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Sixteen months after imposing a withdrawal freeze, the Principal has made a partial distribution to participants.

More than the subtleties of the law, the nuances of crafting a cogent legal brief, and the humiliations that often accompany the public exercise of the Socratic method, the...

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business has unveiled a business-building program for advisers, consultants, and third-party administrators (TPA) for small- and mid-sized corporate retirement plans.

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a participant in TIAA-CREF annuity contracts met the requirements to change his beneficiary from his ex-wife to his long-time friend.

A federal court has ruled that cash balance plan participants are not due additional benefits because a summary plan description (SPD) failed to inform them of an offset...

WisdomTree plans to close 10 of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules to better protect money market fund investors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn’t taken a position on climate change—but it has offered some new guidance on how firms should take that potential into account...

A federal judge in Illinois has turned away allegations by 401(k) participants at Kraft Foods Global that recordkeeping fees paid to Hewitt Associates were too high and the...

More than half (52%) of respondents to a Towers Watson survey said the percentage of their employees working past their desired retirement age is higher than it was...

Ascensus has bolstered its sales force with an additional Regional Vice President, Josh Haynes, who will focus on the company’s "Rocky Mountain" territory.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has released to the public online datasets of Form 5500 annual report/returns for approximately 800,000 retirement, health, and other...

A federal court judge has given preliminary approval to a partial settlement in a lawsuit accusing Hartford Life Insurance Co. and Neuberger Berman Management of entering into revenue...

A Pennsylvania law firm has announced it is investigating potential claims against Motorola Inc. in regards to company stock in its 401(k) plan and employee stock purchase plan.

If your password is “123456,” you might as well leave an electronic key under the doormat with a promise to feed hackers cookies and milk once they break...

Securian said participants who received a personalized Annual Checkup on their quarterly statements measuring the adequacy of their deferral rates are setting aside the same amount or more...

Transamerica Asset Management Group announced it is lowering the expense ratio of its Transamerica Flexible Income fund.

Charles Goldman, who joined Fidelity from Charles Schwab about a year ago, plans to leave the company at the end of March, according to news reports.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division released data indicating that participants in its retirement plans are taking a calmer, longer-term approach to their retirement saving plans.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) has recruited David W. Stecher as national practice leader for Executive Benefits Consulting.