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Register for the Nov. 3 Women Adviser Summit
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 14, 2021
Register for the Nov. 3 Women Adviser Summit

Reserve your ticket for this impactful summit on managing generational wealth.

By InvestmentNews
Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15

Clients don't have to make any changes, but they may be able to save money by re-shopping their prescription drug coverage.

By Mary Beth Franklin
J.P. Morgan cuts off sales charges in 529 plans
RIAS SEP 14, 2021
J.P. Morgan cuts off sales charges in 529 plans

The company's decision is in line with overall trends toward fee-based compensation but also hints at the influence of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest on the 529 plan market.

By Emile Hallez
SEC continues to smack firms over conflicts around fund fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 14, 2021
SEC continues to smack firms over conflicts around fund fees

Rothschild and MML Investors Services are latest to be penalized for inadequate communications to clients concerning fund fees.

By Bruce Kelly
Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA
RIAS SEP 14, 2021
Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA

NorthCoast Asset Management will become part of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Connectus Wealth Advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions

The agreement will help Morgan Stanley at Work deliver services to small-business retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service

T. Rowe Price and National Benefit Services join Captrust in providing the program, which offers an alternative to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans.

By InvestmentNews
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems
OPINION SEP 14, 2021
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems

Such arrangements are often structured in ways that misalign the interests of the buyers and sellers, and they can be highly divisive.

By Scott Hanson
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners
RIAS SEP 14, 2021
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners

The Canadian firm continues to gobble up U.S. wealth managers; its latest deal expands its presence in the San Francisco Bay area.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 13, 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs

With the two most recent conversions, the firm boasts nine exchange-traded funds with about $40 billion in assets.

By Bloomberg
Advisers express relief at tax increases proposed in budget bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
Advisers express relief at tax increases proposed in budget bill

The House Ways and Means proposal does not include taxing unrealized capital gains on inherited assets and the hike it suggests in the capital gains tax rate is not nearly as big as some feared.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Lawsuit over 401(k) fees, active target-date series fails
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Lawsuit over 401(k) fees, active target-date series fails

Comparing actively managed funds on the plan menu to index funds that were available was not an ideal comparison, according to the court.

By Emile Hallez
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 13, 2021
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!

What the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle can teach us about communicating a fiduciary standard of care.

By Don Trone
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2021
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential

The company's shares are expected to begin regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 20.

By InvestmentNews
Inflation expectations hit 4% among consumers, Fed says
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 13, 2021
Inflation expectations hit 4% among consumers, Fed says

Consumers' medium-term outlook for inflation rose to the highest level seen since the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began its survey series in 2013.

By Bloomberg
Annuities are now a big business for PE firms
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Annuities are now a big business for PE firms

Private equity firms' insurance companies accounted for more than 40% of all indexed annuity sales industrywide during the second quarter.

By Emile Hallez
Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds

The funds are most popular with younger plan participants; 62% of those in their 20s hold the funds, compared with 50% of those in their 60s.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo duo managing $305 million goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS SEP 13, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $305 million goes indie with LPL

David Crossan and John Stephens Jr. set up shop in Manahawkin and Manchester on the New Jersey shore.

By InvestmentNews
Democrats slim Biden tax plan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
Democrats slim Biden tax plan

In an attempt to appeal to moderates, House Democrats have proposed a package of tax increases that would raise the top rate on capital gains from 20% to 25%, instead of the 39.6% that Biden proposed.

By Bloomberg
20 years of resilience
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 13, 2021
20 years of resilience

The financial sector is in a much better place than it was 20 years ago, thanks to proactive safeguards that were put in place to protect the assets of millions of investors in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

By InvestmentNews