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Empower Hit With Government Markets Lawsuit
The complaint has alleged fiduciary breach under the Investment Advisers Act.
Echelon: Investment Adviser M&A Bucks Downward Trend in Dealmaking
Private equity continues to be attracted to wealth management M&A despite the current market volatility, according to Echelon Partners’ Q3 RIA deal report.
Making Retirement Income Projections Useful
Plan participants need advisers to go beyond just awareness of their balance to thinking about that balance in the form of retirement income or an income stream.
Six Misconceptions About Social Security That Can Affect Participants
Not recognizing the impact of claiming benefits early – or the benefit of waiting – is essential.
What Advisers’ Need to Know to Discuss Medicare
Discussing a participant’s particular needs well ahead of their 65th birthday is key.
Adviser Product Partnerships
The Standard partners with Noyo to modernize the customer experience; Abel Noser Solutions and OWL ESG partner to offer ESG consensus ratings system; Quility announces launch of Quility...
Recordkeeper JULY Secures PE Financing to Drive Growth Plans, Including M&A
Platform Partners LLC to enter into partnership with JULY to extend relationships with advisers and drive strategic acquisitions.
Fidelity Offers Direct Indexing Products Touting More Personalized Investment Options
Direct indexing is driving growth in personalized account management for tax advantages, value-driven investing.
Envestnet Data & Analytics Plans to Enhance Access to Financial Data, Improve Financial Wellness
Envestnet seeks to make it easier for customers to connect, grow, protect and manage the financial wellness of their business all in one place.
Outdated Mortality Table ERISA Suit Filed in Arizona
The lawsuit alleges that Pinnacle West, an electric utility, used outdated mortality tables, causing it to underestimate the present value of employee pensions.
Inflation Concerns Have Spiked for Investors, with Retirement Effects
Investors who work with an adviser or financial professional are more likely to have a plan to generate income in retirement.
Publisher’s Note
A Future of ‘Coopetition’
Advisers and providers are starting to bump up against each other in their quest for retiree business.
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
The DOL updates auditor independence rules; the IRS extends plans’ amendment deadlines for certain CARES Act and Tax Relief Act provisions; MarylandSaves, the latest state-run plan, launches; and...
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Talent Management Trends
Firms are rethinking strategies, with a focus on serving more diverse clients.
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On the Move
➜ Lisa Gomez was confirmed, in a 49-36 Senate vote, as the new assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration.➜ J.P. Morgan Asset Management appointed...