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Investment Product & Service Launches – 11/9/23
Franklin Templeton converts mutual fund into newly listed ETF; SCG Asset Management offers equity-linked note interval fund; Voyant introduces wellness solution.
Know the Risks Resulting From Swing Pricing, Hard Close Proposals
American Trust Custody’s COO explains why plan advisers and sponsors should prepare for an increase in plan costs if the SEC’s swing pricing proposal hits mutual funds.
Retirement Advisory M&A Persists Amid Overall Deal Decline
DeVoe’s Q3 M&A report shows overall dealmaking in the advisory space is trending toward a down year, with the retirement sector an outlier both in number and size.
Managed Accounts Show Mass Potential, Need Better Benchmarking
Plan sponsors want personalized advice for participants, but many may need clearer guidance to implement managed accounts, according to new research issued by Cerulli and Edelman Financial Engines.
TDF Assets Through Q3 Dip Slightly, Still Outpacing ‘22
American Funds had the strongest inflows for a second consecutive quarter among the top ten TDF providers, according to Simfund, as target-date-fund assets in the group ended less...
Long-Term Investment Fund Assets Set to Rise After 2022 Dip
After a tumultuous few years of rising interest rates and market volatility, ISS MI sees a return to growth for long-term fund managers, driven in part by bond...
Most Retirees Would Change Retirement Strategy, Lincoln Financial Finds
Separately, Hartford Funds’ Mike Lynch says employers should consider a program for retirees to mentor pre-retirees to improve retirement readiness.
Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/20/23
SageView enhances wealth management leadership team; Marasco to lead new protected retirement team; Northern Trust Asset Management names new co-head of wealth client group; and more.
2023 PLANADVISER National Conference On Demand
Recorded sessions offer expert perspectives on communicating with staff and clients, enhancing your practice and marketing strategies, and solving retirement savings and income challenges.
Inflation Is Reshaping Retirement Outlooks, MFS Reports
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley finds investors are bearish on the market, with inflation topping the list of concerns.
Seeing Opportunity in Change
PLANADVISER National Conference 2023 | Inflationary pressures. Ongoing market volatility. Legislative developments. If plan sponsors can expect anything, it’s the unexpected. But with change come opportunities for plan...
Sponsored by T. Rowe Price
The PLANADVISER Interview: Kourtney Gibson, Chief Institutional Client Officer, TIAA
The head of the firm’s retirement solutions group talks guaranteed income, the savings gap and treating consultants and advisers as clients.
Understanding Plan Fees, With Help from NAGDCA
A recently published fee guide can help plan sponsors navigate different recordkeeping, advisory and asset management options.
Private Real Estate Investment Through DC Plans Continues to Grow
Managers continue to push into the defined contribution space, a bet that plan sponsors and advisers will be attracted to the asset class.
Economic Slowdown, Inflation, Top List of Adviser Concerns in PGIM Study
A new survey by the asset manager also shows that more than half of respondents view U.S. Treasurys, investment-grade corporate bonds and municipal bonds as attractive investments.
Adviser Opportunities in Serving the K-12 Education Market
Jim Kiley of Security Benefit outlines the multiple opportunities available to retirement plan advisers with school district employees.
Prudential, Warburg Pincus Partner on Reinsurance Firm
The two financial firms are launching Prismic Life Reinsurance with $10 billion in reserves.
Investment Product and Service Launches
North American Company introduces Goldman Sachs index; Jackson enhances Perspective variable annuity benefit suite; Altruist launches multiple account bundling.
DOL Beats ForUsAll Crypto Suit
A federal court ruled there was no legal basis for complaints challenging the DOL’s compliance bulletin cautioning use of cryptocurrency in retirement plans.