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AssetMark Launches Fiduciary Assessment Tool
The firm says its latest assessment tool is part of a larger readiness campaign to prepare advisers for a new fiduciary paradigm.
IFP Plan Advisors Teams With Financial Soundings
The firms have partnered to deliver a new retirement readiness service.
Social Security Recipients to See Slight Bump in Income in 2017
The Social Security Administration announced a cost-of-living adjustment for next year.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Risk Strategies Acquires TSG Financial; Sentinel Names New CEO; and more.
Overtime Rule Change Impacts Client Benefit Calculations
Absent employer action, an estimated 4.2 million white collar workers will become newly entitled to overtime protection, potentially impacting net pay and the treatment of benefits, especially nondiscrimination...
SEC Adopts Final Liquidity Rules
Retirement plan sponsors clients may see some effects from the new rules.
Investment Products and Services Launches
Mercer Brings Analytics Service to FactSet Clients; MPI Releases Target-Date Radar; Fidelity ETFs See Another Price Reduction; and more
Adviser Can Play Quarterback Role During Risk Transfers
There is a natural tension that can arise between plan sponsors and participants during the pension risk transfer process—but skilled advisers can help keep everyone happy.
Advisers Scrambling to Adjust DC Plan Client Investment Lineups
More than half (55%) of the DC plan advisers surveyed by Ignites Retirement Research either plan to, or are very likely to review the mutual funds used in...
Investors Want Financial Planning to Include Health Care Costs
They also believe their financial future is largely dependent on their physical well-being.
Research Shows Expected Retirement Income Information Affects Savings
Germans who received information about retirement and expected pensions increased private savings, researchers found.
Updates to Correction Program Included in IRS Revenue Procedure
The revenue procedure updates the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of retirement plans that are intended to satisfy the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, but...
Investment Products and Service Launches
Conning Launches New Suite of Risk Management Software; Advisor Partners Releases Global High Quality Dividend Yield Strategy; Jackson Square Partners Offering Mutual Funds; and more.
PCS Reveals ‘Advisor Lab’ Fiduciary Toolkit
The new program from PCS enhances advisers' ability to establish and demonstrate compliance with the DOL's fiduciary rule reform.
Millennials Eye Benefits Closely While Assessing Employers
Clients (or potential clients) should not underestimate the power of retirement and health benefits to attract and retain dedicated employees.
Capital Group Survey Underscores Investor Anxieties
Nearly two-thirds of Gen Xers are kept up at night thinking about financing their retirement.
LIMRA Releases Adviser Insights on Guaranteed Income Products
A survey of more than 1,000 financial professionals elicited mixed opinions on the effectiveness and reliability of guaranteed income products such as annuities.
External IT Launches Cybersecurity Program for RIAs
The most overlooked source of data breaches is employee-related negligence, according to an IT firm which just launched an educational program for financial advisers.