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The retirement industry might want to be on the lookout for some Congressional action around retirement adequacy and retirement plan coverage.

This will be the third straight year of double-digit gains for domestic stocks, predicts Bob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist and head of the U.S. Large Cap Series equity team at...

Everence Capital Management launched the MMA Praxis International Index Fund (MPLAX for Class A Shares, MPLIX for Class I Shares).

In a live Web chat discussing the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (EBSA) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis C. Borzi said the Agency will...

Defined contribution plan sponsors intend to improve company contributions, automatic features, and usage of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) funds, according to a new report.

Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (HEMAX, HEMCX, HEMIX).

John J. Sohn has been named a partner of The Wagner Law Group, effective January 1.

linkedFA, a social networking site specifically for financial professionals, announced today that Richard Joyce will become Chairman of the Board.  

ProShares, a provider of alternative exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has launched what its says are the first "Volatility ETFs."

Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent TD Ameritrade survey said the recession of 2008-2009 forced them to delay saving and investing for retirement.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Strategic Benefit Solutions, Inc. (SBS).

Charlie Vieth and Steve Zients of Act2 Retirement Consulting have affiliated with practice management firm Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG).

Western & Southern Financial Group’s member companies have introduced VAROOM -- Variable Annuity for Roll Over Only Money.

The TCW Group, Inc. announced the availability of the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund.

Van Eck Global has launched a new index-based, open-end mutual fund, the Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fund (tickers: CMCAX, COMIX, CMCYX).

 Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired the CBIZ Wealth Management team, formerly a part of CBIZ Inc., effective January 1.  

Worldwide, mutual funds added more than $900 billion in long-term net gains for 2010, according to a report from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Northern Trust has added functionality to its Trade Order Entry platform that it says will help automate private market investments and global funds.

USI Consulting Group named Erica Swett as Vice President of Retirement Services, based in Dallas, Texas.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPAM) has tapped John Galateria as managing director, head of Defined Contribution Investment Solutions (DCIS).