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Creative Planning Acquires Dashboard Wealth Advisors
This is Creative Planning’s second recent deal, underscoring how adviser industry M&A volume continues at a rapid pace.
People More Open to Seeking Adviser Help With Overall Financial Wellness
Older generations are more frequently seeking help with cash and debt management.
NFP and MoneyLion Expand Partnership
MoneyLion has integrated with NFP’s WellCents financial wellness solution, with the goal of offering more personalized financial services to employees.
DOL Enforcements Result in $2.4B in Recoveries for Plans, Participants and Beneficiaries
An Employee Benefits Security Administration report offers insight on how the agency gets leads for its enforcement actions.
Asset Managers Weigh In on DC Plan Investment Trends
They foresee growth in the use of CITs, retirement income products and ESG investments.
Three Economic Reasons to Give Thanks
With the year winding down, LPL Financial’s chief market strategist reflects on what investors have been grateful for over the past 11 months, from the strong U.S. consumer...
Plaintiffs File ERISA Excessive Fee Lawsuit Against VCA
The lawsuit claims the veterinary hospital network’s retirement plan, which has more than $500 million in assets, should have paid lower fees for recordkeeping and administrative services.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Portfolio Evaluations adds senior fiduciary consultant; Voya Investment Management to acquire Tygh Capital Management; and Alan Biller and Associates makes key promotions.
Adviser Apps Not Just a ‘Check the Box’ Item
Mobile applications have become an important part of the advisory client’s user experience and can potentially make a big difference on how a firm is seen.
Mississippi Is Latest State to Embrace NAIC Annuity Sales Rules
Supporters of the NAIC annuity transaction suitability model say a fiduciary-only approach to annuity purchase advice would limit consumer choice—a claim its opponents dispute.
The 2022 Retirement Landscape Takes Shape
The U.S. faces a $4 trillion retirement savings gap heading in the new year, but both public and private solutions are coming online to help more people prepare...
Launch Announced for MarylandSaves State-Run Retirement and Emergency Savings Program
The plan will automatically convert savers’ assets to a monthly paycheck at retirement unless they opt out of doing so.
Itzoe Launches Getre(k)ruited.com Industry Networking Platform
Josh Itzoe says the idea for his new venture—a networking and hiring platform focused on firm culture and professional preferences—came from conversations he has had since selling his...
Employees Favor Retirement Plans That Substitute Annuities for Bonds
A survey also found nearly half of employees prefer to have a mix of investments and lifetime income over either traditional pensions or investments alone.
Balancing Employee Retention and Recruiting During the Labor Crunch
Many companies are focused on attracting talent to prepare for the post-COVID-19 economy, but there is also an urgency to address the needs of their older workers and...
Learning From the CFP Board’s Latest Sanctions
While not a regulator, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards still keeps a close eye on its members’ conduct, and it has recently ordered sanctions against nearly...
NFP’s Wealthspire Acquires Private Ocean
Wealthspire’s leadership calls the acquisition “a significant opportunity to plant a flag on the West Coast and demonstrate our growing national scope.”
SEC Proposes Increase in Transparency in the Securities-Lending Market
The rule would require the reporting of certain material terms of those loans to a registered national securities association, which would then make information available to the public.
Latest Capozzi Adler ERISA Suit Targets Olin Corp.
The allegations in the new lawsuit are familiar, suggesting the plan fiduciaries permitted the payment of excessive recordkeeping and investment fees over a lengthy proposed class period.
House Committee Advances Bill With Various Retirement Plan Provisions
The RISE Act would increase automatic cashout limits, enable employers to offer small financial incentives for retirement plan participation and simplify plan sponsor disclosure requirements, among other things.