March 12, 2010 -- Despite a proliferation of retirement income products and financial services firms’ best efforts to capture the retirement income market, no single leader has emerged in this space, according to Cogent Research’s In-Retirement Income 2010 report.

March 12, 2010 -- Nautical Capital Management LLC has launched its commodity-based absolute return strategies.

March 12, 2010 -- Eaton Vance Management has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create and operate five actively-managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

March 12, 2010 -- J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. has filed applications with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create and operate an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) and two index ETFs.

March 12, 2010 -- Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company, has opened an office in London.

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).