Tag: Practice management

FINRA highlights the success of its recent compliance efforts in a new report, while signaling the beginning of a process to modernize and update its membership application process. 

Voya Financial Advisors expands adviser services with an Advanced Planning Program.

More than half of medium and small-sized asset managers (less than $100 billion in assets under management) report they are “still cleaning and trying to understand their big...

What plan participants know about adequate savings rates and what plan sponsors think they know are often miles apart, according to a survey released by BlackRock.

The Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule will be very hard to reverse once in place—even if Republicans take the White House.

Following a sit-down with one SEC commissioner, CEFEX leadership predicts the regulator will propose new requirements for third-party advisory practice reviews before the close of 2016. 

Broker/dealers urged in FINRA letter to define and strengthen their firms’ ethical business practices.

National retirement plan advisory firm Cafaro Greenleaf has announced a new strategic partnership with InHub, which specializes in digitizing and streamlining the vendor search and RFP process.

Top advisers understand the importance of “the experience revolution” that has reshaped the way people shop for all types of goods and services—even defined contribution retirement plans. 

The retirement plans division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. announced the launch of Ameritas GPS, a “fully transparent mutual-fund based retirement platform.”

The Retirement Resource Desk from IFP Plan Advisers will provide specialist support in the areas of advisory practice management, reporting and business development. 

New hires at OneAmerica, T. Rowe Price, JP Morgan Asset Management and Lincoln Financial Group.

Financial advisers give themselves a B- in short- and long-term business planning.

Manning & Napier adviser services executive suggests the regulatory environment confronting retirement plan advisers and their clients is about as complex as it’s ever been. 

A survey of more than 250 higher education plan sponsors shows that institutions with advisers have more effective retirement benefit programs.

A new cut of the Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study shows many in firm leadership positions struggle to understand and articulate practice value. 

Betterment for Business already confirmed it would be launching an integrated 401(k) advice and recordkeeping platform back in 2015, but now the service is officially available to employers. 

Many independent advisory shop owners hope to retire by the early 2020s, spelling serious opportunity for large advisory networks with the resources and vision to make selective acquisitions. 

It’s not surprising that independent advisory business owners want to keep growing their practices in 2016, but their level of confidence in the face of volatility and unfavorable...