PLANADVISER Weekend Newsdash
Week ending April 26th, 2019

Happy Friday, readers! There are a lot of elements to ensuring success in the financial advisory profession, but at the core is quality client service. You can have the best growth rate in the industry and the most effective sales staffers out there, but if you aren’t retaining existing clients, it will all be for naught. Collected below is a series of articles on the topic of ensuring quality client service. We hope you will share some of what you read with a client or colleague.

Client Service
Small Business Owners Need a Nudge to Offer Retirement Plans
A survey reveals points about which small business owners could be educated to incent them to offer retirement plans for employees and save for retirement themselves. Read more >
Your Clients’ Cybersecurity Concerns
Retirement plan advisers can help plan sponsor clients know their providers are taking the right steps to protect participant data—without exposing information hackers can find. Read more >
Sri Reddy on Smashing Annuity Misconceptions
In conversation with PLANADVISER, Principal’s retirement and income solutions leader shares advice for how to talk about annuities with skeptical consumers. Read more >
Parents and Kids Both Influence the Flow of ‘Modern Money’
Shifting attitudes about supporting adult children financially have helped reshape Americans’ thinking about wealth and retirement readiness, according to Ameriprise Financial survey data. Read more >
Tailoring Plan Designs to Reflect Shorter Employee Tenure
Recent research reports suggest average employee tenure in the U.S. has trended downward; retirement industry experts agree this fact should inform plan design discussions and participant-level services. Read more >
Half of Americans Believe All Advisers Must Act in Their Best Interest
Many do not know if their adviser is technically a broker/dealer or an adviser, Personal Capital learned in a survey. Read more >
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Principal Continues Focus on Asset Management, ‘Jet Fuel’ of the Business

CEO Dan Houston discusses recent moves furthering the firm's asset management focus.

Biden’s First Veto Keeps DOL’s ESG Rule in Place

The president followed through on his promise to veto a Congressional attempt to nix a DOL rule allowing ESG investing in retirement plans.

Experts Predict Major Growth in Retirement Coverage, Benefits

By year-end 2026, 88% of employers are projected to provide a defined contribution plan, according to new report from Transamerica.  

Advisers Recommend Fiduciary Outsourcing Services, Mostly for Small Plans

More than 20% of advisers said clients spend between a quarter and half of their time on plan administrative tasks that could be outsourced.

Complying With the Custody Rule and the New Custody Proposal

Experts explained common compliance mistakes involving the custody rule and spoke to the new custody rule proposal.

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