Dec 10, 2015
401(k) industry howls as DOL lets state governments become DC providers with advantageous exemptions
Multiple employer plans' under states will have economies of scale, fewer rules, while ERISA bars private firms from banding together
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Page 1 of 3Oct 8, 2015
As Schwab edges closer to letting RIAs in as 401(k) middlemen, leaked details suggest to some that the firm still marginalizes the advisor
Though RIAs technically gain a seat at the Schwab index 401(k) table, they still don't have much say about how assets get invested
Sep 17, 2015
Report: 'Brother-in-law' dabblers are giving 401(k) ground slowly to specialists in $1.3 trillion market
Some RIAs disagree with Cerulli's pessimism and say DOL is having its effect with small employers seeking real experts to provide 401(k)s to employees
Aug 6, 2015
After cutting 401(k) middlemen out backfires, Schwab cuts them back in
The problem for Walt Bettinger's newfangled Index Advantage DC plans was that for three years only $10 billion of assets showed up in an atmosphere of self-direction
Jun 11, 2015
After growth dip, BrightScope takes a whirl at mutual fund data -- but in a way that Morningstar claims it bypassed
The La Jolla RIA-tracker will gear data toward the 401(k) market and knock down a paywall
Apr 28, 2015
After a six-month pause, Voya fills the Maliz Beams void with a 401(k) ace whose advancement stalled
Charlie Nelson was passed over twice at Great-West but has now landed a giant opportunity
Jan 30, 2015
The White House puts its best Obamacare minds behind cleaning up the 401(k) business -- starting by issuing a withering memo
The executive branch's endorsement of the fiduciary rule is based on finding that Americans may have to work for an extra three years because of Wall Street overbilling
Dec 30, 2014
Phil Chiricotti hangs up his spurs, and puts the CFDD out to pasture
The godfather of the 401(k) business says the glory days of conferences are winding down -- and tells why he chose not to sell the conference
Nov 7, 2014
HighTower adds two battle-hardened T. Rowe generals to the 401(k) field
The Chicago-based roll-up is angling for retirement rollover dollars but observers question how determined it is to become a serious player in the lurcrative sector
Sep 16, 2014
How uncomfortable questions from prospects led a 'small' $12-billion 401(k) advisory RIA to finally say yes after eight years of rebuking overtures from a $120-billion AUA RIA
With the purchase of DCAdvisors, CAPTRUST emerges as a bigfoot player in a consolidation-bound industry
Aug 27, 2014
Warranties and guarantees come to the 401(k) game but can insurance really put the client first?
Unwilling to stomach new legal exposure, employers -- and their advisors -- are looking to buy protection
Aug 14, 2014
How exactly Fidelity Investments extracted itself from a legal and HR quagmire and why it'll cost far more than the public $12-million amount
The settlement's small print reveals Fidelity employee may receive additional hundreds of millions of dollars in value over time
Jul 2, 2014
With plan sponsors 'running blind' on 401k plans, an RIA jumps from $12 billion to $32 billion of AUA and adds a former J.P. Morgan chief
Lockton Retirement Services locks in on 'small' businesses that have no DOL-assuaging fiduciary overseeing DC assets before they walk through the door
Mar 27, 2014
Fidelity's old 401(k) mastermind, Bob Reynolds, gets a merger, a promotion and a stronger hand to compete with his old employer
With Great West and Putnam joining 401(k) units, there may be a dividend of critical mass and synergy
Mar 11, 2014
Phyllis Borzi tightens the noose on 401(k) providers that flout DOL disclosure, not without critics
The idea is to have a de facto big red arrow pointing to key disclosures on revenue sharing but it'll add to the verbiage surplus