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- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Student Loan Repayments May Crimp Retirement Savers, Including Gen X
- SEC Imposes $79M in Fines on Advisers, Brokers for Recordkeeping Violations
- SEC Proposes New Rules for RILA Annuity Providers
- Ascensus Hits $1B AUA in PEPs, Showing Continued Adoption
- Treasury 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan Includes Retirement Benefits
- Federal Judge Bounces 401(k) Excessive Fee Case
- Inflation Data Will Be Unavailable for 2024 Social Security COLA with Shutdown
- Few Retirees, Pre-Retirees Seek Advice Despite Financial Security Fears
- More Evidence Suggests State-Sponsored Retirement Plans Close the Coverage Gap
- Private Real Estate Investment Through DC Plans Grows Despite Rocky 2022
- Creative Planning CIO Jim Williams Dies at 46
- Investment Product & Service Launches
- Federal Judge Bounces 401(k) Excessive Fee Case
- Which Private-Sector Employees Are Most Likely to Have Coverage?
- Flexibility on the Use of Forfeitures—Not so Fast!!
- Cannabis Industry Employers May Be Allowed to Sponsor Retirement Plans
- Workers' expectations about choosing when to retire unrealistic – study
- Marsh Sees C-Suite Connection in Retirement, Wealth Advisement
- Adviser Product Partnership
- FINRA Study Tests Senior Vulnerability to Social Security Scams
- SEC Would Suspend Rulemaking, Enforcement During Potential Shutdown
- HSA Assets Saw Strong Growth During First Half of 2023
- Forfeiture Offset Fuels Fiduciary Breach Suit
- Hello ASEA!
- Exploring What the World Is Really Craving From Professionals - WiR Third Thursdays
- Tom Finnegan: An ASPPA and ASEA Legend Remembered
- Investment Advisers Assume Lower Market Returns, See ‘Safe’ Withdrawal Rate Below 4%
- Fund Advisers Reject SEC Aiding and Abetting Charges
- PBGC Notes Address Change for Delivery of Checks
- Retirement Industry Can Leverage Young Investor Interest in Guidance
- PBGC Premium Filing Instructions: What’s New
- Mistakes to Avoid in Plan Administration
- DOJ Points Out DOL Win in ESG Case
- Be Mindful in Practice Management
- IRS Issues Guidance on Exceptions from Electronic Filing of Forms 8955 SSA and 5500-EZ
- New Jersey Selects Vestwell as Secure Choice Savings Program Administrator
- Relief for Natural Disasters
- A(nother) Federal Court Backs ‘Meaningful Benchmark’ Standard in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- As Many Retirees Plan to Work for Fulfillment as for Money, Empower Finds
- ERISA Litigation: How Low Will ‘They’ Go?
- As Women Face Uncertain Retirement Outcomes, Advisory Practice Says: ‘Relate’
- Social Security COLA Projected at 3.2% Ahead of October Decision
- 10th Circuit’s ‘Meaningful Benchmark’ Ruling Will Not Stymie Lawsuits, Expert Says
- Private Fund Adviser Fined $1.6M for Duty of Care Violations
- US Retirement Assets Rise for 4th Straight Quarter Through Q2
- Advisory M&A
- Settlement Struck in Consulting Actuarial Firm Data Hack
- The Effect of Retirement Timing on Lifestyle
- Prospect of 'Unretiring' Not Just About Money, Current and Former Retirees Say
- How the Ongoing ‘Financial Vortex’ Threatens Retirement Readiness
- How Spending ‘Spikes,’ Credit Card Debt and Plan Loans Impact Retirement Readiness
- Judge Upholds DOL ESG Rule
- SageView’s Long: ‘Tremendous’ Consolidation Still to Come in Retirement, Wealth
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- NFP Acquires Divergent Wealth Advisors
- U.S. Retirement Assets and Participation: The State of Things
- Plaintiffs Get Past Motion to Dismiss in BlackRock TDF Suit
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Michael Francis, Francis LLC
- Federal Court Backs DOL in ESG Rule Suit by Red State AGs
- Lawmakers Look to Shield Student Loanees From Garnishment of Social Security Benefits
- Summer Doldrums for CalSavers
- DOL Makes Another Fiduciary Foray
- $6.1 Million Settlement Struck in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Investment Product and Service Launch
- Money Over Marriage: Younger Generations’ Priorities Present Adviser Opportunity
- A ‘Slam Dunk’: 401(k) Auto-Portability Network Nears Live Date
- Funds’ Portfolios Must Reflect Their Name, SEC Says
- DeVoe: Advisory Dealmaking Outpacing Last Year’s Q3
- Conduent to Transfer $2.7B in HSA Assets to HealthEquity Inc.
- A(nother) Federal Court Backs ‘Meaningful Benchmark’ Standard in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Banking on Disaster: Critical Oversight for ERISA Plans in 2023
- SAFER Act—Retirement Savings Saving Lives: WiR Third Thursdays
- CRS Highlights Proposals for a New Proportional Formula for the WEP
- House GOP Leaders Criticize DOL Investigations for ‘Hurting American Savers’
- Scope of AI Conflicts Proposal Finds New Opponents on the Hill
- Carlyle Makes Minority Growth Investment in CAPTRUST
- Recruiting a New Generation of Advisers
- Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Stop Social Security Benefits from Garnishment
- From Value Statements to Cold Calls, Advisers Talk Client Attraction
- Deadline for Correcting 2022 IRA Contributions Looming
- Plaintiffs Get Past Motion to Dismiss in BlackRock TDF Suit
- Advisory M&A
- Suggestions for Best Plan Participant Service
- Hub Launches 401(k) PEP for Small, Midsize Plan Sponsors
- HUB Unveils New PEP for Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses
- Consumer Researchers Rank Fidelity, American Funds Among Best Digital Experience
- Meeting the Fiduciary Risk Plan Fees Pose
- Why it’s Critical for Employees to Understand Their Benefits Packages
- Mobile Apps Emerge as a Critical Tool for Retirement Plan Providers
- Does TikTok Really Hate the 401(k)?
- AA Calls Out Plaintiff Claims in ESG-Themed 401(k) Suit
- Nationwide: 6 ‘Myths’ and Myth-Busters About In-Plan Retirement Income
- Capital Group Bolsters Employee Engagement Program to Better Reach Hispanic Participants
- U.K. defined contribution sponsors resist ESG, private markets over fees
- Guaranteed Lifetime Income: The Participant’s Point-of-View
- When Attorney-Client Privilege Applies Under ERISA
- Addressing Total Benefits Requires Multiple Perspectives
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- DOL Seeks to Fill ERISA Advisory Council Vacancies
- Industry Groups ‘Friend’ Fiduciaries in Excessive Fee Suit Fray
- The Psychology of Financial Planning
- Suit Finds 401(k) Fiduciary Fault in Bed, Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy
- SEC’s Risk Alert Worth Close Look as ‘Bevy’ of New Rules, Charges, Multiply
- Nevin & Fred: Roth Relief, Fiduciary Filings & Crypto Calls, Oh My!
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Swing Pricing Proposal on Shaky Ground as Bipartisan Opposition Solidifies
- Affiliation Benefits Abound, but Independence Still Has Merits, Say Advisers Who Have Done Both
- Affiliation Benefits Abound, but Independence Still Has Merits, Say Advisers Who Have Done Both
- How Advisers Can Put the ‘Social’ in Social Media
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- How Pennies Instead of Percents Can Drive Participant Engagement
- OneDigital Makes 6th Acquisition This Year, Fueling Southeast Expansion
- American Airlines Asks Judge to Toss 401(k) ESG Complaint
- Low Birth Rates Are Not the Main Threat to Social Security Insolvency
- IRS Issues Guidance on Exceptions from Electronic Filing of Forms 8955 SSA and 5500-EZ
- Americans Across Generations Lack Critical Social Security Knowledge
- ADP Exec: Start Auto-Enrollment With New Clients Now
- The Positive Impact of State-Based Auto-IRA Programs: DC Pension Geeks
- Some Wealth Managers See Growth in Branching Out to Retirement Consulting
- Blended TDF Uptake Remains Low, but ‘There’s Clearly Something Shifting’
- Congress, Industry Push Back on SEC’s AI, Safeguarding Rule Proposals
- AT&T Receives Industry Backing in 2017 Excessive Fee Case
- A Closer Look at the Management of CalSavers’ Investments
- PBGC Issues Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits for Q4
- Younger workers more likely to take 401(k) plan loans as their balances grow – study
- Industry Groups ‘Friend’ Fiduciaries in Excessive Fee Suit Fray
- SEC Makes 2nd Marketing Rule Charges Against 9 Investment Advisories
- Does TikTok Really Hate the 401(k)?
- 10 Questions for Advisers To Ask When Building Their Brand
- DOL Sends New Adviser Fiduciary Rule to OMB For Review
- Advisory M&A
- Appetite for Apps: Whose Is Acute?
- Scary, ‘Sensational’ Headlines Mar Retirement Income Good News
- A Day to Remember
- Colorado, Maine retirement savings pact opens pathway for state auto-IRA programs
- Nation's first retirement savings interstate pact opens pathway for more state auto-IRA programs
- Economic Slowdown, Inflation, Top List of Adviser Concerns in PGIM Study
- New Fiduciary Rule Sent to OMB by Department of Labor
- Fiduciaries Fend Off Excessive Fee Claims in 401(k) Suit
- Adviser Opportunities in Serving the K-12 Education Market
- Breaking News: New Fiduciary Rule Sent to OMB By Department of Labor
- 7 Questions Advisers Can Ask Plan Sponsors
- Prudential, Warburg Pincus Partner on Reinsurance Firm
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Employers increasing company-stock DC offerings as taxable benefit – Fidelity
- Running the Race for National 401(k) Day
- Lethargic August for Private Pension Plans
- CalSavers Seeks Investment Consulting Services
- Americans Across Generations Lack Critical Social Security Knowledge
- Plaintiffs Land Excessive Fee Settlement with Cruise Line
- House Republicans Look to Repeal DOL Rule Permitting ESG in Retirement Plans
- Acting Secretary of Labor Su Under Pressure as DOL Prepares Fiduciary Proposal
- Aspen Institute Retirement Experts Look to Saver’s Match to Close Savings Gap
- Can ETFs Work in 401(k)s With Mutual Fund Rebranding?
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- AT&T Files for Rehearing on Prohibited Transaction ‘Call’
- DC Advisers: Managed Accounts Not Yet Default Threat to TDFs
- Most Teens Interested in Investing, Few Have Started, Fidelity Reports
- Plan Advisors Support Greater Diversification and Customization of TD Strategies
- Plan Advisors Support Greater Diversification and Customization of TDF Strategies
- Breaking Barriers: Reimagining How to Attract, Retain Women in Finance
- Alera’s Retirement Unit Adds Financial Wellness Director
- Maine's auto-IRA gears up for launch after delay
- Complementary, Not in Competition—State-Run Plans and Private Plans
- Another Excessive Fee Suit Settlement Struck
- Key Lawmakers Call on DOL to Ditch Further Fiduciary Rulemaking
- Plaintiffs Land Excessive Fee Settlement with Cruise Line
- SEC Charges 5 Advisory Firms for Custody Rule Violations
- Future Capital Inks Deal With Puerto Rico’s Banco Popular
- Advisory M&A
- Employee Fiduciary LLC Calls On DOL to Improve 401(k) Fee Transparency
- Another 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Gets Dismissal Recommendation—with Prejudice
- Republican Leaders Discourage 3(21) Fiduciary Rule Amendment
- IRS Confirms 8955 Filers Need Not Respond to Penalty Notices Dated Before Sept.1
- Transamerica Makes Small Business Retirement Plan Push
- Complying With SEC’s Hypothetical Performance Marketing Rules
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Fifth of DC plan sponsors looking to change advisers – Fidelity
- The Mental Health Benefits Push
- ASPPA Connect Observes Labor Day
- Nominate an Outstanding ASPPA Educator!
- Retirement Savings at Risk Through Abusive QDRO Scheme
- May Climate Funds Be Used in DC Plan Menus?
- Prepare to Keep Vital Records Safe in a Disaster, IRS Reminds
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Why Almost Half the ‘Sandwich Generation’ is Delaying Retirement
- Former American Airlines Pilot Fires Back in Retirement Plan ESG Suit
- Key Lawmakers Call on DOL to Ditch Further Fiduciary Rulemaking
- Nestle Notches (Another) Win in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Dismissal Recommendation
- Nevin & Fred: Suits Strike Polarizing Positions on ESG
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- RiXtrema Launches AI-Driven 401(k) Client Engagement Tool
- TPA Strongpoint Partners Adds Pension Financial Services to Network
- Draft Rule for Maine Retirement Savings Program Issued
- Fiduciary Duty a Factor in Pension Risk Transfers
- DOL Beats ForUsAll Crypto Suit
- 401(k) Crypto Case Crumbles in Federal Court
- Advisers: Roth Catch-Up Extension Welcome, Clarity Still Needed
- Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $35 Million for Overcharging Advisory Accounts
- Smart Widens Fiduciary Services, Including for Pooled Employer Plans
- Fidelity Finds 22% of Plan Sponsors Actively Searching for New Adviser
- New York Life Clients Latest Victims of Massive MOVEit Data Breach
- Plaintiff Pushes Back on ESG Claims in American Airlines 401(k) Suit
- PBGC Updates Info and Rates Relevant to Premiums and Charges
- NQDC Plan Can Improve Retention, but Underutilized by Participants
- IRS Clarifies Erroneous Late-Filing Notices
- Goldman Sachs Sells Personal Financial Management Unit to Creative Planning
- Advisory M&A
- Another Excessive Fee Suit Settlement Struck
- DOL Extending Grace Period for EFAST2 Login Credentials
- Amid Rising Complexities, Plan Sponsors Rely on Advisors More Than Ever
- Why the SAFER Act, and its Retirement Plan Component, Is So Important
- ‘The True Cost of Forgotten 401(k) Accounts’
- IRS delays Roth requirement for some catch-up contributions
- IRS Extends Roth Catch-up Contribution Deadline
- Breaking News! IRS Grants Two-Year Delay in Roth Catch-Up Requirements
- IRS Grants Two-Year Delay in Roth Catch-Up Requirements
- Construction, Farming, Among Sectors with Lowest Retirement Plan Access
- Americans Worry Social Security Will Deplete in Lifetime, Nationwide Finds
- HSA-Eligible Plans Cover Increased Use of Certain Medical Services, EBRI Finds
- Massachusetts’ Fiduciary Rule Revived by State Supreme Court
- What’s Behind the PRT Heat?
- Social Security Misconceptions to Avoid
- Retirement Industry People
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Future Capital and Wealth Advisory TLG Partner On 401(k) Investment Management
- Investors Nearing Retirement Seek Strong Support and Brand Familiarity, Cerulli Reports
- IRS Issues Q4 Update to 2022-2023 Priority Guidance Plan
- Retirement Plans Still Figure in IRS Priority Guidance Plan
- Big Increase in Health Care Costs Projected for Employers in 2024
- U.K. DC plans must state illiquid investment policies for default funds, regulator says
- Plan Sponsors, Advisors Receiving Erroneous IRS Late Filing Notices
- Glitch Blamed for Erroneous Late Filing Form 8955-SSA Notices
- SEC Reopens Comment Period for RIA Investment Custody Rule
- Goldman Looks to Shed RIA Arm, Will Continue Third-Party Custody Push
- Allianz Strikes Another Settlement in Second Excessive Fee Suit
- Pension Risk Transfers Red Hot
- Cool Summer for CalSavers Registrations
- ‘Staggering’ Number of Adults Don’t Know How Long Retirements Last
- The Perception of Conflict Between Service Providers: Image Versus Reality
- Few Americans Report ‘Financial Freedom’ Amid Record High Credit Card Debt
- Why Short-Term Financial Stress Hurts Long-Term Savings
- Litigation Landscape: Schlichter, BlackRock and the New Standard of Plausibility
- Litigation Landscape: Schlichter, BlackRock and the New 'Plausibility Standard'
- Pontera Adds RIA Summit Financial to 401(k) Management Platform
- Goldman, Charelsbank to Invest in PensionMark Parent World Insurance
- Goldman, Charlesbank to Invest in PensionMark Parent World Insurance
- GAO: PBGC Appropriately Using ARPA Funds for SFA
- Retirement Plan Limits to Rise in 2024, Mercer Projects
- American Airlines reaches deal with pilots that includes 401(k) contribution hikes
- IRS Provides Tax Relief for Hawaii Wildfire Victims
- With Roth Use Set to Grow, Vanguard Stresses Participant Education
- Vestwell appoints first chief strategy officer
- Plan Adviser Industry Needs to Adapt to Get Younger, More Diverse
- How Advisers Can Help Close Longevity Literacy Gap
- New York Life Clients Latest Victims of Massive MOVEit Data Breach
- SEC Charges FinTech Firm with First Violation of Amended Marketing Rule
- ASPPA Nation Loses a Legend
- 35% of consultants say DC plan clients don't see retirement income as priority
- Consultants say 35% of DC plan clients don't see retirement income as priority
- SEC Fines Fintech Advisory Titan in 1st Marketing Rule Charge
- Advisory M&A
- Is the Current Retirement Income System ‘Inadequate?’ The Data Has an Answer
- Does Your 401(k) Need ‘Guardrails?’
- 401(k)s Achieve ‘Must Have’ Status for Job Seekers
- Capital Group Piloting Benartzi’s PensionPlus Retirement Income Manager
- The PLANADVISER Interview: David Musto, Chair and CEO, Ascensus
- State-Sponsored Retirement Plans Now Hold More Than $1B
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Keep 2023 EFAST2 Credential Changes in Mind
- PBGC Seeks to Amend Allocation of Assets Regulation
- Plaintiff Finds an Open Ear—and Gets a Trial Date—in Excessive Fee Suit
- CalSavers: Slow but Steady Growth in First Half of ’23
- Gen Zers and Retirement: How Well Do You Know the Next-Gen Workforce?
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- WTW: Employers Ramping Up Nonqualified Plans to Draw Key Execs
- (How) Are Advisors Using Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs)?
- Fidelity: Auto Default Contribution Rate Hits All-Time High of 4.1%
- Voya Adds New Roles, Expanding Wealth Solutions Team
- Millennium Trust Rebranding to Inspira Financial, Plans to Expand Services
- Colorado and Maine retirement savings programs team up to trim costs
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- Maine, Colorado Enter Partnership in Offering Automatic Retirement Coverage
- The Plan Participant Journey: Which Are Best for Employees and the Company?
- Plaintiff Finds an Open Ear—and Gets a Trial Date—in Excessive Fee Suit
- Maine and Colorado to Partner On State-Sponsored Auto IRA
- BlackRock TDF Suite Picks Up Fifth ERISA Challenge Dismissal
- Educating Participants on Risk Literacy
- What Is the Dollar Amount of Potential Cuts Without a Social Security ‘Fix?’
- 401(k) participants boost equity allocation to 70.2% – Alight Solutions
- Florida, Georgia, and Rhode Island Rank Lowest for Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
- Hawaiian Electric shares plummet after Maui wildfire; retirement accounts affected
- ADP, Morningstar Partner on Managed Accounts for Small Business 401(k)s
- American Airlines ESG Lawsuit May Move Ahead, According to Court Filing
- Advisory M&A
- Lawsuit Would Block Missouri’s Anti-ESG Advising Rule
- Advisers Can Levarage Plan Sponsor Openness to Plan, Investment Changes, Research Finds
- SageView CEO Long to Step Aside as Firm Pushes Further into Wealth Management
- Sobering Retirement Prospects for Late Boomers, Study Warns
- Sobering Retirement Prospects for Late Boomers
- How Many People Wait to 70 to Maximize Social Security Benefits?
- A Labor Shortage, the Gig Economy and Benefits: What’s an Employer to Do?
- Employers, Employees on Different Pages When it Comes to Financial Well-Being
- Another BlackRock TDF Suit Dismissed
- Curious but cautious: DC plans and participants weigh target-date funds with embedded annuities
- Target-date fund providers struggle to compete
- The Standard Adds PEPs, Auto Step-Up Savings, Other Recordkeeper Services
- Live Nation 401(k) Plan Escapes Class Suit, Moves to Arbitration
- DOL Seeks Comment on Select SECURE 2.0 Enactments
- DOL Seeks Info on SECURE 2.0 Mandates on ERISA Reporting and Disclosure
- DOL Seeks Info on SECURE 2.0 ERISA Reporting and Disclosure Mandates
- Americans Bracing for Resumption of Student Loan Payments
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Are Plan Sponsors Winning More Fiduciary Breach Dismissal Motions?
- Appellate Court Takes Away AT&T Win in Excessive Fee Suit
- NYC Pension Funds File to Dismiss ESG-Related Lawsuit
- ERISA Complaint Against AT&T Returned for Review by Appeals Court
- New Fiducient Advisors CEO Sees Financial Wellness as Key Focus Area
- Robinhood IRA Nears $1B, Planning Further Retirement Push
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Fewer 401(k) plan lineup changes in 2022 as fee wars quiet down
- Empower Workplace Assets Rise 13% Through Q2, Personal Wealth Jumps 28%
- Vanguard, J.P. Morgan, BlackRock Lead Fund Flows in First Half
- PBGC Grants One-Time 4010 Filing Waiver
- Distribution Choices by the PBGC-Covered
- American Airlines Pushes Back on Participant’s ESG Suit
- Bill Blocks Pensions, Endowments from Investing in ‘Techno-Totalitarian’ China
- 401(k) Balances Bounce Back from 2022, But . . .
- Smaller Plan Sponsors More Likely to Use TDF to Default Managed Accounts
- Schlichter Widens Net for Fiduciary Claims
- New SEC Cybersecurity Rule a ‘Business Problem,’ Not Just IT or Legal, According to Experts
- BofA: Hardship Withdrawals Up 36% As More Prioritize Short-Term Needs
- New 401(k) Litigators Use ‘More Credible’ Tactics in First Half of ‘23
- SEC Charges Wells, BNP, Others With Electronic Communications Misuse
- Helloooo ASEA!
- Deduction Deep Dive Part II: IRC 404(a)(8)
- What Is an Actuary, Actually?
- Appellate Court Takes Away AT&T Win in Excessive Fee Suit
- Does Your 401(k) Need ‘Guardrails?’
- TIAA’s Nuveen Launches TDF With Embedded Guaranteed Income Annuity
- What the DOL Prudence Regulation Actually Does
- Are Plan Sponsors Winning More Fiduciary Breach Dismissal Motions?
- Pension Risk Transfers In No Need of Overhaul, Insurance Industry Says
- State Mandates: How Employers Are Responding
- A Glidepath of/for Life
- Disparities Growing Between Low- and High-Income Retirement Accounts: GAO
- Why Digital Recordkeepers Are Poised to Disrupt Retirement Plan Market
- Why Digital Recordkeepers Are Poised to Disrupt Retirement Plan Market
- How to Best Protect Workers’ Retirement Savings
- Advisory M&A
- American Airlines Files Motion to Dismiss 401(k) ESG Complaint
- PBGC Plan Termination Tips and Updates
- American Airlines Pushes Back on Participant’s ESG Suit
- Pension Funding Heats Up in July
- Sustained Vigor Ahead, Says PBGC
- Vanguard, Retirement Clearinghouse Set Sights on IRAs
- 401(k) Spousal Consent Bills Quietly Reintroduced in House and Senate
- Retirement Consulting Firm Freedom Fiduciaries Launches PEP
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- PBGC Reports Program Solvency and Surplus
- Plaintiff Drops Fidelity, Financial Engines from American Airlines ESG Lawsuit
- Plan sponsors struggling with SECURE 2.0 catch-up contribution provision
- Employee Benefit Experts Forecast More Retirement Plan Options for Gig Workers
- Conference Board: Remote Work Better for Employee Retention
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Reenrollment: If at First You Don’t ‘Succeed’
- De-risking in the Context of 2023
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Vince Morris, President of Retirement and Wealth, OneDigital
- Witnesses Call for State Action on WEP
- Fireworks Erupt at House Financial Services’ Multi-Bill Markup
- Senate HELP Members Introduce Bill Blessing Automatic Reenrollment
- Paychex PEP Doubles in Past Year, Driven by Small Plan Startups
- 73% of 401(k) Savers Would Like Personalized Investment Advice
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- Participant-Plaintiffs Press Proprietary Fund Suit
- Florida Man Buys Massive Black Diamond with Ill-Gotten Crypto Gains, SEC Says
- Carson Group Starts Beta Testing for New Financial Wellness Program
- Fidelity AUA Jumps 18% Year-Over-Year in Q2 to $11.7T
- Epic Snags Recordkeeper Retirement Direct
- Plaintiffs Plausible Points Fall Short in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- SEC Proposal Would Require Elimination of Conflicts When Using AI and Similar Technology
- Vanguard Expands Retirement Clearinghouse Eligibility to IRA Account Holders
- HSAs: The Ultimate 401(k) Supplement
- DOL’s Khawar Outlines SECURE 2.0, Fiduciary Priorities
- Plan Sponsors Want More Automatic Retirement Features to Help Unengaged Participants
- Is the Current Retirement Income System ‘Inadequate?’ The Data Has an Answer
- ‘Mission’ Controls
- Advisory M&A
- P&I opens Eddy Awards for entries
- SEC Proposes Restricting Internet Adviser Exemption
- Vestwell Acquires Student Loan Benefits Firm Gradifi From Morgan Stanley
- Voya Brings Pooled Employer Plan Option to 403(b) Plans
- House Spending Bill Would Block EBSA’s ESG Rule, but Senate’s Would Not
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- First 403(b) pooled employer plan in U.S. taps Voya Financial as record keeper
- 7th Circuit Shift Resuscitates Excessive Fee Suit
- PBGC Updates Required SFA Documentation
- MarshBerry: Retirement M&A Up in First Half, Bucking Overall Trend
- Managed Account Sponsors Shifting Advisers off Investment Management, According to Cerulli
- Some PLR Requests Can Go on the Fast Track
- Suit Says Fiduciaries of $700 Million 401(k) Fell Short
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Senators float auto re-enrollment bill aimed at non-participants
- Aon Beats Back Fiduciary Breach Appeal
- State of the States: Assessing State Retirement Plan Coverage
- New ‘Plausible’ Precedent Gives New Life to Excessive Fee Suits
- BlackRock: Retirement Confidence Shows Steady Decline
- SEC Requires Public Companies to Disclose Cybersecurity Data
- Schwab Retirement Partners With Newport, Conduent to Expand DC, DB Plan Services
- Prudential’s Three Pathways to In-Plan Retirement Income
- DOL Guidance on Abandoned Plans Lands at OMB
- ASPPA as an Agent of Change: Opportunities that Beckon
- DOL’s Khawar Outlines SECURE 2.0, Fiduciary Priorities: NAPA Fly-In Forum
- CAA Threats (and Opportunities) for Plan Advisors: NAPA Fly-In Forum
- DC sponsors slow to offer ESG options due to uncertainty — PIMCO
- TIAA In-Plan Annuity Option Hits 250,000 Participants
- Americans Pick Advisers Who Appreciate Their Needs, Have Track Record, Survey Says
- DC Considers Retirement Program for Uncovered
- DC Considers Retirement Program for Certain Private-Sector Employees
- Alera Retirement Unit Adds Large-Plan Expert
- Fiducient Advisors Names Long CIO
- Advisory M&A
- Schwab: Financial Advisers Using Behavioral Finance See New Assets Triple
- Managed payout funds seen as another retirement income option
- Managed payout funds? Yes, they too are a possible retirement income option
- DeVoe Predicts Drop In Annual RIA M&A in Almost a Decade
- Creative Planning Adds Goldman Custody Platform
- GAO recommends DOL boost 403(b) plan educational offerings
- Hawaii Retirement Savings Board Seeks Exec. Director
- The Caregiving Conundrum: How Unpaid Caregiving Affects Retirement Readiness
- Has COVID Changed Retirement Expectations?
- (How) Has COVID Changed Retirement Expectations?
- TPT Retirement Solutions names head of defined contribution
- MEP Arbitration Clause Thwarts Excessive Fee Suit
- The Portability Services Network, Explained
- Congressional Proxy Voting Reforms Include Changes to Adviser Discretion
- DOL Guidance on Abandoned Plans Lands at OMB
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- State Saving Initiatives: Insider Insights
- CalSavers selects executive director
- AI Meets Retirement: How Newfront is Mining 5500s, Leveraging Chatbots
- Suit Says Fiduciaries of $700 Million 401(k) Fell Short
- Teykaerts Tapped to Serve as CalSavers Executive Director
- SEC Will Continue Enforcement Against Crypto Companies
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Tina Anstett, Senior ERISA Counsel, Smart
- Investment Service and Product Launches
- Pontera CEO: Advisers Agnostic as to Where Retirement Assets Sit
- ARA Presses Treasury for More Time on Roth Catch-Ups
- Many Americans Delaying Retirement When Saving for Family Members' College
- Former CalSavers executive director joins DCIIA as senior adviser
- Get Involved! ARA’s Missy Matrangola on the Benefits of Volunteering
- EBSA Mulls Modifying PRT Rules
- American Funds Sees Strongest TDF Inflows in Q2
- Allianz Finds Growing Interest in Annuities in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
- Moveit Hack Brings Vendor Assessment to Forefront
- Industry Group Says Roth Catch-Ups Too Burdensome for 2024
- Product Partnership
- New SECURE 2.0 401(k) Disclosure Rules Submitted to OMB for Review
- DST Suit Settles for $124.6 Million
- IRS Refreshes Discussion of Post-Tax Year Employer Contributions to a 401(k) Plan
- $30 Million Settlement Set in TDF Fund Suit
- Aon Beats Back Fiduciary Breach Appeal
- Congressman Wants to Know How Asset Managers Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duties
- ERISA Advisory Council Highlights Trends in Pension Risk Transfers
- IRI Releases DEI Best Practices for Talent Acquisition
- States Ramp Up the Pressure on WEP
- EBSA Reviews Pension Risk Transfer Interpretive Bulletin
- Capital Group Partners With Financial Finesse to Reach Large Plan Sponsor Market
- Fiducient Advisors Names Sabrina Bailey CEO
- Verizon Settles 401(k) Complaint for $30M
- Nevin & Fred Podcast: ‘Hot’ Topics
- DST Suit Settles for $124.6 Million
- Could AI Cause a 401(k) Fiduciary Breach? SEC’s Gensler Says Yes
- SEC’s Gensler Says AI Can Create Conflicts of Interest
- IRS Issues RMD Relief Related to SECURE Rules
- Gen Z a Relative Ray of Retirement Sunshine
- Are Millennials’ Retirements ‘Doomed?’
- Millennials Feel Ashamed Asking Parents for Financial Help
- Numerous Gen Xers Have Virtually Nothing Saved for Retirement: Study
- Advisory M&A
- Advisers Prepare: Older Employees Will Make Up 25% of US Workforce by 2031
- Smart Pension buys Evolve Pensions
- Student loans back on radar after ruling
- Congressional Hearings Scrutinize Proxy Voting
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- Retirement Industry People Moves
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- Advisory M&A
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- Retirement People Moves
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- Excessive Fee Suit Takes Some New Tacks
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- Form 5500 Deadline Looming
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- Independence Gaze
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- Advisory M&A
- Cracking the Code of Longevity Risk
- Financial Uncertainty Forcing Investors to Rethink Retirement Timing
- Gen X Feeling the Retirement Squeeze
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- BlackRock Changes Up Public Policy Team
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- Vestwell Unveils New MEP and PEP Offerings
- 10th Annual QKA Scholarship Program Announced by PenChecks, ASPPA
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- CalPERS, CalSTRS Hit By Third-Party Cybersecurity Breach
- Median Retirement Plan Value Hits Record Low in 2022
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- Retirement Industry People Moves
- IAA: SEC’s Pending Adviser Proposals Are Redundant, Inconsistent
- Fine-Tuning the Retirement Savings Program Down East
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- Vanguard: 401(k) Participation Rate Hits Record High
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- OneDigital Acquires $3.8B Retirement, Wealth Shop StoneStreet Equity
- Legislation to Quash ESG Use in Retirement Plans Resurfaces
- Neal Reintroduces Proposal to Fix WEP
- Empower CEO Expects Continued Recordkeeper Consolidation
- Carson Group Expands Retirement Planning With Equity Stake in Northwest
- Anti-ESG Bill Would Require Only Pecuniary Factors to Be Considered
- One-Quarter of Pre-Retirees Expect to Delay Retirement, According to Nationwide
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- July Acquires Sunwest Pensions to Expand National Presence
- New 401(k) Plan Market Offers ‘Blue Ocean’ for Retirement Advisers
- Plaintiffs Target a Different Target-Date Fund
- Vanguard’s ESG Support Not as Complete as That of BlackRock, State Street
- Vanguard’s ESG Support Half That of BlackRock, State Street
- Know Your GLWBs: Assessing Annuity Vehicles as In-Plan Income Options
- Emotional Needs Outweigh Financial for People Working With Financial Advisers
- Silver State Strikes Gold for Savers
- Next OregonSaves Deadline Looms
- House Reintroduces Bill Calling for Diversity Disclosure
- MEP Excessive Fee Suit…Dropped
- Advisory M&A
- Suit Says Plan Paid Twice Too Much for ‘Fungible’ Services
- Oregon Saves, Says OregonSaves
- Judge Finds Fault in Fee Comparisons, Dismisses Suit
- Ameritas Introduces New Pooled Employer Plan
- Senior Safe Act Incentivizes Reporting Financial Exploitation of Seniors
- What Can AI Do for the Retirement Plan Industry?
- Ameritas Launches PEP
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- Great Resignation Drives 20% Jump in Forgotten 401(k) Accounts
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- PBGC Adds Updated Mandatory Distributions Dollar Limit to Agenda
- DOL Says to Expect Fiduciary Proposal in August
- PBGC Issues Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits for Q3
- Retirement Advisory NFP Promotes Keeling to CIO
- Vanguard: 401(k) Participation Rate Hits Record High
- Lawmakers reintroduce bill to permit annuities as QDIAs
- Bill Would Ban 401(k)s from Investing in ‘Foreign Adversary’ Firms
- Vanguard reports record 401(k) participation despite inflation, market downturn
- Insecure About SECURE: Your Side-by-Side Comparison
- Pfizer Hit with Excessive Fee 401(k) Complaint
- People's Pension names CIO
- DOL Confirms New Fiduciary Rule Release Date
- 7 SECURE 2.0 Errors and Unintended Consequences
- 7 SECURE 2.0 Errors and Unintended Consequences
- Auto Enrollment Drives Record Plan Participation, Vanguard Reports
- SageView to Acquire Retirement Benefits Group’s Founding Team
- Betterment Launches 529 Education Savings Solution
- Another BlackRock TDF Suit Bites the Dust
- US Retirement Assets Grow to $35.4 Trillion in Q1
- DOL Confirms New Fiduciary Rule Release Date in Updated Agenda
- House Passes Bill to Protect Against Senior Investor Scams
- TIAA Research: Retirement Plan Advisers Target Efficiency
- How Emergency Savings Serves Low-Income Households
- MEP Excessive Fee Suit…Dropped
- Health Care Regs Are Tightening—Retirement Advisers May Want to Engage
- Pitney Now Heading TIAA’s Lifetime Income Default Unit
- SEC’s Expanded Marketing Rule Risk Alert Rare ‘Pre-emptive’ Warning
- Benefits Aggregator Hub Adds In-House HSA
- Retirement Plan Key to Fixing Teacher Staffing, Says Majority Leader
- Access to DB Plans Low, But Holding Steady
- Plaintiffs Prevail in Persuading Judge to Dismiss Motion to Dismiss
- Legislation to Expand Accredited Investor Definition Moves to Senate
- Lifetime Income for Employees Act Would Make It Easier to Use Annuities as QDIAs
- Top Retirement Plan Advisers Weigh In on Potential, Pitfalls of SECURE 2.0
- Advisory M&A
- Suit Says Plan Paid Twice Too Much for ‘Fungible’ Services
- Could Health Care Regulation Go the Way of Retirement Plans?
- Virtual Education Hits New Heights
- The Need to ‘Know’
- Knowledge Isn’t ‘Actual Knowledge’
- From the Executive Editor
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- The PLANADVISER Interview: Miles Cole, Follow Co-Founder
- Prudential Research Finds Gen X Particularly Unprepared for Retirement
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- Retirement Industry People Moves
- SEC Broadens Adviser Marketing Rule Compliance Exams
- Human Interest Offers ‘Cash Back’ Incentive to Retirement Savers
- Plaintiffs Prevail in Persuading Judge to Dismiss Motion to Dismiss
- Putnam CEO Reynolds to Stay at Great-West After Franklin Deal
- ERIC Highlights Key Areas of Confusion on SECURE 2.0
- Hub Grows in Michigan with Purchase of 7-Firm Collective
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Bread Financial revamps 401(k) with 3% non-elective employer contribution
- DOL Defends ESG Rule, Rationale for Update
- SEC Cyber Proposals Receive Mixed Feedback From Industry
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- State Auto-IRAs Set for Vermont, Nevada, As Pennsylvania Awaits Vote
- NFP Acquires ACG, Expanding Retirement, Wealth Capabilities
- The Politics of Financial Regulation: DC Pension Geeks Podcast
- ESG Congressional Hearings Show Partisanship Intensifying
- Marsh McLennan Adds IRA Offering for ‘Main Street’
- May Warmth for Pension Plans
- Hub Acquires Horan Employee Benefits Division
- Ameritas Names New CEO, New President to start in 2024
- Cetera Holdings Acquires Retirement Planning Group
- Young Employees Pulling Back on Retirement Contributions
- Human Interest Offers 3% Cash Back for New Retirement Savers
- Green Mountain State Joins Retirement Plan Club
- Nevada State-Run Retirement Savings Program on Governor’s Desk
- Advisory M&A
- Debt Ceiling Suspended Until 2025
- Suit Says ESG Options, Focus Put 401(k) Balances at Risk
- Pilot Sues American Airlines Due to ESG 401(k) Investing Strategy
- Pennsylvania's auto-IRA bill faces uncertain fate in state Senate
- Snapshot: The Effect of the DB to DC Shift in Alaska
- Survey Says—Or Does it?
- TSP Transition Troubles Trigger Lawsuit
- SECURE 2.0—So, About that Employer Roth Contribution…
- Plan Sponsors Should 'Definitely' Have Cyber Liability Insurance: Lisa Gomez
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Vestwell Partners With Payroll Provider Gusto on Integrated 401(k)
- Senate Committee Urges DOL to Implement 6 Specific SECURE Provisions
- U.S. Senate Clears Debt Limit Legislation for Biden, Averting Default
- There Isn’t a Retirement Plan Coverage Gap Between Men and Women, But …
- Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill to Avoid U.S. Default
- Multi-Billion 401(k) Proprietary Fund Suit Seeks Class Certification
- Vermont to offer a state-run retirement savings program
- Employer Contributions Reach Record-High Levels: Fidelity
- Senate HELP Committee Urges DOL to Prioritize Certain Secure 2.0 Provisions
- ABC Could Mean Automatic BERS Coverage with Albany’s Nod
- IRS Provides Interim Guidance for EPCRS Changes
- Mariner Announces Financial Wellness Platform Following Spring Acquisition
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Fraudster’s 401(k) Can Be Used for Restitution
- Debt Limit Catastrophe One Step Closer to Being Averted
- Debt Ceiling Bill Passed by U.S. House
- CAPTRUST Acquires Omega Wealth Partners
- Edelman Financial Engines names next CEO
- House Passes Small Entity Update Act to Evaluate Size Cutoff for Advisories
- Edelman Financial Names Former Personal Capital Head Jay Shah as CEO
- Fraudster’s 401(k) Can Be Used for Restitution
- What Could Happen to Retirement Savings if a Debt Deal Isn’t Reached
- Franklin Templeton to Acquire Putnam for $925 Million
- Smart Acquires Managed Account Provider ProManage
- Democrats Trade Budget Cuts for Debt Ceiling Extension
- Silver State Senate Smiles on Savings Program
- Pressure from States to Address Effects of GPO, WEP
- Pressure from States to Address Effects of WEP, GPO
- Retirement Clearinghouse Alerts Individuals to Data Breach
- Advisor Group Issues Alert for 2021 Vendor Data Breach Affecting Clients
- MassMutual Names New Financial Advisory, Annuity Leaders
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- What Could Happen to Retirement Savings if a Debt Deal Isn’t Reached
- Gensler Defends Swing Pricing Proposal at ICI Conference
- Court Dismisses O’Reilly Auto Excessive Fee Lawsuit
- Recordkeeper “House” Plan Options Worth a Look, But Carefully, Advisers Say
- Retirement Industry People Moves
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- ASPPA Connect Observes Memorial Day
- ‘Close Question’ Commodity Claims Clear 401(k) Excessive Fee Dismissal
- Fear Not, Auto-Escalation Not Likely to Reduce Participation
- IRS Issues Guidance on Expansion of EPCRS
- NFP, Nationwide Name New Retirement Leaders
- CITs: Coming Soon to 403(b) Plans?
- Labor Demand Outweighing Recession Fears for SMBs
- Employer Contributions Hit Record High Among Fidelity Savers
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- House committee advances bill allowing 403(b) plans to offer CITs
- Retirement Clearinghouse Alerts Individuals to Data Breach
- PA House Passes Keystone Saves Bill
- Congress Says It Will Fix at Least 4 Errors in SECURE 2.0
- SS&C Adds Allianz Retirement Income Annuity to DC Plan Platform
- Adviser Product Partnership
- Bills in CT, ME Would Adjust State Coverage for Private Sector Employees
- Registration Open for ASPPA Annual
- Congress Tells Treasury SECURE 2.0 Corrections Are Coming
- Bipartisan Gig Worker Portable Benefit Pilot Program Reintroduced
- Another 403(b) Excessive Fee Settlement Announced
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- Retirement Clearinghouse Issues Alert of IRA Data Breach
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- CFP Board Outlines Best Practices to Retain Diverse Talent
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- Knowledge Isn’t ‘Actual Knowledge’
- EBRI Study: Inflation, Weak Stock Market Slashed Retirement Confidence
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- Broadridge Brings Retirement, Workplace Services Under One Roof
- Advisory M&A
- It’s Official, Minnesota Gov Signs Secure Choice Auto-IRA into Law
- Commencement Address
- Lifetime Income’s QPDA and the IQPA
- Half of Households at Risk of Lower Living Standards in Retirement
- ‘Close Question’ Commodity Claims Clear 401(k) Excessive Fee Dismissal
- DOL, trade groups clash over ERISA prohibited transactions
- Retirement tiers emerge from hiding in DC plans
- Retirement People Moves
- SEC’s Gensler Confirms AI is Regulatory Priority
- Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman To Step Down Within 12 Months
- SEC’s New Stock Buyback Rules Come Under Legal Challenge
- Giving Older Workers the Choice to Work or Retire with Dignity
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- ESG-Related Divestment Triggers Public Pension Participant Suit
- CalSavers Assets Hit Half Billion
- Social Security: Suggestions for the Safety Net
- Fear Not, Auto-Escalation Not Likely to Reduce Participation
- Record Inflation Pushes 2024 HSA Limits Higher
- Schwab Sees Record Attendance in Participant 401(k) Sessions
- Cetera Taps Former Fidelity Exec Durbin as Parent Firm CEO
- Inflation Drives IRS to Raise HSA Contribution Limits in 2024
- Common Pitfalls in Reg BE, BI, According to FINRA, SEC
- 24% of Participants May Cut 401(k) Contributions
- Advisers, Participants Skeptical of ESG Investments, but not Asset Managers
- Smart Raises $95M in PE Funding, Eyes Further Acquisitions
- Broadridge Finds Increased ‘Democratization’ in Discretionary Investing
- Call For Nominations for the Harry T. Eidson Founders Award
- CalSavers: Growth in Assets Outstrips New Registrations
- Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Do Not Offer Retirement Benefits: Fidelity
- Near-Retirees Blow Basic Quiz on Social Security Benefits
- NAGDCA: Roth Catch-Ups Will Be Major Issue for Government Plans
- Plaintiffs Punt Appeal in Two BlackRock TDF Suits
- SEC Head Gensler Says Reg BI Not ‘Check the Box’ Exercise
- ASA: DOL Drops Appeal to 401(k) Rollover Advice Ruling
- Advisers Managing Heightened Retirement Plan Committee Turnover
- Why State-Based IRAs Are a Perfect Private/Public Partnership: DC Pension Geeks
- UBS, Credit Suisse Retirement Asset Exemptions Will Likely Continue Post-Merger
- Advisory M&A
- Department of Labor Drops Florida 401(k) Fiduciary Appeal
- Department of Labor 'Drops' Florida 401(k) Fiduciary Appeal, ASA Claims
- ESG-Related Divestment Triggers Public Pension Participant Suit
- A New Fiduciary Standard?
- New Fiduciary Rule, SECURE 2.0 Guidance Top Priorities: EBSA’s Gomez
- How Auto Enrollment Closes the Retirement Savings Gap for Communities of Color
- Financial Advisers Rank American Funds, Vanguard as Top Asset Managers
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- FINRA Expels Brokerage SW Financial for Misrepresenting Fees
- House Republicans Propose Exempting Social Security Benefits From Income Tax
- Former Congressman Lee Zeldin Slams Federal Retirement Plan Takeover Bill
- Minnesota Secure Choice Passes, Heads to Governor’s Desk
- (Small) Settlement Struck in Excessive Fee Suit
- Small Plan Stats: Will SECURE 2.0 Move the Needle?
- 401(k) Contributions up in Q1, But Mixed Bag for Other Stats
- Another 403(b) Plan Slapped with Excessive Fee Suit
- Asst. Labor Secretary Gomez Says DOL Studying SECURE 2.0 Implementations
- What Are Your Top Focus Areas in 2023?
- How Advisers Can Push for Emergency Savings, Student Loan Debt
- Advisers Can Help Educate on Emergency Savings, Student Loan Debt Matching
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- New Fiduciary Rule, SECURE 2.0 Guidance Top Priorities: EBSA’s Gomez
- House Republicans Eye SEC Regulatory, Enforcement Budget
- Digital 401(k) Provider Vestwell Now Available to JP Morgan Advisers
- Vestwell Partners with JP Morgan on Small Business 401(k) Plans
- Terms of 403(b) Excessive Fee Suit Settlement Unveiled
- Half of Small Businesses Cannot Afford Worker Retirement Plans
- Announcing 2023’s Plan Adviser of the Year Award Winners
- Green Mountain State Poised to Join State Plan Club
- Nominations Now accepted for American Retirement Association’s 2024 Board of Directors
- Competitive Benefits Top Priority Among Small Business Owners
- What Does Innovation Mean to You?
- Mixed Results for Pension Plans in April
- Common Misperceptions Persist for Not Offering a Retirement Plan
- Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2024 ASPPA Leadership Council
- In-Person Client Meetings Return as Pandemic Dims, Volatility Remains
- Adviser Product Partnerships
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- New RIA Aims to Advise Plan Sponsors on Diligent Annuity Selection
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Fiona Greig, Global Head of Investor Research and Policy, Vanguard
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- Contribution Options for Small Cash Balance and Defined Benefit Plans
- Change in Bylaws
- Aon, Astellas Pay to Settle CIT Conflict of Interest Litigation
- IRS Issues 3rd Q Update to 2022-2023 Priority Guidance Plan
- IRS Issues Q3 Update to 2022-2023 Priority Guidance Plan
- (Small) Settlement Struck in Excessive Fee
- A New Fiduciary Standard?
- SEC Charges Pinnacle Advisors With Liquidity Rule Violations
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- October Three Consulting Acquires Retirement Learning Center
- SEC Swing-Pricing Rule Would Make Participants Second-Class Investors
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- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Keystone State Nudging Toward State-Run Plan
- Kellogg’s Excessive Fee Case Crumbles
- Employees’ Retirement Confidence Takes a Big Hit
- John Hancock, Voya Name New Investment Division Leads
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- A Bipartisan ‘Big Idea’ to Fix Social Security
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- 80% of Seniors Cannot Withstand a ‘Financial Shock’
- Common Misperceptions Persist for Not Offering a Retirement Plan
- Franklin Buys Managed Accounts Firm to Expand Adviser SMA Offerings
- Hub Snags PE Firm Minority Stake, Announces More to Come
- PGIM Takes Majority Stake in Direct Lender to Boost Alternative Offerings
- LIMRA: Annuities Break Another Record in Q1, on Track for Record ’23
- Minnesota House Gives a Nod to Minnesota Secure Choice
- IRS Issues Proposed Clarification of Form 5500 Instructions for Some DB Plans
- Consulting Services Sought for CalSavers
- Do Small Business Owners Need Retirement Advisers Too?
- Pensionmark Hires Compliance Head To Help With Acquisition Push
- Senator Cardin Announces 2024 Retirement
- Wilmington Trust’s Spun Off CIT Division Now Great Gray Trust
- House Bills Would Expand Accredited Investor Pool to Include Clients of Advisers
- JPMorgan’s First Republic Takeover Brings Chance of Keeping 150 Wealth Advisers
- Advisory M&A
- USI Consulting Acquires Actuarial, Retirement Plan Consultancy
- Kellogg’s Excessive Fee Case Crumbles
- State-run retirement programs spurring more private-sector plans
- Expert Excoriated in Excessive Fee Dismissal
- Judge Drops Excessive Fee Complaint Against HR Firm TriNet
- Can Employers Help Americans Struggling to Save Amid Inflation?
- SECURE 2.0 a Step in Right Direction, But Participants Yearn for More
- A Look at DOL Guidance, Regs and Plans’ Exercise of Shareholder Rights
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- Surprising Findings About State Plans’ Impact on Private-Sector 401(k)s
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- House Committee Unanimously Approves Bill Requiring SEC to Study Size Cutoff for Advisory Firms
- Transamerica Teams With Smart on PEP Recordkeeping Serviced
- Transamerica Teams With Smart on PEP Recordkeeping Service
- EBRI Finds Inflation Eroding Retirement Confidence
- U.K. multiemployer plans want to join in on collective defined contribution
- Morningstar Introduces AI Adviser to Aid Evolving Investors
- Retirement Plan Auto Features Delivered (Serious) Results in 2022
- GOP Budget Plan Calls For Spending Cuts That Would Include Social Security Administration
- Black, Latino Workers Lag Behind in Retirement Saving
- Investment Product and Services Launch
- Auto Features Delivered in ’22
- Rainy day accounts effective, but employees need help to get started – NEST Insight
- Despite Second Shot, Plaintiffs (Still) Strike Out in BlackRock TDF Suit
- How Auto Enrollment Closes the Retirement Savings Gap for Communities of Color
- Our 2023 PLANADVISER Vision Award Winners
- DCIIA Publishes Guide to Fiduciary Models
- Senate HELP Committee Advances Su’s Nomination on Partisan Lines
- Quick Settlement Struck in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- Altruist Pitches Tech, Personalization to Advisers
- Disability-Affected Individuals Need Better Retirement Preparation
- Smart Retirement Launches PEP with Transamerica
- DOL Issues FAQs on Notice Requirements for Multiemployer Plans that Received SFA Funds
- ‘Nerdy’ American Retirement Association Praised in Minn. Retirement Plan Vote
- No ESG in Maine Public Employees Retirement System Investments?
- A Three-Step Plan for Employers to Encourage Financial Wellness
- HSA Admin: Avoiding ERISA Status While Still Providing a Strong Benefit
- Court Punts Plaintiffs’ Suit for Lack of “Plausible” Points – With Prejudice
- Proposed Bill Would Fix SECURE 2.0 Loophole, Allow CITs in 403(b) Plans
- Advisory M&A
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- Ric Edelman Expects Living Past Age 100 to Force Major Savings Mindset Change
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- Quick Settlement Struck in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
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- The Big Retirement Question
- Has the Switch to DC Plans Led to Larger Wealth Transfer Opportunities?
- Workers Believe it Will Take $1 Million to Retire Comfortably
- A New Generation of 401(k) Savers Looks to Be Better ‘Behaved’
- PEPs—Hot or Not? The Pros and Cons of Pooled Employer Plans: Debate
- As SECURE 2.0 Changes Loom, Plan Sponsors Need Prep, Advice
- The Business Case for Offering HSAs
- Is the HSA a Health or a Retirement Savings Benefit?
- Execution Quality Disclosure, Tick-Size SEC Proposals Enjoy Industry Support
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- New SEC Reg BI Guidance Adds More Color to ‘Care Obligations’
- Tax Advantages to Look Out for in HSAs
- Proprietary Fund Suit Settles for Cash and Change(s)
- Call For Nominations for the Harry T. Eidson Founders Award
- SEC Updates Guidance on Adviser Investment Regulations
- Investment Product Launches
- Mandatory Retirement Limits Not Serving Economy, According to Panel on Longevity
- Acting Secretary of Labor Su Discusses SECURE 2.0, Independent Contractors at Confirmation Hearing
- SEC Chairman Gensler Testifies to House Financial Services Committee
- ARA Pushes for Additional Changes to VFCP Self-Correction Option
- MetLife, Savi Launch Student Debt Management App for Public Sector Workers
- American Benefits Council Selects Thiele as Chair of Policy Board of Directors
- OneDigital, others look to snap up regional banks' 401(k) businesses
- Hightower Advisory Fairport Wealth Names Matt Logar CEO
- State Street, Annexus Release TDF With Retirement Income Annuity
- $15 Million Settlement Proposed in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Amendments to Maine Retirement Savings Program Proposed
- Marketer Snappy Kraken, Morningstar Launch Adviser Tool for Personalized Content
- Proprietary Fund Suit Settles for Cash and Change(s)
- 65% of Financial Advisers Braced for Recession
- Investment Group Calls On FTC to Exempt Execs From Non-Compete Ban
- Considerable Committee Consideration of Minnesota Secure Choice
- DC Plan Council Expects Increase in Real Estate Investing
- Betterment Pays SEC $9M for Misstatements Regarding Tax Loss Harvesting
- DOL Files Notice of Appeal in 401(k) Rollover Ruling
- $15 Million Settlement Proposed in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- New Retirement Firm Aims to Partner with Small Generalist Advisers
- Millennium Trust Will Add Auto-Portability to IRA Rollover This Year
- State-run retirement savings programs may fuel launch of private plans, Pew study says
- IRS Details Determination Letters Sent in FY 2022
- Social Security: Maybe All Is Not Lost
- Benartzi Makes a Call for Smart Defaults
- A (Really) Surprising Reason for High Retirement Plan Leakage
- Long-Term Financial Worries Include Social Security, Economy, Saving Level
- Social Security Uncertainty Bolsters Use Case for HSAs, Proponents Say
- Pensionmark CEO Says Firm Moving to 50/50 Retirement, Wealth Split by Summer
- Advisory M&A
- Top Senate Staffer on Reaching Across the Retirement Policy Aisle: DC Pension Geeks Podcast
- Most Young Investors Lack Understanding of Robo-Adviser Technology
- Rich matches boost employees' savings, support recruiting
- Fears of State IRA Plans Overtaking Private Not Realized, Data Shows
- Commenters Urge SEC to Implement Market Proposals Sequentially
- Proposed Bill Would Tie $150 Million RIA Registration Threshold to Inflation
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Departing CalSavers' CEO tackled lawsuit, pandemic while launching state-run retirement plan
- March a Seesaw for DB Plans
- A Mild Winter for DB Plans
- MyCTSavings Registration Deadline Extended
- Plan Sponsors Warm to Keeping Assets In-Plan
- Retirement plans key to drawing talent, small businesses say
- Prime Time for Diversifying with Municipal Bonds, According to Capital Group
- Retirement Advisers Say Long-Term Performance Most Important for Evaluating TDFs
- Investment Product & Service Launches
- Gensler to Testify at House Oversight Hearing Next Week
- Adviser M&A Deals Bounce Back in Volume, Worth in Q1
- DC plan participants doing less extreme equity investing – Vanguard
- Another 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Falls Short
- Proprietary Fund Suit Strikes Quick Settlement
- IRS Plans to Deliver ‘World-Class Service’ While Reducing Deficit
- Vermont Close to Passing Mandatory State Auto-IRA Program
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- New Plans Will Need Engaged Advisers for Success in SECURE 2.0 Era
- From the Executive Editor
- Another 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Falls Short
- OneDigital Acquires Huntington Bank’s $5.6B Retirement Advisory Business
- A (Really) Surprising Reason for High Retirement Plan Leakage
- Data Shows 68% of Parents Make Financial Sacrifice for Adult Children
- In-Plan Annuity Offerings Gain Steam With Recordkeepers
- SEC Makes Important Investment Company Act Exemption
- Nuveen Muni Head Steps Down on Heels of Legal Settlement
- OneDigital buys Huntington National Bank's 401(k) advisory, plan servicing business
- Most U.S. Workers Expect to Fall Short of $1.1 Million Retirement Savings Goal
- Strategies for Advisers to Approach Financial Literacy With Younger Workers
- Catching Up With …Director of Editorial Content Joey Santos-Jones
- An Update on the ASEA Google Group
- Terminated 401(k) Plans and the ‘12-Month Rule’
- Sue Diehl Honored with NTSA 2023 Richard Ford Volunteer Service Award
- A Closer Look at Employer Matching
- Why Employers Can’t Afford to Overlook Employee ‘Care’
- Small Market Retirement Plan Coverage Predicted to Surge
- Advisory M&A
- Two BlackRock TDF Suits Seek to Appeal Federal Court Losses
- Could the 401(k) System See a Public Takeover of Private Sector Plans?
- Retirement Now a “Transition” For Many Americans, According to Smart
- Proprietary Fund Suit Strikes Quick Settlement
- Calls Grow Louder for Biden to Boot Labor Nominee
- IRS Updates Info on Reporting Contributions to IRAs
- IRS Updates Info on Tax Treatment of Pension and Annuity Income
- Latest Court Decision in Northwestern Case Opens Door to More ERISA Litigation
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Investment Product Launches
- Investment Product Launches
- What Does Treasury Have on Tap for SECURE 2.0? DC Pension Geeks Podcast
- Gig Workers Uncertain if They Will Retire, Likely to Self-Fund if They Do
- University 403(b) Wins Excessive Fee Suit — Again
- Morningstar: Pandemic Caused Plan Closures, Creation Slowdown
- Wilmington Trust’s Pending CEO Focused on CIT Education Push
- Wilmington Trust Focused on CIT Education Push
- Recent Proposals to Reform Social Security
- Plan Sponsors Say They’re Seeking “Soft Skills” From Advisers
- Pitching Value: Advisers Discuss How to Approach Client Fees
- DISH Beats Back Excessive 401(k) Fee Suit
- North Carolina Work and Save on the Table
- What is MarylandSaves, and What Does it Do?
- Missouri State-Run Multiple-Employer Retirement Savings Plan Progresses in House
- 401(k) Excessive Fee Victor Drops Fee Recovery Motion
- Voya Launches Advisory Services Solution
- DOL Takes On Lawsuit Challenging Its ESG Rule
- Managed Accounts vs. TDFs: Is the MA Cost to Participants Worth It?
- Pensionmark Appoints New M&A Head to Push Growth
- Adviser Satisfaction Dips Amid Big Market Drop
- Younger workers stashing more in retirement plans, Vanguard study says
- Has the Litigation Pendulum Swung Back to Plan Sponsors?: NAPA 401(k) Summit
- Coca-Cola Settles ERISA Lawsuit Against MEP
- Adviser Group Forecasts Federal, Private Plan “Battle” Over US Retirement System
- Financial Planning Standards Board Updates Global Standards
- Why 401(k) Advising Alone Isn’t Enough
- Mutual of America agrees to settle record-keeping, investments lawsuit
- Advisory M&A
- Advisory M&A
- Graff: Battles Ahead Over Future of America’s Retirement System
- Implement Social Security Changes ‘Sooner Rather than Later,’ Say Trustees
- Adulting and Retirement Readiness
- Why it Pays to Be a Consistent Retirement Saver
- SECURE 2.0’s Disappointments
- Markets nip record-keeper assets as participants rise
- Adviser M&A To Continue in 2023, but Expect Delays
- Social Security Trust Fund May Fall Short One Year Earlier Than Expected
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Women Who Work With Financial Professionals Feel More Prepared for Retirement
- DOL Pushes Back on Motion to Halt ESG Reg
- DOL Rebuffed in Attempt to Move ESG Court Challenge to DC
- Retirement Preparedness Estimates Fall Back Into the ‘Yellow Zone’
- Move Over Millennials, Gen Z Slated to Be the Next Retirement Disruptors
- Merrill Wealth Management Head Sieg Departs for Citi
- DOL Pushes Back on Motion to Halt ESG Reg
- AARP, US Chamber Comment on IRS Proposal on Remote Notarization
- T. Rowe Price to Acquire Retirement Income Fintech Retiree, Inc.
- Investment Service & Product Launches
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- IRS Seeks Comments on Tax Treatment of Nonfungible Tokens
- DOL Rebuffed in Attempt to Move ESG Court Challenge to DC
- DISH Network Retirement Plan Survives Legal Challenge
- Latino-Owned Businesses May Be Poised for 401(k) Plan Growth
- Capital Group: Now is Optimal Time to Sell Retirement Plans
- Dish Beats Back Excessive 401(k) Fee Suit
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Colbert Narcisse, TIAA
- TDF Assets Fell 14% in ‘22, but Inflows Stayed Strong
- Live Nation Lambasted in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Proposed Legislation, SEC Rule Would Greatly Expand Electronic Disclosures
- US Workers’ Retirement Readiness Declines Amid Market Volatility
- Target-date funds get $153.3 billion in net inflows in 2022 – Morningstar
- Nevin & Fred: A Changing Recordkeeper Checklist
- EBRI Selects Barb Mercer’s Marder of Mercer to be as New CEO
- Retirement Advisers See Increased Scrutiny on Fees, Services
- Government Plans Face Unique Challenges With SECURE 2.0 Implementation
- Retirement Figures in DOL Budget’s SECURE 2.0 Implementation Plans
- ABLE Accounts Could Be New Option for Oregon Employees
- John Hancock Names Former Personal Finance Exec to Lead Retirement Business
- The Spring Issue of PC Magazine Is Now Online!
- How Will a New Age of Austerity Affect Retirement Plans?
- Game Changers
- 3 Things to Include in SECURE ‘3.0’: Shlomo Benartzi
- Northwestern Excessive Fee Defendants Win Some, Lose Some
- John Hancock Retirement names new CEO
- Pros and Cons of the SEC Market Structure Proposals
- Why 529 Education Savings Plans Are More Valuable Than Ever
- DOL Seeks Funds for New Efforts on Lost Benefits
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- IRS Issues New IRA Reporting Info, RMD Reminder
- ASPPA asap: Form 5500 Relief for Retroactively Adopted Plans
- Nevada Could Join State Plan Club
- Penalties for Maine Retirement Savings Program Enrollment Failures Could Change
- DOL Says it Might Appeal Rollover Ruling
- Could Social Security COLA Be Cut in 2024?
- Non-Immediate Vesting Does Not Help Companies Retain Employees
- Experts Predict Major Growth in Retirement Coverage, Benefits
- DOL Says It Might Appeal Rollover Ruling
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Powell Says Lowering Inflation to 2% Is ‘Likely to Be Bumpy’
- EBSA Provides More Time for QPAM Exemption Proposal Comments
- Americans less prepared for retirement amid financial uncertainty – Fidelity
- 401(k) Excessive Fee Victor Drops Fee Recovery Motion
- Warning! The Federal Government Could be Coming for Your 401(k)
- $5 Million Settlement Struck in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Retirement Income Selection Remains a ‘Pain Point’ for Many DC Plans
- Americans Appear Committed to Preserving Retirement Savings Despite Market Volatility
- Edelman Financial Engines Announces Neil Gilfedder as CIO
- In Face of Volatility, Diversity Rules in Retirement Plan Menus
- Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Rule Requires Prompt Notice to Prevent Contagion
- Ascensus Ugift Program Exceeds $3 Billion in Contributions
- Advisers Recommend Fiduciary Outsourcing Services, Mostly for Small Plans
- Advisory M&A
- SEC Looks to Overhaul Regs SCI, SP
- Biden’s First Veto Keeps DOL’s ESG Rule in Place
- Jerry Schlichter and Tom Clark Fiduciary Litigation Debate: DC Pension Geeks Podcast
- Live Nation Lambasted in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- The PLANADVISER Interview: Aaron Schumm, Vestwell Founder and CEO
- The Financial Wellness Side of SECURE 2.0
- Principal Continues Focus on Asset Management, ‘Jet Fuel’ of the Business
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Complying With the Custody Rule and the New Custody Proposal
- Plan sponsors, managers mull merits of SECURE 2.0 provisions
- Some employers not contributing to DC plans despite tight labor market – Vanguard
- Anti-ESG States Continue Organizing
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- With SECURE 2.0, the Cash Balance DB Plan May Be Back
- Women of Color Taking More Confident Approach to Financial Future
- $6 Million ‘Mien’: Capozzi Adler Snags a Big Settlement
- SVB Collapse Likely to Discourage Rate Hikes
- Labor Tightness Drives More Immediate Eligibility for Retirement Deferrals
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
- $5 Million Settlement Struck in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Grocery Chain’s Excessive Fee Suit Sacked
- SVB, other bank 401(k) plans taking big hit on company stock portfolios
- Social Network Settles 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Excessive Fee Case Clears ‘Plausible’ Threshold
- ‘Plausible’ Denials — New Twists & Turns in ERISA Litigation
- Transamerica, Cetera Roll Out New Group Retirement Plan Offering
- ‘Stuck’ in the Muddle?
- 529 College Savings Plans Reach Record Amid Student Loan Forgiveness Debate
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Senators Propose Repealing Social Security Cuts to Public Pensioners
- John Hancock Promotes Brooks Tingle to Replace Marianne Harrison as CEO
- U.K. bill would increase DC retirement savings
- Why the New ESG Rule — And Why Now? Exclusive Hauser Clip
- Good News in PBGC Pension Insurance Data Tables
- Retiree Health Care Cost Estimates Still Induce Sticker Shock
- Senate Okays Resolution to Nix ESG Rule
- Retirement Savers Withstand 2022 Rollercoaster as Balances Rebound
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- 401(k)s Increasingly Under Attack in Wake of SECURE 2.0 Passage
- Senate Joins House in Refuting DOL’s ESG Rule
- Court Finds Plaintiffs Are SOL on Fiduciary Breach Claims
- What Resumption of Student Loan Payments Would Mean for Employers
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- BlackRock Sells Direct-to-Consumer Robo-Advisory Business to Ritholtz
- Despite Plaintiff Rotations, Excessive Fee Suit Settles
- What Does the ESG Rule Say About Participant Preferences? Tim Hauser
- House Approves Resolution Blocking Biden ESG Rule
- Su to Be Nominated as Next Labor Secretary
- If at First You Don’t Succeed—The Case for 401(k) Re-enrollment
- 2023 PLANADVISER Adviser Choice Awards
- Legislative Landscape: SECURE 2.0 and More
- House Passes Resolution to Repeal DOL 401(k) ESG Rule
- Inflation Hitting Millennials Hardest as They Seek to Meet Needs
- Biden To Nominate Su for Secretary of Labor
- EBSA Head Says Disclosure, SECURE 2.0, ESG Are Key Priorities
- IRS Proposes Rules That Require Retirement Forfeitures Be Used in 12 Months
- Long-Standing 403(b) Excessive Fee Suit Settles for $13 Million—and Change(s)
- 401(k) Plan Fees Continue Decline on CITs, Lower-Cost Funds
- IRI to Push for Annuities as Default Retirement Investment Option in ‘23
- New York State Deferred Comp picks new executive director
- New York State Deferred Comp picks new executive director
- Two Fundamental Points About ESG Investments: Exclusive Hauser Clip
- Two Fundamental Points About ESG Investments: Exclusive Hauser Clip
- Advisory M&A
- Withdrawal Symptoms?
- A Simple (Sorta) Social Security Solvency Fix
- The Many Flavors of Retirement Savers: Improving Readiness
- Things to Ponder
- IRS Offers Tips on Plan Offsets
- Plan Fiduciaries Sue to Recover Costs of Defending 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Survey: Financial Advisers Not Optimistic About Future of ESG Investing
- OneAmerica Targets 20% Uptake for Retirement Planner PensionPlus in ‘23
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- DOL Updates Form 5500 for 2023
- Embattled DOL ESG Rule Receives Democratic Congressional Support
- DOL Issues Final Rules on Changes to 2023 Form 5500, SF
- DOL Backs Plaintiffs in Fiduciary Breach Appeal
- 401(k) Plan Fees Decline (Again)
- 401(k) plan fees drop in 2022 – '401k Averages Book'
- Top Economist: Recession Coming, But Boomer Retirees to Mitigate Job Cuts
- Fidelity: Gen Z Savers Pour Into IRAs
- https://www.planadviser.com/?p=84923
- ESG Lawsuit II: Wisconsin Edition
- WTW Dives into the U.S. Pooled Employer Plan Market
- WTW Jumps into the U.S. Pooled Employer Plan Market
- IRS Updates 2022-2023 Priority Guidance Plan
- Participants Challenge ESG Rule in Different Venue
- CAPTRUST Survey Shows Nonprofits Ignore Benefits of Select Investments
- WTW Announces PEP With Eye Toward Increased Plan Outsourcing
- Willis Towers Watson dives into U.S. market for pooled employer plans
- Struck Down DOL Rollover Rule Likely to Be Appealed, Attorneys Say
- Connecticut Retirement Security Program Could Be Fine-Tuned as Deadline Looms
- 401(k) Plan Participants Remained Resilient Through 2022: Vanguard
- Inaugural DC Pension Geeks Podcast: Brian Graff & EBSA Chief Lisa Gomez
- Retirement Saving Hardest Financial Habit for Homes to Adopt
- Plan Fiduciaries Strike Quick Settlement in 403(b) Excessive Fee Suit
- Early Years Are Formative for Female Advisers’ Success, Survey Shows
- Panel: The ‘Golden Age’ of Advisory M&A Has Many Years Ahead
- Advisory M&A
- Tennessee, Rhode Island Mull State Retirement Plans
- Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Confirms Exit From DOL
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Employers Working to Address Growing Concerns for Emergency Saving
- Social Security Expansion Act Would Make Guarantee Solvency for 75 Years
- Senator Pushes For Crypto Option in 401(k) Plans
- Investment Service and Product Launches
- WVA Senate Passes Bill to Put Charter Schools Under State Retirement Umbrella
- Impromptu First Ladies
- Caution: That ‘Spam’ is Actually Superior DOL Customer Service
- Despite Plaintiff Rotations, Excessive Fee Suit Settles
- Labor Secretary Walsh Departing to Lead NHL Player Union
- 60/40 Portfolio Can Be Improved With Creative Use of Alternatives, Experts Say
- SEC Adopts Settlement Cycle Rule, Proposes New Custodial Rule
- Retirement Industry Criticizes Controversial Hard Close, Late Processing Proposal
- Retirement Industry Criticizes Controversial Hard Close, Late Processing Proposal
- Social Security Full Retirement Age, Revisited
- Auto Portability Consortium Picks up Steam with Newest Member
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- SEC Wants Enhanced Protections on Crypto, Other Adviser-Managed Investments
- DOL Backs Plaintiffs in Fiduciary Breach Appeal
- Retirement Industry Pushes Back on SEC Swing Pricing Proposal
- Tim Hauser Interview: The (New?) Environment for ESG in 401(k) Plans
- Tim Hauser Interview: DOL Official Sheds Fresh Light on ESG Reg
- Court Rolls Back Rollover Rule in 401(k) Fiduciary FAQ Fight
- How Will Florida’s Fiduciary Ruling Affect Advisors? ERISA Experts Weigh In
- DOL Backs Plaintiffs in Fiduciary Breach Appeal
- Federal Judge Nixes DOL Rollover Guidance Interpretation
- High Inflation Takes a Toll on Employees’ Financial Well-Being
- DC balances sunk by 20% on average in 2022, Vanguard says
- EPIC Retirement Plan Services names director of sales and strategic partnerships
- Economy Shifts What Employees Are Looking for in a Plan
- Collective Trusts Expected to Top Mutual Funds as Primary Target-Date Vehicles in 2023
- 401(k) Loans and Hardship Withdrawals Decreasing: Report
- 'Hidden' Figures
- Court Rolls Back Rollover Rule in Fiduciary FAQ Fight
- Court Rolls Back 401(k) Rollover Rule in Fiduciary FAQ Fight
- Court Rolls Back Rollover Rule in 401(k) Fiduciary FAQ Fight
- Empower Joins Auto Portability Consortium
- DOL: More Time to Comment on Fiduciary Correction Program
- Auto Portability Consortium Picks up Steam with Newest Member
- Advisory M&A
- In Wake of SECURE 2.0, DOL Reopens Comment Period on VFCP
- How to Close the Racial Retirement Savings Gap: Apryl Pope
- How to Close the Retirement Income Uncertainty Gap: David Blanchett
- In Wake of SECURE 2.0, DOL Reopens Comment Period on VFCP
- Closing the ‘Opportunity’ Gap
- Appellate Court Says Arbitration Clause Can’t Bar ERISA Claims
- Great resignation hits DC plan committees
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Will RMD Age Increases Cause ‘Abandoned’ Property Problems?
- Putnam Adds Sustainable Retirement TDFs
- Plan Fiduciaries Fend Off Another 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- 529 Flows Dip to $1.5B, But Still Strong Amid Market Volatility
- Investment Service & Product Launches
- Microsoft Escapes Retirement Plan TDF Suit
- Survey of LGBTQ Workers Finds Lower Satisfaction With Work Benefits
- Could Super Bowl LVII Flummox Your 401(k)?
- Excessive Fee 401(k) Suit Settles
- 401(k) Plan Participants Remained Resilient Through 2022: Vanguard
- Where Credit Is 'Due': Tax Credits for Small Employer Plans Under SECURE 2.0
- No Winter Chill for CalSavers
- Bill Would Set Up Auto Enrollment for Maryland State Employees
- Trade groups seek fix of SECURE 2.0 401(k) catch-up glitch
- Panel: False Ideas About Financial Advisement May Be Limiting Diversity
- DC Investment Providers Russell, Invesco, Name New CEOs
- Another BlackRock TDF Suit Dismissed
- New Marketing Rule Now a Focus of SEC’s 2023 Exam Priorities
- Retirement Savers Held Course in 2022 Despite 401(k) Declines
- IRS to Issue Opinion Letters for Certain Pre-Approved DB Plans
- Legislation Would Continue Anti-ESG Retirement Plan Fight
- Citing Plausible Precedents, Plaintiffs Press for Settlement
- Biden “Won’t Let” Republicans Cut Social Security
- Voya Saw 10% Growth in Managed Accounts in 2022
- Trade Groups Push Back on SEC Recordkeeping ‘Sweep’
- Mild Winter for Pension Plans, So Far
- DOL Secretary Walsh Reportedly Leading Candidate to Helm NHL Players’ Association
- ESG Battle Brews Between House GOP, Chamber of Commerce
- Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to Leave Administration: Report
- State-Sponsored Plans: A Look at Participation
- OneDigital Acquires $500M Florida Retirement and Wealth Management Shop
- Federal Judge Tosses Most Claims in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
- Financial Sector Faces Growing Return-to-Work Gender Gap
- 5 Themes for DC Plans to Consider for 2023
- Lack of ‘Longevity Literacy’ May Pose Retirement Planning Challenges
- A Change of ‘Hearth’
- Advisory M&A
- How UK’s Auto-Enrollment Pension Scheme is Doing 10 Years Later
- How UK’s Auto-Enrollment Pension Scheme is Doing 10 Years Later
- Excessive Fee 401(k) Suit Settles
- Investment Firms With $11.2 Trillion AUM Sign CFA Diversity Code
- PE Firm LMP Invests in Retirement Services Provider Definiti
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- Financial Services Committee Republicans Form ESG Working Group
- An Advisor Ran SECURE 2.0 Through ChatGPT—Here’s What Happened
- Consultant Ran SECURE 2.0 Through ChatGPT — Here’s What Happened
- Seneca County moving participants in 457 plan to state deferred comp plan
- Investment Product and Service Launches
- Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal of ERISA Case Against Dish Network
- Record Number of 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals Seen in 2022
- Advisers Anticipate Difficult Investment Year in 2023
- Public-Sector Access, Participation in Retirement Plans Outstrips Private Sector, Says BLS
- House Legislation Would Expand HSAs
- HSA Balances Increase Despite Higher Spending: EBRI
- SECURE 2.0 Needs A Starter 401(k) Plan Fix
- SECURE 2.0 Needs a Starter 401(k) Plan Fix
- Participant Financial Advice Is a Priority for Many Providers in 2023
- Top Initiatives of New ASPPA President Bonestroo
- House Passes Financial Exploitation Prevention Act to Safeguard Seniors from Fraud
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- The Why, When, and How Behind the ESG Lawsuit: Virginia AG Miyares
- Many Post-Retirement Plans May Now Include Work
- Fluor 401(k) Fiduciaries Fend Off Excessive Fee Suit — for Now
- Citing Plausible Precedents, Plaintiffs Press for Settlement
- JPMorgan’s Asset Management Arm Names New Chief Retirement Strategist
- SEC Cites Broker/Dealers for Not Meeting Reg BI Standards
- Morningstar, PAi Follow DOL Rule with ESG-Driven Pooled Employer Plan
- SECURE 2.0: Insights as the Dust Settles
- Industry Expert Hochman to Retire
- PBGC Names Hanley Chief of Negotiations and Restructuring
- Republican States Challenge DOL ESG Rule in Court
- Advisory M&A
- SECURE 2.0 Makes a Few Changes to Annuities
- New York Life Investment Management Names New CEO
- Markets Timing
- The Many Flavors of Retirement Savers: Individuals’ Response
- Red State Coalition Sues to Stop ESG Rule
- U.K. considers CDC model for multiemployer plans
- New U.K. regulations allow DC plans to increase illiquid investments
- Most Advisers Seeking Options Like HSAs, 529s to Compete for New Plans
- CFP Restructures To Boost Diversity in Financial Advisement
- Research: Adding Alts To Target-Date Funds Can Boost Savings Outcomes
- States’ Suit Could Delay DOL Rule on ESG Investing
- Inadvertent error in SECURE 2.0 legislation prevents 401(k) catch-up contributions
- Investment and Product Services
- LIMRA: Individual Annuity Sales Shatter Prior Record in 2022
- Breaking News: Red State Coalition Sues to Stop ESG Rule
- SEC Proposal Would Restrict Conflicted Asset-Backed Securities
- American Funds Owner Capital Group Names New CEO as Part of Leadership Shuffle
- OneAmerica Teams Up With Benartzi on New Retirement Income Product
- SageView Launches Financial Education Platform for Participants
- Early Excessive Fee Case Nears Settlement
- PBGC Adds Exception Process for Withdrawal Liability Conditions Applicable to SFA Recipients
- DC Plan Rollovers Seen as Major Booster to IRA Growth
- Hands Off Our 401(k)s: Americans Reject Changing Key Features
- SECURE 2.0 Error Threatens Catch-Up Contributions, but Meaning Is Clear
- Cetera to Acquire Securian Financial’s Retail Wealth Business
- RIA Merger Market Hits 9th Year of Record Activity
- Second Suit Says Settlement Terms Shrugged Off
- Spin-Off Sets up Second Stock Suit
- Savers Want Better Financial Management. How Can Advisers Reach Them?
- Pensions Benefit More than Retirees, Says Report
- Near-Retirees Need Help Maximizing Retirement Income Sources
- State Fiduciary Laws Still Duplicative: ARA’s Wielobob, Remo
- FINRA Head to Leave After More Than 2 Years in Role
- Allianz Asset Management 401(k) Participants Allege Self-Dealing
- Major SECURE 2.0 Error Puts Catch-Ups in Jeopardy: ARA’s Graff
- Major SECURE 2.0 Error Puts Catch-Ups in Jeopardy: ARA’s Graff
- Delta Taps Fidelity to Run New Emergency Savings Program
- TDF Flows Jumped 35% in ’22, but CITs May Be Stealing Growth
- TIAA Survey Suggests Women May Be Better at Predicting Life Expectancy
- The Many Flavors of Retirement Savers: A Look at Generations
- 6 Obstacles to Retirement Income Adoption
- Despite SECURE 2.0, the ‘A’ Word Hampers Income Adoption: Pfau
- A One-Sentence Hidden Gem Springs to Life in Secure 2.0
- DC rollovers fuel IRA growth to $13.9 trillion, largest part of retirement market
- Advisory M&A
- Reconsidering Target-Date Funds After a Rocky 2022
- Experts: Good RIA Succession Plans Separate Owners from Managers
- Fluor 401(k) Fiduciaries Fend Off Excessive Fee Suit—for Now
- State Fiduciary Laws Still Unnecessary: ARA’s Wielobob, Remo
- State Fiduciary Laws Still Duplicative: ARA’s Wielobob, Remo
- Regulatory and Statutory Changes Coming to Self-Corrections Programs
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- ‘Astronomical’ Claims Come Up Short — Again
- 401(k) Traders Favor Fixed Income, but Still Bullish on Equities
- 401(k) Participants Rank Crypto Dead Last as Preferred Option
- Passive Mutual Funds Rising, but Won’t Overtake Actives due to DC Plan “Stronghold”
- Second Suit Says Settlement Terms Shrugged Off
- DCIIA Appoints New Head of Retirement Research Center
- Small Businesses and SECURE 2.0: Exemptions and Tax Credits
- Investment Service and Product Launches
- ‘Bar Up’ on Colorado SecureSavings
- Bill Would Give Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board Limited Access to Tax Data
- How Inflation Altered Americans’ Retirement Savings Habits
- DOL Contractor Rule Threatened by 20% Adviser Quit Rate
- Non-qualified deferred compensation plans used to draw top talent, survey says
- Rewrite of JBEA Regulation on CPE Will Make Pandemic Waiver Permanent
- Sports Agency Owner Charged for Allegedly Stealing Retirement Assets
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- Adviser Product Partnerships
- Microsoft to trim workforce, citing macroeconomic conditions
- Another Excessive Fee Suit Targets Provider ‘Overpayments’
- Missouri Bill Would Modify Duties of Public Employee Retirement System Fiduciaries
- Debt Ceiling Fight Puts Retirement Security at Risk: ARA’s Graff
- Financial Education Gap Remains Even as Provider Offerings Improve
- ERISA Suit Against Deloitte Dismissed
- Advisory M&A
- Advisory M&A
- What’s Next with the Evolution of State-Sponsored Retirement Plans?
- Responding to a Cyberterrorist Attack
- Research Shows Workers Favor Guaranteed Income Over Financial Wellness Tools
- ‘Astronomical’ Claims Come Up Short—Again
- Fiduciary Concerns Continue to Stymie Annuities in 401(k)s
- Alternatives Shine for Asset Managers Amid 60/40 Volatility
- Retirement Industry People Moves
- PBGC Adjusts Civil Penalties
- How Proposed Changes Will Affect Voluntary Plan Corrections: ARA’s Wielobob
- BlackRock dives into small, midsize DC market with minority stake in Human Interest
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