Products

The firm is not sharing all the details of its compliance plan for the DOL fiduciary rule, but it has confirmed it will put some new limits on...

Free Tool Helps Advisers Identify Return-Driven Investment Factors, and Putnam to Launch Alternative Strategies Funds.

Transamerica and Sage Advisory Services have teamed up on a solution to ensure that the investments meet the plan’s needs in helping prepare employees for retirement.

Retirement plan recordkeepers describe plans to dramatically ramp up scale and double down on new technologies that support efficient growth and client service.

Wisdom Tree Unveils Fixed Income Strategy; Fidelity Launches ESG Index Funds; and Envestnet Offering 3(38) Investment Service to TIAA Clients.

However, the overwhelming majority have not tried to figure out the expense.

In April, a federal judge found First Bankers Trust Services Inc. liable for causing an ESOP to overpay for shares of the company’s stock.

The firm is expanding third-party access to the Portfolio Advisory Service at Work solution, a fiduciary managed account offering, to independent retirement advisers and recordkeepers.

Providers introduce plan health assessment tools: One is part of a suite of financial wellness solutions, and one offers an assessment that includes plan compliance measures.

The firm says surveys of employers, employees, third-party administrators, and financial advisers informed its digital enhancements.

The firm has consistently been an early mover in announcing fiduciary rule implementation plans—and that trend continued this week with the news that ML advisers will retain some...

The tool brings Cetera's three core adviser-driven investment programs together on the same technology platform.

Morgan Stanley Changes Fund Offerings; Wilshire Launches ABR Equity Index; Data Science Partners Develops Downside-Risk Protection Model; and more.

CUNA says advisers can market its outcome-focused services and work with their favorite TPA provider.

Both qualitative and quantitative responses will populate a proprietary, in-house digital database delivering more accessible and actionable data to the FiduciaryVest's consultants and analysts.

The digital solution will allow advisers to help visualize their risk tolerance alongside recommended portfolio allocations.

Franklin Templeton Launches Strategic Beta ETFs and Vanguard Reduces Expense Ratios on Stock and Bond Funds.

AssetMark will be offering investment strategies and “fee only” products focused on holistic financial planning for investors. 

New fiduciary education programming from LIMRA LOMA SRI is aimed at supporting retirement plan sales and service professionals operating under evolving ERISA standards. 

Once a customer is enrolled in the optional service, he or she simply speaks the passphrase, “At Transamerica, my voice is my password,” to securely access their accounts,...