In Practice March 3rd, 2025 A Dual Quest for Participant Assets How can both recordkeepers and advisers work with participants, and what should those relationships look like?
In Practice March 3rd, 2025 What Recordkeepers Want From Advisers The crux of a good partnership with an adviser is the willingness to work together, including an open dialogue about...
In Practice March 3rd, 2025 What Makes the Best Dynamic Adviser-Recordkeeper Partnerships? Advisers tell us what they look for in recordkeepers, from a willing approach to administrative grunt work to the ‘critical’...
Products January 14th, 2025 John Hancock Retirement Announces Partnership With Vestwell Vestwell will power FutureStep by John Hancock, an open-architecture retirement plan offering.
Deals & People January 10th, 2025 Jay Kaduson Joins Voya Financial as CEO of Workplace Solutions Kaduson will report to Heather Lavallee, CEO of Voya Financial.
Data & Research November 22nd, 2024 Dalbar Releases Top 10 Plan Participant Websites The financial services market research firm ranked TIAA, Fidelity and Principal highest among DC portals.
Client Service November 20th, 2024 Principal Launches Workplace Personal Investing Program for Mass Affluent The adviser solutions program started in Q3; meanwhile, the firm’s asset management arm will release its first passive TDF in...
Client Service November 12th, 2024 Recordkeepers Talk Collaboration, Challenges in Adviser Relationships Recordkeepers on a PLANADVISER 360 panel said relationships work best when advisers know their growth strategy and needs.
Data & Research September 11th, 2024 How Recordkeepers Can Stay Competitive Accenture, fresh off its partnership with TIAA, says scale or specialize.
Deals & People August 7th, 2024 Alight CEO Plans to Step Down After Firm Appoints Successor Alight announced that Stephan Scholl will continue as CEO and director until a replacement is confirmed.
Client Service August 1st, 2024 Fidelity Reports 20% Growth in Assets to $14.1T The recordkeeping leader continues to build assets, highlighting its growth in overall customer engagement.
Client Service July 24th, 2024 PensionPro Announces Partnership With Payroll Integrations to Support TPAs Plus, July Business Services acquires Acuff to strengthen its administration and actuarial services.
Data & Research July 23rd, 2024 Small Business “Bullishness” Helping to Drive 401(k) Growth PLANSPONSOR surveying shows some leaders in the new and small plan space booked more 401(k)s in 2023 than the prior...
Data & Research July 3rd, 2024 M&A Shows Up As Top Driver of Recordkeeper Swaps in New Study Poor service quality was another driver of recordkeeper moves, new research from Escalent finds.
In Practice May 29th, 2024 Recordkeepers and Participants: An Evolving Relationship Recordkeepers are adding services and connection points with participants, which has ripple effects plan advisers should be aware of for...
Deals & People March 27th, 2024 Ascensus to Acquire Mutual of Omaha’s 401(k) Business Retirement services provider will add $3.9B in assets after providing outsourced recordkeeping to retirement division for years.
Deals & People March 25th, 2024 Former Fidelity Private Wealth Head Joins Empower’s Wealth Division Roger Hobby was hired by Empower to a senior role in its recently rebranded consumer wealth division; he is the...
Client Service February 26th, 2024 Recordkeepers Are Leaning In on Managed Account Offerings Representatives from Fidelity, Vanguard, Empower and Principal discuss their proprietary and partnered managed account offerings and growth.
View Points February 21st, 2024 It’s Time We Stopped Evaluating Managed Accounts From 2006 iJoin’s CEO discusses the evolution and current state of managed accounts.
Client Service February 16th, 2024 Empower Reports Year-Over-Year Growth in Workplace, Wealth CEO Ed Murphy says the firm is on the lookout for wealth-related acquisitions and notes 500 employees were hired into...