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Product & Service Launches – 3/28/24
Guardian Life adds new RILAs; Voyant offers advisers retirement planning analysis for clients; ADP partners with Summer on SECURE 2.0 student loan retirement match; and more.
Cambridge Expects $500,000 Fine for Promised Fee Waiver Failures
The firm offered certain fee waivers which were not honored, per a recent regulatory filing.
BlackRock’s Non-ESG Funds Are Still ESG, Mississippi Order Says
Mississippi alleges that BlackRock misled investors and should be fined millions.
Ascensus to Acquire Mutual of Omaha’s 401(k) Business
Retirement services provider will add $3.9B in assets after providing outsourced recordkeeping to retirement division for years.
Empower to Launch Startup 401(k) Plan Solution
The recordkeeper announcement comes as Cerulli forecasts almost 1M plans will be created by 2030.
Private Equity’s Role Continues, With Shifts, in Retirement/Wealth Convergence
The impact of PE capital looks set to continue, but with evolutions that may be important for plan advisers to consider.
Managing a Team Through Transition
Business planning expert Cynthia Turoski shares considerations business owners should prioritize.
SageView Names New CFO, Adds Chief Growth Officer
The advisory announced two C-suite hires to prepare for the “next stage of growth strategy.”
SPARK Elects New Governing Board Officers
The SPARK Institute will seat a new a chair, vice chair and treasurer.
Key SECURE 2.0 Provisions to Look Out for Right Now
Experts shared the provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 that are generating the most buzz in a PLANADVISER practice webinar.
Merrill Advisers Offering BofA Clients Retirement Income Management
Bank of America’s Merrill division announced income-focused portfolios for retirees using tactics including “stable income” investing and recurring distributions.
BlackRock’s Fink Calls for Retirement System Rethink in Annual Letter
The CEO makes the case that, as populations age and people live longer, the need to build retirement savings ‘has never been more urgent.’
Advisers Giving Back: Mike Devlin and the Village of Tanyigbe
A pension risk consultant’s volunteer trip to Africa turned into an impactful project for a small village in Ghana—and a life-changing experience for him.
DOL Defends ESG Rule Against 5th Circuit Appeal
The challenge to the DOL’s ESG rule continues at the appellate level.
Millennials, Gen Z Triple Financial Wealth Since 2019
Financial assets of the two generations have grown to almost $6 trillion in 2022 from $2 trillion in 2019.
Advisory M&A News – 3/25/24
Kingswood, Wentworth announce merger to form Binah Capital Group; Osaic adds Father/Daughter Duo; OneDigital acquires Creative Business Resources.
Former Fidelity Private Wealth Head Joins Empower’s Wealth Division
Roger Hobby was hired by Empower to a senior role in its recently rebranded consumer wealth division; he is the second former Fidelity head to join this year.
Judge Rules for Molina, flexPATH in ERISA Case
The District Court judge cited broad indexes as the appropriate benchmarks for plan TDFs in a ruling expected to be finalized later this month.
4 Bipartisan Bills Would Restrict Investment in China
They would ban Chinese securities in index funds and tax gains from them as income.
Retirement Industry People Moves – 3/22/24
The Retirement Advantage expands consulting team; Pantheon announces leadership succession plan; Noble appoints Johnson head of global client solutions; and more.