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Fidelity tool aims to make benefits more inclusive
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2022
Fidelity tool aims to make benefits more inclusive

The company's benefits equity scorecard can help employers match the benefits they provide to employees' needs.

By InvestmentNews
Land O'Lakes settles 401(k) suit for $1.8 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2022
Land O'Lakes settles 401(k) suit for $1.8 million

The lawsuit filed in 2020 questioned the plan's procedures for selecting prudent investments and alleged it failed to properly monitor record-keeping fees.

By InvestmentNews
Why many advisers need to rethink retirement income
OPINION MAR 03, 2022
Why many advisers need to rethink retirement income

Incorporating long-term planning to account for higher spending after age 80 can help clients retire with the quality of life they deserve while ensuring they don’t run out of money.

By Katherine Roy
Hub International acquires $8.3 billion RIA
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2022
Hub International acquires $8.3 billion RIA

Louisville, Kentucky-based Taylor Advisors specializes in serving financial institutions.

By InvestmentNews
ESG most popular among young workers in public DC plans: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2022
ESG most popular among young workers in public DC plans: Report

The funds are used less by older workers, but they allocate more of their assets to those funds, EBRI found.

By Emile Hallez
Arguments for raising Social Security’s full retirement age
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Arguments for raising Social Security’s full retirement age

Increased longevity makes it likely that future reforms will mandate a higher retirement age, according to a new report from the American Academy of Actuaries.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Retirement savings legislation continues to percolate on Capitol Hill
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Retirement savings legislation continues to percolate on Capitol Hill

Among the provisions of a draft bill are one that would improve fee disclosures in defined-contribution plans and another that would allow annuities as qualified investment default alternatives in plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hub builds out digital platform with Insureon deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Hub builds out digital platform with Insureon deal

Chicago-based Hub will buy Insureon’s digital insurance agency and its brand, while Bold Penguin will take control of its technology platform.

By Sean Allocca
Transamerica acquires TAG Resources
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2022
Transamerica acquires TAG Resources

Adding the retirement services company will help Transamerica expand its pooled retirement plan offerings.

By InvestmentNews
Morningstar’s initial retirement report shows ‘alarming’ DC plan shrinkage
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2022
Morningstar’s initial retirement report shows ‘alarming’ DC plan shrinkage

Jack VanDerhei, formerly director of research at EBRI, joins the firm’s new unit.

By InvestmentNews
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to CalSavers
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2022
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to CalSavers

California prevailed in a legal battle over its auto-IRA program.

By InvestmentNews
Study estimates $1.96 trillion jump in 401(k) balances from loan protections
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2022
Study estimates $1.96 trillion jump in 401(k) balances from loan protections

EBRI research suggests automatic loan insurance program would reduce savings deficit.

By InvestmentNews
401(k) plan participants sue Ricoh over fees
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2022
401(k) plan participants sue Ricoh over fees

Participants allege the plan allowed Alight Solutions to charge too much for record keeping.

By InvestmentNews
NFP acquires $4.6 billion RIA
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2022
NFP acquires $4.6 billion RIA

AFS Advisors is a Suwanee, Georgia-based registered investment adviser.

By InvestmentNews
IRS proposal aligns RMD rules with SECURE Act
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2022
IRS proposal aligns RMD rules with SECURE Act

The measure clarifies how the prohibition on 'stretch' IRAs should be applied and provides details on implementing the rise in the RMD age to 72.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Americans want new ways to generate retirement income
OPINION FEB 24, 2022
Americans want new ways to generate retirement income

Why aren't advisers talking to clients about the solutions that are out there? Many investors are still choosing only traditional investment vehicles and missing the complementary role annuities can play in retirement portfolios.

By Chris Blunt
Betterment pushes into student loan debt with new tools
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2022
Betterment pushes into student loan debt with new tools

In the company’s first foray into the 529 space, the Student Loan Management platform allows workers with a Betterment 401(k) to view their loans alongside their other financial accounts.

By Sean Allocca
Wells Fargo says DOL is probing its 401(k) plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2022
Wells Fargo says DOL is probing its 401(k) plan

The bank said regulators including the Labor Department are looking at transactions related to the plan's employee stock ownership feature.

By Bloomberg
CalSavers on hunt for new ESG manager
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2022
CalSavers on hunt for new ESG manager

The automatic IRA program is seeking to fill a spot on its investment menu that is likely being vacated by the BNY Mellon Sustainable Balanced Fund.

By Emile Hallez
FeeX lands $80 million and relaunches as Pontera
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2022
FeeX lands $80 million and relaunches as Pontera

In addition to a recent deal with Carson Group in October, other partnerships with Orion Advisor Solutions and Advyzon have proved successful for the company, which claims to have grown 300% in the past three years.

By Sean Allocca