Pontera CEO: Advisers Agnostic as to Where Retirement Assets Sit
The fintech firm connecting advisers to 401(k) account management announced another in a string of partnerships Thursday with Founders Financial,...
Tag: 401(k) investing
Number of Investment Advisers Hit Record High in 2022
The uptick occurred even as assets under management fell for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, according to...
Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill to Avoid U.S. Default
The bill now moves to President Biden for signature ahead of the June 5 default date.
Designing a Plan Investment Menu in Unprecedented Times
Historic rises in inflation and matching interest rate hikes have meant a heightened focus for the often staid world of...
Why More Advisers Are Assuming 3(38) Role, Responsibility
The fiduciary model that puts plan investment decisions in advisers’ hands offers expertise and streamlining, industry experts say.
SVB Collapse Likely to Discourage Rate Hikes
PGIM fixed income experts see a 25 basis point hike next week, no others this year as inflation is less...
As US Awaits Biden Veto to Keep ESG Rule, Advisers Shrug
Much ink has been spilled over legislation to overturn a DOL rule that allows ESG investing in retirement plans. Plan...
House Passes Resolution to Repeal DOL 401(k) ESG Rule
The resolution catalyzes the debate over whether to allow ESG investing considerations in retirement savings plans, with the Senate next...
401(k) Plan Fees Continue Decline on CITs, Lower-Cost Funds
Participants enjoyed lower fees within retirement investments in 2022, due largely to shifts by defined contribution vehicles, rather than from...
New York Life Investment Management Names New CEO
The country’s largest mutual life insurer taps Naïm Abou-Jaoudé from a subsidiary to head its investment division, overseeing $371 billion...
TDF Mutual Fund Flows Jump 35%, With CITs Stealing Growth
Target-date mutual funds were by far the top investment vehicle for retirement savers last year, but new research shows collective...
Investment Service and Product Launches
The Standard Insurance launches four stable value funds; RightCapital adds SECURE 2.0 update to financial adviser planning platform; cryptocurrency platform...
Advisers Get Long-Awaited Clarity on ESG in Retirement Plans
DOL's final rule clears regulatory hurdles for retirement plan fiduciaries to implement, or ignore, ESG investing.
Bitwage Partners with ForUsAll to Introduce Crypto in 401(k) Plans
The platform will allow participants to invest up to 5% of their portfolio into cryptocurrency.
401(k) Investors Traded Exclusively Into Fixed Income in October
It was the first time in the more than 20-year history of the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index that this happened over the course of an entire month.
Vestwell Enhances Retirement Plan Platform
The enhanced platform enables advisers, payroll companies and enterprise partners to focus on their core competencies.
401(k) Investors Continue to Flee Equities
The third quarter marked the seventh consecutive quarter that 401(k) participants have moved their money from equities into fixed income, according to Alight.