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ING’s U.S. Retirement Services operation has introduced a new Web tool for customers to help them determine if they are on track to achieve their financial objectives in...

After months of fighting with regulators, Bank of America (BofA) is turning over documents about its purchase of Merrill Lynch, according to news reports.

By taking a picture of TIAA-CREF’s advertisements, smartphone users can link up with an investment consultant.

VALIC has been chosen by the University of North Texas (UNT) and Texas Woman’s University (TWU) as a 403(b) plan provider.

An insurance agent who purchased a book of clients from a retiring co-worker is suing the firm with which he is associated for stealing some of that business.

Some Americans are pulling back from investing—which potentially means fewer people will be in the market for a financial adviser, according to a survey from AlixPartners, a global...

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors said that the principals of The Jones Blair Group of Wells Fargo Advisors will be joining the firm’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office.

Consolidation looms for some asset managers as revenue declines continue to outweigh steep cost-cutting measures.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Harley-Davidson and some of its executives of breaching fiduciary duties by continuing to...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cannot be held liable for mismanagement that may have occurred before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Washington Mutual, Inc., a judge has ruled.

A Charles Schwab survey found most high-income Americans want financial advisers to help them determine if a Roth conversion is right for them.

Asset-allocation fund solutions have, to put it mildly, exploded on the retirement plan scene—aided in no small measure by the sanction of the Department of Labor’s final regulations...

First Mercantile Trust Company, a member of the MassMutual Financial Group, has found a new CIO. 

Vanguard is implementing a “cooling off” period for the fund giant’s best performing fund of 2009.

The Financial Planning Coalition launched a Web site to serve as the central point of its efforts to require more fiduciary accountability.

Envestnet has brought aboard James Patrick, former co-head of U.S. Distribution for Allianz Global Investors, to head Envestnet’s managed account program.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. rose again in September.

With new 403(b) regulations effective 1/1/2009, sponsors of 403(b) plans are looking for help, creating a great opportunity for retirement plan advisers wanting to grow their business.

New requirements for disclosing retirement plan fees will put pressure on plan sponsors, plan advisers, and plan providers to justify the value of services received or offered, according...

For advisers hoping to build out their businesses, recordkeepers and investment providers can provide a host of services and programs to help, according to a panel of retirement...