David Blanchett, who headed retirement research at Morningstar Inc., has been named head of retirement research at QMA, the quantitative equity and multi-asset solutions unit of PGIM, the $1.5 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial.
Blanchett is an adjunct professor of wealth management at The American College of Financial Services and was formerly a member of the ERISA Advisory Council. He had been with Morningstar for nine years.
“Over the next 10 years, income solutions will come to dominate the DC marketplace,” said Andrew Dyson, QMA’s CEO. “David is a recognized retirement thought leader and his experience will be invaluable as we position ourselves for the future.”
The firm's CFO and EVP of Wealth Management Solutions are the latest executives to exit the broker-dealer.
Clients are saying they would consider switching advisors if another professional offered estate planning services, according to a new Trust & Will survey.
CEO Laurel Taylor says the fintech's composable AI stack helps workers optimize dollars across Trump Accounts, 529s, 401(k)s, and other employee benefits.
The bank has swiped three private banking veterans from BNY as the city climbs the ranks of America's fastest-growing wealth hubs.
Employee accounts, crypto trials and job cuts frame a pivotal year for the Swiss lender.
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.
