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CUNA Mutual Group has rebranded one of its subsidiary companies, CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, to reflect a stronger focus on serving the small retirement plan market.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a phone forum next month about the 2013 Cumulative List.

More defined contribution retirement plans are out of compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations than some might think.

The recent decrease in the funded status of defined benefit pension plans highlights the need for plan sponsors to possess a strategy for locking in a favorable funded...

Defined contribution (DC) plans are a critical part of the U.S. retirement system, says a research report.

Retirement plan services provider Ascensus created a new organizational structure to support the firm’s growth expectations in the retirement and college savings space.

Commonwealth Financial Network, an independent broker/dealer and registered investment adviser (RIA) network, released Investor360 version 4.0., which features various enhancements and greater customization for advisers.

A new tool from J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services gives sponsors and advisers a data-driven view of participant behavior that can help improve plan design and communications.

Professional services and consulting company Towers Watson named Chris Ford as global head of the firm’s investment business.

Average daily transfer activity for defined contribution (DC) plan participants remained unchanged in January compared with the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Nearly half of the average financial adviser’s book of business is made up of individual retirement accounts (IRAs), says investment analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Over the past couple of weeks, two retirement industry providers have introduced offerings they purport to be the next trend in the evolution of retirement plan offerings.

Large corporate pension plans lost asset values and gained liabilities during January, resulting in a decrease in overall funded status.

As the U.S. population ages and long-term care becomes a greater concern in retirement, long-term care insurance may become more widespread.

Michael Dieschbourg joined Federated Investors Inc. as head of the company’s new alternatives and managed-risk investment group.

Nick Davies will assume the role of area president for Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC’s (GFA) Washington, D.C., and Newark, New Jersey, offices.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will pay retirement benefits for a plastic container manufacturer based in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities, but changing market conditions could buck the trend this year.

Most defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants stayed the course last year with their asset allocations as stock values generally rose over the first nine months of 2013.

Putnam Investments is putting more emphasis on investment strategies that can help financial advisers and their clients pursue strong, risk-adjusted performance in volatile markets.