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In the days of automatic enrollment, automated contribution escalation, and asset allocation funds, is it difficult to convince plan sponsors they still need a financial adviser for their...

The selection of a qualified default investment alternative is one of the most important plan sponsor investment decision because of how many participants it may affect.

Individual investors buy guaranteed income products for retirement, why not retirement plan participants?

These days, everything is being challenged as a fiduciary duty for retirement plans, said Chad J. Larsen, President, Moreton Retirement Partners, an NRP member firm, opening a panel...

For plan years beginning in 2009, the Department of Labor (DoL) has revised the fee disclosure schedule for Form 5500.

An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)-sponsored report suggests Hispanic Americans continue to disproportionately face financial hurdles in preparing for retirement.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) found the number of sponsors offering investment advice is on the rise.

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it unveiled a tool to help financial planners guide families to smart college choices.

J.P. Morgan’s Depositary Receipts (DR) Group announced the launch of its Issuance & Cancellation (I&C) Lock, a solution allowing broker/dealer clients to purchase a contract that establishes a...

After rising for five years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an analysis of participants in the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Investment Company Institute...

Putnam Investments has announced two senior appointments within its Global Distribution team.

ING U.S. Retirement Services has rolled out a number of new initiatives to enhance support to its third-party administrator (TPA) partners.

A new study supports the idea that parents can raise their kids to be leaders.

Small-business owners now have a new place to go for information about retirement planning.

Most Americans plan to work as long as they can, and are investing their retirement money without the help of a financial adviser, a Bankrate survey found.

An employer’s move to reduce its equity holdings and increase fixed-income investments in its cash balance pension plan did not represent an illegal benefits reduction, a federal judge...

Financial advisers who custody with J.P. Morgan will now have access to a new managed account platform from FundQuest Incorporated.

Grail Advisors has registered two new actively managed fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs): Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF and Grail McDonnell Core Taxable Bond ETF.

A new by the Principal Financial Group found that among the 75% of plan sponsors jobbing out the recordkeeping for their nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans, 92% are...

Cullen Capital Management has launched the Cullen Small Cap Value Fund.