Elimination of the tax break divorcees get for paying alimony gives them less incentive to be generous to their former spouse.
Brokerage firms would no longer be able to charge reps for supervising nonaffiliated RIAs.
Action of Massachusetts' top regulator shows states can put teeth into a rule under review by the Trump administration.
Plan sponsors will get access to Financial Engines' full suite of managed-account services and improved technology integration.
State and federal inquiries promise to drag on for months.
Lower tax rates make it more advantageous to fully fund pension plans, often a prerequisite to conducting a pension risk transfer.
Who information security professionals report to can impact investment and response.
Massachusetts securities regulator says Thomas Riquier defrauded investors while son-in-law supervised.
Plan sponsors are risk-averse, so 401(k) advisers should highlight the benefits of new concepts while trying to minimize the risk, work and costs.
Advisers who have clients' best interests at heart should insist upon the disclosure of actual internal policy costs and performance.
Allowing in-plan Roth conversions and periodic distributions are among the changes plans could make to better serve older employees.
Companies like Everplans and Yourefolio are finding success with advisers looking to expand their planning capabilities.
The DOL fiduciary rule and excessive-fee lawsuits are combining to raise the profile of fiduciary retirement plan advisers.
Agency has the ability to detect share-class issues using data-driven initiatives.
Tibor Klein also will pay $20,000 fine for trading on 2010 Pfizer acquisition.
Crooks stole their benefits, but the victims received 1099s for reportable income.
Webster Bank will use a hybrid digital adviser to grow beyond the Northeast.
Firm could face two dozen suits from police, firemen and other Philadelphia public employees alleging millions in damages, according to two attorneys handling the claims.
TDFs now account for 20.4% of defined-contribution-plan assets, up from 18.4% in year-earlier period, according to Pensions & Investments survey
