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When you look at the big picture, defined contribution plan sponsors making changes to matching contributions was not a widespread reaction to the recession.

Fidelity Investments has introduced its NetBenefits Smartphone application.

Chris Phillips was hired as director of strategic accounts in the retirement plan services division of CUNA Mutual Group.

In the current low-rate environment, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may want to implement a “holistic” glide path solution.   

The relatively small percentage of women in the ranks of certified financial planners has spurred an initiative by Certified Financial Planner Board (CFP) of Standards Inc.

Even through a waning rate environment, the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities stayed stable.

Inflows for long-term mutual funds during April stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, according to a report from Morningstar, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund to bring alternative investments to a wider investor base.

The summer vacation is alive and well for almost half the Americans surveyed by the vacation site DreamPlanGo in Hopkins, Minnesota.

When it comes to retirement savings, the U.S. could learn a few things from The Land Down Under.

How much, and when, to make withdrawals from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in retirement was studied by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

More plan sponsors are embracing social media to access plan-relevant information from multiple sources, a new study found.

Jerry W. Miller has been appointed head of the asset and wealth management division for the Americas at Deutsche Bank.

Lack of retirement readiness is a global problem, with retirement illiteracy a major factor.

Russell Investments has updated its “Corporate Pension Finance Handbook,” which addresses topics affecting corporate pension plans.

Paula M. Lewis was named vice president of retirement plan services at Tegrit Group, a third-party administrator.

The average exchange-traded fund (ETF) allocation in advisers’ client portfolios is expected to rise to 7.8% in 2013, according to Cerulli Associates.  

Overall, target-maturity funds had a good first quarter in terms of performance and asset inflows, according to Morningstar’s Ibbotson Associates.

The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 4.53% for the first quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of positive returns.

Farnoosh Torabi has expanded her relationship with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) to help bring financial education to young adults.