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Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine
EQUITIES APR 01, 2022
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine

The 52-year-old asset manager with nearly $20 billion under management will become a subsidiary of Callodine Group.

By Jeff Benjamin
Court orders former investment adviser to pay $530,000 in fraud case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 01, 2022
Court orders former investment adviser to pay $530,000 in fraud case

Massachusetts adviser Richard Duncan got two clients to invest in a scam that originated in Turkey.

By InvestmentNews
How Biden's billionaire tax would hit the wealthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2022
How Biden's billionaire tax would hit the wealthy

Under Biden's plan, wealthy individuals would owe taxes on the unrealized gains of their assets, in addition to realized gains, a change that would upend long-standing tax principles.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts

The company has begun adding support for individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs within its app, as well as pension accounts.

By Bloomberg
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal

The judge says the insurer didn’t violate its fiduciary duty by retaining agreed-upon investments.

By InvestmentNews
Massachusetts judge strikes down state’s fiduciary rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 31, 2022
Massachusetts judge strikes down state’s fiduciary rule

Michael Kitces says Massachusetts chief securities regulator William Galvin misfired by trying to impose fiduciary duty on brokers. Robinhood celebrates its win.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab launches direct indexing
FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
Schwab launches direct indexing

Schwab Personalized Indexing will bring the benefits of direct indexing, like better tax management and portfolio management capabilities, to a wider spectrum of investors and advisers.

By Sean Allocca
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape
FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape

J.P. Morgan hired Boaz Lahovitsky from Vanguard in 2020 to oversee the call center and video conferencing program.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL adds SMAs to model wealth platform
BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2022
LPL adds SMAs to model wealth platform

The addition permits advisers to create unified managed accounts for their clients.

By InvestmentNews
Hightower takes stake in $2.7 billion RIA
RIAS MAR 31, 2022
Hightower takes stake in $2.7 billion RIA

Purchase, New York-based Altium Wealth Management specializes in direct indexing.

By InvestmentNews
First Eagle Investments to acquire Napier Park Global Capital
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2022
First Eagle Investments to acquire Napier Park Global Capital

Napier, which will operate as a wholly-owned unit, will broaden First Eagle’s capabilities in the alternative credit market.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley spins off $15 billion RIA business
RIAS MAR 31, 2022
Morgan Stanley spins off $15 billion RIA business

The asset sale suggests Morgan Stanley won't be following some competing Wall Street firms that are migrating toward the RIA space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021

Roughly 86% of last year's net inflows went into collective investment trusts, which now hold 45% of total TDF assets.

By InvestmentNews
ESG, Reg BI top SEC’s examination priorities
ESG MAR 30, 2022
ESG, Reg BI top SEC’s examination priorities

The SEC will be on guard against greenwashing, and it also will probe RIAs regarding revenue sharing, 12b-1 fees and wrap-fee accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer

Proposed legislation in Kentucky that would tax services including financial planning and investment management could significantly harm the way Kentuckians save and plan for retirement.

By Dennis J. Moore
Women-owned $220 million hybrid shifts to Commonwealth from Triad
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 30, 2022
Women-owned $220 million hybrid shifts to Commonwealth from Triad

Four-adviser Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, which is based in Orlando, Florida, specializes in working with women in transition.

By InvestmentNews
SEC emphasizes weighing costs of account recommendations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 30, 2022
SEC emphasizes weighing costs of account recommendations

Advisers don't always have to recommend the least expensive option, but they'd better explain why they opted for the costlier one.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will 2022 see an RIA white whale — a mega mega-deal?
RIAS MAR 30, 2022
Will 2022 see an RIA white whale — a mega mega-deal?

When will one of the 40 or so large strategic buyers of registered investment advisory firms emerge from the depths to swim with another?

By Bruce Kelly
Cresset hires advisers managing $800 million
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 30, 2022
Cresset hires advisers managing $800 million

Chris Georgopoulos joins in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Thomas McKeown joins in Chicago.

By InvestmentNews
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2022
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud

Vania May Bell is former chief compliance officer of Executive Compensation Planners Inc., where her father was president.

By Bruce Kelly