Tag: Practice management

Advisers wondering how and what to Tweet, or where to find value in LinkedIn can usually turn to their companies, according to a LIMRA study.

FRA PlanTools says its compliance solutions have been “re-engineered from the ground up” to better serve Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciaries.

Internet-loving Millennials have financial goals—saving more is a top priority—but few have professional assistance or an actual plan, a survey finds.

What American investors say they will do and what they actually wind up doing to save for retirement shows a big gap, according to an Edward Jones retirement...

A new name, logo and redesigned website are the former Lincoln Trust’s latest steps in building its retirement business brand.

J. David Ballard has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of Cetera Financial Group, effective April 13.

A recent Cerulli Associates report assesses whether eRIAs, also known as robo-advisers, could be challenged in the medium and long terms by a “first-mover effect.”

Security enhancements to External IT’s Cloud Desktop improves security, visibility and control by shining a light on the applications and data that advisers access.

A new LIMRA study finds many financial advisers prefer to do business with financial product wholesalers who work together as a team across internal and external distribution channels.

New merger and acquisition (M&A) data from Schwab Advisor Services finds the pace of deals in the registered investment adviser (RIA) industry remained steady in 2014.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has proposed a state law requiring financial advisers to disclose whether they put their own financial interests ahead of their clients’ needs.

A LIMRA study suggests upwards of nine in 10 young financial advisers are satisfied with their career prospects.

Empower introduced the Empower Institute to provide research and discussion about a range of critical issues and challenges related to retirement savings, guaranteed income and investing.

The deadline for some to start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) is April 1, and the penalty for forgetting—a 50% tax bill—is big.

The EZ K Plan from Revzon Consulting Group is a full- service, one-stop 401(k) plan package that lets registered investment advisers meet the needs of small-company clients.

Advisers are aging—and few have a succession plan, or even a grip on how to sell, merge or add to their practice, say the creators of RIA Match...

Destel-Bergen Corporation is merging its retirement plan administrative services practice into DWC.

CAPTRUST and Pensionmark Retirement Group will create a new entity intended to be the industry’s premier platform for retirement plan advisers.