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Lincoln Financial Group has joined Benefit Advisors Network’s (BAN) newly formed Alliance Partnership.

Investor inflation and weak dollar concerns affected exchange-traded-fund (ETF) flows again in October, according to Morningstar.

The Principal Financial Group unveiled enhancements to its Principal TPA Edge program to help financial professionals and their TPAs capture new sales and manage their existing business.

Ascensus is now a retirement plan provider for Commonwealth Financial Network’s new Retirement Plan Consulting program.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) pumped up its recruiting package in order to attract top producers, Dow Jones reported.

Pre-retirees and retirees want to pay more attention to their investments and retirement plan, and trust a financial professional to help, according to a survey by Prudential Financial.

Great-West Retirement Services announced two regional sales directors in New Jersey: Joe Carew and Laura Catalano.

Holiday traveling can be a pain, but some lucky airline passengers will be able to pass the airport time online for free.

Nuveen Investments announced that David Levi has joined the firm as managing director for Global Business Development.

Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (ticker: GDXJ) on the NYSE Arca.

Women feel less confident than men in their investment knowledge—but the financial crisis has motivated some to seek out more information, according to a Scottrade poll.

A survey by OppenheimerFunds suggests advisers might have an opportunity to help women save for their children's college costs without sacrificing their retirement savings.

Fidelity Investments has rolled out a program to give financial advisers and brokers access to market intelligence and industry insights about topics such as retirement planning.

Saying the company "will continue to be committed to being highly competitive and paying for performance," J.P.Morgan Chase's Director of HR John Donnelly informed employees that 401(k) match...

November 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company (GIAC) announced that Stadion Money Management, Inc., is introducing collective investment funds to Stadion’s managed account services...

Franklin Templeton Investments recently added Matthew Beaulieu to its team of regional defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) specialists to cover the Western U.S. region.

The latest exchange-traded-fund (ETF) data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) show that industry-wide total assets were down $5.3 billion, or 0.08%, to $689 billion for October.

More than other age groups, Generation Y is increasingly interested in asking for guidance from a financial adviser, according to a MetLife survey.

Edward Jones entered into a distribution agreement with Pacific Life Insurance Company, giving financial advisers access to a selection of Pacific Life’s protection and retirement products.

A Mercer study found value funds outperformed growth funds in the third quarter, as the median large-cap value fund posted a gain of 16.3% compared to a gain...