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Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2021
Target-date funds hold 27% of 401(k) assets, study finds

The funds are most popular with younger plan participants; 62% of those in their 20s hold the funds, compared with 50% of those in their 60s.

By InvestmentNews
House committee approves auto-IRA legislation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2021
House committee approves auto-IRA legislation

Two Democrats joined all Republicans on the panel in opposing the measure, which is designed to expand workplace retirement savings and would impose a tax on businesses that don't set up plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UK experience suggests small-business plan mandate works
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2021
UK experience suggests small-business plan mandate works

Most employers find administration of a retirement plan to be ‘easy,’ and participation in retirement plans rises significantly.

By InvestmentNews
Rocket Dollar IRA platform raises $8 million
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2021
Rocket Dollar IRA platform raises $8 million

The Series A funding round aims to increase the use of alternatives such as real estate and private equities in retirement accounts.

By InvestmentNews
Mariner Wealth Advisors extends PE-backed buying spree
RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 09, 2021
Mariner Wealth Advisors extends PE-backed buying spree

The addition of The Pinnacle Group, a $600 million Ohio-based RIA, marks the fifth deal by Mariner since it partnered with private equity investor Leonard Green & Partners in April.

By Jeff Benjamin
J.P. Morgan, AIG to offer annuity tool for 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2021
J.P. Morgan, AIG to offer annuity tool for 401(k) plans

SmartRetirement Plus will pair J.P. Morgan's target-date funds with AIG's IncomEdge Control annuity to meet the needs of plan participants who would like to receive regular monthly income in retirement.

By InvestmentNews
Fight over DC participants tests advisers' partnerships with providers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2021
Fight over DC participants tests advisers' partnerships with providers

Providers cannot hope to create a sales force that competes with the 25,000 RPA specialists and hundreds of thousands of RIAs that dabble. But once the plan is sold, who has the right and ability to monetize the participants?

By Fred Barstein
US SIF updates ESG guidance ahead of Labor Department proposal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2021
US SIF updates ESG guidance ahead of Labor Department proposal

The guide has new information about the Department of Labor’s forthcoming regulations, which are expected to effectively reverse rules implemented last year that had a chilling effect on the use of ESG in 401(k)s.

By Emile Hallez
Britney Spears’ father files petition to end conservatorship
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2021
Britney Spears’ father files petition to end conservatorship

The pop star’s attorney calls the court filing a ‘vindication’ of her efforts to regain independence.

By InvestmentNews
House Ways and Means Committee to vote on auto-IRA legislation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2021
House Ways and Means Committee to vote on auto-IRA legislation

Under the legislation, which could become part of the $3.5 trillion budget bill working its way through Congress, employers that don't offer a retirement plan would have to establish an auto-IRA or 401(k) for their workers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hub buys $428M fee-only advisory firm
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2021
Hub buys $428M fee-only advisory firm

Millennium Advisory Services provides financial planning and advice to employees of colleges and universities, as well as to endowments and foundation boards.

By Emile Hallez
Why Michael Jordan invested in estate planning startup Vanilla
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2021
Why Michael Jordan invested in estate planning startup Vanilla

The basketball legend is among the investors participating in an $11.6 million funding round for Vanilla, which was founded by Steve Lockshin in 2019 to fully digitize estate planning for registered investment advisers.

By Nicole Casperson
NextCapital co-founder steps down
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2021
NextCapital co-founder steps down

Rob Foregger, who led the establishment of the fintech firm in 2013, left his day-to-day responsibilities at the company in May, but is still a shareholder and adviser.

By Emile Hallez
Former lawyer to pay $42 million for life insurance fraud
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2021
Former lawyer to pay $42 million for life insurance fraud

Defendants in the long-running case have been ordered to pay restitution to more than 200 plans. Assets were allegedly siphoned from benefits payments to buy property and used for other personal expenses.

By Emile Hallez
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joins DOL in retirement advisory role
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joins DOL in retirement advisory role

The former lieutenant governor of Maryland has been one of the driving forces in that state's forthcoming auto IRA program.

By Emile Hallez
A student loan crisis is looming. RPAs can help clients prepare
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
A student loan crisis is looming. RPAs can help clients prepare

Plan sponsors are clamoring for solutions to help employees with their financial issues. Student loans and emergency savings programs are two easy, simple and impactful ways that the DC industry can help.

By Fred Barstein
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool

Luma Financial Technologies' new tool, Luma Compare, lets advisers compare a variety of products.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security trust fund to be depleted 1 year sooner than expected
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
Social Security trust fund to be depleted 1 year sooner than expected

The 2021 Trustees Report shows the trust funds will run dry in 2034 as a result of the economic fallout from the pandemic.

By Mary Beth Franklin
401(k) brokerage accounts on the rise: Charles Schwab
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
401(k) brokerage accounts on the rise: Charles Schwab

The average account balance was more than $348,000, up from nearly $287,000 a year prior, according to a new study. Brokerage accounts are favored by investors who want to be more active in managing their retirement assets.

By Emile Hallez
Lincoln Financial names Ellen Cooper CEO
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
Lincoln Financial names Ellen Cooper CEO

Cooper, the company's chief investment officer, succeeds Dennis Glass, who has been chief executive since 2007.

By Bloomberg