Tag: Practice management

A library of videos, articles and infographics was launched by Putnam Investments aimed at helping advisers to use social media and technology in practice management.

403(b)s have been excused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from obtaining certain acknowledgements.

Defined contribution plan participants transferred assets from equities into fixed-income investments again in August, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

An alliance between RPG Consultants and Main Management LLC will enable plan sponsors to utilize RPG’s technology and Main Management’s portfolio management capabilities.

New research from Morningstar quantifies how much additional retirement income, or “gamma,” investors can generate by making better financial planning decisions. 

The number of U.S. consumers making financial preparations for retirement fell to 70%, the lowest in three years, according...

 Plan sponsors need to create smarter retirement plan participant communication, according to Colette Ehlers, sales development consultant with Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust.   

Pensionmark has unveiled an enhanced website and Online Education Center.

The independent producer Delaware Valley Financial Group (DVFG) was added to the broker/dealer and registered independent adviser platform of LPL Financial LLC.

Paychex Inc., a provider of 401(k) recordkeeping services, launched a sales force to build relationships with advisers and plan sponsors.

Long-term mutual fund inflows were just $20.7 billion in August, as open-end U.S. stock funds tallied yet another month of outflows, losing $14.3 billion.

Participation and deferral rates are indicators of retirement plan popularity, not success, according to Greg Burrows of Principal Financial Group.

Retirement plan solutions provider Ascensus announced expanded efforts to drive results for advisers in retirement plan servicing.   

A white paper contends defined benefit (DB) plans are positioned to make a comeback.

 Quantifying key retirement risks is the first step advisers can take to help their plan sponsors address them with participants, according to a report.   

Plans with an adviser implement more plan design features, according to PLANSPONSOR’s Adviser Value Survey.

More than two-thirds of the very rich, with a net worth of at least $25 million, are actively involved in the day-to-day management of their investments.

 The Investment Company Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP have found total fees for defined contribution (DC) plans were lower in 2011 than in 2009. 

Any new retirement income tier adopted by the U.S. government should not just target those without access to a retirement plan, a paper asserts.

Affluent consumer confidence rose in a recent survey by Phoenix Marketing International, which showed an uptick in those saying that economic conditions have improved.