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Eaton Vance Management has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create and operate five actively-managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. has filed applications with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create and operate an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) and two index ETFs.

Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company, has opened an office in London.

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained consent judgments providing for restitution of more than $12 million by plan officials and service providers involved with the employee stock...

After the financial crisis whittled down the number of millionaires in the U.S., the number is recovering.

Mercer said its recent effort with Synapses Inc., a provider of personalized 401(k) education, products, and services, indicates using targeted employee communications can achieve better plan results.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) has announced that its proprietary Scorecard System will now track, monitor, and rank more than 300 exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

U.S. mutual fund investors put an estimated $30 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in February, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

The Principal Financial Group unveiled Web tools to help advisers with estate planning.

Men are more likely than women to be sexually active later in life, according to a new study conducted by University of Chicago researchers.

A Fidelity Investments study found 40% of investors working with tax advisers are now eligible for Roth IRA conversions, and more than a third (35%) are expected to...

To help educate investors about the potential benefits of building a tax-diversified retirement portfolio, Fidelity is launching a "Tax-Smart Investing" seminar.

Schwab is making additional resources and tools available to investors, independent investment adviser clients, and 401(k) plan participants designed to help navigate Roth IRA conversion decisions.

Baden Retirement Plan Services (Baden), an Ascensus company, is rolling out its services nationally through Ascensus’ sales force of 12 regional vice presidents (RVPs).

Throughout much of the 2009 market rally, activity as measured by fund flows within the Callan DC Index, was above average as participants sought to increase their exposure...

For a change, 401(k) participants who realigned their balances didn’t seem to be tracking the market.

Amid the financial crisis, financial advisers reported they are increasingly relying on internal wholesalers at asset management firms, according to a study by the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Fidelity Investments has announced promotions at Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (FIWS), the firm’s trading, custody, and brokerage arm for registered investment advisers (RIAs), and National Financial (NF), the...

Americans are no longer dwelling on concerns about the economy and instead are focused on rebuilding their finances for the future, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being...

Particularly in the small-plan market, retirement plan providers are seeing more business come through third-party administrators (TPAs)—and, as a result, are ramping up their efforts to attract TPAs.