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When it comes to employee benefit plans, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has laid out its work plan for next year.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that some requests for an extension of Form 5500 filing have been inadvertently denied and plan sponsors received denial letters in error.

EPIC Advisors, a defined contribution recordkeeper, announced that Jim Genthner will be the new president.

The “Form ADV Part 2 Brochure Template” will help investment advisers with the new required format based on the recent Securities and Exchange (SEC) rule update.

New absolute return portfolios are designed to deliver positive performance over a reasonable timeframe regardless of the ups and downs of the market.

A recently commissioned survey indicates that employer-sponsored retirement plans are highly important to the workers who participate in them, but most are not maximizing their savings power.

ING added a calculator to its Web site to help demonstrate the potential long-term financial impact of retirement plan contribution rate changes.

Triad Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Financial Services Inc., announced that Planning Solutions Group is joining the firm as an independent branch office.

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Lawyers involved in a stock drop lawsuit against IndyMac Bancorp announced a $7 million settlement.

DST Retirement Solutions brought on Gary Lineberry as vice president.

Brian Swanson joined the Institutional Trust & Custody division of Union Bank, N.A. as a senior client relationship manager and product executive.

Even though an ex-wife waived her right to her now-deceased ex-husband’s 401(k) plan savings, she is still entitled to the money, a federal judge in New Jersey has...

Janus Capital Group Inc. appointed Edward DeMarino as vice president and director of Financial Institutions. 

A federal judge in New York threw out a stock-drop lawsuit against the American Express Company.

Office Depot chose Fidelity Investments to provide it with benefits administration services.

Talk about lofty retirement goals: this Saturday, Zenyatta, a six-year-old female thoroughbred, hopes to break a record and end her career undefeated.   

Nearly 30% of respondents indicated they failed to rollover their retirement savings into an IRA or new 401(k) because they are unsure about the rollover process according to...

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) and the Council of Independent Recordkeepers (CIKR) asked federal regulators to consider the impact on retirement and benefit plans...

The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial launched the “YOU” campaign to help employers engage employees during voluntary benefit enrollments.