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Retirement Industry People Moves
AdvicePay names Suaickie CEO as Moore shifts to board; Plan Sponsor University brings on Kelleher as consultant; Ascensus names retirement sales regional VPs; and more.
MarshBerry: Retirement M&A Up in First Half, Bucking Overall Trend
Of the 18 retirement deals through the first half of 2023, 2 came from wealth advisories ‘dipping their toes’ in retirement waters, the consultancy notes.
Managed Account Sponsors Shifting Advisers off Portfolio Management, According to Cerulli
Recent surveying shows more managed account sponsors are moving advisers to focus on clients, relying on home office or outsourced portfolio management.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Franklin Templeton launches U.S. fixed-income ETF; PGIM announces collateralized loan obligation and active ETFs; Athene adds three fixed-income annuities.
BlackRock: Retirement Confidence Shows Steady Decline
BlackRock's annual survey of the retirement space also finds participants are interested in guaranteed income to help with retirement security.
SEC Requires Public Companies to Disclose Cybersecurity Data
Annual reports must include information on the issuer’s cybersecurity management and governance, and they must disclose material incidents within 4 business days.
Schwab Retirement Plan Services Partners With Newport, Conduent to Expand Capabilities
Schwab will offer increased services in nonqualified deferred compensation and defined benefit plans, highlighting a push toward large retirement plan sponsors.
Prudential’s Three Pathways to In-Plan Retirement Income
The head of Prudential’s retirement strategy division discusses the firm’s key focus areas for getting guaranteed income annuities into participants’ savings.
Cybersecurity 2023
October 12, 2023 | Livestream
Navigating ESG 2023
November 8, 2023 | Livestream
TIAA In-Plan Annuity Option Hits 250,000 Participants
The in-plan retirement income marker coincides with another record quarter for retail annuities, according to a separate report from LIMRA.
Americans Pick Advisers Who Appreciate Their Needs, Have Track Record, Survey Says
Data also showed that having an adviser boosts a respondent’s financial confidence.
Alera Retirement Unit Adds Large-Plan Expert
Insurance, retirement and wealth management aggregator’s hire of Bryan Hissong is part of strategic effort to build out retirement plan services.
Fiducient Advisors Names Long CIO
Bradford Long, current chair of the firm's investment committee, will be replacing Matthew Rice as chief investment officer.
Advisory M&A
Sequoia Financial adds $387M wealth manager; Pathstone adds Veritable to further focus on ultra-high-net-worth clients; and Savant Wealth buys combined accounting firm and wealth manager.
Schwab: Financial Advisers Using Behavioral Finance Gain More in New Assets
Advisers also turned to personalized options such as direct indexing to stand out for clients.
DeVoe Predicts First Down Year for RIA M&A in Almost a Decade
High interest rates, inflation and uncertainty are depressing RIA dealmaking.
Creative Planning Adds Goldman Custody Platform
Advisers at the $210 billion RIA can place client assets on the Wall Street money manager’s investment platform.
The Portability Services Network, Explained
The network started by Retirement Clearinghouse has many of the largest recordkeepers signed up to coordinate on retirement plan portability. Here’s how it works.
Congressional Proxy Voting Reforms Include Changes to Adviser Discretion
Among 11 total bills, one would require advisers to either abstain or vote the way their client or the issuer instructs them to.