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SEC warns Form CRS falls short but doesn’t prescribe fixes
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2020
SEC warns Form CRS falls short but doesn’t prescribe fixes

Compliance experts advise making potential conflicts clear, avoiding small print

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hightower takes stake in Private Vista
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 30, 2020
Hightower takes stake in Private Vista

The Chicago-area registered investment adviser manages $1.5 billion in assets

By InvestmentNews
Focus firm HoyleCohen to acquire Stellar Capital Management
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 30, 2020
Focus firm HoyleCohen to acquire Stellar Capital Management

The acquisition will add $400 million to the AUM of Focus Financial

By InvestmentNews
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2020
Pandemic boosts concerns about retirement and Social Security

As COVID-19 resets Americans' retirement plans, surveys highlight the need for financial guidance to maximize benefits

By Mary Beth Franklin
Powell says economy still needs help from fiscal policy
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 29, 2020
Powell says economy still needs help from fiscal policy

The Fed chairman described the path forward as 'extraordinarily uncertain'

By Bloomberg
Fidelity launches free mobile app for young investors
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 29, 2020
Fidelity launches free mobile app for young investors

The goal is to establish long-term relationship and move conversations toward additional services

By Nicole Casperson
CFPB complaints jump during pandemic: Report
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 29, 2020
CFPB complaints jump during pandemic: Report

Consumers are reporting more problems with credit reports and money-transfer services

By Emile Hallez
Adviser managing $279 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2020
Adviser managing $279 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird

Philip Stathos becomes part of wealth management team in Portland, Maine

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 29, 2020
Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index

Unable to keep pace with a passive index, the 20-year-old active value fund has run its course

By Jeff Benjamin
M&T Bank will use LPL for retail securities business
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 29, 2020
M&T Bank will use LPL for retail securities business

The New York bank’s $20 billion in AUM will make it the largest on LPL's platform

By InvestmentNews
State Street launches ESG version of its mammoth S&P 500 ETF
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 29, 2020
State Street launches ESG version of its mammoth S&P 500 ETF

The adaptation of SPY will include firms in the S&P 500 index that meet environmental, social and governance criteria

By Bloomberg
The future of wealth management is female
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 29, 2020
The future of wealth management is female

Unprecedented asset shift to women expected within the decade

By Mary Beth Franklin
David Reich, a familiar face in the retirement service world, dies at 50
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2020
David Reich, a familiar face in the retirement service world, dies at 50

Reich led several massive acquisitions at Hub International.

By Emile Hallez
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 28, 2020
Hightower acquires stake in $3.3 billion RIA

Adding Frontier Investment Management brings the firm's total AUM to $56.7 billion

By InvestmentNews
Purshe Kaplan Sterling in another million-dollar arbitration settlement
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2020
Purshe Kaplan Sterling in another million-dollar arbitration settlement

Payment linked to adviser who committed suicide in 2017

By Bruce Kelly
SEC orders AIG unit to pay $40 million for disclosure violations in teacher retirement plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2020
SEC orders AIG unit to pay $40 million for disclosure violations in teacher retirement plans

Effort highlights agency’s teacher initiative, but expert calls it ‘slap on wrist’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Annuity sales down 24% in Q2
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2020
Annuity sales down 24% in Q2

Nearly all types of annuities fell by double digits due to low interest rates and fallout from COVID-19

By Emile Hallez
SEC cites deficiencies in Form CRS filings
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 27, 2020
SEC cites deficiencies in Form CRS filings

Initial reviews show disclosures could be ‘clearer or otherwise improved’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEI Investments says breach at key vendor exposed customer data
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 27, 2020
SEI Investments says breach at key vendor exposed customer data

The company serves as a fund administrator for Pimco, Centerbridge and other money managers

By Bloomberg
SEC, DOL take different approaches to regulating ESG investing
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 27, 2020
SEC, DOL take different approaches to regulating ESG investing

The DOL proposal likely would chill the use of socially responsible investments in retirement accounts; the SEC focuses on disclosure

By Mark Schoeff Jr.