Search results for: a
VisionLink Joins M Financial Group
California-based VisionLink Corporate Insurance Services, LLC (VCIS) has become a member firm of M Financial Group, a network of independent insurance, investment, and executive benefit firms.
A Matter of Perspective
A new study offers powerful evidence on the importance of listening.
Plan Adviser Giving Investment Advice is a Fiduciary
A brokerage firm that gave investment advice to a profit sharing plan for a fee is considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), according...
ISS to Acquire Investment Scorecard, Expand Wealth Management Services
Informa Investment Solutions, Inc. (IIS) is set to expand its wealth management services with the acquisition of Investment Scorecard, a company that provides fully outsourced, integrated client reporting...
Most Target Date Fund Strategies Flawed
A recently released white paper from JPMorgan Asset Management Group suggests most industry assumptions for target-date funds are oversimplified.
Vanguard Leads Fund Companies in Client Loyalty
More than two-thirds of major mutual fund companies have negative customer loyalty scores, according to a recent study by Cogent Research.
Tool Depicts Auto-Provisions on DC Plans
Prudential Retirement now offers an Autopilot Impact Tool, an interactive, PC-based resource, that allows advisers to help their clients model the impact of these two autopilot options.
Saver’s Credit Still a “Mystery″, According to Transamerica Data
Surveys suggest that the take-up rate on the so-called Saver’s Credit is relatively tepid.
Road Warriors, Beware!
If you access your retirement accounts online while on the road, be careful.
Morningstar’s Principia Gets Asset Allocation Module
Morningstar, Inc. introduced Principia Asset Allocation, a new module for the financial planning resource that helps advisers create individualized asset allocation strategies based on a client's personal circumstances,...
Financial Advisers Important to Millionaires
The main reasons millionaires turn to financial advisers are to get a recommendation from a trusted person, to reach a certain level of wealth, and to start planning...
Schwab Launches 2050 Target Date Fund
Charles Schwab has added a fifth target date fund – the 2050 fund – to its line up of Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Funds.
Advisers Can License 404(c) Tool
Fiduciary Risk Assessment LLC (FRA), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based software development company, has unveiled its new 404c Compliance Diagnostic tool.
Mercer to Offer Participants Access to WMSI for Rollovers
Mercer HR Services has announced it will use the technology of Wealth Management Systems, Inc. (WMSI) to enable former retirement plan participants to easily rollover assets into an...
BGI Launches iShares ETF for Mortgage-Back Securities
Barclays Global Investors’ (BGI) iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond Fund, a fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a mortgage-backed securities index, has begun trading on the American...
Regulators Still Probing Morningstar Advice Practices
In its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Morningstar Associates, LLC said that the SEC has ended an investigation into the firm’s practices, while the...
Morgan Stanley Beefs Up Portfolio Offering
Morgan Stanley’s Consulting Services Group has added to its Custom Portfolio offering to more than 1,400 open-end mutual funds.
Replacement Rate Assumptions Could be Wishful Thinking
Although conventional planning models often use replacement rates of 70% or 85%, a new study says that the vast majority of Americans are not coming close to achieving...