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- Most Workers Acknowledge the Importance of DC Plans
- House and Senate Reintroduce Bills to Permit CITs in 403(b) Plans
- Product and Service Launches – 2/6/25
- Will Trump DOL Move Away From Biden Independent Contractor Classification Rule?
- Industry Groups File Amicus Brief Urging 11th Circuit to ‘Preserve Integrity of ERISA’
- Department of Labor Secretary Nominee Gets Confirmation Hearing Date
- Potential Implementation Delays Face Social Security Fairness Act
- Advisers Planning to Increase Technology, AI Usage and Spend
- Empower Expands Benefits Services with Consumer Directed Healthcare Offering
- Trader Joe’s 401(k) Plan Accused of Overinvesting in Balanced Fund
- Vanguard Announces the Largest Fee Cut in Firm’s History
- Trump Issues Executive Order to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Advisers Increasingly Considering Crypto in Financial Plans
- Study Finds Most Corporate Retirement Plans Have Regulatory or Fiduciary Violations
- Saver’s Match Could Significantly Decrease Wealth Gaps, Morningstar Says
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 1/31/25
- FINRA Flags Shortcomings in Firms’ Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
- Southwest Airlines Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Chronically Underperforming’ 401(k) Funds
- Product and Service Launches – 1/29/25
- Equitable Introduces 401(k) PEP
- Johnson & Johnson Lawsuit Over Health Plan Partially Dismissed
- AI-Enhanced Fraud: A Growing Threat to Retirement Plans
- KKR Names Kivett 1st Head of Defined Contribution
- Carson Group Acquires Carson Wealth Chicago
- Industry Groups Push to Dismiss PRT Lawsuit Against Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Education and Workforce Committee Renews Call to Probe EBSA for Alleged ‘Power Abuse’
- Advisory M&A News – 1/27/25
- What Is a Proper Cybersecurity Policy for a Retirement Plan?
- Holistic Planning is Key to Navigating Retirement Income Challenges
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 1/24/25
- Insurance Brokerage M&A Continues to Surge in 2024
- IRI, Cannex Introduce Baseline Values Tool for Annuities
- JPMorgan Faces 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit
- The Retirement Advantage Announces New 401(k) PEP
- Product and Service Launches – 1/23/25
- Proposed ESOP Rules Scrapped Following Trump’s Regulatory Freeze
- Supreme Court Hears Cornell Pleading Standards Case in Oral Arguments
- Total Number of Advisers Has Stagnated, Cerulli Reports
- TIAA and Nuveen’s Target-Date Annuity Strategies Reach 1 Million Accounts
- Trump Names Acting Secretary for Department of Labor
- Advisory M&A News – 1/21/25
- 2025 Retirement Outlook: Tax Changes, Cryptocurrency Trends and Litigation Reforms
- ERISA Group’s Lawsuit Seeks to Upend Final Federal Mental Health Parity Rules
- SEC Fines Vanguard for Misleading Retail Target Date Fund Investors
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 1/17/25
- Strategies for Enhancing Portfolio Management
- DOL Proposes Rule to Clarify “Adequate Consideration” for ESOP Transactions
- Product & Service Launches – 1/16/25
- Bechtel Managed Account QDIA Lawsuit Dismissed
- Prudential, Dimensional Fund Advisors, FIDx Announce Product Partnership
- OneDigital Acquires Nonprofit HR Solutions, Fueling Expansion
- Employers Expand Mental Health Support to Combat ‘Burnout’
- IRS Offers Assistance to Those Affected by California Wildfires
- Advisers Giving Back: Kristi Baker
- SEC Fines 12 Firms $63M for Failing to Maintain Proper Electronic Records
- John Hancock Retirement Announces Partnership With Vestwell
- Q&A: Seeking a More Perfect TDF
- Transamerica Introduces New Logo
- Corporate Pension Funding Status Rose in December, Ending Strong in 2024
- Advisory M&A News – 1/13/24
- IRS, Treasury Release Proposed Regulations on SECURE 2.0 Provisions
- 401(k) Excessive Fee Litigation Spiked to ‘Near Record Pace’ in ’24
- Court Rules American Airlines Breached Fiduciary Duty in ESG Case
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 1/9/25
- Jay Kaduson Joins Voya Financial as CEO of Workplace Solutions
- Retirement Plan Investors Remain Cautious in December Amid Market Volatility
- Micro-401(k) Plan Market Ripe for Non-Specialist Adviser Growth
- Alts Manager Ares Raises $2.3B for Life Insurance and Annuity Division
- Product & Service Launches
- Groups Call On Supreme Court to Uphold Cornell University Decision to Stem Frivolous Lawsuits
- DCIIA Announces Executive Committee for 2025-2026
- Paychex Acquisition of Paycor Will Expand Client Base
- 2025 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers Entry Period Is Open
- 401(k) Connector Pontera Partners With Hightower Advisors
- Pension Income Accounted for $1.5T of US Economic Output in 2022
- Miller Starts CFP Board Chair Leadership
- Retirement Plan Advisors Announces Staff Promotions
- Advisory M&A News – 1/4/25
- JP Morgan Bolsters Retirement Unit With Hires From Vestwell, Smart
- Some Optional SECURE 2.0 Provisions Seeing Minimal Traction
- Biden Signs Social Security Fairness Act
- Nuts & Bolts: Requests for Proposal
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 1/3/25
- Amazon Employees File 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Complaint in Federal Court
- Crossmark’s Doll Projects Fewer Tailwinds and More ‘Tail Risks’ in 2025
- Product and Services Launches – 1/2/25
- Verizon, SSGA Face Complaint About $5.9B PRT Transaction
- IRS Issues Covered Compensation Tables for 2025 Plan Year
- Vision Financial Merger Creates $2B Financial Integrators
- Advisory M&A News – 12/31/24
- Allianz Life Survey Reveals Financial Stress but Optimism for 2025 Among Americans
- DOL’s Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database Goes Live
- DOL Announces New Appointees to 2025 ERISA Advisory Council
- Advisory M&A News – 12/23/24
- DOL’s Khawar, Among Architects of New Retirement Fiduciary Rule, To Step Down
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 12/13/24
- “Shadow SEC” Group Aims to Shape Discussions on Federal Securities Laws
- What to Know About the 10-Year Inherited IRA Rule
- Product & Service Launches – 12/19/24
- Concurrent Hires David Montgomery from OneDigital to Head Retirement Plan Division
- CAPTRUST Adds Advisories Overseeing $1.97B
- Compliance Year in Review
- RIA Succession Planning Drops to New Low
- ESG Goals Still Prevalent in Executive Incentive Plans, WTW Reports
- WIPN Names 2025 Board of Directors
- Pooled Employer Plans Top $10B in Assets
- BlackRock Makes TDF With Annuity Option Its Plan QDIA
- Former WAMCO Exec Leech Pleads Not Guilty to Cherry-Picking Allegations
- Advisory M&A News – 12/16/24
- Advisers Giving Back: Theresa Conti
- UnitedHealth Group Settles 401(k) Fund Complaint for $69 Million
- ERISA Advisory Council Approves 3 New QDIA Recommendations
- RIAs Face Talent Crunch, Schwab Reports
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 12/13/24
- SECURE 2.0: What’s Next?
- 5 Marketing Tips for 401(k) Advisers in 2025
- 2024 PLANADVISER 360 On Demand
- Product & Service Launches – 12/12/24
- Americans Looking Ahead to Year of ‘Living Practically’
- Why Women Are Navigating a New Financial Landscape
- Morningstar Drops Recommended Safe Withdrawal Rate to 3.7%
- EBRI Panel: DC Plans, Social Security Can Create Strong Retirement Security Net
- Many 401(k) Investors Made Knee-Jerk Decisions on Short-Term News in November
- Gallagher Expands Insurance, Benefits Footprint With $13.5B Deal
- CFP Board Reports Record CFP Exam Participation in 2024
- IRS Reminds Retirees to Take RMDs Before Year-End
- Corporate Pension Funds Near Year-End on Strong Note
- LPL Settles With Ex-CEO Arnold for $12M in Stock Options
- Hub Projects Compliance, Due Diligence, Well-Being Will Be Essential to Plan Success in 2025
- Advisory M&A News – 12/9/24
- Vanguard Plans $900B Advice and Wealth Management Division
- DC Advisers Interested in Retirement Income Solutions, but Still Hesitant
- Trump Taps Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano for Social Security Administration Commissioner
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 12/6/24
- Carson Group President, Financial Planning Head Move On
- Firefighter Pension Complaint Alleges Insider Trading by United Health Execs, Including Slain CEO
- How to Assess Workforce Priorities Amid Regulatory and Economic Shifts
- Auto-Portability Reaches 2.2M Fidelity Participants in Attempt to Limit Cash-Outs
- Product and Services Launches – 12/5/24
- Empower to Offer Income Products From Allianz, Putnam and TIAA
- Retail Investing AUM Will Likely Slow in Next 5 Years, But Sales Will Rebound
- Veteran Plan Advisers Advocate for DB Expertise
- SageView Advisory Group Acquires $400M OnTrack 401(k)
- DPL, Offering Commission-Free Annuities, Gets $23M in Funding
- Transamerica Introduces 2 New Pooled Plans
- Trump Picks SEC Alum to Chair Regulator
- Prudential Promotes Global Investment Leader Sullivan to CEO
- 1 Year in, PSN Covers 15,000 Retirement Plans
- WAMCO Names New CEO as Former CIO Faces SEC Fraud Charges
- Financial Insecurity Weighs Heavily on Gen X
- Kevin Hassett Announced as Trump’s Pick to Head National Economic Council
- Cerulli Finds Growing Dominance in Fee-Based Advisory Programs
- Nearly Half of Retirees Have No Formal Decumulation Strategy
- Advisory M&A News – 12/2/24
- 11 Republican AGs Sue BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard in ESG Case
- MEPs and PEPs in the Pooled Marketplace
- Retirees Prioritize Community and Affordability in Post-Pandemic Housing Choices
- Product and Service Launches – 11/27/24
- Survey Finds More Parents Willing to Chat With Kids About Finances
- Video: Lisa Gomez Discusses Her Exit Strategy
- Deadline Nears for Plan Sponsors to Sign Attestations for Access to Health Plan Data
- Mapping State Retirement Programs
- Great Gray Presses Senators to Allow 403(b) Plans to Use CITs
- SEC Charges Former WAMCO co-CIO With Fraud
- Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Has More Health Than Retirement History
- Cerrado Group Names Theresa Conti Executive Director
- Advisory M&A News – 11/25/24
- DOL Releases Informational Copies of 2024 Form 5500s
- Trump Picks Union Supporter for Secretary of Labor
- Nevada Joins NAIC Best Interest Annuity Rule, Making 48 States
- SEC’s $8.2B in Financial Remedies Highest in History
- Dalbar Releases Top 10 Plan Participant Websites
- Mercer: Trump, New Congress Will Likely Continue Bipartisan Work to Expand 401(k) Coverage
- TPA Strongpoint Partners Acquires Pension Consultancy Karel-Gordon & Associates
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 11/22/24
- Product & Service Launches – 11/21/24
- SEC Chair Gensler Announces January 20 Departure
- Rhode Island To Start Auto-IRA Program in 2025
- Robinhood to Acquire TradePMR, Expanding Into RIA Wealth Management
- HSA Growth Continues, With Plan Sponsors Calling for More Education
- Respondents Recommend Simplicity, Data Sharing for Saver’s Match
- Principal Launches Workplace Personal Investing Program for Mass Affluent
- Correcting 401(k) Auto-Enrollment Failures
- Capital One Facing 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Suit
- ICI Calls On SEC to Reassess Regulatory Agenda Amid Presidential Transition
- Navigating Client Relationships: Attraction and Breakup
- DOL Launches Data Collection to Reunite Workers with ‘Lost’ Retirement Savings
- Manulife President, CEO Roy Gori to Retire in May 2025
- Advisory M&A News – 11/18/24
- How Advisories Can Build Better, More Inclusive Cultures
- Consumer Advocacy Groups Push Back On CIT Use by 403(b)s
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 11/15/24
- IRS Raises Limit on Tax-Free Charitable Donations From IRAs to $105,000 for 2024
- New AI Retirement Planning Tool Aims to Transform How Americans View Their Futures
- How to Establish Better Decumulation Options for Future DC Plans
- Advocates Push for Financial Wellness Programs to Support Employees
- Product & Service Launches – 11/14/24
- October Sees Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status
- Alera Group Continues M&A Run With SRPC Acquisition
- Morgan Stanley Partners To Provide Equity, Retirement Services To Newly Public Companies
- Advisers Urged to Enter Health Plan Advising
- US Retirement Market Evolves Amid Growth, Challenges
- Retirement, Wealth Convergence Still in ‘Early Innings’
- Strategies for Navigating Retirement Income for Participants
- Lisa Gomez Expects Fiduciary and ESG Rules to Face Reversals Under New Administration
- Principal’s Deanna Strable to Take Over as CEO in 2025
- Recordkeepers Talk Collaboration, Challenges in Adviser Relationships
- Principal CEO Says Recordkeepers Must Go Beyond Scale, Innovate to Expand Services
- Carson’s Financial Planning Head Brings Together 401(k), Wealth Advisement
- DOL Extends Disaster Relief Timeline for Plans Impacted By Hurricanes
- Advisory M&A News – 11/11/24
- Stout Discusses Draw of National Role at Prime Capital
- BMO Financial Next Up in Plan Forfeiture Legal Complaints
- IRS Provides Flexible Spending Information That Plan Advisers Can Share With Clients
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 11/8/24
- Morningstar Researchers Weigh In on Hypothetical Federal Retirement Plan
- Empower’s Q3 Earnings Surge 35% Year-Over-Year to Record Highs
- Product & Service Launches – 11/7/24
- Cetera CEO Antoniades to Retire, Replaced by Durbin
- Voya Remains on Track for OneAmerica Retirement Integration in 2025
- ERISA Experts See Regulation Pullback as Key Theme of Trump Rule
- SEC Inspector General Warns of More Lawsuits After Chevron
- How Advisers Are Reacting to Trump Election Win
- Industry Watchers Point to Fiduciary Rule, ESG, Markets After Trump Win
- RIA Sector Hits Record M&A Activity in October
- Clorox Wins 1st Round in 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Lawsuit
- Maximum Benefit and Contribution Limits Table 2025
- Retirement Benefits Valued by More Workers Than Last Year
- Boeing Labor Contract, Including 401(k) Match Boost, Approved by Workers
- Implicitly Wrong: Hidden Fees in Retirement Income Solutions
- Advisory M&A News – 11/4/24
- Plan Advisers Say Election ‘Noise’ Worth Addressing With Clients
- CAPTRUST, Alera Group Add New Advisers
- Setting the Record Straight on CIT Governance, Regulation
- FINRA Speakers: Corporate Inclusion Needs a New Approach
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/31/24
- IRS Increases 2025 401(k) Contribution Limit, Holds IRA Limit
- Stout Joins Prime Capital as National Retirement Practice Leader
- Product & Service Launches – 10/31/24
- Commonwealths Finds Barriers Hinder Student Investors
- 68% of Hybrid RIAs Favor Retirement Fiduciary Standard
- Many Financial Advisers Prioritize ‘Ease of Business’ From Asset Managers
- 2025 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Nomination Period Is Open
- Financial Finesse Acquires OfColor to Expand ‘Culturally Relevant’ Content
- Mariner Gets Capital Infusion From PE Firm Neuberger Berman
- State Street Lands Guinness Record for Bell-Ringing Outside Nasdaq
- Treasury Launches Financial Inclusion Plan, Stresses SECURE 2.0 Provisions
- 2070 TDFs Are Here for Youngest Workers
- Should US Consider $1,000 Newborn Seed Accounts?
- LeafHouse Expands Personalized Retirement Portfolios in Partnership With BlackRock
- GAO Review Finds Fee Disclosure Helpful, but Still Tricky
- Advisory M&A News – 10/28/24
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/25/24
- Q&A: WIPN’s Current President Talks About Its 15th Anniversary, the Future
- Many Plan Sponsors Appear to Be Overpaying DC Plan Fees
- Pfizer Gets 401(k) Plan Fee Lawsuit Tossed
- Interest Still Strong in Retirement Plan Adviser Acquisitions
- US Retirement & Benefits Partners Acquires Pension Planning Consultants
- Product & Service Launches – 10/24/24
- ERISA Advisory Council Homes In on 4 QDIA Recs
- Increased Share of Workers Credit Employers for Efforts to Reduce Financial Stress
- Plan Advisers’ Value in 4 Charts
- AI Can Be Helpful for FAs—but Mostly In-House for Now
- Longevity, Early Retirement Pose Savings Challenge
- Alera Bolsters West Coast Team with Plan Adviser Sorensen
- IRS Announces 2025 Tax Inflation Adjustments
- Steinmeier Named LPL’s CEO, Replacing Ousted Arnold
- Larry Fink Sounds Alarm on US Retirement System
- Advisory M&A News – 10/21/24
- RIA Hightower to Take Majority Stake in NEPC
- SEC’s 2025 Exam Priorities Include Fiduciary Conduct, AI Use
- DOL Publishes 1st List of Firms Using Qualified Plan Exemptions
- Plan Sponsors Seeking ‘Higher-Touch’ Adviser Services
- ERISA Committee Wants More Guidance From IRS on Student Loan Matching
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/18/24
- Financial Security First
- Department of Labor Schedules ERISA Advisory Council Meeting
- World Investment Advisors Starts Custodial Relationship With Raymond James
- UC Schools Report Fraudulent Activity in Fidelity Retirement Accounts
- New PEP for Head Start Programs Launches With Oregon-Based Plan Sponsor
- Product and Service Launches – 10/17/24
- John Hancock Retirement Appoints Shannon Stiles as Head of Participant Outcomes
- Elections, Inflation Top Client Concerns for Financial Advisers
- Q&A: WIPN’s 9th President Talks About Navigating 2020
- Wealth Transfer Presents Opportunity for Financial Advisers
- Stable Value Players Meet Amid Recovering Market, Decumulation Push
- T. Rowe Price Enters In-Plan Lifetime Income Market
- Employers Seeking Better NQDC Participant Education
- US Gets C+ Grade for Pension System in Global Ranking
- WIPN to Celebrate 15 Years with NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
- Advisory M&A News – 10/14/24
- Northern Trust Reaches Tentative Settlement in 401(k) Suit
- September Shows Slight Decline in Funding Status for Most DB Plans
- Why Falling Interest Rates May Help Stable Value’s Play
- Q&A: WIPN’s 3rd President Talks About Formalizing Nonprofit Status
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/11/24
- CFP Board Receives $150,000 Donation for Women’s Scholarship
- Q&A: WIPN’s 1st President Talks About Origins of the Organization
- Q&A: WIPN’s 1st President Discusses Organization’s Origins
- Product & Service Launches – 10/10/24
- Munnell to Step Down as Head of BC Retirement Research Center
- Social Security COLA Raised by 2.5% for 2025
- Social Security Raises Benefit by 2.5% for 2025
- Fidelity Data Breach Exposed Info of 77,000 Clients
- Cetera to Acquire $16B RIA From Insurer
- Online IRA Rollover Firm PensionBee Enters US Market
- Decline Reported in Financial Inclusion Initiatives
- Asset Managers Exploring Fresh Avenues to Bring Alts Into DC Plans
- Auto-IRAs May Need Better Emergency Withdrawal Comms
- Having a Plan Can Help Employees Navigate Open Enrollment, per Corebridge Study
- 401(k) Traders Shifting to Fixed Income
- Advisory M&A News – 10/7/24
- Supreme Court to Review ERISA Prohibited Transactions
- Who Is Most at Risk for Retirement Savings Shortfall?
- Treasury, IRS Issue Part-Time Eligibility Guidelines for ERISA 403(b) Plans
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 10/4/24
- Private Real Estate Assets in DC Plans Valued at $36.4B
- SEC’s Enforcer Leaves Behind an ‘Aggressive’ Legacy
- Product & Service Launches – 10/3/24
- LPL’s Arnold Has Settlement Chance as Steinmeier Called Worthy Successor
- Apollo, Athene Targeting In-Plan DC Annuity Market
- Quantifying Cybersecurity Risks
- Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires FinTrust Capital Advisors
- TIAA Swept Up in Infosys Breach
- Cheri Belski Joins LPL Financial as Head of Investment Solutions
- Americans Are Calling for Policymaker Action on Social Security
- LPL Terminates CEO Arnold for Violating “Respectful Workplace” Rules
- Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger to Retire
- PGIM, iJoin Partner on Managed Account Distribution
- Creative Planning Secures Minority Investment From TPG Capital
- Advisory M&A News – 9/30/24
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 9/27/24
- Federated Hermes Announces 1st Equity CIT
- 6 Steps to Help Participants Safeguard DC Assets
- Goldman Sachs Identifies ‘Financial Grit,’ Planning as Keys to Improving Retirement Savings
- How Employee Resource Groups Can Make Financial Wellness More Approachable
- NACC Launches PEP Solution for Cannabis Industry
- Product & Service Launches – 9/26/24
- GOP Bill Introduced in Senate to Permit CITs in 403(b) Plans
- Rate Cuts Changing DC Investing Landscape
- Staffing an RIA to Serve Small, Midsize Plans
- Young Plan Participants Expect to Rely on Personal Retirement Accounts
- ‘Expanding ESOPs’ Coalition Aims to Increase Awareness
- California Federal Court Dismisses Thermo Fisher 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit
- SEC Charges 12 Financial Firms for Recordkeeping Failures
- Empower Acquires Equity Compensation Platform OptionTrax
- College for Financial Planning Launches Accredited Investment Fiduciary Training Program
- DOL Will Appeal Stay on Fiduciary Rule
- Advisory M&A News – 9/23/24
- Chevron Explained
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 9/20/24
- US Retirement Assets Hit Record $40T
- Product and Service Launches – 9/19/24
- Elections Could Roll Back Corporate DEI Programs
- Elections Could Effect Corporate DEI Programs
- Vestwell Partners With Commonwealth, FuturePlan to Launch PEP
- Pontera Partners With Recordkeeper 401GO
- DC Consultant Survey Reveals Stronger Client Opinions on Retirement Income
- Rate Cuts and Retirement Saving
- Cybercriminals Pose Major Threat via Leadership Accounts
- Fidelity to Limit Third-Party Credential-Sharing for 401(k) Access
- Morningstar Will Change Rating Methodology for Managed Investments
- CFP Board Launches Campaign to Attract Young Talent to Financial Planning
- Americans Brace for Election’s Impact on Retirement Planning
- Court Grants Genworth Class Certification Appeal
- More Than Half of Plan Advisers Expect to Use AI
- Advisory M&A News – 9/16/24
- It’s Time to Rethink Retirement, Says T. Rowe Price
- Mixed Results for Corporate Pension Funded Statuses
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 9/13/24
- Enhancing the Retirement Plan Digital Experience
- DC Plans in US Need to Cover More Workers, TIAA Finds
- ERISA Council Signals More Work Needed for Retirement Income Products in QDIA
- Product & Service Launches – 9/12/24
- SEC Committee to Host Investment Advice Discussion
- T. Rowe’s TDF Team Launches Personalized Offering
- How Recordkeepers Can Stay Competitive
- Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment at 2.5% for 2025
- Nuts & Bolts: Solo 401(k)s and SEP IRAs
- New Retirement Income Solutions Developing for QDIA Integration
- Voya to Acquire OneAmerica’s Retirement Plan Business
- GPS PEP Expands User Base in Deal With Investment Advisory Trilogy
- GPS PEP Expands User Base in Deal With Trilogy Financial
- Infosys Breach From 2023 Exposed Personal Data of 6 Million People
- Schroders Announces Richard Oldfield as Group Chief Executive
- SEC Fines 9 Advisories for Marketing Rule Violations
- BAE Beats 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Suit
- Advisory M&A News – 9/9/24
- People May Start Living to 150, Creating Retirement Paradox
- DOL Issues Updated Cybersecurity Guidance
- Capital Group Launches 1st Active/Passive TDF Blend Series
- Retirement Industry People Moves — 9/6/24
- Workers’ ‘Spending Spikes’ Threaten Retirement Security
- Federal Regulators Seek Comments on Saver’s Match Contributions
- Nationwide Shifts Advertising to Highlight Financial, Plan Services
- Social Security Administration Reduces Signature Requirements to Streamline Services
- Product & Service Launches – 9/5/24
- Alera Group Acquires $24B Advanced Capital Group
- More Participants Plan IRA Rollovers in 2024
- 401(k) ‘Millionaires’ Hit Record
- Savings-to-Wealth Convergence: Don’t Forget Banks
- Nuts & Bolts: NAGDCA Explains How to Offer a Self-Directed Brokerage Window
- ARA Urges Congress to Pass SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Bill
- Vanguard to Lower Asset Minimum for Digital Adviser Access
- Vestwell Adds TIAA Lifetime Income Offering
- Mercer Global Advisors Announces Acquisition of Benchmark Wealth Management
- PBGC Marks Half Century of Activity
- Do Participant Account Balances Imply Lower Recordkeeping Costs?
- Salesforce Settles 401(k) Suits for $1.35M
- Raymond James Fined Over Mutual Fund Management
- Raymond James Fined Over Mutual Fund Monitoring
- Nevin & Fred: Stop and Go? The Fiduciary Rule and Forfeiture Suits
- What Investors Value in Financial Advisers
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 8/30/24
- CRS Highlights RMD Rules in Light of SECURE Acts
- DOL Recommends Reopening Retirees’ Lawsuit Against IBM
- SPARK Meeting Addresses Roth Catch-Up Preparedness
- Product and Services Launches – 8/28/24
- CalSavers Assets Hit $1 Billion
- SECURE 2.0 Affects Form W-2 Completion, IRS Reminds
- Mutual Fund Managers ‘Dodge Bullet’ on Swing Pricing
- Enhancing Client Engagement and Scalability Within Your Retirement Plan Business
- WEP, GPO Back in Hill Crosshairs
- Agencies Better at Mitigating Conflicts Between Fiduciaries and Investors: GAO
- Advisers Giving Back: Shane Hanson
- Government Watchdog Finds IRA Fiduciary Oversight ‘Lacking’
- Sequoia Adds $1.6B Wealth, Plan Advisory Arm
- Transamerica Reveals Greatest Retirement Dreams and Fears
- Older Workers Step In as Share of Prime-Age Cohort Falls
- ASPPA Annual Business Meeting Coming Soon
- CFP Board Announces $500,000 Gift for College Scholars Program
- Compensation Gap Widens Between Companies, Workers
- ‘Emerging’ Health Plan Litigation Signals Need for Plan Adviser Diligence
- Social Security Administration Simplifies Supplemental Claims
- IRS Issues 2024 Instructions for Forms 1099-R and 5498
- PSCA Opens its Annual Survey of 401(k) Plans
- Accurate Records Key to Serving Plans, Panelists Stress
- TIAA Pens Multi-Year Deal With Accenture to Transform Its Retirement Recordkeeping
- In-Plan Annuity Providers Advised to Lean On ‘Pension Nostalgia’
- Advisory M&A News – 8/26/24
- Alight Names Dave Guilmette as CEO
- How Are Employees Responding to State-Run Retirement Plans?
- The IRS Student Loan Match Guidance Could Use Additional Clarity
- Facts Versus Factoids
- Passive Products Widen Lead on Active in DC Managed Assets
- Unpacking Participant Interest in Guaranteed Lifetime Income: The Executive Interview
- CITs (Finally) Take Their Rightful Place: The Executive Interview with Great Gray’s Rob Barnett
- Unpacking New Use of 529s to Invest in Roth IRAs
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 8/23/24
- Mercer PEP and DC Group of Plans Hit Combined $3.6B AUM
- Pension Risk Transfers Continue to Grow: Reports
- Declining Fees, Employer Contributions Help Boost 401(k) Plan Participants
- Social Security Solvency Fears May Hurt Americans’ Financial Health
- Insurers Collaborate to Digitize Retirement Income Annuities
- State 401(k) Mandates May Cause ‘Crowd-In’ Effect, Boosting Private Plans
- Financial Uncertainty Pushes Americans to Rethink Retirement Plans
- Product & Service Launches – 8/23/24
- Media’s Role in Creating Retirement, Investing Stress
- SEC Charges Transfer Agent Equiniti Trust for Failing to Safeguard Clients From Cyber Attacks
- Principal Promotes Strable to President, COO
- IRS Seeks Comments on Form 1099-R
- Nordstrom Nailed With Massive Allegations in 401(k) Fiduciary Breach Suit
- Federal Judge in Texas Puts Nationwide Block on FTC’s Noncompete Rule
- Wintrust Wins (Again) in BlackRock TDF Suit
- The High Price of Discovery in ERISA Class Action
- Recordkeepers Ascensus, July Make Divisional Hires
- Voya Tops $100B In Multiple Employer Assets
- Commonwealth Gets $7M JPMorgan Funding for Low-Income Worker Program
- Nordstrom Suit, HP Revival Add to 401(k) Forfeiture Cases
- Stepping Out of the Cone of Vulnerability
- Could Default Investments in IRAs Help Retirement Investors?
- Guideline Hits $15B in AUA on Philosophy of Simplicity, Low Fees
- IRS Issues Guidance on Employer Matches of Qualified Student Loan Payments
- Interim IRS Guidance Published on Student Loan Matching Payments
- Judge Grants Class Status in Genworth, BlackRock TDF Suit
- Advisory M&A News – 8/19/24
- Fidelity Reports 81% Plan Sponsor Satisfaction With Advisers
- State Plans: Impetus for…Employer Plans!
- Summer Issue of Plan Consultant Is Now Online!
- Massive Disconnect Seen for Retiree Health Care Cost Estimates
- IRS Launches Public-Private Committee to Guard Against Tax Scams
- Retirement Industry People Moves – 8/16/24
- IRS Updates Info on Catch-up Contribution Eligibility
- Product & Service Launches – 8/15/24
- JP Morgan Launches TDF With Guaranteed Income Annuity
- Projected 2025 Social Security COLA Slips Further
- How 401(k) Plan Participants Have Fared so Far in 2024
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- SEC Fines 26 Firms for Off-Channel Client Comms Violations
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- Retirement Confidence Improves as Inflation, Market Volatility Ease
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- Advisory M&A News – 7/1/24
- Where is the Disconnect Between Employers and Employees?
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- PBGC Issues First Spreads Under New Rule for Valuation of Benefits
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- SPARK To Host Workshops On SECURE 2.0 Implementation
- Product & Service Launches – 6/27/24
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- SEC’s ALJ Process Rolled Back by Supreme Court
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- Advisory M&A News – 6/24/24
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- Advisory M&A News – 6/10/24
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- Product & Service Launches – 6/6/24
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