Client Service July 24th, 2024 PensionPro Announces Partnership With Payroll Integrations to Support TPAs Plus, July Business Services acquires Acuff to strengthen its administration and actuarial services.
Data & Research July 23rd, 2024 Small Business “Bullishness” Helping to Drive 401(k) Growth PLANSPONSOR surveying shows some leaders in the new and small plan space booked more 401(k)s in 2023 than the prior...
Data & Research July 3rd, 2024 M&A Shows Up As Top Driver of Recordkeeper Swaps in New Study Poor service quality was another driver of recordkeeper moves, new research from Escalent finds.
In Practice May 29th, 2024 Recordkeepers and Participants: An Evolving Relationship Recordkeepers are adding services and connection points with participants, which has ripple effects plan advisers should be aware of for...
Deals & People March 27th, 2024 Ascensus to Acquire Mutual of Omaha’s 401(k) Business Retirement services provider will add $3.9B in assets after providing outsourced recordkeeping to retirement division for years.
Deals & People March 25th, 2024 Former Fidelity Private Wealth Head Joins Empower’s Wealth Division Roger Hobby was hired by Empower to a senior role in its recently rebranded consumer wealth division; he is the...
Client Service February 26th, 2024 Recordkeepers Are Leaning In on Managed Account Offerings Representatives from Fidelity, Vanguard, Empower and Principal discuss their proprietary and partnered managed account offerings and growth.
View Points February 21st, 2024 It’s Time We Stopped Evaluating Managed Accounts From 2006 iJoin’s CEO discusses the evolution and current state of managed accounts.
Client Service February 16th, 2024 Empower Reports Year-Over-Year Growth in Workplace, Wealth CEO Ed Murphy says the firm is on the lookout for wealth-related acquisitions and notes 500 employees were hired into...
Deals & People January 30th, 2024 Empower Hires Dave Gray for New Enterprise Solutions Role The former Fidelity workplace products head will work across the company on platform and partnership enhancements.
Compliance December 21st, 2023 Empower, SPARK Push Back Against Fiduciary Proposal Their concerns arise from the wide range of sales conversations that take place between recordkeepers and plan sponsors and the...
Deals & People December 15th, 2023 Lincoln to Shed Wealth Division With Sale to Osaic Lincoln has agreed to sell its $108 billion wealth management business to focus on workplace and insurance services and products.
Client Service November 16th, 2023 Ascensus, Newport Nonqualified Platforms Hit by Infosys Cybersecurity Issue Ascensus and its Newport-owned nonqualified retirement systems have not been able to update participant accounts since November 2.
Products & Services November 13th, 2023 Empower’s TDF-to-Managed-Account Offering Clocks $21B in Assets Recordkeeper's CEO notes potential for managed accounts and other participant offerings to grow on Prudential retirement migration.
Products November 10th, 2023 Transamerica, ADP Each Add In-Retirement Plan Annuity Options With the announcement, Transamerica becomes the first recordkeeper to offer State Street’s TDF with an embedded annuity, while ADP adds...
In Practice October 18th, 2023 Recordkeepers: We’re Investing to Reach Participants ‘At Scale’ Recordkeepers speaking at a LeafHouse Financial conference discussed meeting participant needs with a combination of technology and human interaction.
Compliance October 6th, 2023 Colgate-Palmolive Submits Motion for Summary Judgment in Retirement Fraud Lawsuit Legal Counsel for the Colgate-Palmolive Employee Relations Committee aim to terminate the plan sponsor's participation in a lawsuit alleging the...
Compliance October 3rd, 2023 Understanding Plan Fees, With Help from NAGDCA A recently published fee guide can help plan sponsors navigate different recordkeeping, advisory and asset management options.
Data & Research September 18th, 2023 Consumer Researchers Rank Fidelity, American Funds Among Best Digital Experience J.D. Power and Corporate Insight ranked retirement plan providers on their digital and mobile offerings, showing overall increased satisfaction from...
Deals & People August 30th, 2023 TPA Strongpoint Partners Adds Pension Financial Services to Network Strongpoint will have more than 4,000 plans and $7B in assets under administration with the deal.