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Annuity Customer Satisfaction on the Decline
Customers are less satisfied with the cost of annuities and have a lower likelihood of purchasing another financial product.
PLANADVISER Webinar: Your HSA Questions Answered
Complex and critical questions arise for plan sponsors that consider adding a health savings account benefit.
Retirement Industry People Moves
SageView Advisory Group to acquire women-led Lakeview Wealth Management; Corebridge Financial hires president of retirement services; UBS hires seven in California; and more.
ERISA Industry Committee Comments in Opposition to New DOL QPAM Rule
The DOL has proposed that QPAMs would be disqualified for 10 years for foreign convictions and for entering into non-prosecution agreements with the DOJ. They also proposed new...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Schwab expands institutional no transaction fee fund offering for independent advisers; Vanguard announces changes for Vanguard International Explorer Fund; Hearsay introduces RIA platform aimed at small firms; and more.
Assets in Aon PEP Pass Milestone
Aon has gathered significant retirement assets in pooled employer plans and has urged Congress to extend PEPs to 403(b) plan sponsors.
ERISA Suit Brought Against Quanta Services
401(k) participants brought the suit, alleging that Quanta kept certain underperforming funds in its plan menu.
Market Downturn May Drive Millennials to Cash Out Retirement Plans
New retirement research shows that plan participants are increasingly growing frustrated in today’s market.
Retirement Industry People Moves
OneDigital acquires HealthWorks; Edelman Financial Engines acquires RIA Herrmann & Cooke; Hub announces two acquisitions; and more.
ERISA Lawsuit Against Associated Bank Dismissed
A Wisconsin District Court judge was unconvinced by arguments made by the plaintiffs that plan fiduciaries breached their duty to participants.
Retirement Clearinghouse Partners with Fidelity, Vanguard and Alight on Auto-Portability
The Portability Services Network seeks to make it easier for participants to transfer retirement assets when they change plans.
New Bill Seeks to Encourage 401(k) Investment in Alternative Assets
The Retirement Savings Modernization Act aims to clarify ERISA to incentivize retirement investment in assets such as real estate, private equity, and cryptocurrencies.
Participant Data is Key to Developing Better Financial Wellness Programs
Participants are comfortable with providing a variety of personal data points to their financial advisers, in the hopes that they will, in turn, receive more personalized and relevant...
Study Finds Best Stock Gains Are Made Overnight
Although difficult to navigate the after-hours markets, a Bespoke study finds equities' returns are superior after hours.
Opportunities Increase for Advisers to Engage With BIPOC Savers
BIPOC workers less frequently access financial advice in 2022, while engagements for white workers are steady.
Home Depot Victorious in ERISA Suit
The judge ruled that even though Home Depot may have followed an imprudent process for choosing investments, the plaintiffs were unable to demonstrate an actual material loss as...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Katten names former SEC senior counsel as partner; OneDigital acquires KB Financial Companies; Marsh McLennan names president and CEO; and more.
Women’s Financial Health Hits 5-Year Low
Recent research from Ellevest examines 12 different indicators to track and understand women’s financial health.
Lawsuit For Wake Forest University Retirement Plan Proceeds
The judge has allowed the case to go forward and the ‘plaintiffs should be afforded an opportunity to conduct discovery.’
ERISA Suit Against Exelon Dismissed
The plaintiffs had alleged that their employer maintained expensive and low-performing investment options for plan participants.