Happy Friday! This weekend’s mailing focuses on the timely topic of practice management. Readers will likely not have to be reminded of the many challenges (and opportunities) facing retirement plan advisers today. Client expectations are shifting, regulatory uncertainty is the norm, and new tools and technologies are emerging every day. Collected below is a broad series of articles and research providing helpful context for understanding this demanding environment, including our latest proprietary report: The 2018 PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey. We hope you will share some of what you read with clients and colleagues.
The 2018 PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey, our 12th such survey, delves into the many factors that advisers consider when selecting investment managers and recordkeeping providers. It also reveals what companies they most like to work with and have found to excel in various subcategories of services.
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Form ADV includes a number of questions about the custody of client assets; these questions continue to be a source of widespread confusion and inconsistent interpretations in the asset management industry.
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Should Congress or federal regulators eliminate the common nexus and bad apple rules that have held back open multiple employer plans, experts anticipate many more small businesses will jump in.
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GSAM Head of OCIO Greg Calnon says his firm is increasingly focused on supporting defined contribution plan sponsors; while pension plans are still the majority of clients, the outlook is evolving fast.
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Significant transformation is happening in the small business retirement plan market; what does this mean for the fiduciary adviser community?
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According to FPA, financial planners who engage in “know your client” behaviors gain deeper personal fulfillment from many more of their client relationships.
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The deal would boost Franklin’s defined contribution asset management to $90 billion in AUM, while Great-West, parent of Empower, will gain a stake in Franklin.
Following Smart’s recent $95 million Series E funding round, the acquisition takes Smart’s global assets under management total to more than $10 billion.
