The direct-to-sponsor firm proudly brands itself as an advisory industry disruptor, boasting fast revenue growth and a 30-day average sales cycle; we sit down with lead strategy officer...

During a webinar called to discuss the advisory industry impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, experts warned advisers to be ready to decline to offer tax...

Texting is becoming the public’s communication channel of choice, the firm says, but the common communication pathway presents regulatory and practical challenges in the independent adviser context.

Regulatory developments in Nevada and New York show inaction at the federal level on clarifying advisers’ and brokers’ fiduciary duties is leading to a patchwork of state-by-state approaches...

More than half of this generation currently does not have an adviser.

They want help with investments, participant education and fiduciary responsibilities.

The Wall Street Journal published an analysis this week suggesting “at least five governmental agencies have received fake comments challenging the agencies' rules,” including the Department of Labor;...

A number of key terms commonly present difficulty for nonprofit plan sponsors of all sizes—in particular the terminology surrounding “revenue sharing,” “fee levelization,” “fee policy statements,” and “3(21)...

IRI’s basic argument is that empirical evidence shows the outsized role advisers and consultants play in boosting investing outcomes—and that these professionals should not face overly burdensome restrictions...

Troubling, many of the companies that say they have formal succession planning programs in place in truth dedicate very few hard-dollar resources, if any, to help.

After asking OMB to review the delay, DOL decides to go ahead with it.

Two executives focused on institutional retirement business at Merrill Lynch sit down for a fiduciary chat, offering inside views of one major advisory firm’s approach to navigating regulatory...

The final version of a proposed rule that will extend by 18 months the transition period for the implementation of the DOL fiduciary rule is now being reviewed...

Leadership at both the DOL and SEC have signaled a willingness to work together to find complementary approaches to managing advisers’ conflicts of interest—but it will be a...

The firm describes its latest release as a consolidated proposal system created for financial advisers to help clients make informed decisions on possible rollover options, designed with their...

Presented here are the results of several dozen live polling questions fielded at the 2017 PLANADVISER National Conference, gathered during three days of highly detailed discussion of industry...