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Large-size U.S. plan sponsors recently surveyed believe participation in defined contribution plans should be mandatory, with immediate vesting of employer contributions.

The TCW Group, Inc., an international asset-management firm, announced the availability of the TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund.

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC (GW&K), a manager of active fixed income and equity investment strategies, announced the hiring of John Brescia and Michael Clare for institutional sales...

The Vanguard Group unveiled an international real estate index fund with ETF Shares based on the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index.

A U.S. District Court jury found the former owner of a plumbing company in Texas guilty of embezzling from its 401(k) plan.

Janus Capital launched three new investment strategies, which are available for U.S. institutional investors in separate accounts.

A couple of weeks back, the Social Security Administration announced that, for the second year in a row—but only for the second time since 1975—there...

Eighty-five percent of retirees recently polled said there should be no mandatory retirement age.

Investment industry veteran Art Nunes and his Dynamic Investing Group have joined Northwest Asset Management.

U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors returned to positive performance in the third quarter of 2010, with a median gain of 8%, according to data in the Northern Trust...

Merrill Lynch’s “Affluent Insights Quarterly Survey” took a closer look at the state of affluent small business owners in America.   

Nearly half of individuals surveyed by The Hartford said retirement benefits are more important now than before the start of the recession.

Ascensus has partnered with Mesirow Financial’s Investment Strategies Group to deliver investment fiduciary protection to plan sponsors.

Merrill Lynch's “Affluent Insights Quarterly Survey” finds although affluent Americans are feeling more financially secure this year than last, 61% are expecting to retire later than originally planned.

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Lincoln Financial Group announced that Donna MacFarland has joined the company as Marketing Director for the Defined Contribution business.

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the American Benefits Council (ABC) have requested immediate guidance on section 2112 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

Charles Schwab issued a report today that examines how independent registered investment adviser (RIA) firms can benefit from segmenting their client base and offers strategies on how to...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday announced that the 2011 deferral limit for 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is unchanged...

A recent upgrade to AdvisorVision monitors retirement plans and automatically alerts advisers when something in the plan requires their immediate attention.