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PLANADVISER’s 2012 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers
Illustration by Nigel Buchanan Last year, we introduced the PLANADVISER Top 100 Advisers, a listing of the advisers and adviser teams competing for the annual PLANSPONSOR’s Retirement Plan...
AUL Opens Seattle Office
The retirement services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, opened a regional sales office in the Seattle area.
Groups Ask IRS not to Abandon 403(b) Prototype Program
Industry groups sent a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service to support the inclusion of 403(b) plans in the prototype program for pre-approved plan documents.
FiPath Launches Retirement Education Campaign for Gen X
FiPath launched the Save Generation X! Campaign, which challenges 29- to 49-year-olds to take control of their financial future.
Assets in ETF Managed Portfolios Grew 43% in 2011
Total assets in exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed portfolio strategies rose 43% in 2011, according to a report from Morningstar.
TIAA-CREF Asset Management Leader Resigns
Scott C. Evans, executive vice president and president of Asset Management, TIAA-CREF, has resigned.
FiPath Partners with Arkovi for Social Media Service
FiPath for Advisors, an online marketing solution for financial advisers, is partnering with Arkovi, a financial services social media solution for archiving, compliance and market intelligence.
Most Advisers Do Not Fit Criteria for Financial Planner
The majority of advisers perceive themselves as providing a level of service that merits the title of financial planner (59%), however, 56% fall into the investment planner category.
Connecticut Ranked Worst State to Retire
TopRetirements.com released its list of the 10 worst states to retire.
BMO Appoints Vice President/Relationship Managers
The Taft-Hartley Services team of BMO Institutional Trust Services named both Scott A. Hockenberry and Tyler Clark as vice president/relationship manager.
Plan Must Restore Misplaced Assets Although not Recovered
A federal appellate court has found that a profit-sharing plan must pay back more than $1 million in assets wrongly transferred from a participant’s account, even thought it...
Allianz Introduces Managed Volatility Strategies
Allianz Global Investors Capital (AGIC) is offering investors managed volatility investment strategies designed to lower expected portfolio risk while achieving above-benchmark returns.
Reliance Trust Hires National Account Salesperson
Reliance Trust Company’s Retirement Strategies Group appointed Danny Streiff to its national account sales position.
How Much Would You Pay For That?
A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests that we overestimate what others will pay for consumer goods.
Investors Express Optimism for Retirement Plan Investing
The John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index score improved in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the annual low measured in the year’s third quarter.
Charles Schwab Launches 401(k) Plan Solution
Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc. launched Schwab Index Advantage, a 401(k) plan offer designed to lower costs, simplify investing and help workers better prepare for retirement.
Pension Funds’ Securities Fraud Suit Revived by Appellate Court
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit brought by four pension funds.
SSgA Launches ETF Education Resource
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched ETF Fact or Fiction, a website that provides individual investors with a resource for exchange traded fund (ETF) education.
Granite Investment Advisors Launches Actively Managed Equity Value Fund
Granite Investment Advisors introduced The Granite Value Fund, an actively managed equity value fund.