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Gold fights off rising rates, Bitcoin to be haven in tough times
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2022
Gold fights off rising rates, Bitcoin to be haven in tough times

Bullion and real U.S. interest rates have climbed this year but tightening rate cycles are not necessarily bearish for gold.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet weighs options after seeing takeover interest
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2022
Envestnet weighs options after seeing takeover interest

The Chicago-based fintech has recently been approached by at least one private equity firm interested in acquiring it, according to people familiar with the matter.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James nabs $220 million Edward Jones rep
ADVISOR MOVES FEB 22, 2022
Raymond James nabs $220 million Edward Jones rep

Jennifer Main joins Raymond James & Associates – the firm's employee advisory channel in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

By InvestmentNews
SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2022
SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs

Hundreds of comments have been published online in the past two weeks, after Grayscale Investments launched a media campaign encouraging the public to weigh in on a Bitcoin ETF.

By Sean Allocca
Pursuing what matters most when you go independent
BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2022
Pursuing what matters most when you go independent

The trend of breaking away seems to have intensified a year after most employee-advisers were suddenly left without the resources or supervision of daily office life.

By Devin McGinley
CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results
RIAS FEB 22, 2022
CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results

The Canadian financial conglomerate acquired Newport Beach, California-based Corient Capital, while its earnings show its U.S. operations now represent its largest business segment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Baird adds reps managing $850 million at Morgan Stanley
BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2022
Baird adds reps managing $850 million at Morgan Stanley

A solo adviser joined the firm in Yakima, Washington, and a duo signed on in Durango, Colorado.

By InvestmentNews
Business plea to SEC: Too early for Scope 3 disclosures
ESG FEB 22, 2022
Business plea to SEC: Too early for Scope 3 disclosures

Business groups say they are worried about the potential difficulty of complying with higher standards for climate disclosure.

By Emile Hallez
Adviser managing $155 million switches from Ameriprise to SagePoint
ADVISOR MOVES FEB 22, 2022
Adviser managing $155 million switches from Ameriprise to SagePoint

Divorce-related issues are specialty of Rehoboth, Massachusetts-based Lars Lambrecht.

By InvestmentNews
The confusion over crypto assets
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2022
The confusion over crypto assets

Clients are demanding access to digital assets. But how — and when — will brokers be able to sell them?

By Bruce Kelly
Most of the largest 401(k) funds are in the red this year on tech slump
EQUITIES FEB 19, 2022
Most of the largest 401(k) funds are in the red this year on tech slump

Of the 15 largest funds held in 401(k) plans, just one has a positive return for the year as of Thursday, according to data from Brightscope.

By Bloomberg
Finra hires outside firm to review arbitrator selection process for vacated award
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2022
Finra hires outside firm to review arbitrator selection process for vacated award

The probe will be conducted by law firm Lowenstein Sandler and headed by Christopher Gerold, former chief of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities and former president of the NASAA.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rockefeller adds $850 million Merrill team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 18, 2022
Rockefeller adds $850 million Merrill team

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Brent Hablutzel and Zachary Bond-Stefo will operate as the Hablutzel Group.

By InvestmentNews
Charitable giving continues upward trajectory
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 18, 2022
Charitable giving continues upward trajectory

Donations of noncash assets are also increasing, with Fidelity reporting that donors gave $331 million in digital assets last year, up from $28 million in 2020.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2022
401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity

Young investors raised the total number of individual retirement accounts to a record 12.3 million, the firm said, while a record 38% of people boosted their 401(k) contribution last year.

By InvestmentNews
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2022
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration

A Mississippi investor had accused the firm of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty related to his investments in UBS' managed accounts.

By InvestmentNews
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf
RIAS FEB 18, 2022
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf

The RIA aggregator reported that it finished 2021 with a bang, closing 22 deals in the fourth quarter alone. For the year, it hit a new high of 38 RIA transactions.

By Bruce Kelly
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022
RIAS FEB 17, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes Wealthfront’s $1.4 billion acquisition by UBS, Gemini’s purchase of Bitria, and a couple of deals related to RIA compliance technology.

By Michael Kitces and Kyle Van Pelt
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs
ETFS FEB 17, 2022
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs

Purshe Kaplan Sterling allowed its agents to conduct thousands of transactions involving the complex products as investment adviser reps for another firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.