The change in the broker workstation is part of a broad effort, dubbed internally Project Thunder, to make work life a little bit easier and more comfortable for Merrill's advisers.
The Series A funding round aims to increase the use of alternatives such as real estate and private equities in retirement accounts.
The addition of The Pinnacle Group, a $600 million Ohio-based RIA, marks the fifth deal by Mariner since it partnered with private equity investor Leonard Green & Partners in April.
John Vande Bossche leads the six-person team in Anaheim, California, that includes his wife, son and daughter.
SmartRetirement Plus will pair J.P. Morgan's target-date funds with AIG's IncomEdge Control annuity to meet the needs of plan participants who would like to receive regular monthly income in retirement.
Physical attacks are always a potential threat that companies must plan for, but cyberattacks have become a more regular concern.
Providers cannot hope to create a sales force that competes with the 25,000 RPA specialists and hundreds of thousands of RIAs that dabble. But once the plan is sold, who has the right and ability to monetize the participants?
The guide has new information about the Department of Labor’s forthcoming regulations, which are expected to effectively reverse rules implemented last year that had a chilling effect on the use of ESG in 401(k)s.
Margaret Wilkin is joining a Baird office in Roseville, California.
The deal for the London-based index firm expands Morningstar’s reach in Europe.
The pop star’s attorney calls the court filing a ‘vindication’ of her efforts to regain independence.
Francis Ciocari is affiliating with the firm through super OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners and will be opening an office in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
It’s critical for fintech firms to have incident response plans if a catastrophic event and subsequent cyberattack were to happen.
Under the legislation, which could become part of the $3.5 trillion budget bill working its way through Congress, employers that don't offer a retirement plan would have to establish an auto-IRA or 401(k) for their workers.
Even though advisers don’t have to comply with the rule for more than a year, it ranked as the hottest compliance topic, according to a survey; cybersecurity and climate change/ESG were other areas worrying advisers.
2021 continues to see a surge of buying of RIAs from various kinds of acquirers.
LPL made clear it was eyeing Voya financial advisers after Cetera Financial Group Inc. said it was buying the firm in February.
Millennium Advisory Services provides financial planning and advice to employees of colleges and universities, as well as to endowments and foundation boards.
The basketball legend is among the investors participating in an $11.6 million funding round for Vanilla, which was founded by Steve Lockshin in 2019 to fully digitize estate planning for registered investment advisers.
Rob Foregger, who led the establishment of the fintech firm in 2013, left his day-to-day responsibilities at the company in May, but is still a shareholder and adviser.
