Data & Research April 22nd, 2026 Top-Rated RIA Firms Often Trail in Brand Originality, per Study An assessment of financial advisory firms’ branding found that about 40% used website copy that lacks distinction, a communication firm...
Deals & People April 22nd, 2026 Advisory M&A News – 4/22/2026 Modern Wealth Management acquires Brown and Co.; $800M breakaway Merrill Lynch team launches Soteris Private Wealth; Wealthspire’s Fiducient Advisors to buy Sellwood Investment Partners: and more.
Deals & People April 22nd, 2026 Kintra Forms From Merger of 6 Wealth Management Firms The new registered investment adviser has more than $4 billion in assets under management and offices in eight states.
Products April 21st, 2026 Milliman Health Care ETFs Begin Trading The funds are intended to guard retirement savers’ investments against rising health care costs.
Data & Research April 21st, 2026 Gen Z, Millennials Struggle With Financial Decisions, Turn to Digital Advice A study found nearly 40% of young adults said they relied on artificial intelligence tools for financial advice.
Compliance April 21st, 2026 Fed Chair Nominee Warsh Denies Pressure to ‘Predetermine’ Interest Rate Cuts Facing a Senate committee, Kevin Warsh said President Donald Trump ‘never asked’ him to commit to specific monetary policy decisions.
Compliance April 21st, 2026 SEC, CFTC Propose Raising Compliance Threshold for Private Fund Advisers More than half of the advisers currently required to file Form PF, a disclosure document, would be exempt if previous...
Data & Research April 21st, 2026 What Advisers Can Learn From ‘Finfluencers’ Recently released FINRA research shows 61% of surveyed investors aged 18 to 34 made investment decisions based on recommendations from...
Data & Research April 21st, 2026 Worker, Retiree Retirement Confidence Hits Lowest Point in Nearly a Decade The smallest share of workers and retirees in nearly a decade reported being confident they have enough money to live...
The Check-Up: Advising Health Plan Fiduciaries April 21st, 2026 Heightened Fiduciary Liability? We’ve Seen This Play Out Before Experts answer questions regarding fiduciary duties for health benefits in retirement plans.
Compliance April 20th, 2026 ESG Critic Appointed Head of DOL Policy Justin Danhof publicized his appointment via a LinkedIn post, but his new position has not been confirmed by the Department...
Compliance April 20th, 2026 Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Chavez-DeRemer, the third Trump Cabinet member to depart this year, will reportedly take a job in the private sector.
Compliance April 20th, 2026 Ameriprise Data Breach Impacts More Than 47,000 People The breach occurred on March 2 but was discovered on March 18, according to the Maine attorney general’s office.
Products April 20th, 2026 Nuveen Provides Access to Nestimate’s TDF Evaluation Tool Plan fiduciaries can evaluate retirement plan investment menus, including target-date funds with embedded guaranteed income solutions.
Products & Services April 20th, 2026 AI Product & Service Launches – 4/20/2026 Congruent Solutions launches CORE PlanSuite; Lettuce Financial acquires Carry’s retirement, investing platform; Finny launches growth-driving agent; and more.
In Practice April 20th, 2026 How to Recruit Next-Gen Advisers As departing advisers far outnumber new hires, firm leaders and recruiters have become strategic in capturing attention from incoming talent.
Compliance April 17th, 2026 Genworth 401(k) Class-Action Suit May Head to Rehearing Plaintiffs say the 4th Circuit’s previous rejection of class certification for thousands of retirement plan participants misinterprets ERISA.
Data & Research April 17th, 2026 59% Report Sufficient Retirement Nest Egg, per Transamerica Surveyed pre-retirees had a median of $56,000 in their retirement accounts, yet on average thought $500,000 was needed in retirement.
Deals & People April 17th, 2026 Retirement Industry People Moves – 4/17/2026 Morgan Stanley adds new member to Fiduciary Consulting Group; Orion appoints new wealth management sales lead; Manulife John Hancock Retirement...
Products April 17th, 2026 LeafHouse, GTC Collaborate on CIT Platform The artificial-intelligence-powered system is designed to consolidate the many documents needed to run collective investment trusts.