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AndCo Adds New Compliance Officer to Team; RIA Firm Partners with Focus; Securian Financial Group Hires Regional Sales Vice Presidents for Small and Midsize Employers; and more.

Plan sponsors are being more conscious and cautious with respect to managing the implications of the DOL fiduciary rule—and this is impacting plan leakage and rollover decisions to...

In total, 1.45% of total plan balances were traded during the year, down from 2.13% in 2016, as participants chased performance within their own portfolios. 

While the researchers say advisers may need to modify their business models slightly, the strategy uses existing resources and capabilities plan sponsors and providers have.

TD Ameritrade Announces Alternative Solution for Portfolio Management; American Century Releases First ETFs; Putnam Reveals Two ESG Fund Offerings; and more.

A new Spectrem study reveals that almost a third of Millennial investors want their financial adviser to “reward them with gifts or other favors” in exchange for their...

Texting is becoming the public’s communication channel of choice, the firm says, but the common communication pathway presents regulatory and practical challenges in the independent adviser context.

While a federal district judge had dismissed some claims last fall, the introduction of a new plaintiff in the case adds them back.

Cerulli categorizes consolidator firms into three segments, and “The merits and drawbacks of each segment’s business model will often depend on the adviser’s motivations for affiliating with a...

Most are not currently consulting with a financial professional, but retirees report a moderate amount of interest and pre-retirees a high amount of interest in receiving support and...

One-third say they plan to save $200,000 or less to be comfortable in retirement; they only expect to live to age 81; and very few feel they will...

PLANADVISER interviewed a spokesperson for a large group of Verizon retirees back in 2015, shortly following their defeat in appellate court in a case challenging the merits of...

Paying down debt and needing cash for day-to-day expenses are top reasons for decreasing plan contributions this year. 

Ascensus data shows the number of employers funding employer contributions increased from 53% in 2013 to 81% in 2016, and data gathered from Strategic Insight finds the amount...

Although a number of claims were dismissed, a federal district court judge felt some claims would be better decided at a later stage.

Thirty-five percent of Americans surveyed by Million Dollar Round Table say their trust would increase in financial professionals if they can demonstrate they are active members of industry...

Researchers conducted a survey that enabled SPARK to better determine how the RFP Guide is used by advisers and providers today, leading to the new update.

A federal district court judge entered a judgment requiring Michael Lewis, former president of Acme Orthotics and Prosthetic Laboratories Inc., to restore $128,535.75 in losses owed to the...