Tag: Investment advice

The latest ERISA lawsuit to be filed targets Xerox and Financial Engines for advice arrangements negotiated between the firms and several Ford Motor Company retirement plans. 

As Baby Boomers push closer to retirement, they are facing a drastically different investing world than the one they grew up in—gaining access to radically different approaches to...

A U.S. district court judge has ruled in favor of the DOL fiduciary rule’s pending implementation, defeating fixed-indexed annuity providers’ effort to stall the groundbreaking regulation in court.

Advisers will certainly have heard questions from clients about the use of 12b-1 fees moving forward under the new DOL fiduciary rule; what are the experts saying?

A new suite of technology driven solutions from Broadridge Financial Solutions seeks to solve pressing questions related to the Department of Labor conflict of interest reform. 

Attorneys and executives working for robo advice technology providers suggest the DOL fiduciary rule—as enumerated by the new FAQ publication—paves the way for their approach to succeed.

Broadridge looks at the new fiduciary rule’s “far-reaching implications for the retirement plan participant experience” and how to avoid pitfalls.

“This policy is in keeping with NTSA’s long-standing support for effective and clear disclosure of fees, compensation and alternatives within 403(b) plans,” says NTSA Executive Director Chris DeGrassi.

Acknowledging that “smart regulation is only as effective as its implementation,” the DOL has issued extensive guidance for advisers and providers seeking to comply with the new conflict...

A new toolkit is designed to help advisers comply with the DOL’s fiduciary rule through a number of tasks such as switching from fee- to commissioned-based investments.

The Fiduciary Responsibility eSource includes discussion of the DOL’s new conflicted advice rule, best interest contract exemption and other new and amended prohibited transaction exemptions.

A new software solution from RiXtrema addresses DOL fiduciary rule compliance for advisers finding themselves on a new regulatory playing field when it comes to rollover recommendations. 

New software from fi360 provides broker/dealers and advisers with advanced fiduciary oversight capabilities. 

The firm says its latest assessment tool is part of a larger readiness campaign to prepare advisers for a new fiduciary paradigm. 

More than half (55%) of the DC plan advisers surveyed by Ignites Retirement Research either plan to, or are very likely to review the mutual funds used in...

Thrivent alleges the DOL has exceeded its authority by requiring that the BIC Exemption include a contractual agreement that customers could pursue a breach of contract action and...

A concise example of summary judgement published by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court underscores retirement plan fiduciaries’ absolute duty to diversify and carefully administer participant assets. 

More than half of broker/dealers surveyed by the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute believe some of their advisers will retire rather than sell under the new.

Fidelity finds the number of financial advisers who see opportunity in DOL conflict of interest reform has more than doubled in recent months; other advisers are planning to...