Tag: Fiduciary adviser

Two things always on a plan sponsor’s mind—retirement readiness and fiduciary responsibility—are opportunities for retirement plan advisers.

A panel of attorneys at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference talked about 10 topics that should be on plan fiduciaries’ radars.

The acquisition of Citigroup Trust-Delaware N.A. by Reliance Financial Corporation was completed, and the new company is Reliance Trust Company of Delaware.

Meeder Investment Management announced the launch of its 3(38) fiduciary service.

With regulatory changes coming, advisers need to reconsider their fiduciary status.

Matthew Hutcheson of Eagle, Idaho, was found guilty after just a few hours’ deliberation by the jury.

Fred Reish, a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath, the Los Angeles law firm, has launched fredreish.com, a blog about retirement regulation and compliance.

The future for advisers includes more fiduciary responsibility and a focus on participant outcomes, said panelists at PLANADVISER’s 2013 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers seminar on Wednesday.

Annuity contracts can bring up several Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-related issues that plan sponsors should consider.

PLANSPONSOR has announced the finalists for its annual Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards, in three categories.

With care, individual retirement account (IRA) rollovers from 401(k)s are possible.

Lincoln Trust has introduced a low-cost retirement plan solution, Model(k), providing fiduciary risk management for broker/dealers serving the small and midsize 401(k) market.

There is a disconnect between the saving habits of some consumers and their rosy retirement forecasts, a poll found.

Mesirow Financial rolled out a series of model portfolios on the Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) ModelxChange platform.

Investors should remain defensive in 2013 but at the same time not be averse to taking on some risk, according to a Prudential expert.

On a steady course of expansion, CAPTRUST Financial Advisors in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired Freedom One Financial Group in Clarkston, Michigan.

Plan advisers are, for the most part, satisfied with their current providers. 

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) re-proposal of the definition of fiduciary is another indication that fiduciary responsibilities are increasing, and broker/dealers in particular could be impacted.

AXA Equitable developed a website to inform 401(k) and 457 plan sponsors about fulfilling their fiduciary obligations.