
Pontera Adds RIA Summit Financial to 401(k) Management Platform
Another financial investment advisory can now bring clients’ “held-away” retirement saving accounts under management.

Voya Adds New Roles, Expanding Wealth Solutions Team
Shelly Nolfi and Holly Monday will join in the newly created positions of assistant vice president for client management and expansion.

The Standard Adds PEPs, Auto Step-Up Savings, Other Recordkeeper Services
The retirement provider, which acquired Securian Financial’s $17 billion recordkeeping business last year, announced seven new features and products.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Newfront hires Sakata, Nelson to retirement services team; Bartlett joins Choreo as SVP of advisers; startup AdvisorCheck taps former RIA head Tam for CEO; and more.

Fidelity AUA Jumps 18% Year-Over-Year in Q2 to $11.7T
Recordkeeper Principal reports SMB retirement plan growth and volatility among large plan sponsors, and Prudential's institutional retirement unit had pension risk transfer growth.

MarshBerry: Retirement M&A Up in First Half, Bucking Overall Trend
Of the 18 retirement deals through the first half of 2023, 2 came from wealth advisories ‘dipping their toes’ in retirement waters, the consultancy notes.

Number of Investment Advisers Hit Record High in 2022
The uptick occurred even as assets under management fell for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, according to an annual study.

Retirement Advisory NFP Promotes Keeling to CIO
NFP Retirement continues to build its team under new president Joel Shapiro, who started in May.

Franklin Templeton to Acquire Putnam for $925 Million
The deal would boost Franklin’s defined contribution asset management to $90 billion in AUM, while Great-West, parent of Empower, will gain a stake in Franklin.

Retirement Industry People Moves
TIAA snags Kivett from Prudential for new 401(k) role; Voya expands workplace solutions team with Ritter, Bandani; new RIA Modern Wealth brings on two Goldman VPs; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Marathon Asset Management adds Boyle as managing director; Fiduciary Trust announces Queler as head of wealth management; and more.

Advisory M&A
Atria Wealth Solutions acquires Grove Point Financial; Pensionmark welcomes Xponential Growth Solutions; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Asset Management hires emerging markets head; FuturePlan appoints divisional VP; KKR names chief investment strategist; and more.

Advisory M&A
PCIA acquires Cornerstone; Creative Planning adds Telarray Advisors; Heffernan Network acquires Kettering Rose; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves
T. Rowe Price announces Shen as Chief Data Officer; New York Life Appoints Tillotson as Chief Compliance Officer; O'Brien named head of portfolio management at Insight Investment; and more.

Empower Announces Consumer Wealth Management Division
Services include combining, monitoring, and advising wealth across investments, including workplace retirement plans.

How to Guide Retirement Savers in 2023
Advisers and plan sponsors should encourage savers to focus on opportunities from the Secure 2.0 Act and on building up an emergency reserve, according to J.P. Morgan experts.

Retirement Industry People Moves
DCIIA votes in 2023 committee members; Aon adds personnel to pooled employer plan sales group; TIAA adds wealth distribution head; and more.

Advisory M&A
Cetera invests in $1.7B Kansas-based advisory; Atria snags two adviser practices from LPL; and more.

Retirement Industry People Moves
Lincoln Financial Group names Vince Garzarella VP; Northern Trust Asset Management names new presidents; Empower promotes Noble to general counsel; and more.