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State-sponsored retirement plan proposed in Delaware
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2021
State-sponsored retirement plan proposed in Delaware

The bipartisan bill aims to help the 52% of employees in the state who don't have access to a retirement plan at work.

Broker charged with churning to pay $160,000 penalty
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2021
Broker charged with churning to pay $160,000 penalty

SEC bars Emil Botvinnik, a former registered rep with Windsor Street Capital, as part of final judgment that includes $1.14 million disgorgement.

Senators reintroduce retirement bill
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
Senators reintroduce retirement bill

Bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Cardin and Portman aims to help boost savings.

401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost

A class-action lawsuit alleges that the company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with a change in the investment menu. Most of the assets in the $1.4 billion plan went into Russell Investment target-date funds, according to the complaint.

Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets
NEWS ESG MAY 21, 2021
Biden orders climate risk strategy for financial assets

The executive order mandates an assessment of how to reduce climate risks to financial stability; the assessment would also detail plans financial regulators have for bolstering disclosures.

SEC charges BTIG with short-selling violations
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2021
SEC charges BTIG with short-selling violations

The agency says the New York institutional firm mismarked hedge fund orders.

Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2021
Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s

The legislation introduced Thursday would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to specifically allow plans to consider ESG factors 'when they are expected to have an impact on investment outcomes, provided plans consider them in a prudent manner consistent with their fiduciary obligations.'

Treasury calls for reporting crypto transfers over $10,000 to IRS
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2021
Treasury calls for reporting crypto transfers over $10,000 to IRS

The announcement pared Bitcoin's rebound from Wednesday's rout, shaving about $3,000 from the token's price.

403(b)s would open to PEPs, MEPs under bill floated Wednesday
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2021
403(b)s would open to PEPs, MEPs under bill floated Wednesday

Companies that have waded into the PEPs business as pooled plan providers see tax-exempt organizations as very attractive, having even more potential than groups eligible to operate 401(k)s.

Robinhood plans to reveal IPO filing as soon as next week
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2021
Robinhood plans to reveal IPO filing as soon as next week

The filing will give potential investors their first comprehensive look at Robinhood's financials and the risks associated with the stock.

Specter of 1960s inflation haunts U.S. economy today
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2021
Specter of 1960s inflation haunts U.S. economy today

The U.S. is seeing a supercharged federal budget combine with a lax monetary policy posture, just as in the 1960s, when the combination led to the start of a years-long climb in inflation.

Career path, standards less clear in financial advice than in other fields
NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2021
Career path, standards less clear in financial advice than in other fields

Professionals in any trade “have a sacred obligation to the client and society as a whole,” Blaine Aikin, founder of Fiduciary Insights, said in the keynote presentation at the InvestmentNews RIA Summit.

PIABA finds arbitrators grant expungement 90% of the time
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2021
PIABA finds arbitrators grant expungement 90% of the time

Lawyers group says regulators and the customers who had complaints should be able to present evidence in expungement requests.

Another IRS update on the 10-year rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2021
Another IRS update on the 10-year rule

The agency says it's revising Publication 590-B, which caused the confusion about the 10-year rule on required minimum distributions under the SECURE Act.

Updating regulation for today’s technology
NEWS OPINION MAY 17, 2021
Updating regulation for today’s technology

The key issue, as Gensler put it, is how the SEC continues to ensure that markets work for everyday investors when new technologies change the face of finance.

UBS ordered to pay $4.8 million over Puerto Rican bond sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2021
UBS ordered to pay $4.8 million over Puerto Rican bond sales

The wirehouse disputes the damages and asserts the case is not indicative of how other arbitration panels may rule on the investment products.

Wells Fargo fails to shake 401(k) suit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2021
Wells Fargo fails to shake 401(k) suit

The development likely gives the plaintiffs more leverage for a settlement, as the class-action case has moved one step closer to a trial.

FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2021
FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule

The overturned Trump regulation would have provided certainty to independent brokers and advisers, FSI said. But an advocacy group says DOL has the authority to go in a different direction.

New SEC chair faces challenges from other regulators
NEWS OPINION MAY 14, 2021
New SEC chair faces challenges from other regulators

The responses of other federal agencies concerned about developments in securities markets may conflict with the SEC's core missions.

SEC charges Texas RIA with fraud
NEWS RIAS MAY 14, 2021
SEC charges Texas RIA with fraud

Knight Nguyen Investments and its owner claimed to be experts in alternative investments.