Compliance February 29th, 2024 William Birdthistle Leaves SEC Post, to Be Replaced by Natasha Vij Greiner Birdthistle greatly influenced many proposals and rules affecting advisers, including the names rule and the predictive analytics proposal.
Products & Services February 29th, 2024 Product & Service Launches – 2/29/24 Robinhood kicks off gig workplace IRA offering with employers including Grubhub; The Hartford to offer Origin financial wellness program to...
Products & Services February 29th, 2024 401(k) World: DCIO Managers Adjust to Fee Pressures The fourth story in this PLANADVISER In-Depth series considers how the rise of CITs and passive options have changed retirement...
Compliance February 29th, 2024 LIMRA, SPARK Partner on Retirement Plan Fraud Prevention The industry organizations plan to issue research and educational materials for plan sponsors regarding how to combat cyber fraud in...
Data & Research February 28th, 2024 Employee Well-Being Differs Significantly by Demographic Gender, race, income and age all shape the well-being of employees and should be taken into account when designing workplace...
Compliance February 28th, 2024 Senate Committee Advances Julie Su’s DOL Nomination—Again Su advanced to the full Senate by an 11 to 10 vote for the second time in almost a year,...
Client Service February 28th, 2024 ‘Exploding Market’ for 401(k)s May Help Shrink Coverage Gap SECURE 2.0, state mandates, PEPs and engaged financial advisers can all help boost qualified plan offerings, according to providers.
Client Service February 28th, 2024 Why 529 Accounts’ Evolution Makes Them Stronger Tools for Advisers 529 accounts not used for education can now be put into Roth IRAs, further strengthening the offering as an employee...
Compliance February 28th, 2024 FlexPATH, Wood Group Beat TDF-Selection-Based Lawsuit A 401(k) complaint alleging fiduciary imprudence was rebutted in a 70-page review of the committee’s selection and review process.
Client Service February 28th, 2024 Creating an Exceptional Onboarding Experience for Your New 401(k) Clients Retirement plan marketing expert Rebecca Hourihan lays out a winning strategy for new client onboarding.
Compliance February 27th, 2024 New Voluntary Correction Rules Could Be Finalized Soon In ‘the next few months,’ fiduciaries may be allowed to self-correct certain administrative errors.
Data & Research February 27th, 2024 Fidelity 401(k) Millionaire Totals Rebound in Q4 2023 The total number of 401(k) accounts exceeding $1 million at Fidelity increased in last year’s final quarter.
Compliance February 27th, 2024 Julie Su Faces 2nd Nomination Process to Head DOL After her April 2023 nomination expired at the end of the year, President Joe Biden re-nominated the former California secretary...
Client Service February 27th, 2024 Michigan Bill Proposes State Auto-IRA Program State Representative Mike McFall proposes a bill to expand retirement access for the private sector workforce, joining 15 other states.
Client Service February 27th, 2024 Toland, Finke to Launch Income Planning Tool to Visualize Withdrawal Options Retirement and annuity experts created IncomePath, which can include an assessment of annuity options in a saver’s retirement income plan.
Client Service February 27th, 2024 401(k) World: Recordkeepers, Advisers and ‘Co-opetition’ The third installment of Planadviser In-Depth’s series on the 401(k) market considers the various ways recordkeepers are looking to evolve.
Deals & People February 27th, 2024 Voya Creates Team Focused on Managed Accounts The specialist group will work to increase managed account participant usage and distribution across Voya platforms.
Client Service February 27th, 2024 Personalized Financial Outreach Wins More Clients, per Broadridge The company’s general manager, Kevin Darlington, explains how personalized messages—sometimes aided by AI—produce proven results for investor engagement.
Deals & People February 26th, 2024 Advisory M&A News – 2/26/24 The Retirement Planning Group acquires Dightman Capital Group; Marsh McLennan Agency to acquire Querbes & Nelson and Louisiana Companies; and...
Client Service February 26th, 2024 What Advisers Should Know About ABLE As ABLE accounts surpass a billion dollars in assets, advisers can use the program to help those with disabilities, Vestwell...