Search results for: a
Financial Engines to Provide Financial Planning, Investment Services to Alight Clients
Services include a personalized financial planning experience for employees and an extension of high-quality institutional investment management for all the household’s accounts.
Fidelity, Shell Oil Company Face Latest ERISA Lawsuit
The Shell Oil Company, several of its executives and multiple business units of Fidelity are all named as co-defendants in a complex fiduciary breach lawsuit filed in Texas.
SECURE Act Update: IRS Provides Required Minimum Distribution Relief
Among its many popular provisions, the SECURE Act extended the age at which one must begin making withdrawals from tax advantaged savings.
529 Conference 2020
529 ‘Essentials’ Seminar / September 24, 2020 529 Conference / September 25-26, 2020 ABLE Deep-Dive Afternoon Summit / September 26, 2020 Online Conference
Estate Plan Essentials
What should advisers understand about the patterns of inheritance, and how can they be prepared to help their clients make the most of any windfall?
2020 PLANSPONSOR National Conference
September 21-25, 2020 | Online Conference
401(k) Participants Were ‘Less Reactionary’ in 2019 Trading
The trend of small trades away from equities to fixed income funds seems to suggest participants were rebalancing their portfolios, not making drastic changes to their investment mix,...
Fidelity Launches Paperless Account Onboarding
The paperless onboarding process seeks to cut down on the time it takes to get people saving.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Acadian hires global equity research director; Maryland-based firm joins TRA; and Creative Planning acquires RIA firm.
MassMutual DC Plan Clients Now Have Emergency Savings Solution
The emergency savings solution is available automatically through MassMutual’s MapMyFinances financial wellness tool.
Ready for a New Market?
Nonprofits and other sponsors of 403(b) plans need the fiduciary and investment expertise of specialist retirement plan advisers.
Cerner Corporation Targeted in Excessive Fee Suit
Repeating a number of excessive fee lawsuits filed, the complaint says the defendants did not try to “reduce the plan’s expenses or exercise appropriate judgment to scrutinize each investment...
The Consolidation Stars Remain Aligned in 2020
The advisory, insurance and asset management industries have never been so ripe for consolidation, merger and acquisition experts agree.
The Case for ‘Blend’ TDFs
PIMCO says that rather than go with an all-actively managed target-date fund (TDF) or an all-passively managed TDF, a mix of the two makes sense—and that there is...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Lincoln Financial Group and Capital Group combine TDFs and annuities; Federated Investors, Inc. to rename brand and ticker symbol; and MSCI publishes principles of sustainable investing.
Principal and HSA Bank Announce Partnership
Chad Wilkins, president of HSA Bank, says the new relationship will provide a useful tool for customers, uniting health and wealth planning.
2019 Adviser Choice Awards
PLANADVISER has announced winners of the sixth annual Adviser Choice Awards, to be handed out at the 2020 PLANSPONSOR + PLANADVISER Excellence in Retirement Awards on September 24th.
Closing of Schwab ETF OneSource Reflects Market’s Fee Concerns
Launched in 2013, the platform originally allowed clients to buy and sell about 100 exchange-traded funds with no online trade commissions. Since then, investors’ expectations about fees and...
TIAA Is Latest Provider to Launch Institutional HSA Offering
The TIAA HSA will be administered by HealthEquity Inc. and will work in concert with TIAA retirement plans.
Supreme Court Denies Petition in SunEdison Stock Drop Case
The plaintiff in the case asked the court to to answer “whether Dudenhoeffer’s ‘context-sensitive scrutiny of a complaint’s allegations’ can be met where a court" makes certain presumptions.