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Andy Sieg, head of Retirement & Philanthropic Services (RPS) at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has made retirement leadership changes, including two promotions and one outside hire.

Most advisers don’t see independent online brokerages as a threat to their businesses—but a new report suggests they might be.

The California Institute of Technology has chosen TIAA-CREF to be the single administrative services provider for the Caltech Retirement Program, beginning January 1.

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a live public Web chat to discuss its regulatory agenda.

New York Life Investments said it is expanding its defined contribution investment only (DCIO) efforts through its lineup of stand-alone stable value products to third parties.

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) made suggestions to the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) to address plan sponsor and provider confusion over new reporting...

Charles Schwab has added integrated IFRS 2 reporting functionality into its Schwab EquiView recordkeeping system for corporate stock plan clients.

PIMCO announced that it hired Neel Kashkari, the former czar of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), as well as two portfolio managers from Franklin Templeton Investments.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) said it is investigating how it can best encourage the use of lifetime annuities or other similar instruments.

Alabama is switching to a new 457 deferred compensation plan provider amid concerns about the previous provider and its relationship with the Alabama State Employees Association (ASEA).

Retirement plan participants invested in target-date funds along with other funds offered by the plan could end up with a potentially inferior portfolio in terms of risk/return tradeoff,...

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Doug Rosendahl as regional sales director for San Diego and surrounding areas.

NextStep Defined Contribution, Inc., has agreed to add the SmartPlan Enterprise interactive-video retirement planning system from vWise, Inc., to the NextStep participant education offering.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched its US Community Investing Index strategy.

An outgrowth of the firm RIA In A Box, the new firm Lexington Compliance aims to support registered investment advisers (RIAs) with management and review of compliance requirements.

Advisers could be looking at some changes on target-date funds next year—and maybe a change in certain mutual fund fees.

Clark Consulting, Inc., has rolled out a new deferred compensation offering for mid-market companies.

A new bill aims to inform participants of how their account balances translate into actual income in retirement. 

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor will present video remarks by Secretary Hilda L. Solis outlining the department’s regulatory agenda.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2009-40, providing the table of covered compensation for the 2010 plan year for use in determining contributions to defined benefit...