Building off its existing small business offerings, HUB Retirement and Private Wealth (HUB RPW), a division of HUB International Limited, announced the launch of the HUB Retirement Select PEP (Pooled Employer Plan). According to the firm’s announcement, it is designed for clients with less than... READ MORE

TIAA’s default investment solution that provides access to a guaranteed-interest annuity contract has recently grown to more than $30 billion in assets and over 400,000 individual participant accounts across nearly 500 institutional clients, according to a Feb. 20 announcement by the firm. This... READ MORE

Chalk up another win for Pontera in assisting advisors in managing clients’ held-away assets, as the firm announced that CAPTRUST Financial Advisors will roll out its platform. This is the second collaboration announced by Pontera in a matter of weeks, as the firm revealed in late January that it... READ MORE

There apparently is a “disconnect” between financial advisors and their retiree- and near-retiree clients on their retirement readiness, according to the results of a new survey. The survey, conducted by Escalent on behalf of Allspring Global Investments—which for the first time included advisors—... READ MORE

While workplace retirement plans are becoming an expectation for employees, the results of a new survey show there are multiple areas where savers are seeking additional support. In fact, according to Vestwell’s annual Savings Industry Report, four emerging trends for 2024 all point to a growing... READ MORE

With research showing that 56% of working Americans plan to utilize workplace-offered advice services in 2024,[1] Voya Financial announced the launch of a new dual Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA). As the latest addition to its suite of advice and guidance solutions, the firm’s new... READ MORE

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 9 announced charges against 16 firms for what the Commission described as “widespread and longstanding failures” by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications. According to the SEC’s announcement, the firms... READ MORE

To “protect Americans’ affordable access to financial markets,” two Republican senators have introduced legislation to block the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from finalizing its proposed rule concerning the use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers (BDs) and investment advisers... READ MORE

Despite the SECURE and SECURE 2.0 acts essentially making it free for small business owners to offer a retirement plan, new research finds that many are still harboring old excuses for not providing one.    The research published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), Center for... READ MORE