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John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) announced the John Hancock Partnership Program.

“While we as advisers understand a lot of pieces of the puzzle, the plan sponsor doesn’t,” Keith Gredys, CEO and president of Kidder Benefits Consultants Inc., told attendees...

Ameritas Investment Corp. has selected National Financial to serve as the sole clearing and custody provider for its broker/dealer brokerage services.

Many retirement plan participants, especially those with lower incomes, are overwhelmed by projections of how much they need to save, and they feel powerless to do anything about...

Fidelity Investments has named Damon Dunkel as vice president of Managed Accounts, effective August 2013.

Pet owners, small-business owners and moms are enthusiastic users of iPads, research found.

In March, the Department of Labor (DOL) prepared general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target-date funds (TDFs).

Jeff Fuhrman was named chief operating officer and chief financial officer of LLBH Private Wealth Management LLC, an independent wealth management firm.

Most American households do financial planning, but the extent varies greatly, according to research by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board).

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in August, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Saving for retirement is not something people think about, and the way people communicate has changed over the years.

A new white paper looks at how plan sponsors can foster better outcomes for participants.

Ever since the Enron scandal of 2001, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attorneys have become “exploitive” with regards to bringing...

Fee disclosure is not something to fear but “an opportunity to differentiate yourself as a retirement-focused practice,” said Vincent Morris, president of Bukaty Companies Retirement Plan Services, at...

Nine of ING U.S. Investment Management’s affiliated mutual funds have been made available in R6 share classes.

A ranking from BrightScope, Inc. indicates companies in the law industry have the best 401(k) retirement plans.

Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi, with the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA), said it has been engaged in a very vigorous focus on...

The Department of Labor (DOL) wants to know whether its proposal to show lifetime income projections on retirement plan participant statements is a solution to having inadequate income...

As the American demographic is approaching retirement—many without adequate savings—the discussion of the role of retirement income products has ramped up.

Defined contribution plan participants are not saving enough, so there is a need to maximize their returns.