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2014 PLANADVISER National Conference
Optimizing plan and practice outcomes—best practices for retirement plan advisers
FPA and LifeCare Launch Financial Education Program
The Financial Planning Association and LifeCare unveiled a partnership aimed at providing financial education to millions...
Advisers Falling Short on Business Development Goals
Sales team facing tough times? You’re not alone: advisers almost universally agree that business growth is a major challenge today, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA).
SEC Set to Approve New Exchange-Traded Fund Structure
Investment management firm Eaton Vance says it has won approval to offer “exchange-traded mutual funds” that deliver nontransparent actively managed investment strategies as exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The Secrets of Firms with Over $1B in AUM
A white paper details how successful retirement advisers can take steps to push their practice to the next level—over $1 billion in assets under management.
Advanced Capital Group Opens Chicago Office
Advanced Capital Group (ACG), a registered investment advisory firm, is opening an office in Chicago, Illinois.
An Inside Preview of ‘Empower’
The launch of the “Empower” brand by Great-West Financial will be closely watched by the retirement services industry. PLANADVISER spoke with industry professionals who had a chance to...
Industry Groups Endorse In-Plan Annuity Guidance
Recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury on in-plan annuity use has received a warm response from some in the retirement plan...
Voya Shifts Retirement Business Leadership
Voya Financial Chairman and CEO Rodney Martin Jr. has taken over direct leadership of the company’s retirement solutions business.
The Newport Group and Verisight Become One
The Newport Group, Inc. and Verisight, Inc. are joining forces to increase the size, scale and reach of their respective businesses.
Kidder Benefits Consultants Offers 3(16) Fiduciary Services
Kidder Benefits Consultants will provide ERISA Section 3(16) plan-level, discretionary fiduciary services to its clients, beginning immediately.
Abigail Johnson Takes Lead at Fidelity
Abigail P. Johnson, the granddaughter of Fidelity’s founder, has agreed to accept the position of chief executive officer (CEO) of FMR, LLC.
John Hancock Reduces Fees on Retirement Portfolios
John Hancock Investments lowered expenses across its suite of Retirement Living Portfolios, pledging up to 31% in fee savings for shareholders.
PANC 2014: Has the Fed Jumped the Shark?
In a time when corporate merger activity is benefiting CEOs and shareholders, but creating few jobs, Bloomberg TV host Trish Regan asks how to make growth benefit more...
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ERISA at 40
The transformational law makes waves in the retirement plan industry not anticipated in 1974
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More Than Just an Acronym
The importance of adviser credentials in an evolving and competitive marketplace
PANC 2014: Differentiating Your Brand
Ranging over a number of factors that impact branding and differentiation, panelists at the 2014 PANC in Orlando, Florida, discussed what builds a retirement plan adviser's brand.
New WMSI Recruit Will Address Risk Management Strategies
Wealth Management Systems Inc.(WMSI) announced today that Doug Perkins has joined the firm as information security officer.
Signature Authority May Trigger ERISA Fiduciary Status
A company CEO’s signature authority for payments from the company’s bank account may make him an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary.