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A third of those responding to a new survey worry about outliving their retirement nest egg, but only one in five plan to buy an annuity or other...

Howard Capital Management (HCM) and Folio Institutional have made an arrangement to enable Folio-affiliated advisers and their clients to use HCM’s retirement plan analysis tool.  

Ridgeworth Investments has chosen Bob Kuberski to build and lead a retail sales team in the newly-created role of National Sales Manager for the Retail Advisor channel. 

U.S. REITs outperformed the broader equity market in 2010, matching their gains in 2009, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).

A former employee of American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. was negligent in its audits of AIG and failed to pursue a claim against...

WisdomTree is introducing the WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WDTI).

Putnam Investments announced the promotions of Robert E. Alan to Head of North America Consultant Relations and Keith E. Thomas to Head of International Consultant Relations.

A federal judge in Wisconsin has ordered Alliant Energy Corp. to use an 8.2% interest rate when it carries out lump-sum distributions from its cash balance program.

The retirement industry might want to be on the lookout for some Congressional action around retirement adequacy and retirement plan coverage.

This will be the third straight year of double-digit gains for domestic stocks, predicts Bob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist and head of the U.S. Large Cap Series equity team at...

Everence Capital Management launched the MMA Praxis International Index Fund (MPLAX for Class A Shares, MPLIX for Class I Shares).

In a live Web chat discussing the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (EBSA) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis C. Borzi said the Agency will...

Defined contribution plan sponsors intend to improve company contributions, automatic features, and usage of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) funds, according to a new report.

Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (HEMAX, HEMCX, HEMIX).

John J. Sohn has been named a partner of The Wagner Law Group, effective January 1.

linkedFA, a social networking site specifically for financial professionals, announced today that Richard Joyce will become Chairman of the Board.  

ProShares, a provider of alternative exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has launched what its says are the first "Volatility ETFs."

Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent TD Ameritrade survey said the recession of 2008-2009 forced them to delay saving and investing for retirement.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Strategic Benefit Solutions, Inc. (SBS).

Charlie Vieth and Steve Zients of Act2 Retirement Consulting have affiliated with practice management firm Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG).