By Cerulli's numbers, less than 3 percent of the total advisor universe operated as an ERISA
fiduciary plan specialist prior to finalization of Labor Department's fiduciary rule.
Not exact matches
But retirement
specialists are just what broker - dealers and
plan sponsors need now given the new DOL
fiduciary rule and the growing number of lawsuits charging
plan sponsors with excessive fees (at MIT, Yale and NYU among others) or self - dealing (Franklin Templeton, Neuberger Berman, American Century, New York Life).
Furthermore, within that small segment, 45 percent of those
plan specialists do not offer services as an ERISA
fiduciary.
Over the last three years, the firm has deepened its expertise by hiring
specialists in corporate finance, AIM, commercial litigation,
planning and, most recently, private international wealth and
fiduciary with the appointment of a team of two partners from Penningtons Manches, Rob Macro and Neil Morris.