The appointment comes as the firm is preparing to rebrand the quantitative equity and multi-asset solutions specialist to be called PGIM Quantitative Solutions and as it prepares to launch a dedicated defined contribution unit.
Northwestern Mutual-Puget Sound selects managing director; chief product officer joins OneDigital; Northern Trust announces hiring of new CIO; and more.
The dismissal order in the case includes several points of success for the plaintiffs, and while the suit has been tossed out due to a lack of standing, the court has left room for them to file an amended complaint.
iJoin partners with ProNvest; MSCI Releases new climate solution; ProManage launches managed account service with Nyhart; and more.
As a result, more workers say they want investment advice from professionals.
A recent cease-and-desist order filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission underscores the fact that revenue sharing among financial advisers and ‘parties in interest’ is not necessarily an inherent problem—but a failure to disclose the relationship and the potential for conflict is.
In its rejection, the court said the plaintiff, who took issue with the plan’s use of the Fidelity Freedom Funds TDF series, did not allege facts that proved imprudent conduct.
Julia Carlson and David J. Wright of Financial Freedom Wealth Management discuss how the loss of clients during the firm’s growth resulted in new opportunities for successes.
In addition to asking for input on the SECURE Act’s requirements and the current Form 5500, the DOL has published a notice of proposed changes to its implementation of regulations under Title I of ERISA.
Fifty-one percent of 401(k) plan assets owned by participants in their 20s were invested in TDFs, versus 23% for those in their 60s.
The firm says employee satisfaction tends to trend higher for employers that offer superior benefits.
The Direct Fiduciary program aims to allow companies to significantly reduce the amount of time spent managing an individual 401(k) plan by outsourcing administrative and investment fiduciary responsibilities.
Experts continue the debate about actively managed funds in light of a publication from the CFA Institute Research Foundation which asks, ‘Is active management worth it?’
The deadline to apply for a 2021 scholarship award is October 10, 2021, though plans for multiple years of scholarships sponsored by Ballentine Partners and Aspiriant are already in place.
Investment Adviser Association enters partnership with ACA; Hub acquires Millennium Advisory Services; Dechert hires employee benefits and executive compensation partner; and more.
J.P. Morgan AM launches lifetime income solution; Allianz Life Partners with iJoin and IPX to offer guaranteed income option; Janus Henderson Launches Five Actively Managed Sustainable Exchange-Traded Funds; and more.
Plan fiduciaries are accused of misleading participants in benefits communications and interfering with benefits by arbitrarily assigning them the status of 'terminated' due to a spinoff.