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John Hancock Life Insurance Agrees to Settle ERISA Self-Dealing Suit
The defendants have agreed to a $14 million payment and to procedural changes.
Generations Respond Differently to Retirement Savings
Gen Xers and women reported facing multiple struggles in saving for retirement.
The CFP Board to Include the Psychology of Financial Planning in Its Certification Exam
The aim of expanding the training to include more people skills is to help advisers align more closely with their clients’ goals.
Retirement Industry People Moves
CIM hires director for credit research; State Street Global Advisers CIO announces retirement; John Hancock retirement selects CEO for retirement and recordkeeping business; and more.
‘Secure Act 2.0’ Likely to Become a Reality
Retirement Plan Execs Confident Senate Will Pass the Bill Into Law
Talking Taxes, Inflation and Bucket Strategies
Reflecting on the common conversations they are having with their near-retiree clients, advisers say there is broad certainty that taxes will increase in the future, and also a...
RIA in a Box Enables Automated Communications Archiving and Review
It also helps wealth management RIAs be better prepared for examinations.
Employees and Employers Are Paying Attention to Annuities
Research from SRI anticipates the annuity market to grow as much as 30% by 2025.
Aon Aims to Sell U.S. Retirement Business to PE Firm Aquiline
The firm also intends to sell the Aon Retiree Health Exchange business to Alight, at least in part to head off potential antitrust concerns associated with its ongoing...
The New Retirement Income Vernacular
DCIIA has published a new glossary on esoteric retirement income terms that advisers may not have heard of.
Investment Product and Service Launches
MSCI new framework to evaluate decarbonization targets and Vanguard announces upcoming changes for dividend funds.
The Why Behind Moneta’s Self-Funded Trust Company
The leadership team at Moneta says the firm’s recent launch of its own trust company fortifies its independence and commitment to helping clients transfer their wealth from one...
LPL and SmartAsset Partner in Vendor Affinity Program
LPL Financial is putting its affiliated advisers on an inside track to mine consumer prospects via SmartAsset’s digital platform and connection service.
M&A Update: Fiduciary Plan Advisors Acquired by OneDigital
As part of the agreement, OneDigital Investment Advisors will assume responsibility for advising approximately $6 billion in assets held by over 200,000 American workers.
Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act Unveiled
The bill would encourage retirement plan participation by giving people penalty-free access to funds in the event of an emergency.
SEC to Revisit Proxy Rule Amendments
The agency will address criticism that the changes make advisers’ roles in proxy voting more cumbersome.
Epstein Financial Group Latest to Join Hub International
The rapid pace of retirement plan adviser acquisitions continues, with more and more well-established firms joining up with large national aggregators.
Vestwell and Bambu Team Up on Participant Advice
The partnership offers adviser managed accounts, an application programming interface (API) to provide personalized participant advice and a library of APIs to create a robo-advisory platform.
Biden Expected to Advance a More Stringent Fiduciary Rule, Advocate for Retirement Income and ESG Investing
Industry experts reflect on what President Joe Biden has done in his first months in office with respect to retirement plans and what they still see coming down...
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