September 6, 2019

PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES, CHARITY & FINANCIAL LITERACY

• How Blockchain Can Help Us Save More For Retirement
• The Senior Retirement Gap And How To Help Close It
• Education group says financial literacy education efforts are failing ; The father of my child is addicted to buying designer brands — and wants to buy a Jaguar before we buy a house 
• Social Security will just ‘be gravy for us’ if we’re financially educated
• Estate planning considerations for every stage of life
• SEC fines Salt Lake City RIA $1.3m for allegedly overcharging clients
• New emails show size of donations in USC admissions scandal

HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS

• How Healthcare Price Transparency Can Cuts Costs, Improve Value
• Overlooked value in Health Savings Accounts
• Artificial intelligence in medicine raises legal and ethical concerns
• Community Health Centers Prepare for Funding Uncertainty ; One in 10 employees at Community Medical Centers utilise payroll loans
• Medicare reform can no longer be ignored: Warnings from the 2019 Medicare trustees report

TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Should city governments have their own voice in data breach litigation? ; Rising Fines Will Push Breach Costs Much Higher
• Driverless vehicles could see most motor insurance premiums disappear
• Facebook calls for new global standard on data sharing ; Google accused of secretly feeding personal data to advertisers
• How mobile app companies can better communicate with their users
• Amazon and Walmart are now racing to reduce plastic pollution in India

401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION

• Retirement security advocates hope to attach SECURE to budget legislation in coming weeks
• Chinese investment puts US government retirement funds at risk
• Pairing ESOPs With 401(k)s Can Heighten Retirement Outcomes ; Employers adding more lifetime income options to DC plans ; Headwinds to annuities in 401(k) plans persist
• HEB sued over 401(k) fees, accused of having one of the ‘most expensive’ retirement plans

PENSIONS

• Wisconsin public pensions best funded in US ; A tale of two states’ pension plans
• CalSTRS allocates $5.5 billion in first half of year
• Atrium Health keeps governmental plan status in ERISA challenge
• US corporate executives still interested in shedding pension liabilities

INTERNATIONAL

• Brazil Senate committee approves pension system overhaul
• Surrey says deal reached for Mounties to transfer pensions
• Springfield, Ill., Wants to Cut Police, Fire Pension Costs
• France’s Macron to launch controversial pension overhaul
• Blow for pensioners as bond market rally hits annuities
• University staff £240k worse off after pension changes
• Pension funds, not VCs, are boosting late-stage startups in India with big money

MARKETS

• Boston Fed president warns against cutting interest rates ; Central Banks Dust Off Old Tools to Stem Risks From Easy Money 
• A Recession Isn’t Inevitable: The Case for Economic Optimism ; Opinion: Inverted yield curve may not mean a recession is near
• Bond Investors Are Bracing for a Bubble And Being Smart About It
• No mystery to why gasoline prices are high ; Oil prices rise, but economic worries loom
• ‘I Embrace Dumb Beta’
• Damage estimates don’t capture the full cost of climate change-fueled disasters ; Europe leads institutional investors’ embrace of ESG ; Sustainable Investing at Endowments and Foundations: What It Is And What it Takes
• British Politics in Turmoil Over Brexit

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

• Why the democratization of alternative investments needs to accelerate ; Proposed Senate Bill Would Significantly Impact Certain Private Funds and Their Affiliates
• The Chinese Are In Revolt. The Hedge-Fund Investing Chinese, We Mean.
• Cryptocurrency investors not as active on weekends
• Foundation Uses Blockchain and Crypto to Help Save the Brazilian Amazon
• Private equity interest is rising, venture capital is booming
• Will US Consumer Confidence Lift New Home Purchases?