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Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
NEWS 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
NEWS INDUSTRY 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
NEWS ESG 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
NEWS 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
NEWS 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
NEWS RIAS 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
NEWS INDUSTRY 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
NEWS INDUSTRY 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
NEWS INDUSTRY 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
NEWS 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
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
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
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
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
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
BlackRock to acquire SMA provider Aperio for $1 billion
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 24, 2020
BlackRock to acquire SMA provider Aperio for $1 billion

Aperio manages about $36 billion in separately managed accounts

By Nicole Casperson
CI Financial dominates RIA buyers with its 13th deal of 2020
NEWS RIAS NOV 24, 2020
CI Financial dominates RIA buyers with its 13th deal of 2020

Firm is taking a majority stake in Dallas-based RGT Wealth Advisors, which manages $4.7 billion

By Jeff Benjamin
Back-to-normal rally drives Dow above 30,000 for first time
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 24, 2020
Back-to-normal rally drives Dow above 30,000 for first time

Gains reflect hopes that vaccines and a peaceful presidential transition could give the economy a boost

By Bloomberg
Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2020
Reported SageView sale heats up already hot RPA M&A market

The potential megadeal will affect the retirement plan adviser business and could lead to further mergers and acquisitions

By Fred Barstein
Janet Yellen at Treasury signals Biden's focus on boosting economy
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 24, 2020
Janet Yellen at Treasury signals Biden's focus on boosting economy

As Treasury secretary, the former Federal Reserve chair is expected to support expansionary government spending

By Bloomberg