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In the underlying complaint, the advisory firm was lumped together with the plan sponsor/recordkeeper and accused of permitting fiduciary breaches under ERISA. 

Twenty-seven percent of parents surveyed say they have withdrawn from retirement savings to help cover student loan payments.

Fiduciaries of the Weinhagen Tire Company 401(k) Plan agreed to an order resolving the DOL's lawsuit claiming the fiduciaries allowed the misdirection and misuse of employee contributions.

Neuberger Berman has created a framework for retirement plan sponsors considering including SRI strategies in their plans.

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and FP Transitions have teamed up to help new financial planners find opportunities in existing firms' succession plans. 

State Street Global Advisors is just the latest firm to tell PLANADVISER that serious policy conversations going on behind closed doors in Washington very much include retirement tax...

TIAA says these strong processes may help explain why fiduciary concerns rank below worries about employee retirement readiness.

Retirement Partner Advisors Joins Resources Investment Advisors; Mason Expands Institutional Investment Practice; Willis Towers Watson Expands Manager Research Team; and more.

Institutional investors recognize that the expanding middle class in emerging countries will contribute dependably to global growth over the long-term, according to OFI Global Asset Management. 

Plaintiffs in this long-running lawsuit claim J.P. Morgan's stable value funds held risky, highly leveraged assets, including mortgage-related assets.

The firm’s new module will complement other tools designed to assist advisers in helping their clients determine their overall retirement readiness.

With TDFs growing rapidly in the DC market, providers are exploring new ways to stand out from the crowd.

The proposal would amend various other sections in AICPA Professional Standards.

Advisers widely like to use social media to cultivate client relationships—but they see limits on the value of social media interactions, with the vast majority passing on premium...

News headlines surrounding the recent U.S. elections and the future of the Affordable Care Act have left many investors unnerved, says Jim Jessee, with MFS.

However, there are some challenges that inhibit greater adoption of ESG investments, State Street Global Advisors finds.

Conway Acquires Alternative Investments Platform;, and ActiveAllocator Enhanced with TradeIt.

ERISA lawsuits often see a number of rulings, appeals and modifications before reaching a final conclusion—and the matter of Barchock vs. CVS is no exception. 

The firm’s target-date mutual fund lineup will now have access to institutional-quality direct real estate investments.

Millennials are now the largest demographic in the U.S., and also the least likely to have access to a defined benefit pension plan.