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Nonmedical Benefits Shine as ‘Great Quit’ Intensifies
Younger employees who have recently left their jobs say they are seeking employers that genuinely care about their well-being, as demonstrated by the benefits and wages they deliver...
ESG Investing Gaining Ground With Institutional and Individual Investors
In additions, asset managers surveyed are incorporating ESG factors into their investment processes.
Kroger Faces ERISA Recordkeeping Fee Lawsuit
Fiduciaries of the grocery chain’s 401(k) plan are accused of allowing unreasonably high fees for recordkeeping services and failing to disclose to plan participants fees associated with the...
KPMG Faces ERISA Lawsuit in New Jersey
The audit and tax advisory firm is accused of permitting the payment of excessive investment and administrative fees within its own retirement plan.
Investment Product and Service Launches
PGIM Investments to acquire Green Harvest Asset Management; ProShares launches first U.S. Bitcoin-linked ETF; Pacific Life introduces Invesco V.I. defined outcome funds; and more.
Compliance Consult
Provider Recommendations
Does relying on certain ‘go-to’ providers have implications under ERISA?
Data Points
A Balanced Fund or a TDF?
Weighing their relative merits is an important task for advisers and clients.
Trends
Talking Points
Plain Speak Advisers might keep in mind that when asked to choose the term that fits each definition given below, this is what plan participants said: Adviser Firms...
Retirement Industry People Moves
SageView adds Bloomfield Hills wealth practice; ExamFX acquires Training Consultants; BNY Mellon launches Pershing X; and more.
Plaintiffs Claim Deloitte Breached ERISA Prudence Duties
Arguments in the new case closely resemble previous lawsuits filed against other firms citing the ERISA fiduciary duties of prudence and of monitoring fiduciaries.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Broadridge enhances fiduciary toolkit for advisers; GoalPath makes managed accounts available on iJoin; BlackRock announces option to include annuities in target-date strategies; and more.
Defendants Win Dismissal of TriHealth ERISA Dispute
The ruling states that the court does not believe hearing oral arguments would be helpful in resolving the parties’ cross motions, and it concludes the facts as pled...
Passive Investing Has Performed Well, Even During COVID Crisis
In 15 out of the 18 categories of domestic equity funds considered, S&P Dow Jones Indices finds the majority of actively managed funds underperformed their benchmarks during the...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Fidelity launches real-time fractional and share trading to advisers; BlackRock rolls out private market tool; abrdn presents new industrial metals ETF; and more.
Prudential Defeats Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
The underlying complaint was dismissed ‘without prejudice,’ meaning the plaintiff can attempt to replead the claims in a way that satisfies the rules of standing.
Views of Adviser M&A Have Evolved
A majority of advisers reached as part of a recurring Nationwide survey increasingly expect merger and acquisition activity to have a positive impact on their practices.
Investment Product and Service Launches
iJoin partners with ProNvest; MSCI Releases new climate solution; ProManage launches managed account service with Nyhart; and more.
U.S. Ranks 17th in Retirement Well-Being
As a result, more workers say they want investment advice from professionals.
Revenue Sharing Disclosure Failures Result in SEC Action
A recent cease-and-desist order filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission underscores the fact that revenue sharing among financial advisers and ‘parties in interest’ is not necessarily an...