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?
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.
Margaret Wilkin is joining a Baird office in Roseville, California.
The deal for the London-based index firm expands Morningstar’s reach in Europe.
The pop star’s attorney calls the court filing a ‘vindication’ of her efforts to regain independence.
Francis Ciocari is affiliating with the firm through super OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners and will be opening an office in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
It’s critical for fintech firms to have incident response plans if a catastrophic event and subsequent cyberattack were to happen.
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.
Even though advisers don’t have to comply with the rule for more than a year, it ranked as the hottest compliance topic, according to a survey; cybersecurity and climate change/ESG were other areas worrying advisers.
2021 continues to see a surge of buying of RIAs from various kinds of acquirers.
LPL made clear it was eyeing Voya financial advisers after Cetera Financial Group Inc. said it was buying the firm in February.
Millennium Advisory Services provides financial planning and advice to employees of colleges and universities, as well as to endowments and foundation boards.
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.
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.
The deal will increase the mountain of assets at State Street — already one of the world's top custody banks — to $37.3 trillion.
In the two decades since 9/11, the financial industry has been preparing for the next terrorist attack, in whatever form it might take.
Even before drawing her first government paycheck, Barbara Roper has influenced how the SEC under Gary Gensler is approaching Regulation Best Interest.
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.
The events, which had been scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29, are being put off amid the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19.
Ancora Holdings, the parent of four firms, is based in Cleveland.
