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Retirement Industry People Moves
Man GLG announces head of Asia equities; Pacific Life adds sales SVP; Fiduciary Trust hires VP of client service team; and more.
Student Debt in the Time of Coronavirus
Retirement-focused financial advisers generally aren’t as informed about student loan debt as they are about health and wellness, but now may be the perfect time to change that....
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Pooled Strength
PEPs should be a boon to small employers—how advisers, too, can gain from these plans.
Liberty Mutual Faces Classic 401(k) Fee Litigation Case
Many large national employers in the United States have seen the actions of their retirement plan fiduciaries challenged in the federal courts, the latest being Liberty Mutual.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Tickeron develops AI analysis for 401(k)s, IPX adds extra annuity products for distribution, and Vanguard closes Treasury Money Market Fund.
PRT Provider Fined for Unlawful Transactions in New York
Athene will pay a $45 million penalty to New York state for New York insurance law violations related to its pension risk transfer business.
Hard Lessons About Liquidity Buckets and Cash
The middle of a severe bout of market volatility is not the right time to build a bucket strategy or an annuity income stream, but times like these...
A Time of Crisis. A Time to Solve Our Big Problems?
With passage of the CARES Act, Congress has demonstrated an ability to speedily enact ambitious bipartisan legislation that addresses the nation’s major challenges head on. Sources wonder whether...
Alight Solutions, Abbott Lab Sued for Cyber Breach
The defendants allegedly failed to enforce an online security question routine, in turn allowing an unknown individual to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Abbott Labs...
Investment Product and Service Launches
BNY Mellon expands investment lineup with ETFs, and American Century launches actively managed ETFs.
What to Expect in an SEC Regulation Best Interest Inspection
Two new risk alerts published by the SEC provide broker/dealers and advisers with advance information about the expected scope and content of the initial examinations for compliance with...
Mercy Health Gets a Victory in Church Plan Lawsuit
While an appellate court ruled that Mercy Health's pension plan is a church plan exempt from ERISA requirements, a district court must determine whether ERISA's exemption violates the...
Share Class Issues, Churning Drive Securities Settlement
A settlement secured by Massachusetts financial market regulators from Janny Montgomery Scott underscores the importance of monitoring the share class recommendations being made to clients.
Building Digital Connections in a Socially Distant World
Those few remaining advisers who have been reluctant to integrate digital communications as a core part of their client service strategies have little choice but to reconsider in...
Discovery and Trial Ordered In Teva Pharma ERISA Challenge
The text of the pro-plaintiff ruling offers a helpful history lesson about several precedent-setting cases that continue to define the borders of the ERISA litigation landscape.
Judge Cans Anheuser-Busch Dismissal Motion in ERISA Lawsuit
At least some district courts across the U.S. seem to be willing to allow cases alleging the use of outdated mortality tables in the calculation of nonstandard annuity...
Stimulus Package Allows Early Withdrawals, Deferred RMDs and More
The retirement plan-focused provisions passed by the Senate last night are among many meant to ease the financial pressures posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
7th Circuit Affirms Win in Northwestern University ERISA Suit
The court concluded that "the amended complaint appears to reflect plaintiffs’ own opinions on ERISA and the investment strategy they believe is appropriate for people without specialized knowledge...
How to Run a Remote Advisory Firm
‘This is likely the moment we will become full-time remote and never go back,’ one adviser says. ‘The challenge will be maintaining camaraderie.’
Are You an Adviser or Consultant?
Think that distinction doesn’t matter? Just ask your service provider partners.