Over the past several years, the pace of dealmaking has accelerated, and valuations for desirable RPAs have climbed to earnings multiples that not long ago would have stunned buyers and sellers. That makes the present a very good time to consider becoming part of a larger firm.
In the past week alone, at least three PEPs have been announced. Those include plans from American Trust, Access Retirement Solutions and a new entity from venture capital firm Magis Capital Partners, Sallus Retirement.
That will likely have a lasting effect on retirement savings for those workers, nearly 70% of whom said they will not pay back any portion of the distributions they took under the CARES Act, according to data from Principal Financial Services.
The company's new Retirement Select service is competing against state-sponsored auto IRAs, and it comes as other firms are exploring the pooled-employer plan market.
The error occurred in October, when the Vanguard 529 Plan switched from age-based portfolios to target-enrollment portfolios, the company said in an email.
Plaintiffs sued BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. in 2017, alleging that the firm engaged in self-dealing and breached its fiduciary duty by including numerous in-house products on the plan menu.
The TDA Retirement Plan will be closed to new clients at the start of next month, with business instead going to Schwab’s Retirement Network for Advisors, a company spokesperson said in a statement.
In an industry dominated by men, women said they faced challenges early in their careers to prove themselves.
Eight of nine big defined-contribution record keepers either already offer emergency savings programs or are planning to, according to a Commonwealth report. Two — Prudential and Voya — provide those services as an in-plan option.
Defined-contribution plans like 401(k)s have all but replaced pension plans, although many plan providers and insurance companies are aiming to make the former more like the latter. The latest step has been to include guaranteed income options in 401(k)s, a development that will soon be tested in the market.
