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AssetMark launches pooled employer plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2021
AssetMark launches pooled employer plan

The plan is aimed at small to midsize businesses that have less than $25 million in retirement plan assets

By InvestmentNews
Adviser wins for his work on ending generational poverty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2021
Adviser wins for his work on ending generational poverty

Invest in Others' Catalyst Award winner is Ralph Ujano for his work with Helping Hands for Single Moms Dallas.

By InvestmentNews Staff
XYPN petitions SEC for brighter line between brokers, advisers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 20, 2021
XYPN petitions SEC for brighter line between brokers, advisers

The network is prodding the SEC to force brokers to register as advisers if they give advice, provide financial planning or hold themselves out as advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra dings former Merrill broker for not reporting pot bust
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2021
Finra dings former Merrill broker for not reporting pot bust

The broker, Shaiful Chowdhury, was arrested for possession of 10 pounds of marijuana a month after he joined Merrill Lynch in New York City.

By Bruce Kelly
Regulators: Trading app nudges could be investment advice, trigger Reg BI
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2021
Regulators: Trading app nudges could be investment advice, trigger Reg BI

The more individually tailored a communication to a customer is, the more likely it is a recommendation, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said during the NASAA fall meeting.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Team managing $800 million at BMO joins Crewe Advisors
RIAS SEP 20, 2021
Team managing $800 million at BMO joins Crewe Advisors

The deal gives Salt Lake City-based Crewe entry into the Scottdale, Arizona, market.

By InvestmentNews
For this adviser, socially responsible investing comes first
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2021
For this adviser, socially responsible investing comes first

James Katz tailors his RIA, Humankind Investments, to serve clients who place the greater good at the top of mind.

By Jeff Benjamin
MAI buys $390 million Maryland-based RIA
RIAS SEP 20, 2021
MAI buys $390 million Maryland-based RIA

Geier Asset Management does business as Winpoint Financial and, like MAI, it specializes in serving professional athletes.

By InvestmentNews
Female duo managing $230 million at FiNet returns to LPL
BROKER DEALERS SEP 20, 2021
Female duo managing $230 million at FiNet returns to LPL

Carrie Turcotte and Crystal Walker run NorthShore Financial Strategies in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

By InvestmentNews
Tax perks nudging employers to help pay workers' student loans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2021
Tax perks nudging employers to help pay workers' student loans

Most employers have tuition-reimbursement budgets, though they hardly spend them. Those budgets instead could go to student loans.

By Emile Hallez
Sharing the student debt load
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2021
Sharing the student debt load

The freeze on student loans has been a financial lifeline for many. That hasn’t been lost on employers, who are juicing up benefits.

By Emile Hallez
Toward a national auto-IRA
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2021
Toward a national auto-IRA

While industry groups argue the programs will take business away from advisers, there are still ways to get involved in the retirement planning process.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement security answers take teamwork
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2021
Retirement security answers take teamwork

A recent report by Natixis speaks to areas that can be addressed to improve U.S. retirement security, and there’s plenty of evidence about what needs to be done.

By George Moriarty
Billion-dollar Merrill Lynch team moves to RBC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2021
Billion-dollar Merrill Lynch team moves to RBC

Known as the Inter Alia Group, four reps and four associates make switch in Portland, Oregon.

By InvestmentNews
RBC to pay SEC $800,000 for muni offering violations
FIXED INCOME SEP 17, 2021
RBC to pay SEC $800,000 for muni offering violations

The agency says the firm favored ‘flippers’ over institutional and retail clients when it allocated newly issued municipal bonds.

By InvestmentNews
Finra probes brokerages' use of social media for prospecting
FINTECH SEP 17, 2021
Finra probes brokerages' use of social media for prospecting

The broker-dealer self-regulator launched the exam sweep a couple of weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission released a request for comment about the “digital engagement practices” used by investment advisers and broker-dealers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Participants say plan websites are frustrating
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2021
Participants say plan websites are frustrating

A J.D. Power study finds that only 43% of users say it’s easy to locate needed information on retirement plan sites.

By InvestmentNews
Invesco reportedly in talks with State Street regarding asset management unit
ETFS SEP 17, 2021
Invesco reportedly in talks with State Street regarding asset management unit

The deal would be a big one, given that State Street Global Advisors, the bank's asset management unit, has about $4 trillion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
Finra suspends salesman over commuting expenses
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2021
Finra suspends salesman over commuting expenses

The salesman, Anthony DeJohn, improperly used BMO's funds by charging to his corporate card and obtaining reimbursement for $2,270 in daily commuting expenses, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
NVIDIA 401(k) lawsuit swatted down, for now
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2021
NVIDIA 401(k) lawsuit swatted down, for now

The court granted a motion to dismiss the claims against the company, although the plaintiffs have 30 days to amend their complaint to address its shortcomings.

By Emile Hallez