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A new article from Securian will help plan sponsors decide if they need help with investment decisions.

New findings from MetLife’s 8th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study show members of the working sandwich generation - those who are holding down a full-time job while raising...

An MFS Investment Management survey found misperceptions regarding asset allocation and retirement readiness. 

Still River announced that its new software is being offered at a discount to NEA (National Education Association) members who are approaching retirement or who are already retired.

Informa Investment Solutions introduced PSN Monitor, an interactive tool enabling institutional investors to incorporate consolidated industry insights into their own due diligence process.

Younger boomers still have time to recover from the 2008 economic downturn, but worry about control and stability in retirement more than older boomers.

Fifty-two percent of those in a recent Sun Life Financial poll expect to work at least three years longer than planned, and as many people expect to retire...

Putnam Investments has made changes to senior roles on its defined contribution team, in what Edmund F. Murphy, III, Managing Director, Head of Defined Contribution, called “the...

David Ravarino will be the new regional vice president in Transamerica Retirement Service’s western region.

The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed and final regulations concerning hybrid retirement plans.

Symetra Life Insurance Company named Richard Moran vice president and national sales manager for the company’s retirement and life insurance products.

Forward Management, LLC hired Victor Melinauskas as Regional Sales Director for the Pacific Northwest Territory.

Russell Investments and Parametric Portfolio Associates have collaborated on a new index series that measures the return dispersion of a varied selection of securities.

Tom Fickinger was appointed head of Financial Advisor Strategy, a newly created role, at Merrill Lynch.   

RIA in a Box, a registered investment adviser (RIA) consultancy firm, has partnered with Lloyds of London and the North American Professional Liability Insurance Agency (NAPLIA) to provide errors...

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. launched a new educational program to encourage participation in defined contribution retirement plans, in recognition of national Save for Retirement Week

A Mercer survey found that about half (49%) of responding tax-exempt organizations offer top executives an employer-paid nonqualified retirement plan.

Fifth Third Institutional Services has named John Kahle as National Head of Sales for the Bank’s 12-state service area.

Last week, the Department of Labor reissued its proposed regulation on participant fee disclosure. 

When it comes to participant communications, the retirement plan industry is stuck between the old methods of snail mail and emails and the new world of social media.