costs and personnel. But Wells Fargo, under CEO Charlie Scharf, has not shied away from laying off advisers or cutting adviser-lead businesses.

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial takes stake in $677 million Missouri RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 15, 2021
Focus Financial takes stake in $677 million Missouri RIA

Hill Investment Group in St. Louis, which was founded in 2005, becomes its latest partner firm.

By InvestmentNews