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BNY Mellon rebrands retail side; Hartford Funds introduces securitized income fund; DWS Group launches equity ETF with Finland insurance company; and more.

A Vanguard study focusing on non-highly compensated employee (NHCE) behavior finds higher match thresholds are typically associated with lower plan participation and lower employee contribution rates.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth says the FinTech Working Group is the first dedicated team established by a state securities regulator specifically to provide support to, and receive...

Technology, investment management, and legal and compliance are the top three areas where advisory practices often turn to outside experts, according to Fidelity. 

The lawsuit accuses Fidelity of requiring "secret" payments from funds to make up for declining amounts of revenue sharing payments received by the firm as a result of...

In addition, the company will select a non-proprietary target-date fund (TDF) for its 401(k) investment lineup and increase the company match contribution rate for three years.

The "What's Now and What's Next" report focuses on eight specific risk areas that companies may face in 2019.

One in five U.S. adults currently assists an older family member with daily tasks or housing, according to a new survey from RBC Wealth Management; in addition to...

A paper promoted by the Voya Behavioral Finance Institute for Innovation and Andrew Way, with Corporate Insight, discusses the role plan sponsors, and advisers, have in making sure...

Alan Wolper, an attorney with significant experience helping advisers and brokers navigate FINRA and SEC examinations, says the recently published FINRA 2019 priorities list is interesting, but ultimately...

After giving plaintiffs a second chance at offering alternative action Exxon could have taken, the court again found the suggested action was something plan fiduciaries could believe would...

In addition to helping participants understand their retirement plans, the AI chatbox addresses other financial challenges participants face.

Plaintiffs allege plan fiduciaries should have known the company’s stock price was artificially inflated—and that fiduciaries breached their duties of prudence and loyalty by continuing to offer J&J...

Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors’ No. 1 goal for their participants has moved from increasing savings rates to addressing workers’ broad financial wellbeing and helping them achieve retirement...

Voya Financial says these new one-minute videos will combine an individual's "monthly income replacement goals, estimated monthly retirement income and possible shortfalls" to visualize their path towards retirement. 

SIFMA says it has a strong interest in clarifying the fiduciary obligations of investment managers in selecting and managing investment options in retirement plans governed by ERISA.

The tables are to be used for determining contributions to DB plans and permitted disparity in DC plan contributions.

Nearly half (48%) of Millennials want their employers to provide access to a financial professional to create a personalized financial strategy.