Identifying skilled managers is difficult, and plan sponsors should be careful about choosing active management, an online book from the CFA Institute Research Foundation notes.
Productivity doesn't have to suffer when employees are not directly under the manager's thumb, according to recent research by the consulting firm DeVoe & Co.
When Louis Hanna was fired in 2017, he was 50 years old, had early-stage prostate cancer and was seeking medical leave, according to the complaint.
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Fueled by gains in the independent channel, tech-friendly firms are tweaking the custodial model and posing new challenges for incumbents.
Robert J. Mueller of San Antonio bilked nearly 300 investors over several years, the agency says.
The plaintiff allegedly lost $24,000 when the fund was removed from the plan and his assets were transferred to a target-date fund.
The nation's biggest life insurer will now pay a minimum wage of $20 an hour, up from $15, as it joins other firms boosting pay amid labor shortages.
Advisers should be thinking about how best to shield their clients from the threat that climate change poses to investors’ returns — and the stability of the entire financial system — in coming years.
Single-stock concentration can increase a portfolio’s risk while squashing the benefits of diversification. Following a methodical diversification approach can decrease concentration risk over time.
The asset manager known mostly for its money market funds has high hopes for its late move into fast-growing exchange traded funds. The firm first filed plans to launch the fund 10 years ago.
The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.
Higher contribution rates and market returns pushed up retirement savings considerably, a report from Fidelity found.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, EBRI say retirees' spending rises when Social Security and required minimum distributions begin.
The online brokerage said that a significant portion of its second-quarter revenue was fueled by virtual currencies, primarily Dogecoin, and predicted it would see lower revenue during the third quarter.
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The acquisition of NN Investment Partners boosts the bank's European ties and gives it a toehold in the sustainable investing industry; about three-quarters of NN's investments are backed by ESG criteria.
In recent days, the lender began informing customers who have been using their personal credit lines that the financing channels will remain available.
Few have figured out how to serve the participants who cannot afford traditional advice. Managed accounts are just a start.
