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The House Committee on Financial Services passed a bill Wednesday that would collar expected rulemaking from the Department of Labor (DOL) to amend the fiduciary definition.

Florida’s governor enacted legislation on Monday making it a notice-filing state for branch office applications.

Significant hurdles stand in the way of wider adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k) plans, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

Blake Richards of Buford, Georgia, was enjoined by a federal court from committing more violations of the securities laws.

Cash balance retirement plans have showed a 500% increase over the last decade and a 12% increase over the last year, a report found.

The Confident Retirement approach created by Ameriprise Financial aims to help clients close to or actually in retirement feel more confident about their finances.

A Web-based investment-filtering tool from Paychex Inc. simplifies investment aggregation and identification for advisers.

A guide from the Principal Financial Group helps advisers answer common plan sponsor questions about compensation.

“Auto” plan features are on the rise.

A white paper on asset consolidation from Principal Funds highlights opportunities for investors and financial advisers.

The market for pension buyouts reached $37 billion last year. Is pension risk transfer (PRT) right for your defined benefit (DB) plan and your company? 

Avoiding discussions about money is a risk factor for retirement savings, according to MFS Investment Management.

Engaging employees in their retirement plans involves simplicity, connection and accurate diagnosis.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Wednesday to propose rules that would reform the way money market funds operate to make them less susceptible to runs that...

LPL Financial adopted an annuity visualizer by Lincoln Financial Group to help its advisers explain the benefits and the different rider options of annuities.    

Target-date funds (TDFs) were introduced into the market almost 19 years ago with a simple intention—to provide a coherent investment strategy for participants from the time they enter...

Should retirement income products be offered inside defined contribution (DC) plans or as rollover solutions?

Reducing volatility and expanding investment options for defined contribution (DC) plans could improve risk-adjusted returns, according to BNY Mellon.

Chinese Americans are great at saving, according to research from Wells Fargo, but fewer than half of survey respondents have a written financial plan.

Two thirds of Americans just don’t bother. Preparing a detailed written or computerized budget each month to track income and expenses, that is.