Continuing to develop its wealth management business, CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced Aug. 20 that Frank Bub has joined the firm as a senior director in the firm’s Advisor Group.
Bub has... Read More
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BY David Levine, JD | 8/8/2019
The loss of Americans’ privacy through the growing use of their data continues to be a major topic in the media. This focus is now turning to the retirement industry.
Plan and participant data... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 8/1/2019
The leadership of registered investment advisor firms apparently is getting younger, reversing a graying trend that had many advisors worried about the sustainability of the industry, according to a... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/15/2019
The wealth management industry is facing a generational crisis, and the support younger advisors want to develop a successful practice looks very different from that of earlier generations... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 6/25/2019
Spectrum Investment Advisors has announced changes to its top leadership as part of the succession plan:
Manuel Rosado has been appointed President;
Matthew Demet will be Senior Vice... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 6/11/2019
Doug Bermudez and Erin Hall have joined Strategic Retirement Partners (SRP), a national retirement plan aggregator.
Through their retirement plan consulting practice in the Los Angeles area... Read More
BY John Iekel | 6/7/2019
Cyber threats morph and evolve as quickly as the technology and data they compromise. Speakers at SPARK’s national conference in Falls Church, VA suggested ways to protect against them. ... Read More
BY John Iekel | 6/6/2019
The workforce, like the economy, is changing rapidly. That has implications in many areas, including retirement savings and retirement plan coverage. A June 4 session at the SPARK National Conference... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 5/31/2019
Not all broker-dealers and investment advisers are adequately addressing the various security risks in relation to their network storage solutions, which could result in unauthorized access to... Read More
BY David Levine, JD | 5/7/2019
Every week brings a new story of cyber breaches in the retirement industry. Many of these stories focus on service providers such as recordkeepers. Others focus on data and payroll security at plan... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 4/30/2019
Plan sponsors and service providers already take seriously their responsibilities to protect participant data, but where are the lines of responsibilities and accountability in the event of a breach... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 4/11/2019
Cetera® has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase select assets of Foresters Financial’s U.S. broker dealer and advisory business.
The transaction, subject to regulatory approval,... Read More
BY John Iekel | 4/10/2019
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) entail much more than mere dollars and cents – they’re also a death, a birth, a morphing, a creating. A panel at an April 9 session at the 2019 NAPA 401(k) Summit... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 4/10/2019
So you think your data is safe? It probably isn't, as keynote speaker Kevin Mitnick, “the world’s most famous hacker” and bestselling author, demonstrated at the 2019 NAPA 401(k) Summit. ... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 4/9/2019
In today's increasingly diverse world, it's increasingly important for plan advisors to address ways to open the industry up to a more diverse workforce, advised panelists at an April 8 workshop... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 4/4/2019
Wealth management advisory firm Cerity Partners has announced a merger with Blue Prairie Group, a retirement and investment consulting firm.
Blue Prairie Group is now part of the Cerity Partners... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/27/2019
NFP Corp. has announced that it will acquire wealth advisory firm Bronfman Rothschild, further elevating its wealth management capabilities and scale, according to a March 26 announcement. ... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/22/2019
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority says it will maintain member fees for now, but that decision may have to be revisited in the near future.
In its newly released budget... Read More
BY John Iekel | 3/18/2019
Multiple employer plans (MEPs) are not new. But what is new is the attention they are receiving and the possibility that they could be more widely available. A recent analysis offers a look at MEPs... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 2/27/2019
Successful outsourcing of functions like investment management, legal and compliance, and marketing/communications appears to be good for business, according to new research by Fidelity. ... Read More
BY Steff Chalk | 2/26/2019
Nearly 45 years after the passage of ERISA, plan sponsors as a group are still unclear on what they look for and expect from their plan providers, which includes the retirement plan advisor. And yet... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 2/19/2019
Two key members of Congress are interested in learning more about potential threats cyberattacks pose to the U.S. retirement system and what industry stakeholders are doing to address them. ... Read More
BY Andrew Remo | 2/8/2019
Another state has moved to impose its own fiduciary standard with no ERISA exemption.
The Maryland legislature aims to implement a state level fiduciary standard through a comprehensive ... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 2/4/2019
A NAPA Net reader recently commented, “While I have an inkling of the trends with respect to revenue sharing, I’d like to understand what’s really happening.” So this week, we’d like you to “share”... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 1/28/2019
As a firm’s most important asset, a key objective of workplace benefit plans generally and retirement plans specifically is attracting and retaining quality talent and creating a cycle of opportunity... Read More
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