Data & Research July 10th, 2026 Clients Want Advisers Who Know Estate Planning, per Survey More than half of surveyed clients expected their financial adviser to offer estate planning.
Deals & People July 10th, 2026 Retirement Industry People Moves – 7/10/2026 Lido Advisors appoints Dan Marquis as CFO; IRALogix hires Lisa Matthews as VP of fraud and risk; Cerity Partners hires...
Compliance July 9th, 2026 Delaware Lawmakers Approve Auto-Enrollment for State 457(b) Plan Fifteen states now have some automatic enrollment of public sector employees, but nearly half of US states prohibit it.
Data & Research July 9th, 2026 AI Adoption Brings Client, Adviser Returns, per Studies Nearly 70% of advisers believe artificial intelligence has had a positive effect on their industry, according to Edward Jones.
Data & Research July 9th, 2026 Most Women Lack Confidence in Managing Finances, per RIA Survey Only 31% of surveyed women felt highly confident taking control of savings and assets, according to Beacon Pointe Advisors.
Data & Research July 9th, 2026 EBRI: Financial Capability Linked With Workplace Financial Education Programs Even when controlling for demographic variables, positive relationships remain, according to data from a joint study.
Products & Services July 9th, 2026 Product & Service Launches – 7/9/2026 Vanguard offers adviser framework to Envestnet; BlackRock Aladdin expands private markets benchmarks, indexes; Bloomberg provides pre-trade analysis API; and more.
Deals & People July 9th, 2026 Russell Investments to Be Sold to B Capital, CalPERS The venture capital firm, California’s public pension fund and other investors are reportedly paying $2.8 billion for the asset manager.
Deals & People July 9th, 2026 Goldman Sachs Becomes OCIO for $70B From Verizon, Lockheed Martin This comes amid a wave of plan sponsors opting to outsource the investment management of their pension plans.
Compliance July 8th, 2026 DOL Inspector General Calls for Stronger Oversight of Confidential Information The investigation into common interest agreements resulted in recommendations for 3 agencies.
Data & Research July 8th, 2026 What Advisers Look for in Wholesalers Fuse Research Network found that 61% of surveyed advisers most valued strong investment knowledge.
Products July 8th, 2026 Prudential Adopts Hueler Income Solutions for 401(k) Plan Participants can select income features and turn a portion of their retirement savings into an annuity contract.
Deals & People July 8th, 2026 Advisory M&A News – 7/8/2026 Principal acquires benefits company; LPL Financial hires 2 advisers in separate transactions; Retirement and Wealth at Alliant buys Retirement Solution...
Data & Research July 8th, 2026 Annuities Reduce Retirees’ Financial Stress, Academic Paper Finds Fewer financial worries and increased longevity were among the benefits reported by Chilean retirees surveyed about guaranteed income.
Compliance July 7th, 2026 Intel Urges SCOTUS to Use ‘Apples-to-Apples’ Benchmark in ERISA Case The company argues that claims of underperformance should be judged against a meaningful, comparable benchmark.
Products July 7th, 2026 Voya Adds Private Market Access to Managed Accounts Registered investment advisers have gained access to new investments such as Voya’s V-ALT collective investment trusts.
Data & Research July 7th, 2026 Getty Images Finds Missed Opportunities in Financial Firms’ Branding While 78% of surveyed consumers consider video the most engaging visual format, only 11% of finance firms use it in...
Compliance July 7th, 2026 Philly Approves Auto-IRA Bill, While Alaska Vetoes Similar Measure More than three-fourths of Philadelphia voters backed city-sponsored individual retirement accounts.
Compliance July 6th, 2026 DOL Rule List Focuses on Alts, End of ESG The US Treasury also posted a rule list that provides SECURE 2.0 guidance including required minimum distributions.
Compliance July 6th, 2026 Treasury Releases App for Trump Accounts The new investment accounts for eligible US children under the age of 18 are allowed to receive donations of publicly...