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Wednesday, February 07, 2024 Exclusives | Awards | Research | Events

Client Service Ascensus Restructures Retirement Business and Its Leadership Team The recordkeeper with a large presence in small businesses and PEPs moves into four business segments. News Feed Quick Links Deals & People Practice Management Products Client Service Data & Research Investing Compliance

Workers Call for Savings Assistance in New Report Many employees are stressed about their finances and are tapping retirement savings to make ends meet, according to a survey from SoFi at Work.

Today’s Most Read 1. 401(k) Excessive Fee Litigation Spiked to ‘Near Record Pace’ in ’24 2. Transamerica Introduces New Logo 3. John Hancock Retirement Announces Partnership With Vestwell

7 Steps to Further Diversity in Asset Management A Milken Institute financial markets director lays out the firm’s plan to improve diversity in asset management.

Senate Bill Would Block SEC Predictive Analytics Proposal Many industry leaders in retirement planning have called for a full or partial withdrawal of the proposal.

5th Circuit Court Hears Challenge to SEC Private Fund Adviser Rule The rule requires private fund advisers to make additional disclosures and forbids them from providing investors with preferential treatment related to redemption.

Industry Intel Roundup Featured Webinars PLANADVISER is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to retirement plan advisers regarding client service and practice management. March 12, 2025 Understanding Adviser Value We’ll present findings from the 2024 PLANADVISER Adviser Value Survey, highlighting key metrics that illustrate plan advisers’ impact on plan design and governance and what plan sponsors identify as the benefits of partnering with a retirement plan adviser. Listen as some of the top advisers discuss services they provide and strategies for showcasing adviser value to both current and prospective clients. June 11, 2025 Retirement Plan Advisers of the Year in Conversation 2025 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year finalists and winners will talk about retirement plan sponsor and participant service, improving retirement plan access, mentoring and promoting equity in the adviser industry. Join us with your questions. September 10, 2025 Retirement Income Experts will share data about retirement income solutions for employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and discuss what is still needed to meet the needs of plan sponsors and participants. Hear how retirement income solutions have evolved and bring your questions. December 10, 2025 Year in Review Some of the top advisers of 2025 discuss their successes and challenges during the year. They’ll share their thoughts on changes in the retirement plan industry and what they’ve learned that could be helpful in the year ahead. December 18, 2024 Year in Review Join PLANADVISER to hear from some of the top advisers of 2024 about the year that was. What did these advisers do that worked well? What projects fell on their face? What learnings will they take into the year ahead? Join us with your questions—and anecdotes—from a year in plan advising.

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