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Full-Service Retirement Advisers Are Engaging in Busy Open Enrollment Season – With a Light Touch
Retirement advisories at companies also providing HR benefit, wealth management, and financial wellness are talking saving during this period of high inflation and market volatility, but with care...
ESG Industry Put on Notice by Congressional Republicans
ESG investment strategy and the businesses around it has been sharply criticized and challenged by Republican leaders on all levels of government.
A DOL ESG Investigation Story
An adviser’s message to his peers is to not fear including ESG factors in investment analysis.
ESG Interest ‘Relatively Weak’ for Do-It-Yourself Retirement Investors
Among new, self-directed DC retirement plan participants, ESG fund allocation is ‘relatively modest when offered in the core menu,’ according to research from PGIM and EBRI.
Regulators: Crypto, Fake IRAs Increasingly Used to Scam Older Investors
Representatives from NASAA, the SEC, and FINRA spoke about the need for financial advisers and firms to be trained to notice more intelligent, and increasingly bold scams from...
Adviser Product Partnerships
Schwab Advisor Services expands ability for matchmaking between adviser firms; TradeUP adds fractional shares to its online trading patform; Envestnet rolls out enhancements across its ecosystem; and more.
IRS to Permit Determination and Termination Letters for 403(b) Plans
Beginning in June 2023, the IRS will allow 403(b) plans to apply for determination and termination letters, similar to 401(a) plans.
Midterm Election Results Could Delay SECURE 2.0
A shift in Congressional power in Washington to Republicans could delay passage of SECURE 2.0 and push Democrat's ESG and cryptocurrency efforts to administrative tactics, experts say.
ForUsAll Will Drop DOL Crypto Suit if Court Confirms Prior Guidance is Non-Binding
ForUsAll CEO David Ramirez says the firm offered to drop its lawsuit against the DOL so long as the agency confirms its warning on cryptocurrency in retirement plans...
401(k) Trading Sees Another Light Month in October
Investors favored moving assets into fixed income funds during 18 out of 21 trading days.
SEC Proposes Controversial Rule on Swing Pricing and Liquidity
The SEC proposed a new rule Wednesday that would require all open-ended funds, except money market funds and exchange-traded funds, to hold at least 10% of their investments...
Financial Advisers Focused on Client Outreach
A new survey finds that a majority of advisers expect marketing efforts to play a big role in growing their client base as they prepare for 2023.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Newfront adds senior vice president to retirement team; Mercer Advisors acquires Texas-based Mark D. Cunningham; Pure Financial Advisors adds new CEO; and more.
Women in Senior Roles Reach Retirement with 62% of Wealth of Male Peers
The wealth accumulation gap between women and men is largest in leadership roles, in part because the pay trajectories for women are significantly lower than men, new study...
Experts: Big Investors, Fiduciaries in “Purgatory” Awaiting DOL ESG Rule
Lack of clarity from the DOL about ESG governance for retirement plans added to a drop in ESG incorporation by institutional investors and potential holdup on decision-making by...
PBGC Provides $32.7 Million to Struggling Bricklayers Pension
The Akron, Ohio-based multiemployer plan had been providing benefits to nearly 400 participants at below half the level it was supposed to for over a year.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Bloomberg launches global aggregate green, social, sustainability bond indices; AllianzIM expands lineup of U.S. large cap buffered ETFs; Morningstar Direct Indexing combines market-leading technology and investment management; and...
OneDigital, CAPTRUST, Continue Wealth Management Acquisition Binge
OneDigital’s buying spree adds up to $10 billion in additional assets under advisement this year, while CAPTRUST adds fourth deal of 2022.
Private Real Estate Funds Are Up 7.4%. Can More DC Participants Get a Foot in the Door?
Private real estate investments typically only available for institutional and wealthy investors can be a stable hedge against inflation and volatility. They’re available for DC retirement plans, but...
FINRA Prompts Succession Planning for Aging Adviser Industry
Financial Regulator FINRA issues guidance on succession planning for the graying adviser space, including small firms looking to sell.