Compliance December 13th, 2021 Will the Supreme Court Give Plan Sponsors Any Relief From Excessive Fee Lawsuits? They haven’t gotten any solutions so far from lower courts, but a high court ruling could affect the number of...
Compliance December 9th, 2021 Northwestern University Supreme Court Argument Analysis Two expert attorneys who listened to this week’s oral arguments in Hughes v. Northwestern University say they would “rather be...
Practice Management December 2nd, 2021 The 2022 M&A Outlook: Bumper or Bust? Experts foresee strong interest in retirement industry merger and acquisition deals continuing next year, but firms may have more difficulty...
Practice Management December 1st, 2021 Moving From Words to Actions on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Adviser industry professionals tasked with addressing the serious lack of diversity and inclusion in their field say the events of...
Practice Management December 1st, 2021 Differentiating ‘Diversity’ and ‘Inclusion’ Helps Address Both One research report defines ‘inclusion’ as the degree to which employees are embraced and enabled to make meaningful contributions.
Practice Management December 1st, 2021 Succession Planning Marketplace Evolves While plan advisers often discuss the importance of succession planning with plan participants or wealth management clients, they might need...
The Markets November 18th, 2021 Op-Ed: Modernizing Fixed Income in Plan Lineups: Addressing Four Key Challenges Janus Henderson’s Adam Hetts takes a deep dive into the risk and reward of fixed-income investments in plan lineups, identifying...
Compliance November 18th, 2021 The Fiduciary Insurance Market Crunch Matters for Everyone In a Q&A with PLANADVISER, expert benefits attorney Erin Turley points to a critical emerging challenge for the retirement plan...
Practice Management November 15th, 2021 Practice Progress: Development of PEPs in 2021 The creation and operation of collective retirement plans has historically been a complicated affair, and while the SECURE Act has...
Compliance November 12th, 2021 ESG’s Growing Influence on Proxy Voting Due to regulatory changes and market demand, proxy voting is about to be more influenced by environmental, social and governance...
Client Service November 9th, 2021 The Role of Pro Bono Services in Financial Advisers’ Practices Pro bono advisory work is helping to serve those who have been traditionally under and poorly served by the financial advisory industry—while giving some advisers a renewed sense...
Compliance November 1st, 2021 Op-Ed: ERISA Prudence Demands Healthy ESG Skepticism Neal Shikes agrees that ESG factors can be an important part of institutional investors’ methodologies, but he also says retirement...
Compliance October 27th, 2021 Expect the SEC To Get Tougher on Advisers, Advocate for Retirement Savers The change in agency leadership has driven a clear change in focus and a new sense of urgency to act...
Compliance October 26th, 2021 Could This Be a DOL ESG Framework That’s Here to Stay? In addition to the important practical takeaways of the DOL’s proposed rule on ESG investing and proxy voting, sources say...
Practice Management October 6th, 2021 PANC 2021: Telling Your Story Financial advisers have new opportunities when it comes to marketing, branding and thought leadership, but there is fine line between...