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UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2022
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL

Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin are setting up shop as Alcove Private Wealth in Princeton, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2022
BlackRock to manage up to $150 billion in AIG portfolios

The giant fund manager will oversee liquid fixed-income and private placement assets for the insurance company.

By InvestmentNews
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus
WIREHOUSES MAR 28, 2022
'The Morgan Stanley fade': US probe dredges up years of animus

Competitors, who couldn’t figure out how Morgan Stanley was bidding for block trades at such tight discounts, are now swapping 'I told you so’s.'

By Bloomberg
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2022
Vanguard stumbles as it shifts from cult of Jack Bogle

Bogle's figurative heirs are charting new paths for the company, the great popularizer of low-cost index funds, and some diehard fans are finding fault.

By Bloomberg
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2022
Biden to propose 20% tax aimed at billionaires

The tax, dubbed the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax by the White House, would hit both the income and unrealized gains of U.S. households worth more than $100 million.

By Bloomberg
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2022
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser

The talk show host is pushing back against Wells Fargo in a fight for control over her accounts.

By Bruce Kelly
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA
RIAS MAR 25, 2022
Allworth Financial acquires $991 million St. Louis RIA

Horseman Group’s 13-member team works from three Missouri offices and serves more than 1,600 households.

By InvestmentNews
HSA assets hit $100 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud
OPINION MAR 25, 2022
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud

Seniors lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial scams and other forms of elder abuse, and as baby boomers continue to age, this already staggering figure is sure to rise.

By Dale Brown
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was
IRA ALERT MAR 24, 2022
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was

The big surprise was the IRS' announcement that if an account holder dies after their required beginning date, required minimum distributions would be required for years one through nine.

By Ed Slott
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2022
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra expels Alpine Securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2022
Finra expels Alpine Securities

A Finra hearing panel also ordered the Salt-Lake City broker-dealer to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
Edward Johnson III, fund pioneer at Fidelity, dies at 91
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2022
Edward Johnson III, fund pioneer at Fidelity, dies at 91

Johnson revolutionized the money management industry by promoting mutual funds for retirement plans and money market checking accounts as head of Fidelity Investments.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies

The asset manager is jumping into liquid alternatives, citing its clients' interest in diversifying.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

By Bloomberg
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists

When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.

By Bloomberg
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement

More than half of investors expect inflation to increase this year, and 61% think the combination of low rates and rising price pressures will make it tougher to create a retirement income stream.

By InvestmentNews
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin