Tag: Business model

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments about a proposed revision to fee disclosure rules that would simplify the way fee data is presented to some...

At the annual PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Awards for Excellence Dinner, Jim McCarthy, head of workplace and investment solutions at Morgan Stanley, will be honored with the 2014 PLANADVISER Lifetime Achievement...

Insurance and financial services firm Nationwide Financial has integrated LPL Financial LLP’s Worksite Financial Solutions platform into its 401(k) products.

Registered independent adviser and broker/dealer firm United Planners Financial Services says it is enacting staffing and organizational changes to better serve its adviser partners.

BOK Financial Corporation says it has entered into an agreement to acquire MBM Advisors, a SEC-registered investment advisory firm specializing in retirement and pension plan services.

Richard P. Slaughter Associates 401(k) Services is now known as RPS Retirement Plan Advisors, a change the firm hopes will better reflect its focus on holistic advice and...

A new analysis from Charles Schwab finds the sum value of mergers and acquisitions transacted by registered investment adviser (RIA) businesses neared $44 billion in 2013.

3(38) advisers are not the answer to America's retirement savings crisis.

Retirement plan services provider Pensionmark Retirement Group added a new partner and branch office to cover Bakersfield, California, and the San Joaquin Valley.

Financial services provider Morgan Stanley added discretionary capabilities to its defined contribution (DC) retirement plan advisory services.

Retirement specialist advisers are more successful than other consulting segments at earning high client satisfaction ratings and increasing key retirement readiness metrics, new research shows.

Research from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates shows the individual retirement account (IRA) market could surpass $9 trillion in total assets over the next four years.

Low balance limits and initial investment hurdles in the President’s “myRA” proposal will likely restrict the number of service providers bidding on related contracts with the Treasury.

Marc Horner has joined the UBS Financial Services DC Advisory Program.

CUNA Mutual Group has rebranded one of its subsidiary companies, CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, to reflect a stronger focus on serving the small retirement plan market.

Retirement plan services provider Ascensus created a new organizational structure to support the firm’s growth expectations in the retirement and college savings space.

Commonwealth Financial Network, an independent broker/dealer and registered investment adviser (RIA) network, released Investor360 version 4.0., which features various enhancements and greater customization for advisers.

Nearly half of the average financial adviser’s book of business is made up of individual retirement accounts (IRAs), says investment analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Over the past couple of weeks, two retirement industry providers have introduced offerings they purport to be the next trend in the evolution of retirement plan offerings.

Michael Dieschbourg joined Federated Investors Inc. as head of the company’s new alternatives and managed-risk investment group.