March 11, 2010 -- The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained consent judgments providing for restitution of more than $12 million by plan officials and service providers involved with the employee stock ownership plan sponsored by The Employee Ownership Holding Co. of Stockton, California, and Fife, Washington.

March 11, 2010 -- After the financial crisis whittled down the number of millionaires in the U.S., the number is recovering.

March 11, 2010 -- Mercer said its recent effort with Synapses Inc., a provider of personalized 401(k) education, products, and services, indicates using targeted employee communications can achieve better plan results.

March 11, 2010 -- Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) has announced that its proprietary Scorecard System will now track, monitor, and rank more than 300 exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

March 11, 2010 -- U.S. mutual fund investors put an estimated $30 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in February, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

March 11, 2010 -- The Principal Financial Group unveiled Web tools to help advisers with estate planning.

March 10, 2010 -- A Fidelity Investments study found 40% of investors working with tax advisers are now eligible for Roth IRA conversions, and more than a third (35%) are expected to complete a conversion by year-end.

March 10, 2010 -- To help educate investors about the potential benefits of building a tax-diversified retirement portfolio, Fidelity is launching a "Tax-Smart Investing" seminar.

March 10, 2010 -- Schwab is making additional resources and tools available to investors, independent investment adviser clients, and 401(k) plan participants designed to help navigate Roth IRA conversion decisions.

March 10, 2010 -- Baden Retirement Plan Services (Baden), an Ascensus company, is rolling out its services nationally through Ascensus’ sales force of 12 regional vice presidents (RVPs).

March 10, 2010 -- Throughout much of the 2009 market rally, activity as measured by fund flows within the Callan DC Index, was above average as participants sought to increase their exposure to risky assets.

March 10, 2010 -- For a change, 401(k) participants who realigned their balances didn’t seem to be tracking the market.

March 10, 2010 -- Amid the financial crisis, financial advisers reported they are increasingly relying on internal wholesalers at asset management firms, according to a study by the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

March 11, 2010 -- Men are more likely than women to be sexually active later in life, according to a new study conducted by University of Chicago researchers.

March 10, 2010 -- Fidelity Investments has announced promotions at Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (FIWS), the firm’s trading, custody, and brokerage arm for registered investment advisers (RIAs), and National Financial (NF), the firm’s clearing unit for broker/dealers.