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CI Financial will file to take US business public
RIAS APR 07, 2022
CI Financial will file to take US business public

The US IPO will give the Canadian financial conglomerate another method to pay for its purchases of registered investment advisers, says CEO Kurt MacAlpine.

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan says be ready for 40% commodities rally in market shift
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 07, 2022
JPMorgan says be ready for 40% commodities rally in market shift

Commodities could head into record territory should investors boost their allocation to raw materials at a time of rising inflation.

By Bloomberg
Pelosi adviser among Biden's nominees for SEC commissioner slots
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2022
Pelosi adviser among Biden's nominees for SEC commissioner slots

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jaime Lizarraga, a senior adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Mark Uyeda, who has spent a chunk of his career at the SEC.

By Bloomberg
Fed officials weigh pruning balance sheet by $95 billion a month
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2022
Fed officials weigh pruning balance sheet by $95 billion a month

Officials proposed shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet at a maximum monthly pace of $60 billion in Treasuries and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities.

By Bloomberg
Partisan split dims outlook for retirement bill approved by House panel
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2022
Partisan split dims outlook for retirement bill approved by House panel

Many provisions in the House Education and Labor Committee bill have only Democratic backing, which reduces their chances of being part of a bigger retirement savings measure later this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group
RIAS APR 06, 2022
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group

The steady flow of PE money into wealth management illustrates the bullish outlook for the industry's fee-based revenue streams.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2022
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments

The broker, Marianne O'Shee Smith, a 34-year veteran of the securities industry, used $45,100 she had received from three customers, all senior citizens.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS team managing $360 million moves to LPL
ADVISOR MOVES APR 06, 2022
UBS team managing $360 million moves to LPL

Gary Edmonds, Andy Chang are joining the firm's Linsco employee-broker unit in Washington, DC.

By InvestmentNews
Hub acquires $1.3 billion plan consultant
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2022
Hub acquires $1.3 billion plan consultant

Stace Hilbrant, managing director of Wilmette, Illinois-based 401(k) Advisors, will join Hub.

By InvestmentNews
Creative Planning acquires $440 million Arizona firm
RIAS APR 06, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $440 million Arizona firm

Hatton Consulting is a Phoenix-based wealth management firm that was founded in 1999.

By InvestmentNews
Global bond sell-off deepens as Fed steps up tightening rhetoric
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2022
Global bond sell-off deepens as Fed steps up tightening rhetoric

The prospect of aggressive Fed action propelled the benchmark 10-year Treasuries back into ranges seen in 2018 and 2019.

By Bloomberg
Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

By Joanne Cleaver
Democrat Joe Manchin opposes SEC’s climate proposal
ESG APR 05, 2022
Democrat Joe Manchin opposes SEC’s climate proposal

The senator expresseed concern that the proposal would unfairly burden carbon-intensive energy companies.

By Emile Hallez
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