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Auto-enrollment and escalation are considered the key to 401(k) success; what should advisers do when plan sponsors push back?

The regulator’s chair noted that withdrawing the proposal is not under consideration.

The inadvertent email error surfaced Social Security numbers of some Walmart participants; no misuse is expected, and Merrill is providing them with identity theft protection services.

In the second installment of this quarter's PLANADVISER In-Depth, advisers discuss the crucial role financial wellness programs play both for clients and growing their participant connections.

The official made the comments to a legal association a few days after the FACC filed a motion to pause the rule while litigation on its earlier lawsuit...

The Chairman suggested that the regulator might opt for liquidity fees instead of swing pricing for open-end funds and also noted looking into regulatory rules around CITs.

Many plan sponsors are in search of advisers and consultants who can help guide them through SECURE 2.0, UBS finds.

Ameritas launches pooled employer plan for nonprofit organizations; Flex Benefits introduces insurance solution; Stash announced new workplace benefit StashWorks; and more.

PLESAs are tax-privileged and can auto-enroll, but their out-of-plan alternative are currently more popular to many plan sponsors due to simplicity, according to industry players.

Latest participant data also shows that small business employees with access to retirement plans save more than traditional 401(k) participants.

Advisers will play a critical role in working with sponsors if the product offering is going to get traction, insurance trade association research head says.

The bill would define the jurisdictions of the SEC and CFTC for crypto assets but it is likely to be vetoed by Biden.

Recent data shows an uptick in assets held in 401(k) accounts even as the national conversation turns to savings gaps.

The head of Mariner’s new institutional retirement division says plan sponsor demand for wealth services was part of the decision for the deal with Mariner Wealth.

Beginning in one week, broker/dealers must settle transactions by the next business day.

This story—the first in a PLANADVISER In-Depth series that focuses on participants—considers the jockeying for data in the retirement industry.

Kevin Crain, the former the head of retirement research at Bank of America, succeeds Michelle Richter-Gordon in the lead role for the council.  

Lack of retirement preparedness is prompting employee interest in financial wellness, Qualified Plan Advisors found in its annual wellness report.

Blue Ridge Associates acquires TSC 401K; Alerus Financial Corporation and HMN Financial announce strategic transaction; Bluespring Wealth Partners acquires KDI Wealth Management; and more.