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COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2020
COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s

A small section of Tuesday's spending bill will help some employers avoid partial plan terminations

By Emile Hallez
IN Podcast: Ariel Alternatives seeks to close the racial wealth gap, plus a dive into HSAs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 22, 2020
IN Podcast: Ariel Alternatives seeks to close the racial wealth gap, plus a dive into HSAs

Les Brun, co-founder of Ariel Alternatives, shares his vision for “Project Black,” the firm’s initiative to invest in middle-market companies to scale the number of minority-owned businesses.

By InvestmentNews
Scaramucci to launch SkyBridge Bitcoin fund
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 22, 2020
Scaramucci to launch SkyBridge Bitcoin fund

The new fund designed for wealthy investors will be seeded with $20 million

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC slams Voya Financial with $23 million penalty for conflicts at RIA
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2020
SEC slams Voya Financial with $23 million penalty for conflicts at RIA

The conflicts of interest ranged from 12b-1 fees to cash sweep accounts to alternative investments

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo to sell student loan book to Apollo, Blackstone
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 22, 2020
Wells Fargo to sell student loan book to Apollo, Blackstone

The sale is part of CEO Charlie Scharf's effort to focus the bank on key businesses

By Bloomberg
401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
401(k) record keepers bullish on post-COVID opportunities

Industry consolidation, financial wellness, data and new ways to work in the pandemic reality were among things on attendees' minds at the latest RPA event

By Fred Barstein
2020: The year Wall Street lost the wealth management race
NEWS RIAS DEC 21, 2020
2020: The year Wall Street lost the wealth management race

COVID-19 slowed down but did not halt the flow of advisers fleeing wirehouse firms for the independent channel

By Bruce Kelly
Not even a global pandemic could derail RIA M&A momentum
NEWS RIAS DEC 21, 2020
Not even a global pandemic could derail RIA M&A momentum

Deal watchers say 2021 will be another record year

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC warns of tougher Reg BI exams next year
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2020
SEC warns of tougher Reg BI exams next year

The agency will ‘conduct enhanced transaction testing’ to see if firms are acting in customers’ best interests

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers

Record keepers lament the tendency for many plans to stay put, but big 401(k)s are often priced so low that no one bids for them

By Emile Hallez
Congress reaches deal on $900 billion pandemic relief plan
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2020
Congress reaches deal on $900 billion pandemic relief plan

The plan would provide direct payments of $600 to most Americans and $300-per-week in enhanced unemployment benefits through March, according to lawmakers and aides

By Bloomberg
Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s

The measure follows legislation that would let nonprofits participate in pooled employer plans

By Emile Hallez
Finra hits Transamerica with $8.8 million sanction
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2020
Finra hits Transamerica with $8.8 million sanction

The settlement includes $4.4 million in restitutions to harmed customers over the sales of unsuitable VA, mutual fund and 529 products

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Brokers, tell the B-D when selling cannabis investments
NEWS OPINION DEC 21, 2020
Brokers, tell the B-D when selling cannabis investments

Don't risk letting your career go up in smoke

By Bruce Kelly
INmail: When lump-sum payouts make sense
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
INmail: When lump-sum payouts make sense

Requesting a lump payout can make sense for some people.

By Mary Beth Franklin
J.P. Morgan rep managing $425 million joins LPL indie group
NEWS RIAS DEC 21, 2020
J.P. Morgan rep managing $425 million joins LPL indie group

Bryan Schneider affiliates through Professional Wealth Advisor in Downers Grove, Illinois

By InvestmentNews
Yellen pressed to back strong dollar in reverse of Trump-era tone
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2020
Yellen pressed to back strong dollar in reverse of Trump-era tone

The greenback’s tumble this year — it’s heading for the second-biggest drop in the past decade — has already stoked foreign policy makers’ concerns

By Bloomberg
State fiduciary rules slow down amid pandemic, political transition
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2020
State fiduciary rules slow down amid pandemic, political transition

Efforts to implement fiduciary rules in New Jersey, Nevada and Massachusetts are in limbo

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A watershed year for wealthtech adoption
NEWS FINTECH DEC 21, 2020
A watershed year for wealthtech adoption

A confluence of environmental changes, like work from home orders, virtual events and an economic recession, have forced advisers to embrace tech tools in a matter of months

By Nicole Casperson
Darlings of 2020, ETFs expected to carry momentum into 2021
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 21, 2020
Darlings of 2020, ETFs expected to carry momentum into 2021

Strong performance and low fees means the next leg of ETF growth might be just getting started

By Jeff Benjamin