"As the consulting / advisory market has consolidated, larger advisory firms fueled by outside capital from private equity and the public markets are pressing recordkeeping organizations to provide more to the advisors or risk losing market share and being excluded from client RFPs. It's easy to see the risks this creates for all involved, but plan sponsors must act to avoid them.... [T]he pressure for data sharing by conflicted advisors is raising significant concerns about conflicts of interest and participant data security."  MORE >>