Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed new disclosure rules for target-date retirement funds that would require sponsors to spell out how they are investing the money and to warn about risks.
Firms that focus on the 401(k) market, like CapTrust, have recently reported a pickup in interest from advisers who focus primarily on retirement plans.
Consultant Leonard Reinhart says the advisory business isn't spending enough time on helping clients after they retire
Standard & Poor's Equity Research's fundamental outlook for the health care services industry for the next 12 months is positive.
GenSpring Family Offices LLC said today that it has hired Puneet S. Sahi as a family investment officer for its Costa Mesa, Calif., office.
Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. announced today that it has repaid the remaining $104 million in TARP money it owes the U.S. Treasury.
Consuelo Mack's all-star panel re-thinks retirement income, and what should really matter most in your clients' portfolios.
The Labor Department today released proposed regulations that prohibit financial advisers giving advice to 401(k) plans, or their employer or the employer's affiliates, from receiving extra compensation because the plan sponsors bought a product recommended by the adviser.
When it comes to the decumulation phase of retirement behavioral finance hasn't yet been well-deployed to help retirees understand that they may very well outlive their retirement savings
At first blush, it seems as though a bear market would be the biggest threat to your clients' retirement income security.
Advisers who specialize in the 401(k) market have been switching broker-dealers in search of firms they feel are better equipped to handle their growing business — and new government pension regulations.
Most 401(k) plan participants need investment advice.
Advisers should have difficult discussions about how much a client actually needs to retire, rather than how they feel about risk.
All but 7% of the nation's 20,000 wealth management firms won't extract significant value from their business when their owners retire, because most do not have a sustainable profit model, a new report contends.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. wants to squeeze more business from its mass-affluent customers, and it's asking Barry Sommers, the former head of its brokerage unit, to lead the effort.
Global millionaires' ranks increased by about 17 percent in 2009, with the Asia-Pacific region posting a 26 percent gain, according to a report by Capgemini SA and Merrill Lynch & Co.
The global millionaires' club expanded by about 14 percent in 2009, according to the Boston Consulting Group, with the number of millionaire households increasing to 11.2 million. The majority of these wealthy households reside in these five countries.
The portfolios of the wealthy have almost recovered from the financial crisis, but that doesn't mean they trust their financial institutions anymore, BCG said today in a report.
The global millionaires' club expanded by about 14 percent in 2009 with Singapore leading the way, The Boston Consulting Group said.
Citi Private Bank announced today that it's hired yet another executive from U.S. Trust, the wealth management arm of Bank of America Corp.
