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Emigrant takes stake in $1.7 billion Texas RIA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2021
Emigrant takes stake in $1.7 billion Texas RIA

Ulrich Investment Consultants in San Antonio will retain control

By InvestmentNews
More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball

Four years ago, a financial adviser got a call from a prospect who did not want to disclose any information over the phone. At the in-person meeting, the woman and her husband told the adviser that she had won a $1.2 million jackpot.

By Emile Hallez
Momentum picks up for state-level best interest rule on annuity sales
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
Momentum picks up for state-level best interest rule on annuity sales

Arkansas and Michigan become the latest states to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Billion-dollar Morgan Stanley team goes indie with Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 04, 2021
Billion-dollar Morgan Stanley team goes indie with Raymond James

Foursome creates Campbell Johnson McGiboney Wealth Advisors in Franklin, Tennessee

By InvestmentNews
LPL hit with $6.5 million Finra fine over lax supervision
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 04, 2021
LPL hit with $6.5 million Finra fine over lax supervision

The sanction addressed failures to maintain proper oversight of advisers, which included a Ponzi scheme, according to the regulator

By Bruce Kelly
Focus unit to acquire British planning firm
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2021
Focus unit to acquire British planning firm

Watterson Financial Planning is the firm's first acquisition in the UK

By InvestmentNews
Hightower acquires $8 billion Bel Air Investment Advisors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2021
Hightower acquires $8 billion Bel Air Investment Advisors

Aggregator kicks off 2021 with the largest deal in its 12-year history

By Jeff Benjamin
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers
NEWS RIAS JAN 04, 2021
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers

Ongoing consolidation has been good for some aggregator firms, but others are being left out.

By Emile Hallez
The risks record keepers see with PEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
The risks record keepers see with PEPs

The forthcoming plans present challenges and opportunities, record keepers say

By Emile Hallez
The US Presidential election - how US investors reacted
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 01, 2021
The US Presidential election - how US investors reacted

The transition to the incoming Biden administration has only just begun. But U.S. advisers are already looking into the future at the 12-month outlook.

By MSCI
Finra smacks small B-D with $1.55 million penalty for churning
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 31, 2020
Finra smacks small B-D with $1.55 million penalty for churning

Worden Capital Management displayed lax oversight of brokers' trades, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Finra obtains $2.7 million in restitution related to 529 share-class initiative
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 30, 2020
Finra obtains $2.7 million in restitution related to 529 share-class initiative

Morgan Stanley’s $1.7 million settlement highlights remedies for excessive fees

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 25, 2020
Bitcoin: Enigma no more

On the latest tech STACK$ podcast, Ric Edelman leads an all-star guest list providing a crash course in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

By InvestmentNews
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business

The strategy is seen as an opportunity to help train younger advisers and prospect for wealth management clients.

By Emile Hallez
Workplace wellness: getting  physical and fiscal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Workplace wellness: getting physical and fiscal

Combining financial wellness with traditional wellness programs can highlight their value, according to guests at a recent RPA event.

By Emile Hallez
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help

A CARES Act provision that encourages companies to repay their workers' student loans would be available for another five years

By Emile Hallez
Fourth quarter saw a record 69 RIA deals, Echelon says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 23, 2020
Fourth quarter saw a record 69 RIA deals, Echelon says

M&A activity posted another record for the year despite the slow second quarter

By InvestmentNews
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans

Guests at the RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Thinktank say it might be a while before annuities are used in many plans.

By Emile Hallez
UBS board considers impact of ING probe on new CEO
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 23, 2020
UBS board considers impact of ING probe on new CEO

Ralph Hamers is caught up in an investigation of money laundering that occurred while he headed ING Groep

By Bloomberg
SEC approves rule to allow testimonials in advertising
NEWS RIAS DEC 22, 2020
SEC approves rule to allow testimonials in advertising

Revision of the advertising rule in place since 1961 reflects technological advances like social media marketing, according to the regulator

By Mark Schoeff Jr.