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Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex

The deal pushes Millennium up to 5 million individual client accounts and $47 billion of total assets under administration.

By Jeff Benjamin
Creative Planning buys $1.9 billion RIA, New Orleans-based Resource Management
RIAS APR 05, 2022
Creative Planning buys $1.9 billion RIA, New Orleans-based Resource Management

Over the first three months of 2022, the RIA aggregator announced six acquisitions of wealth management firms with close to $5.7 billion in AUM.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-BofA employees among 6 banned by Fed over Covid loan fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 05, 2022
Ex-BofA employees among 6 banned by Fed over Covid loan fraud

The Federal Reserve banned the former bank employees for fraudulently obtaining loans designed to provide economic relief to small businesses during the pandemic.

By Bloomberg
Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing
RIAS APR 05, 2022
Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing

While the financial planning industry clings to the more lucrative asset-based fee model, a steady push toward flat fees is gaining steam.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $32.5 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 05, 2022
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $32.5 million to settle 401(k) lawsuit

The settlement, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, relates to the 401(k) plan's use of the bank's own offerings.

By InvestmentNews
Merit Financial acquires two Colorado firms
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 05, 2022
Merit Financial acquires two Colorado firms

Tedstrom Wealth and I.M. Wealth Care are both in the Denver Area and add $381 million in assets to Merit.

By InvestmentNews
The limits of value-at-risk models
OPINION APR 05, 2022
The limits of value-at-risk models

Amid the current market volatility, advisers should recognize that using value-at-risk models to assess portfolio risk is not a foolproof approach.

By Andy Aziz
Burt White moves from LPL to Carson Group
BROKER DEALERS APR 05, 2022
Burt White moves from LPL to Carson Group

As chief strategy officer, LPL's former chief investment officer will join the executive board and report directly to Ron Carson.

By Jeff Benjamin
State Street launches active muni ESG fund
ESG APR 05, 2022
State Street launches active muni ESG fund

The exchange-traded fund is sub-advised by Nuveen Asset Management, a unit of TIAA.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley rep managing $260 million goes to Linsco
ADVISOR MOVES APR 04, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep managing $260 million goes to Linsco

Financial adviser Lisa Tesar joins LPL’s employee unit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

By InvestmentNews
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts
BROKER DEALERS APR 04, 2022
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts

See the IBDs where advisers took home the highest payouts in 2021, and how the numbers compare with the data from 2020.

By InvestmentNews
Supreme Court ruling could add uncertainty in Finra arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 04, 2022
Supreme Court ruling could add uncertainty in Finra arbitration

Petitions to confirm or vacate awards are now more likely to be heard in state courts, where judges tend to be more skeptical of arbitration than their federal counterparts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WA Asset Management acquires $270 million RIA
RIAS APR 04, 2022
WA Asset Management acquires $270 million RIA

Both WA Asset Management and the firm it acquired, Clark Financial Advisors, are based in Birmingham, Alabama.

By InvestmentNews
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources
ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2022
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources

Investors in the $1.6 billion of bonds issued by GWG face dire consequence if the alternative asset manager files for bankruptcy.

By Bruce Kelly
Texas bank team managing $483 million affiliates with Ameriprise
ADVISOR MOVES APR 04, 2022
Texas bank team managing $483 million affiliates with Ameriprise

The advisers at Terrell, Texas-based American National Bank of Texas had previously been affiliated with LPL Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2022
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown

As Brown Capital Management has grown, founder Eddie Brown has also seen his appreciation for being able to 'pay it forward' grow as well.

By Jeff Benjamin
Homrich Berg adds $1.3 billion Atlanta-area RIA
RIAS APR 04, 2022
Homrich Berg adds $1.3 billion Atlanta-area RIA

The acquisition of Oakbridge Partners will push Homrich's assets to nearly $13 billion. The deal is expected to close next month.

By Jeff Benjamin
Our industry is not reading the room
OPINION APR 04, 2022
Our industry is not reading the room

Here are 5 steps financial advisers can take to promote diversity, inclusion and belonging.

By Dasarte Yarnway
The challenge of standing in a giant’s shadow
OPINION APR 04, 2022
The challenge of standing in a giant’s shadow

Which elements of a firm’s culture and principles that drove growth and which its visionary leader stood for and encouraged should be retained?

By InvestmentNews
Social Security rules when widows remarry
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2022
Social Security rules when widows remarry

Survivor benefits can continue for those who wait until they're 60 to wed.

By Mary Beth Franklin