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Asset manager Van Eck Global today launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in hopes of profiting from the growth of solar power.

Kravitz, a consultant in the design, implementation, and management of cash balance pension plans, announced its nationwide expansion with the opening of six satellite offices.

FundQuest, a managed account provider, has launched nine mutual funds as part of its new ActivePassive Funds family.

The Vanguard Group has unveiled the Vanguard Managed Payout Funds, designed to function much like an endowment by investing over the long-term to preserve or build capital while...

The majority of retirement plan expenses are paid by the plan sponsor, but many plan sponsors do not review the fees paid to their adviser, a recent survey...

Wealth Management Systems (WMSI) has announced that AllianceBernstein Investments will soon join WMSI’s Advisor Referral Network.

A Missouri Wal-Mart employee and participant in the company’s 401(k) plan has filed an excessive fee lawsuit against the giant retailer.

Putnam Investments has named Carroll Shipman as senior vice president, Regional 401(k) Sales Director for the Midwest region.

One in six Americans have not signed up for their company’s retirement plan because they don’t understand how it works, and 44% don't understand how an individual retirement...

Last week, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185).

Last week, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185).

Participants moved assets from equities to fixed-income investments during 80% of the trading days in March, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The law firm of Stember Feinstein Doyle&Payne, LLC is investigating whether Marshall&Ilsley (M&I) violated its fiduciary duties to its retirement program by maintaining investment offerings in certain M&I-owned...

Despite all the talk about the declining U.S. economy, a recent survey of financial advisers found that 63% of financial advisers are bearish over predictions for U.S. economic...

The Cafaro Group, LLC, a member firm of National Retirement Partners, is now Cafaro Greenleaf.

Independent insurance broker Lockton Companies in Atlanta is launching retirement plan consulting services for both corporate and not-for-profit organizations.

A new Spectrem Group survey of large 401(k) plan sponsors found the sponsors are looking for advisers expert in a particular service and will bring on more than...

The version of a 401(k) fee disclosure bill passed by a U.S. House committee Wednesday includes a controversial provision mandating that plan sponsors include an index fund in...

Mercer has recently introduced an online retirement savings educational program to employees whose 401(k) plans it administers and the general public.

Mutual of Omaha has revealed plans to double the workforce at its recently acquired Retirement Marketing Solutions (RMS) subsidiary and to open an Omaha office for the new...