Tag: Practice management
Retirement Industry People Moves
NFP Advisor Services to rebrand as Kestra Financial; Arnerich Massena announces new CFO; Pentegra Retirement Services names regional director for upper Midwest territory; The Retirement Advantage adds sales...
Worries About Aging Cut Both Ways for Clients and Families
Parents are worried about their independence as they age; kids are worried about their aging parents’ quality of life; parents are worried about their kids’ health and finances;...
Lincoln Financial Revamps Small-Business Service Models
Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services business is making key enhancements to its Lincoln Director employer-sponsored retirement plan program for small-business clients.
Retirement Industry People Moves
PNC Asset Management moves ahead on CIO transition; Morningstar acquires RightPond analytics capabilities from Rocaton Investment Advisors.
Financial Elder Abuse on Advisers’ Radar
Protecting aging clients is advisers’ foremost ethical concern.
Most Women Feel Misunderstood by Investment Industry
The more advisers lean on misperceptions about how women approach investing, the more difficult it can be to engage them.
Adviser Boosts Retirement Confidence
Whether people work with an adviser has an impact on how they assess their own confidence in retirement, says EBRI’s latest data.
DOL Fiduciary Rule Will Force Product Innovation
Cerulli anticipates a continuing move to robo-advisers and changes in insurance company product fees.
FINRA Gives Tips for Robos
Firms that offer digital investment advice need sound governance and supervision, says the organization.
White Paper Gives Firms a Checklist Ahead of DOL Rule Change
A white paper outlines the rule changes, what it could mean for practice management and ways to avoid the excessive time and cost to comply.
Cetera Rolls Out Retirement Platform for Advisers
Cetera Financial Group has finished developing its retirement plan solutions platform for advisers.
Advisers Flinch at Oncoming Fiduciary Rule
About three-quarters of advisers in a Fidelity survey are anxious the DOL fiduciary advice rule will affect how they do business.
‘How Much Have Americans Saved?’
More than half of Americans said in a survey they have less than $10,000 saved for retirement.
Goldman Sachs Investment Management Acquires Honest Dollar
The Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire the web and mobile-based retirement savings platform, which specializes in the start-up and micro-plan markets.
FINRA Signals Coming Update to Membership Rules
FINRA highlights the success of its recent compliance efforts in a new report, while signaling the beginning of a process to modernize and update its membership application process.
Voya Financial Rolls Out Planning Program
Voya Financial Advisors expands adviser services with an Advanced Planning Program.
Overly Confident Investors May Take the Biggest Falls
Can advisers predict which investors are more likely to sell in market downturns?
Cerulli Associates Sees Data Usage Coming Up Short
More than half of medium and small-sized asset managers (less than $100 billion in assets under management) report they are “still cleaning and trying to understand their big...
Income Groups Show Wild Variance in Retirement Savings
Retirement wealth has not grown fast enough to keep pace with an aging population and other changes.