Pontera extends 401(k) platform with Ameritrust alliance

investmentnews.com:

Fintech provider Pontera has just announced the latest addition to its web of relationships with wealth firms with an agreement to expand access to its secure, client-permissioned platform for managing 401(k) plans to advisors with Ameritas.

The deal will allow Ameritas Advisory Services, a hybrid RIA and fully owned subsidiary of the insurance and financial services provider, expand its services to clients, integrating 401(k) account management into its holistic financial planning approach.

Under the new arrangement, the investment advisory firm will leverage Pontera’s platform, enabling its financial advisors to securely monitor and handle their clients’ held-away assets in 401(k)s, 403(b)s, 457(b)s, and other employer-sponsored retirement plans.

That gives Ameritrust advisors the ability to analyze, track, and rebalance their clients’ retirement plan holdings, with a compliant and cyber-secure platform blessed with SOC 2 Type II- and ISO 27001 certifications.

“With the addition of the Pontera platform, our financial professionals can provide holistic, personalized investment advice powered by greater visibility into their clients’ 401(k)s and other workplace-sponsored plans,” Brandon Mann, president of both Ameritas Investment Co. and Ameritas Advisory Services, said in a statement.

Peter Nolan, vice president of enterprise at Pontera, highlighted the Ameritrust partnership as another step forward “to help more retirement savers achieve better outcomes by getting professional guidance on their 401(k)s.

“When financial professionals are equipped with clear insight across all their holdings, including workplace-sponsored accounts, retirement savers may be more confident in their financial future,” he said.

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