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The barred ex-Mutual of Omaha rep stole from 27 mostly older fellow members of his church, YMCA and local business organizations, investigators say.

"Many times it’s actually small, systematic behavioral changes in strategies that lead to sustainable, meaningful changes in outcomes," writes Michael Liersch.

While most plan to keep their physical workspaces, others are preparing to embrace the remote style of the pandemic.

This likely means an ex-diversity chief from the firm will no longer be able to testify in a class action lawsuit with similar allegations, according to a legal expert.

Almost nine in 10 estate planners say women clients either lost their jobs, had their salaries cut or left the workforce during the pandemic, a study shows.

Individuals have already started receiving requests for information, according to tax attorneys.

Research from the FPA found a sharp uptick in planners using and recommending digital assets.

When the millions left unemployed due to COVID-19 return to work, research suggests they will cash out of their former employers’ plans, Spencer Williams writes.

Concurrent is catering to breakaway teams assessing their options after back-office frustrations during the coronavirus, co-founder Mike Hlavek says.

2020 was a challenging year for banks. The impact of COVID on the economy as well as changes to accounting for loan loss provisions were evident in weaker financial and stock price performance in 2020 for many banks and yet CEO compensation increased. Learn from experienced executive compensation consultants about the challenges Compensation Committees faced in 2020, why pay levels increased relative to 2019, what were common COVID-related compensation changes, and what changes were made for 2021 incentive plan design.