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Adviser Product Partnerships
FLX picks Broadridge for asset management distribution platform; Hub partners with employee recognition company Blueboard; more than 100 financial firms join CFA’s code to further DEI; and more.
Morningstar, PAi Follow DOL Rule with ESG-Driven Pooled Employer Plan
Third-party administrator PAi has teamed up with Morningstar to offer small and medium-sized businesses an employer retirement plan with an ESG overlay.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Private Advisor Group Taps Frank Smith to be CEO; Accelerate Retirement names Thurston managing director; The Marygold Companies appoints fintech president to lead launch of new banking and...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Vanguard offers multi-sector income bond fund; Hub starts HR technology consulting practice; Vestmark launches six direct-index separately managed accounts; and more.
Allianz Asset Management 401(k) Participants Allege Self-Dealing
Two participants in the Allianz 401(k) plan allege the asset manager maintained an all-proprietary fund lineup that included expensive, underperforming investments for the benefit of the defendants.
TIAA Survey Suggests Women May Be Better at Predicting Life Expectancy
The research shows that most people don’t know average life expectancies, but women have a better handle on it than men.
Advisory M&A
OneDigital acquires third property-and-casualty business in past two months; Ubiquity and DriveWealth bring fractional share trading to small business 401(k)s; Merrill Lynch wealth manager and team joins First...
DOL Contractor Rule Threatened by 20% Adviser Quit Rate
An FSI survey shows independent advisers would retire before being classified as employee as the DOL mulls tens of thousands of comments on a proposed rule change.
Adviser Product Partnerships
Broadridge re-ups with IGM for broker wealth platform; Reverence Capital selects CAIS Channel for alt offerings; $25B RIA Sanctuary extends partnership with Wealthbox for client management; and more.
Half of 1M Robinhood IRA Savers Pick In-App Investment Recommendation
Online stock brokerage Robinhood said nearly 75% of more than 1 million users for its new IRA offering chose a Roth over traditional IRA.
Advisory M&A
Alera buys Ascent Group, adds $2.8B in AUM; Heffernan snags Utah-based insurer; Marsh McLennan acquires HMS Insurance Associates; and more.
Investment Service and Product Launches
The Standard Insurance launches four stable value funds; RightCapital adds SECURE 2.0 update to financial adviser planning platform; cryptocurrency platform Onramp Invest adds SMA solution; and more.
Retirement Industry People Moves
CBCF Names Verity’s Otto Vice Chairman; Spinelli promoted to co-CIO at Halbert Hargrove; Gallagher acquires Retirement, HR Advisory Buck; and more.
Adviser Product Partnerships
Linqto brings private equity investing to Millennium’s retirement portfolios; Wealthcare Capital Management partners with retirement, health and home equity firms; Morningstar launches research portal for financial advisers; and...
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
SEC Vets Adviser Outsourced ServicesOn October 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules requiring that financial-planning and wealth-management advisers vet and monitor vendors to which they...
Practice Management / Sustainability
Measure Your Footprint
How some plan advisers embrace sustainability in their practice.
Data Points
Just One Slice of the Pie
Workers who ‘don’t save enough’ in their DC plan may have other means.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Northern Trust makes key fund hires; Edelman Financial Engine buys California-based retirement advisory; Prime Capital Partners with PFS to enter Sioux Falls and South Dakota markets; and more.
When Merging Retirement Planning and Wealth Management, Participants Must ‘Come First’
As retirement planning and wealth management begin to overlap, a dividing line must be drawn between them for both business and compliance reasons, according to a panel of...
Investment Service and Product Launches
Preqin brings benchmarking to “opaque” alternative assets market; Fortress start new alternative asset investment division; Pimco fund taps private and commercial real estate; and more.