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Even though an ex-wife waived her right to her now-deceased ex-husband’s 401(k) plan savings, she is still entitled to the money, a federal judge in New Jersey has...

Janus Capital Group Inc. appointed Edward DeMarino as vice president and director of Financial Institutions. 

A federal judge in New York threw out a stock-drop lawsuit against the American Express Company.

Office Depot chose Fidelity Investments to provide it with benefits administration services.

Talk about lofty retirement goals: this Saturday, Zenyatta, a six-year-old female thoroughbred, hopes to break a record and end her career undefeated.   

Nearly 30% of respondents indicated they failed to rollover their retirement savings into an IRA or new 401(k) because they are unsure about the rollover process according to...

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) and the Council of Independent Recordkeepers (CIKR) asked federal regulators to consider the impact on retirement and benefit plans...

The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial launched the “YOU” campaign to help employers engage employees during voluntary benefit enrollments.

Retirement Made Simpler (RMS) released an online toolkit to provide employers with step-by-step guidance for implementing 403(b) plan automatic features.

Nationwide Financial Services chose Carlo Cordasco as retirement income planning specialist covering the Northeast region.

Primax Payment Systems partnered with Northeast Retirement Services and Union Center National Bank of Union, New Jersey to launch an optional service providing solutions for the administration and...

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $44.6 billion in September, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

The SPARK Institute sent comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the potential impact on retirement plan intermediaries due to the proposed rule regarding mutual...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) sued the owner of a defunct landscaping company for allegedly paying operating expenses using employee contributions to the company’s savings incentive match...

REITs continued their strong rally through October, and REIT total returns year-to-date through October 31 were triple those of the S&P 500 for the same period, according to...

LCG Associates, Inc., an institutional investment consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, has promoted Britt L. Bentley, to Vice President.

The Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) updated its adviser-centric Web site, Knowledge Center, with improved navigation and document storage.

A federal judge in Kansas cleared the way for former YRC Worldwide employees to move forward with their stock-drop suit against the trucking company.

Craig Castner joined ING U.S. Retirement Services as the wirehouse regional vice president covering New York City.

Transamerica Retirement Services announced the hiring of Daniel Long as division vice president in the company’s central region.