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A number of industry groups have recommended expansions to nondiscrimination testing relief for closed defined benefit (DB) plans.

Richard P. Slaughter Associates 401(k) Services is now known as RPS Retirement Plan Advisors, a change the firm hopes will better reflect its focus on holistic advice and...

A new analysis from Charles Schwab finds the sum value of mergers and acquisitions transacted by registered investment adviser (RIA) businesses neared $44 billion in 2013.

In a stronger position, new choices are being made in the management of pensions in Russell Investments’ $20 billion club.

A new analysis from investment intelligence firm Strategic Insight shows plan sponsors have enhanced key features and processes within their retirement plans over the last several years.

Plan sponsors are creating a retirement readiness crusade.

The White House proposed budget for 2015, slated for release March 4, again wants to cap the amount of tax-deferred retirement contributions.

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell nearly three points in February to 95.33.

Broadridge Financial Solutions reached an agreement with Pension Data Resources, Inc., to provide clients with plan assessment and benchmarking capabilities based on compiled Form 5500 data.

Jim Brockelman will rejoin John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as national director, mid-market.

BPAS, a provider of retirement plan administration services, launched the “Retirement Gap Report” report to help clients assess the overall health of their retirement plans.

3(38) advisers are not the answer to America's retirement savings crisis.

If advisers want to score satisfaction points with their female clients, they need to deliver holistic advice and become active listeners.

A Yale Law School professor known for making waves in the retirement industry released a study arguing plan sponsors tend to establish investment menus that encourage underperformance.

Asset management firm State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) says its SPDR Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS ETF began trading this week.

The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) investment committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting widespread industry use of pension share classes (P-share classes).

We live in a time where advertisement-length attention spans are the norm.

Investors around the world contributed almost $1 trillion in net flows to investment funds during 2013, similar to levels observed in the preceding year.

A U.S. House leader has introduced a sweeping tax reform bill that has many in the retirement industry alarmed about its proposals concerning retirement plans.

The cost of purchasing pension buyout annuities from an insurer remained level during January, at 108.5% of the accounting liability, but the cost of maintaining the liability ticked...