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Trump-era DOL rule for ESG arises in model bill for pensions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Trump-era DOL rule for ESG arises in model bill for pensions

A proposal from a group that supports conservative initiatives targets ESG in state pension plans.

By Emile Hallez
Retirees’ financial confidence outpaces that of workers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Retirees’ financial confidence outpaces that of workers

The pandemic era spotlights the vulnerability of pre-retirees and the resilience of retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Annuity sales in 2021 hit highest level since 2008
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Annuity sales in 2021 hit highest level since 2008

One of the best-performing products last year was registered index linked annuities, which are touted for use in volatile markets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Capital Group, Morningstar offer personalized TDFs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Capital Group, Morningstar offer personalized TDFs

Target Date Plus helps participants to determine a mix of target-date funds that is more suited to their particular needs.

By InvestmentNews
Hightower receives charter for trust company
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Hightower receives charter for trust company

Hightower National Trust Co. is part of the firm's effort to offer a range of family office services to its high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

By InvestmentNews
Blackstone says alternative assets are headed for your 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2022
Blackstone says alternative assets are headed for your 401(k)

The creation of liquidity in certain alternative products aimed at retail investors has broadened their appeal.

By Bloomberg
Partisan split dims outlook for retirement bill approved by House panel
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2022
Partisan split dims outlook for retirement bill approved by House panel

Many provisions in the House Education and Labor Committee bill have only Democratic backing, which reduces their chances of being part of a bigger retirement savings measure later this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hub acquires $1.3 billion plan consultant
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2022
Hub acquires $1.3 billion plan consultant

Stace Hilbrant, managing director of Wilmette, Illinois-based 401(k) Advisors, will join Hub.

By InvestmentNews
Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

By Joanne Cleaver
Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex

The deal pushes Millennium up to 5 million individual client accounts and $47 billion of total assets under administration.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security rules when widows remarry
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2022
Social Security rules when widows remarry

Survivor benefits can continue for those who wait until they're 60 to wed.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How Biden's billionaire tax would hit the wealthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2022
How Biden's billionaire tax would hit the wealthy

Under Biden's plan, wealthy individuals would owe taxes on the unrealized gains of their assets, in addition to realized gains, a change that would upend long-standing tax principles.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Robinhood nears debut of retirement accounts

The company has begun adding support for individual retirement accounts and Roth IRAs within its app, as well as pension accounts.

By Bloomberg
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Court dismisses ERISA case against Principal

The judge says the insurer didn’t violate its fiduciary duty by retaining agreed-upon investments.

By InvestmentNews
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021

Roughly 86% of last year's net inflows went into collective investment trusts, which now hold 45% of total TDF assets.

By InvestmentNews
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2022
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud

Vania May Bell is former chief compliance officer of Executive Compensation Planners Inc., where her father was president.

By Bruce Kelly
House approves SECURE 2.0 with strong bipartisan vote
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
House approves SECURE 2.0 with strong bipartisan vote

Supporters of the legislation, which would raise the RMD age to 75, are pushing for Senate action to get a final bill to President Biden later this year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Senate HELP Chair Murray promises bipartisan retirement savings bill soon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Senate HELP Chair Murray promises bipartisan retirement savings bill soon

The measure would be another piece of Senate legislation that complements the SECURE 2.0 bill poised for House approval.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Goldman Sachs to acquire retirement plan robo NextCapital

The company's asset management unit already supervises a total of $350 billion in assets in defined-benefit and defined-contribution accounts and will utilize the acquisition to provide new digital tools to customers. 

By Sean Allocca
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'

The proposal, which goes after households worth at least $100 million, enters unprecedented territory by trying to tax unrealized gains.

By Jeff Benjamin