Tag: Practice management

Members of Generation Y (also known as Millennials) are struggling to reach financial security, but that doesn’t mean financial services firms can afford to overlook them.

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on social media use in adviser advertising is helpful, says one compliance services provider, but the update leaves questions...

BOK Financial launched a new website for retirement plan sponsors and participants.

Thomson Reuters launched the Thomson ONE Anywhere mobile wealth management solution for iPad and Android tablets.

A new defined benefit (DB) service provider guide, developed by The Principal Financial Group, explores best practices for advisory firms to engage and win new DB plan clients.

Investors expect financial advisers to earn and maintain professional credentials beyond the minimum licensing requirements, according to research from the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA).

New research from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that 53% of financial advisers’ clients are between 50 and 70 years old.

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. established a new partnership with the 401k Study Group to bring expanded education and networking resources to its advisory and broker/dealer staff.

MassMutual Retirement Services appointed Steven Mendelsohn as national practice leader for the firm’s defined benefit actuarial consulting practice.

Retirement planning software provider Trust Builders, Inc. is partnering with employee benefits and compliance expert Kristi Cook on the next release of The Retirement Analysis Kit (TRAK) system.

Consulting firm Mercer appointed Scott Jarboe as the next leader of retirement-related consulting services in the firm’s Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets.

Aspire Financial Services released the TPA Playbook for Success, a proprietary education and communication tool designed to drive competitive advantage for the firm’s third-party administrator (TPA) partners.

Robert Sajdak joined the Reliance Trust Company of Delaware (RTC Delaware) as national sales manager.

While it has been reported many retirement plan service providers are concerned about pending fiduciary rule changes, one pair of compliance experts is more optimistic about a potential...

TSA Consulting Group, Inc., a provider of 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plan administration services, has acquired Security Financial Resources, Inc.’s 403(b) Plan Solutions Program.

The Segal Group revealed plans to expand the firm’s defined contribution (DC) retirement plan services staff.

A new online portal from InHub LLC, a Securities and Exchange Commission-registered online investment adviser, helps fiduciaries quickly develop and circulate requests for proposals (RFPs).

Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) launched a small business retirement plan comparison calculator that can help growing employers benchmark retirement plan performance.

Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi), headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will open its second office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on May 5.

BNY Mellon Investment Management hired Ryland Pruett as national sales manager for The Dreyfus Corporation, a division of BNY Mellon providing mutual funds and separate account services.