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Two big Seattle RIAs merge
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 02, 2020
Two big Seattle RIAs merge

Laird Norton Wealth Management and Filament will operate under Laird Norton name

By InvestmentNews
Spike in Treasury yields risks sparking domino effect
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 02, 2020
Spike in Treasury yields risks sparking domino effect

Rising interest rates could affect markets ranging from stocks to currencies and gold

By Bloomberg
Focus Financial firm to acquire $723 million RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 01, 2020
Focus Financial firm to acquire $723 million RIA

Horan Capital Management will become part of Connectus Wealth Advisers

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisers navigate the uncertainty of Biden's impact on markets, economy
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 01, 2020
Financial advisers navigate the uncertainty of Biden's impact on markets, economy

The challenge is not knowing where potential tax hikes will hurt clients the most

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2020
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed

Pandemic-induced gig work provides opportunities for tax savings

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2020
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door

Two former wirehouse brokers run afoul of Reg S-P, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial takes stake in $682 million RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 01, 2020
Focus Financial takes stake in $682 million RIA

Kavar Capital Partners, founded in 2011, is based in Leawood, Kansas

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock, Vanguard not that supportive of shareholder ESG resolutions
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
BlackRock, Vanguard not that supportive of shareholder ESG resolutions

BlackRock voted in favor of just 11% of climate resolutions in the 12 months ended in August, while Vanguard voted in favor of 15%

By InvestmentNews
Last call for coronavirus-related distributions
RESOURCES IRA ALERT NOV 30, 2020
Last call for coronavirus-related distributions

CRDs are only available until year-end, so advisers should contact any clients who may still benefit from taking a distribution before the option expires

By Ed Slott
San Diego hybrid managing $250 million returns to LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 30, 2020
San Diego hybrid managing $250 million returns to LPL

Nautica Wealth Advisors had moved with its OSJ to Cetera for three years

By InvestmentNews
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme

Craig Rumbaugh and his California-based firms will pay $1 million for misleading investors

By InvestmentNews
S&P to buy IHS Markit for $39 billion
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
S&P to buy IHS Markit for $39 billion

The deal accelerates the wave of consolidation among the finance industry’s biggest data providers

By Bloomberg
Tesla FOMO puts focus on direct indexing
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
Tesla FOMO puts focus on direct indexing

The electric car maker is about to join the S&P, but investors in S&P 500 index funds have missed a huge rally in the company’s shares

By Bloomberg
Morningstar makeover confirms I need to keep leaning on stocks
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
Morningstar makeover confirms I need to keep leaning on stocks

Lessons learned after letting Christine Benz analyze the way I save for retirement

By Jeff Benjamin
Work-life balance is harder for women in the pandemic
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 27, 2020
Work-life balance is harder for women in the pandemic

According to a new InvestmentNews Research survey, women were twice as likely to be working longer hours than a year ago

By Devin McGinley
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued

A grocery chain is paying $17.5 million in one case, and a pharmaceutical company is shelling out more than $2.5 million in another

By Emile Hallez
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB

Approval may be moot as the new administration could easily quash it

By InvestmentNews
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors

Two new audits reveal underpayments to certain groups of beneficiaries

By Mary Beth Franklin
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
DOL lifetime income rule under fire from lawmaker

Sen. Richard Neal, D-Mass., criticized the measure for not including an assumption that 401(k) balances appreciate

By Emile Hallez
JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 24, 2020
JPMorgan Chase penalized $250 million for risk management failings

Regulators found that the bank's asset and wealth management businesses lacked controls to avoid conflicts of interest

By InvestmentNews