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A Compliant Process for Plan-to-IRA Rollovers
Fred Reish and Joan Neri detail how RIAs can comply with current rules while the new DOL fiduciary rule remains in limbo.
401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuits Seeing Their Day in Court
A new complaint is filed and others are moved ahead involving Bank of America, Intuit and Qualcomm.
Near Retirees Being Targeted by Imposter Social Security Administrators
‘Long cons’ are becoming more frequent as scammers go after retirement savings, according to a warning from the Office of the Inspector General.
Vanguard Removes Oaktree From $785M Fund
The asset management behemoth reallocated Oaktree’s advisement to two other current managers of the emerging market fund.
Cetera Leans Into Wealth Expertise in 401(k) Participant Programming
Cetera’s head of workplace and retirement plans believes wealth managers’ skills in serving individual clients give them a leg up in 401(k)-to-wealth convergence.
Advisory M&A News – 8/12/24
Cetera’s TRPG acquires $180M advisory; Carson Group adds Texas-based advisory to network; Equita Financial adds 3 women-owned firms to advisory platform.
Russell Investments Promotes Ayesha Parra to Global Head of Alternatives
Parra will oversee the firm’s business strategy for its alternatives platform.
Pension Funding in July Mostly Flat, With Some Dips
Equities bolstered corporate pension funds for the most part last month, offsetting a decline in discount rates.
CITs ‘Inch Past’ Mutual Funds to Become Lead Target-Date Investment Vehicle
June 2024 data from Morningstar show collective investment trust target-dates make up about 50.5% of TDF assets.
Retirement Industry People Moves – 8/12/24
Prime Capital Financial appoints new regional wealth management lead; CFP Board names new managing director; John Hancock adds 2 trustees to its funds board.
DOL to Launch Revamped Federal Benefits Website
The department is ‘centralizing’ government benefits such as Social Security and disaster relief at USA.gov.
Vestwell Takes ‘Rainy Day’ Savings Literally
The digital recordkeeper has a new tax-deferred savings program that makes automatic contributions dependent on when it rains in the saver’s neighborhood.
Product & Service Launches – 8/8/24
Vontobel brings new actively managed mutual fund to US; Voya adds stable value fund with Great Gray Trust; and Fidelity brings new tech stack offering to midsized wealth...
Hub Acquires California-Based 401(k) Advisory
The aggregator bought the assets of Christopher Clark’s 401(k) advisory, with Clark joining a Hub private wealth office in California.
Judge Dismisses 401(k) Excessive Fee Allegations Against Tyson Foods
Judge rules for Tyson in employee lawsuit alleging the company overcharged participants for bundled recordkeeper fees and failing to solicit competitive bids.
Prime Pensions Acquires Pennsylvania-Based TPA, Adds 350 Plans
The addition comes after Prime Pensions received PE backing from Lightyear Capital earlier this year.
Alight CEO Plans to Step Down After Firm Appoints Successor
Alight announced that Stephan Scholl will continue as CEO and director until a replacement is confirmed.
Lawsuit Alleges TIAA, Morningstar, Pushed Participants Into Proprietary Annuities
A proposed class action complaint filed by law firm Schlichter Bogard claims TIAA’s strategy steered participants to its own retirement investment offerings.
Lincoln Adds to In-Plan Retirement Income Offerings
A new guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit can be offered through a managed account and is part of a diversified fund.