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Practice Management / Sustainability
Measure Your Footprint
How some plan advisers embrace sustainability in their practice.
Study: Women Say Competing Priorities Hinder Retirement Saving
Although women live longer than men, many retire earlier than planned and few can save enough to reach the income replacement levels as men in retirement.
Cetera Wraps First Allied into Adviser Business
The financial services firm says it will keep the First Allied Securities brand name as it continues to expand its network of financial and retirement plan advisers.
Adviser Product Partnerships
DPL partners with Corebridge Financial on RIA advisory annuity solutions; Fidelity Institutional enhances adviser technology; Choreo partners with Pontera on held away asset management solution; and more.
Retirement Industry People Moves
$5 billion multi-family office and investment firm Nordwand Capital launches in Pennsylvania; Millennium Trust names new CEO; Cetera bolsters business development team with three new hires; and more.
Applications and Implementation of The New Marketing Rule
Various leaders within the SEC discussed in a public seminar today some of the interpretations and applications of the new marketing rule.
DOL: Plan Sponsors in PEPs Don’t Necessarily Need to Purchase Fidelity Bond
The department of labor clarified in a response letter some of the responsibility and costs that plan sponsors can offload or avoid when joining a pooled employer plan.
ESG Industry Put on Notice by Congressional Republicans
ESG investment strategy and the businesses around it has been sharply criticized and challenged by Republican leaders on all levels of government.
SEC Proposes Controversial Rule on Swing Pricing and Liquidity
The SEC proposed a new rule Wednesday that would require all open-ended funds, except money market funds and exchange-traded funds, to hold at least 10% of their investments...
SEC Proposal Calls for Vetting of Outsourced Services by Advisers
The SEC says the new rule proposals are responding to the growing trend in use of third-party vendors by financial advisers. An adviser association calls them ‘overly burdensome.’
Adviser Product Partnerships
The Standard partners with Noyo to modernize the customer experience; Abel Noser Solutions and OWL ESG partner to offer ESG consensus ratings system; Quility announces launch of Quility...
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
The DOL updates auditor independence rules; the IRS extends plans’ amendment deadlines for certain CARES Act and Tax Relief Act provisions; MarylandSaves, the latest state-run plan, launches; and...
Adviser Product Partnerships
OneAmerica and intellicents collaborate on client offering; AdvisorEngine introduces data visualization dashboards; Savvy Ladies receives grant to develop mobile portal advancing women's financial literacy; and more.
IRS Issues Update on Required Minimum Distribution Rule
The guidance clarifies that people who did not take RMDs in 2021 and 2022 will not be responsible for the excise tax.
SEC Charges 16 Firms With Failing to Preserve Electronic Communications
The firms have admitted to the wrongdoing and will pay penalties of more than $1.1 billion.
Women’s Financial Health Hits 5-Year Low
Recent research from Ellevest examines 12 different indicators to track and understand women’s financial health.
Decumulation Is Personal
New income solutions are focusing on customization and flexibility, in recognition of the fact that spending in retirement is more complicated than saving for it.
Mentorship Is Key to Success for Attracting Diverse Associates
An Edward Jones study finds that most in the advisory community believe seeking out a mentor is the most important focus for diverse associates early in their career.
All 3 Defendants Move to Dismiss Cybersecurity ERISA Suit
The defendants are accused of ignoring several red flags, resulting in over $750,000 being stolen from a retirement account.
DOL Updates Guidance on Audit Independence Rules
Labor Department leadership says the update is designed to expand retirement plans’ access to highly qualified auditors and audit firms.