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Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $32.7 billion in March, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

New York Life Investments has appointed Al Lazaro as regional vice president, Midwest region, for its defined contribution investment only (DCIO) practice.

Mitchell Harris has been named to the newly created position of president of BNY Mellon's Investment Management division, which comprises BNY Mellon Asset Management and BNY Mellon Wealth...

BlackRock, Inc. has launched the BlackRock India Fund. 

Without question the retirement plan industry has prospered from the long-standing practice of relying heavily – and in some situations, completely - on asset-based fees. ...

A U.S. District Court has certified as a class action a suit against YRC Worldwide that claims it offered company stock as a 401(k) investment option when it...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced that labor and employment attorney Wanda Holloway has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston office.

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has rolled out an initiative offering resources to help people make better financial decisions.

Politicians have always been fond of second chances. 

VALIC has launched an education campaign that caters to the specific financial and retirement planning needs of women.

Dreman Value Management L.L.C., a contrarian value asset management company, launched the Dreman Contrarian Value Equity Fund.

Citi added socially responsible investment (SRI) solutions to its securities lending cash collateral investment program.

IndexIQ has introduced the IQ Global Oil Small Cap ETF (NYSE Arca: IOIL).

On a total return basis, the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index gained 5.11% and the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was up 4.89% in April, compared to...

Motorola 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan participants are excluded from the class specified in a securities lawsuit brought against the company, so they cannot share in the settlement of that...

William Gallagher Associates (WGA) announced that James Kinney has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President.

Corporate Compensation Plans has introduced an executive compensation benefit program to protect highly paid employees' income and wealth accumulation plans.

Janus has launched what it says is the first U.S.-based capital protection mutual fund to offer daily liquidity with no set maturity date.   

Some in the retirement industry might find this conversation all too familiar…

S&P Indices announced the launch of the S&P 500 Oil Hedged Index.