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Adviser managing $155 million switches from Ameriprise to SagePoint
ADVISOR MOVES FEB 22, 2022
Adviser managing $155 million switches from Ameriprise to SagePoint

Divorce-related issues are specialty of Rehoboth, Massachusetts-based Lars Lambrecht.

By InvestmentNews
The confusion over crypto assets
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2022
The confusion over crypto assets

Clients are demanding access to digital assets. But how — and when — will brokers be able to sell them?

By Bruce Kelly
Most of the largest 401(k) funds are in the red this year on tech slump
EQUITIES FEB 19, 2022
Most of the largest 401(k) funds are in the red this year on tech slump

Of the 15 largest funds held in 401(k) plans, just one has a positive return for the year as of Thursday, according to data from Brightscope.

By Bloomberg
Finra hires outside firm to review arbitrator selection process for vacated award
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2022
Finra hires outside firm to review arbitrator selection process for vacated award

The probe will be conducted by law firm Lowenstein Sandler and headed by Christopher Gerold, former chief of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities and former president of the NASAA.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rockefeller adds $850 million Merrill team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 18, 2022
Rockefeller adds $850 million Merrill team

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Brent Hablutzel and Zachary Bond-Stefo will operate as the Hablutzel Group.

By InvestmentNews
Charitable giving continues upward trajectory
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 18, 2022
Charitable giving continues upward trajectory

Donations of noncash assets are also increasing, with Fidelity reporting that donors gave $331 million in digital assets last year, up from $28 million in 2020.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2022
401(k) balances break record in Q4: Fidelity

Young investors raised the total number of individual retirement accounts to a record 12.3 million, the firm said, while a record 38% of people boosted their 401(k) contribution last year.

By InvestmentNews
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2022
Client awarded $1.1 million from UBS in arbitration

A Mississippi investor had accused the firm of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty related to his investments in UBS' managed accounts.

By InvestmentNews
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf
RIAS FEB 18, 2022
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf

The RIA aggregator reported that it finished 2021 with a bang, closing 22 deals in the fourth quarter alone. For the year, it hit a new high of 38 RIA transactions.

By Bruce Kelly
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022
RIAS FEB 17, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes Wealthfront’s $1.4 billion acquisition by UBS, Gemini’s purchase of Bitria, and a couple of deals related to RIA compliance technology.

By Michael Kitces and Kyle Van Pelt
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs
ETFS FEB 17, 2022
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs

Purshe Kaplan Sterling allowed its agents to conduct thousands of transactions involving the complex products as investment adviser reps for another firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers brace for Russian invasion of Ukraine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 17, 2022
Advisers brace for Russian invasion of Ukraine

Stocks fell as President Joe Biden warned of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine, combined with other concerns, like rising inflation.

By Sean Allocca
Avantax focuses on bigger advisers as head count continues to drop
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 17, 2022
Avantax focuses on bigger advisers as head count continues to drop

The firm reported a 9.4% decline in the number of advisers last year, but said it had 2½ times more recruited assets in 2021, at $929 million, compared to $363 million in 2020.

By Bruce Kelly
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo trio goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS FEB 17, 2022
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo trio goes indie with LPL

The three advisers, who operate as Outcome Private Wealth in Salt Lake City, are affiliating with LPL through OSJ Stratos Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
RBC rep managing $460 million moves to Raymond James
ADVISOR MOVES FEB 17, 2022
RBC rep managing $460 million moves to Raymond James

Matt Vanden Heuvel and his team operate as Vanden Heuvel Wealth Management of Raymond James in Appleton, Wisconsin.

By InvestmentNews
Hancock Whitney Bank moves brokerage clients to Cetera
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 17, 2022
Hancock Whitney Bank moves brokerage clients to Cetera

The bank’s existing broker-dealer will remain in place for corporate and municipal underwriting.

By InvestmentNews
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2022
Crypto, fintech firms build platform to meet money-laundering rule

Coinbase Global, Gemini Trust and Robinhood Markets are among the companies working to comply with the Treasury Department's 'travel rule.'

By Bloomberg
Divorce complicates Social Security claiming options
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2022
Divorce complicates Social Security claiming options

The length of the marriage, whether the individual claiming benefits has remarried, and the age at which they're claiming all affect benefit amounts.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2022
Morningstar partners with Hueler on annuities

Morningstar Retirement Manager will use Hueler's platform to help individuals include guaranteed income products in their retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews