Tag: Practice management

New research from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds “mega adviser teams” with at least $500 million in assets under management control 42% of the total advice market.

The Retirement Advantage, Inc. (TRA) released a new mobile application offering financial advisers and wholesalers remote access to key sales and plan administration resources.

Pensionmark Retirement Group added a new affiliate office location in Westlake, California, under the firm’s Advisor Support Program.

Carmela Elco joined the Chicago-based institutional retirement and investment consulting firm Blue Prairie Group as an affiliated retirement consultant and office leader.

Giuliana Rivers joined benefits consulting firm Mercer within its defined contribution (DC) advisory practice.

AllianceBernstein LP, a global investment management firm, announced that Roberta Matheny has joined the firm as vice president and senior client service officer.

A suite of succession planning resources from NFP Advisor Services aims to help advisers capitalize on buying or selling a practice. 

Stephen Birmingham joined Taylor Investment Counselors as executive vice president, director of business development.

Men have slight edge over women when it comes to saving at the recommended 10% rate, according to research from Wells Fargo, but people still fall short of...

Alliance Benefit Group North Central States, Inc. launched a new mobile application that provides users with centralized access to retirement and health-related savings accounts.

Technology now touches nearly every aspect of an adviser's practice, from relationship management and client retention to communication, referrals and client interaction.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released guidance aiming to clarify how the testimonial rule barring certain marketing practices under the Investment Advisers Act applies to social media.

New investment services technologies will strain existing financial advice models, but the same factors should continue to define who succeeds in the marketplace.

J. Scott Davison will begin serving as chief executive officer for the companies of OneAmerica on April 1.

When recruiting, don’t automatically look past wirehouse advisers, says Neal Simon of Highline Wealth Management, because they might be a firm’s value add. 

FCRC Apps LLC, a financial services application developer, added a new embedded surveying feature to its suite of digital fiduciary governance support tools offered through eFiduciary.net.

Rob Corlito joined the retirement plan services division at Sapers & Wallack, an employee benefits and financial services consulting firm in Newton, Massachusetts.

Participants might respond better to education if it’s more like a game, says Chris Whitlow of edu(k)ate, an app developer that delivers gameified financial literacy.

Lincoln Financial Group appointed Sean Duncan as an institutional business development director within the firm’s retirement plan services business.

Professional services and consulting firm Towers Watson named Steve Carlson as head of investments for the Americas region.