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Retirement Industry People Moves
Nationwide Combines Public and Private Retirement Plan Teams; Lincoln Financial Names New President of Tax-Exempt Retirement Plans; Consequent Capital Management Acquires Gray & Company Assets; and more.
Investors Need to Save Much More to Reach Retirement Goals
With expected lower returns and increasing longevity, research suggests adviser need to adjust their assumptions or planning software to present participants with more realistic goals.
Texas Court Adds to Fiduciary Rule Debate Among Retirement Providers
A Texas district court judge has rejected industry arguments that the DOL exceeded its authority in crafting the forthcoming fiduciary rule—what this spells for the regulation’s future under...
Lawmakers Move to Block Final Rule on State-Run Retirement Plans
Their concerns are that small businesses will be discouraged from offering retirement plans to employees, and that employees put into state-run plans will not have the protections of...
IRS Provides Information on Types of Advice Available to Plan Sponsors
The updated procedures on determination letter requests comes after the IRS essentially ended its determination letter program.
Succession Planning Essential for Long-Term Advisory Growth
Data shows many small business owners continue to work later in life, making them ripe targets for retirement advice and deep support with succession planning and wealth transitions.
Setting Confusion Aside, Firms Act on Fiduciary Reform
The latest results of the Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse survey show advisers continue to focus on implementation of new fiduciary controls across different elements of their practices.
Fiduciary Rule Double-Take Leaves Retirement Industry Perplexed
The Trump White House has clearly tried to label itself as pro-business, but the effort to halt the fiduciary rule has so far injected more confusion than clarity...
MassMutual Custom Yield Curve Solution Offers More Transparency
Custom yield curves help DB plan sponsors determine an appropriate discount rate to measure liabilities for their pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, the firm says.
Facing Uncertainty With Laddered Fixed-Income Portfolios
Experts argue bond ladders can work in a rising rate environment and across a variety of unpredictable macroeconomic scenarios—allowing investors to continually readjust their fixed-income exposure.
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Forgotten Generation?
Providers focus on Boomers, when Gen X has $5.7 trillion in investable assets.
Retirement Industry People Moves January 30 to February 3
MassMutual Appoints 5 Managing Directors in Retirement Services; OneAmerica Appoints Head of Guaranteed Income Products; Fiduciary Vest Names New Partner; and more.
Senator Pushes for ‘Off Budget’ PBGC Premiums
The idea of taking PBGC premiums “off budget” is nothing new, but the project is supported by a laundry list of retirement plan providers and their trade group...
Mercer 2017 Social Security and Medicare Guides Available
The guides reflect changes to the programs that were effective January 1, 2017.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Charles Schwab Lowers Trade Commissions and Index Fund Fees; Symons Capital Releases Small Cap Equity Mutual Fund; Pantheon Targets DC Plans for Private Equity Strategies; and more.
Going from Passage to Implementation for State-Run Plans
One of the first steps state-run plans for private-sector employees that have been passed are taking is issuing RFPs for recordkeepers and investment managers.
Retirement Investors React to Trump’s First Days
More than half of Americans believe the Trump administration will have an impact on their retirement savings strategies.