Practice Management August 9th, 2022 Why Are Financial Services Firms Looking to Wealth Management Leaders? The short answer is that more financial services firms are looking at their wealth management divisions as drivers of growth;...
Client Service August 8th, 2022 The New Vesting Schedule Debate Surveys and anecdotal evidence suggest plan sponsors are shortening their plan’s vesting periods, but there remains disagreement in the industry...
Compliance August 5th, 2022 Is the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption in Jeopardy? One expert attorney says that while a recent regulatory proposal issued by the DOL seems sensible, as it seeks to...
Practice Management August 4th, 2022 Meet SageView’s New COO, Fresh From Goldman Sachs Jorge Bernal joins SageView as chief operating officer after serving as co-head of advisory services for Goldman Sachs Personal Financial...
Practice Management July 29th, 2022 A Q&A With an Adviser to Advisers AssetMark’s Matt Matrisian says leading firms in the retirement plan adviser industry are increasingly focused on business management issues, with...
Deals & People July 28th, 2022 The ‘Why’ Behind CAPTRUST’s First 2022 Acquisition Rush Benton says the firm’s acquisition pipeline remains full of both large targets that would add significant scale and smaller...
Client Service July 26th, 2022 Could ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Trend Weaken Savers’ Financial Wellness? Some ‘buy now, pay later’ services promise no interest or fees and no impact on a consumer’s credit score—but that...
Client Service July 26th, 2022 Pandemic’s Wake Draws Emergency Savings Accounts Into Focus The pandemic and its impact on the global workforce have underscored the importance of—and increased demand for—a backup plan for...
Data & Research July 26th, 2022 Emergency Savings Preparedness and Perceptions According to EBRI, workers with household incomes of $75,000 or more are more than twice as likely to say they...
Products July 25th, 2022 The ‘Why’ Behind eMoney-Nationwide Wellness Tech Partnership Speaking about her firm’s new partnership with eMoney, Nationwide’s Rona Guymon says the time is ripe for the integration of...
The Markets July 13th, 2022 Retirement Income Evolution Experts agree that few defined contribution retirement plan participants can successfully manage their retirement spending on their own, meaning it...
Compliance July 8th, 2022 PBGC’s Final Union Pension Relief Rule Praised—and Questioned Sources agree that the final updates made to the Special Financial Assistance program for severely stressed union pensions are helpful,...
Compliance July 6th, 2022 An SEC Update: Marketing Rule Implementation and Reg BI Enforcement One expert attorney says the SEC’s recent charges against a brokerage firm demonstrate the potency of Regulation Best Interest’s ‘compliance...
Compliance July 5th, 2022 A Capitol Hill Update With SSGA’s Melissa Kahn The leader of State Street Global Advisors’ public policy work says there is significant momentum building in Congress behind another...
The Markets June 17th, 2022 Volatility, Inflation and Stagflation Concerns in Context To understand what may come next during a turbulent period in the markets and the global economy, experts consider the...