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In Amara v. CIGNA Corp., an appellate court has once again agreed that a change in plan terms is an appropriate remedy for plan misrepresentations.

Kelly Bush, Pete Ganey and Richard Snyder have joined MassMutual’s retirement services as managing directors who support sales of defined contribution retirement plans in the government market.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration says it restored over $599.7 million to employee benefit plans and participants last year.

A tool from FinMason aims to help 401(k) investors get a better understanding of their retirement plan investments.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services hired Steve Davis as divisional vice president, responsible for sales management in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Tablets in the workplace are good for business, increasing mobility and productivity while getting a favorable reception from employees, according to Dell’s International Tablet Survey.

The move by Alliant Insurance Services to acquire American Benefits Consulting marks the specialty insurance firm’s third employee benefits purchase in the last 12 months.

A lawsuit claims fiduciaries to Avon Products defined contribution plan violated their duties to participants by...

FINRA’s Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter highlights issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.

In 2015, the question for defined benefit plan sponsors and their advisers will not just be, “What will interest rates do?”

Investor skepticism gives way to optimism, the equities market will continue delivering (but brace for a rocky ride) and retirement plans will want to take a hard look...

Consulting firm Mercer predicts advisers across retirement and wealth management channels will face some common challenges in 2015 as a lower-return environment takes hold.

A new career planning website from the CFP Board is designed to support both employers and job seekers in the financial advisory industry.

Retirement investors and pension funds have not had to wait very long to test their 2015...

Asset management company Schroders introduced an R6 share class across 10 of its mutual funds and is making adjustments to bolster its presence in the United States.

Charlie Pritzl has joined The Retirement Advantage Inc. (TRA) as quality control and training manager.

DST Systems, a provider of strategically unified data management, business processing, and customer communication tools, says it has acquired Kasina LLC, a strategic advisory firm to the asset...

Global asset manager Pioneer Investments has added two senior members to its U.S. intermediary distribution and U.S. marketing and product development organizations.

The Pension Resource Institute announced plans to collaborate with and support retirement plan-focused advisers within its newest member organization, Snowden Lane Partners.

Nonprofit trade association PSCA has named Tony Verheyen as executive director, following the resignation of Bob Benish.