Practice Management

Mercer released its list of suggested New Year’s Resolutions for defined contribution sponsors; something a plan adviser may want to pass forward. 

A Vanguard survey finds that most target-date fund investors understand the funds’ basic design and are aware of the accompanying investment risks.

Hedge fund CFOs say addressing new regulatory requirements and meeting evolving investor expectations are the biggest challenges for 2011, according to a poll by SEI.

Fidelity Investments has renewed its long-standing contract with BP America, Inc., a subsidiary of BP plc, as its retirement services provider.

The retirement industry might want to be on the lookout for some Congressional action around retirement adequacy and retirement plan coverage.

Mintel Comperemedia, a marketing research firm, predicts that exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets will experience double digit growth over the next five years. 

Although 99% of parents and grandparents believe in the importance of sending their children to college, many do not choose the most cost-effective financial vehicles to pay college...

The SPARK Institute has issued a Compliance Alert regarding potential fee disclosure problems and fiduciary issues for plan sponsors and certain providers of plan investment options.

Asset management fees for most non-traditional asset classes have fallen, following increased scrutiny from cost-conscious investors, according to a report by Mercer.

With $4.2 trillion in assets, individual retirement accounts (IRA) accounted for more than one-quarter of all U.S. retirement wealth in 2Q2010, according to an Investment Company Institute (ICI)...

The Trust Representative Office (TRO) program will provide the registered investment adviser (RIA), Moneta, with branded trust services and a referral marketing program targeting local centers of influence. 

Balancing the demands of the home office and the needs of a widely-dispersed wholesaling staff can be very challenging for a sales manager, according to a Cerulli Report.

Russell Investment Group is stepping up its efforts to enter the ETF market as a direct provider.

If General Motors completes its initial public offering on or before, November 19, 2010, it will be added to the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, effective after U.S....

Asset managers are adding staff and increasing budgets to capture the fast-growing defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) market, as the competition for DCIO assets is getting intense, a new...

Financial Research Corporation (FRC) says registered alternative products have performed strongly over the past few years and may be of interest to asset management firms.

A recent survey revealed that plan sponsor perceptions of target-date funds, as compared to other QDIA options, are shifting.

Robert Reynolds, President and CEO of Putnam Investments, today discussed why he feels that this is the time for advisers and investors to adopt absolute returns...

At the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) annual meeting, a panel of industry executives expressed concerns about the regulations, but kept an optimistic tone.  

Fidelity Investments reported a 20% increase over the past three years in the number of participants in its tax-exempt savings plans, which serve higher education, health care, and...