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Van Eck Global launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) which seeks to give investors exposure to the equities of companies primarily engaged in the producing, refining, and recycling of...

A federal judge in Georgia rejected claims SunTrust Banks breached its fiduciary duty by keeping company stock as an investment option in its 401(k) plan after it was...

Fidelity Investments reported a 20% increase over the past three years in the number of participants in its tax-exempt savings plans, which serve higher education, health care, and...

ING Investment Management reduced the expense ratios for the "I" shares of five of its actively managed fundamental equity funds, the company announced.

A study released this month provides evidence to what many drivers already suspected–the model of your car likely impacts your chances of getting a speeding ticket.    

The retirement risk advisers think is most important for them to address is longevity.

MetLife said its 8th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study approximately one out of two Gen Y employees does not feel very confident about their ability to make the...

Participants in nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans have a new online education resource: the Web site myNQDC.com.

A new study of global fund distribution features by Strategic Insight (SI) says the future holds a reduced number of blockbuster funds in a more guided architecture context.

Diversified Investment Advisors has a new in-plan investment option that guarantees income for life, while allowing retirement plan participants to participate in the stock and bond markets and...

Eighty percent of baby boomers surveyed in a poll commissioned by Humana indicated they have changed their retirement expectations, with 44% expecting to work longer.

USAA has launched two new mutual funds addressing inflation and rising interest rates.

MetLife Resources entered into a partnership with Advised Assets Group, LLC (AAG), a registered investment adviser that delivers investment advisory services to defined contribution plan sponsors and plan...

As a result of a Q310 turnaround in equity returns, as well as continued positive performance in the fixed-income market, target maturity funds strolled into the fourth quarter...

The Newport Group introduced a new personal account aggregation feature for participants in its plans.

The Associated Press is proposing a new contract with union employees under which its defined benefit pension plan would be frozen.

The percentage of households at risk for not meeting their retirement goals jumps from 51% to 60% when they live off of the interest from their assets instead...

AARP has revamped its retirement calculator “to enhance usability, but maintain accuracy in its results.”

Advisers are facing several new challenges in the “post-recession” climate, and many feel that they have to tackle these challenges on their own, according to a survey conducted...

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, a third-party recordkeeping and administration company, announced the addition of a third fixed-interest option from VALIC to the CPI platform.