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FIDx and Transamerica partner to provide annuities; Fidelity adds customized models to AMP solution; J.P Morgan improves TDF analysis tool; and more.

The retirement plan industry is flush with data points and analyses. In this October 2019 edition of Data Mine, we have dug out the most useful findings from...

The court decided the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue regarding the funds in which they did not invest, and they did not sufficiently prove their other...

After ruling on motions about the reliability of certain expert testimony, an expansive decision issued in an ERISA lawsuit filed against SunTrust Bank dismisses some claims but allows...

While falling short of the open multiple employer plan expansion industry advocates are calling for, the DOL’s expansion of “association retirement plans” could be a significant step toward...

Fidelity partners with Ethic to offer tailored portfolios; Global X launches cannabis ETF; SSGA rebrands ETFs to portfolio suite; and more.

It requires a delicate dance between the adviser and the sponsor when tailoring the respective defense strategies.

The plaintiff in the case, in which lower courts sided with Great-West, argues that the lower courts erroneously distinguished plan contracts from any other type of plan asset.

Experts discuss changes that will affect advisers, such as Reg BI, the new Customer Relationship Summary form and the DOL, post-Secretary Acosta.

Why two advisory practices decided to sell and become part of a larger benefits broker and a wealth management company.

Experts suggest the uncertain U.S.-China trade situation has weighed heavily on business investment, resulting in weaker manufacturing activity worldwide.

In a brief of amici curiae filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, they argue that an appellate court decision undermines the value of retirement plan disclosures and should...

RIA education organization rebrands; USCF adds nultiple ETPs to TD Ameritrade platform; Transamerica alters subadvisers, fees for Large Growth Fund; and more.

A district court granted summary judgment to OSF Healthcare System, but the 7th Circuit found there are genuine issues of material law that warrant more discovery in the...

Among other things, a federal judge found Transamerica Asset Management’s substitution of its sub-advisers is not a concrete, obvious explanation for the poor performance of the challenged funds.

The Investment Adviser Association says the SEC’s proxy voting guidance will increase costs for advisers and also increase barriers to entry for proxy advisory firms.