The biggest players are getting bigger, with the top four increasing their share of the health savings account market from 56% to 60%, according to a recent report by Morningstar Inc.
As lawmakers called on Wells Fargo to be broken up last month, retirees and near-retirees are focusing less on wealth aspects of retirement.
People already use retirement savings to manage short-term needs through 401(k) plan loans, hardship withdrawals and by cashing out during job transitions. Any retirement legislation should include provisions for emergency savings.
The company recently received summary judgment in the case filed against it. Another company, Wesco Distribution, won a motion to dismiss in a separate case, and tech firm PTC appears to have reached a settlement in another.
Tax changes are coming too, but the experts — like everyone else — await details.
The retirement plan sponsors that have signed on for the new service, which mixes target-date funds and annuities, collectively represent more than $7.5 billion in plan assets.
RPA firms are selling at record profits, with deals flow expected to double in 2021, but it pales in comparison to the RIA market. So far, we have not seen any RIA aggregators, other than Captrust, show interest in the DC space.
The hiring will occur by the end of 2022 and will involve all four of the company's lines of business.
A report from the Urban Institute found Social Security cuts, tax increases, longer working years and higher savings levels are needed to keep retirees from funding crises in the coming years.
RetireOne's contingent deferred annuity for the registered investment adviser market includes about 200 mutual funds, ETFs and model portfolios.
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida-based BlueStar Retirement Services also serves as a third-party administrator and provides multiple employer plans.
After striking a deal to sell a large part of its retirement business to Empower, the company is creating one unit, Prudential Retirement Strategies, to serve institutional and individual customers.
Families continue to provide the bulk of unpaid care, according to a new report that estimates more than one-third of individuals don't have the resources for even a year of minimal care.
The son of a man murdered by a Colombian guerrilla group had sued for access to a 401(k) account connected to the perpetrators.
Republicans are upset about auto-IRA and other proposals in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Will their ire carry over to SECURE 2.0?
In other cases, claims have been dismissed against several plan sponsors, including Prudential and Eversource Energy.
Legislators are preparing to raise taxes on those earning more than $400,000, but almost everything about the tax package is up in the air, including the new rates and when the various provisions go into effect.
The solution, which targets retirement plans with up to $2 million in assets, is built on a large-plan platform and can accommodate growth.
Looming over the RPA Record Keeper Roundtable and Think Tank was the convergence of wealth, retirement and health at work.
The company's retirement solutions group is looking for both entry-level and experienced staff.
