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IRS Finalizes 10-Year Rule
Annual required minimum distributions will be required for inherited retirement assets, come 2025, with some needing to be fully withdrawn within 10 years.
IRI Seeks Input on Annuity Data Standardization
Group wants ideas on how best to compile relevant data so annuities can be marketed more effectively.
Product & Service Launches – 7/18/24
Pearl Diver Credit Co. Inc. launches initial public offering; Ocean Park Asset Management announces launch of 1st ETFs; TIAA launches AI platform to deliver lifetime income solutions and...
American Trust Retirement Launches WorkSaveRetire Program
The retirement plan offering is designed to streamline plan operations for plan advisers and sponsors.
World Investment Advisors Acquires Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors
$3.5 billion firm joins World (formerly Pensionmark) to expand its growth strategy and enhance its offering to advisers and clients.
Human Interest Aims for Public Listing
The BlackRock-backed 401(k) provider says its latest $267 million financing furthers a groundwork to go public.
Franklin Templeton Adds Clearwater Stable Value Technology Provider
The partnership comes ahead of a likely drop in interest rates that will make the insurance-backed offerings more attractive.
Thornburg Investment Management Announces 2 Leadership Additions
The firm named Billy Rogers as chief operating officer and Jodan Ledford as head of Institutional.
Mutual Fund Fees in 401(k)s Have Dropped by More Than Half This Century
ICI data show the steady drop in mutual fund fees, even as the most popular 401(k) investment vehicle faces competition from cheaper CITs.
Craig Hawley Promoted to Lead Nationwide Annuity Practice
He will transition from his current position leading retirement solutions to take the spot of the recently retired Eric Henderson.
Off-Channel Communication Tops Investment Adviser Compliance Focus
Communications such as using personal texts with clients topped the marketing rule as the ‘hottest’ SEC regulatory concern for investment advisories.
Insurers Respond to DOL to Forward Fiduciary Rule Lawsuit
Insurance industry advocates press forward with an attempt to get an injunction on the Retirement Security Rule before the September deadline.
Retirement Law Group Rebrands as Fiduciary Law Center
Jason Roberts’ ERISA legal practice aims to represent the broader footprint of its services while also bringing on Matthew Eickman as chief legal officer.
Financial Literacy’s Connection to Growing the Adviser Industry
Lenox Advisors leaders say cultivating new talent for the financial sector starts with getting young people engaged with finances in their own lives.
Osaic Enhances Retirement Income Tool for Financial Advisers
The wealth management platform augments its income planner for financial advisers currently managing more than $4 billion per year.
TPA-Advocate Group NIPA Names Next Officers
The institute taps five 2024-2025 board officers.
Advisory M&A News – 7/15/24
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Peak Financial Services and Rock House Financial; Dalton joins Cetera Advisor Networks, and Rally Wealth and Benefits joins Cetera's Summit Financial Networks; RBC adds...
Why Chevron Reversal May Make Retirement’s ‘Most Cautious’ Players More Risk-Averse
ERISA experts also suggest that longer-term court rulings could lessen regulatory flip-flopping.
Investment Advisers Have Election Jitters
Advisers expect the stock market to experience more volatility in 2024 than in the previous year.
Retirement Industry People Moves – 7/12/24
Cambridge Investment Research hires Robertson as senior director of retirement plans; FinServ adds Treichel, Rhoiney to board; Voya brings Mullaney onto board of directors; and more.