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On the Move
On the Move
Investment Companies Name New CEOs Five investment companies that serve defined contribution retirement plans have announced CEO changes. Russell Investments Group LLC, an investment and outsourced chief investment officer...
Just the facts
Just the Facts
Top of the Wish List As to possible resources employers could add to help their workers “pivot” into retirement, a guaranteed income product ranked first (67%) with employee...
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A Super System
I recently spent a week at our Institutional Shareholder Services offices in Sydney, meeting team members of our four Australia media brands: Financial Standard, FS Sustainability, Industry Moves...
65% of Financial Advisers Braced for Recession
The majority (42%) believe it will be a “short and shallow” decline, according to an annual Nationwide survey.
Investment Group Calls On FTC to Exempt Execs From Non-Compete Ban
The IAA wants to keep non-compete clauses for employees with access to proprietary investment data, as the end of the FTC comment period looms.
DC Plan Council Expects Increase in Real Estate Investing
Real estate allocations can strengthen participant outcomes and reduce volatility, according to the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council.
Betterment Pays SEC $9M for Misstatements Regarding Tax Loss Harvesting
The digital advice and IRA provider agreed to pay the fines without admitting or denying wrongdoing.
New Retirement Firm Aims to Partner with Generalist Advisers
Freedom Fiduciaries seeks to manage plan fiduciary duties so smaller financial advisories can focus on client relationships, wealth management.
Millennium Trust Will Add Auto-Portability to IRA Rollover This Year
The new functionality is intended to reduce retirement savings leakage and expand access to savings options.
Social Security Uncertainty Bolsters Use Case for HSAs, Proponents Say
Because of rising health care costs and the predicted insolvency of Social Security, experts tout HSAs as a powerful tool to save up for health care expenses.
Pensionmark CEO Says Firm Moving to 50/50 Retirement, Wealth Split by Summer
About one year after being acquired by World Insurance, Pensionmark discusses robust pipeline of wealth adviser transactions ahead.
Advisory M&A
Aristotle acquires $20B Pacific Asset Management; Beacon Pointe Advisors acquires $1B NY-based advisory; Cetera takes minority stake in $350M adviser; and more.
Most Young Investors Lack Understanding of Robo-Adviser Technology
Human support remains key in assisting investors using robo-advice investment management, according to experts.
Fears of State IRA Plans Overtaking Private Not Realized, Data Shows
States that have implemented retirement savings programs for employees have not crowded out private plans, new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows.
Commenters Urge SEC to Implement Market Proposals Sequentially
The growing chorus of caution now includes the Department of Justice.
Proposed Bill Would Tie $150 Million RIA Registration Threshold to Inflation
The Small Business Investor Capital Access Act, introduced this week, would increase the registration exemption from $150 million by tying it to inflation.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Rugel appointed head of operations at MassMutual; Deepwater hires Michael Olson to build the firm’s next fund; and more.