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DOL issues key rule for pooled employer plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2020
DOL issues key rule for pooled employer plans

Pooled plan providers will be able to register beginning later this month and launch plans at the beginning of the new year

By Emile Hallez
Team managing $1.8 billion at UBS goes to Venture Visionary Partners
RIA NEWS NOV 12, 2020
Team managing $1.8 billion at UBS goes to Venture Visionary Partners

The addition of 12 professionals and AUM almost doubles the size of the Toledo, Ohio, RIA

By InvestmentNews
Contributions to retirement accounts steady, but withdrawals up: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2020
Contributions to retirement accounts steady, but withdrawals up: Fidelity

CARES Act distributions averaging $9,000 were taken by 1.2 million account holders

By InvestmentNews
New York duo managing $350 million at HSBC go indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 12, 2020
New York duo managing $350 million at HSBC go indie with LPL

Jerry Giordano and Joseph Praino will work with existing LPL indie firm, KM Capital Group

By InvestmentNews
Lame-duck Trump has potential to roil markets
RIA NEWS NOV 12, 2020
Lame-duck Trump has potential to roil markets

Pricing in futures markets suggests traders are braced for the possibility of a period of heightened turbulence

By Bloomberg
Captrust expands to Colorado with purchase of female-led RIA
RIA NEWS NOV 12, 2020
Captrust expands to Colorado with purchase of female-led RIA

$785 million Denver-based Shine Wealth Partners will rebrand as Captrust

By Jeff Benjamin
Finance leaders ask CFP Board to recommend pro bono work
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2020
Finance leaders ask CFP Board to recommend pro bono work

The biggest brands in the industry endorsed a call to action to dedicate 25 hours a year to pro bono service

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab prunes 200 TD Ameritrade branches
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2020
Schwab prunes 200 TD Ameritrade branches

The move will leave a nationwide network of more than 400 combined office locations

By Jeff Benjamin
Holding nontraditional jobs after age 62 can build retirement security, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2020
Holding nontraditional jobs after age 62 can build retirement security, study finds

The Center for Retirement Research finds value in such jobs even if workers receive no benefits

By InvestmentNews
Texas teams managing $151 million link with Advisory Services Network
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 11, 2020
Texas teams managing $151 million link with Advisory Services Network

Springer Financial Services, a hybrid, and RB Welborn work in tandem

By InvestmentNews
Broker-dealer sues Finra in latest salvo against regulators
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 11, 2020
Broker-dealer sues Finra in latest salvo against regulators

Utah-based Alpine Securities claims Finra violated "due process" in hearings

By Bruce Kelly
Amway's 401(k) at center of lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2020
Amway's 401(k) at center of lawsuit

The multi-level marketing company's plan had allegedly excessive fees, according to the complaint

By Emile Hallez
InvestmentNews Podcast: Bob Doll’s 2021 Prediction Special
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2020
InvestmentNews Podcast: Bob Doll’s 2021 Prediction Special

Bob Doll breaks down his 2021 predictions and discusses his Nostradamus batting average.

By InvestmentNews
Ex-CFTC chief Gensler advising Biden on financial regulators
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 11, 2020
Ex-CFTC chief Gensler advising Biden on financial regulators

Gensler gained a reputation for standing up to Wall Street during the Obama administration

By Bloomberg
How to assess a firm’s culture in a time of virtual due diligence
OPINION NOV 11, 2020
How to assess a firm’s culture in a time of virtual due diligence

11 questions advisers can ask to unlock what is often an intangible yet important aspect of their assessment of a firm

By Barbara Herman
Toronto mega-buyer CI Financial acquires Roosevelt Investments
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2020
Toronto mega-buyer CI Financial acquires Roosevelt Investments

Canadian consolidator has made 12 deals since February, and three in less than two weeks

By Jeff Benjamin
Mass Mutual team managing $250 million affiliates with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2020
Mass Mutual team managing $250 million affiliates with LPL

Trivium Point Advisory in Tarrytown, New York, also does tax prep

By InvestmentNews
Record increases in assets and job growth for RIAs
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2020
Record increases in assets and job growth for RIAs

Total assets under management were $97.2 trillion, a 16.2% jump from 2018, according to the Investment Adviser Association

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAs relish the idea of government gridlock under Biden
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2020
RIAs relish the idea of government gridlock under Biden

Divided government is what the financial markets want most

By Jeff Benjamin
Coastal Equities to pay back $280,000 for unsuitable trades
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2020
Coastal Equities to pay back $280,000 for unsuitable trades

The firm failed to flag excessive trading in four client accounts, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly