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Financial Communications, a division of McGraw-Hill Professional and a provider of retirement communication solutions, has launched a new version of its enrollment kit.

Spotting a co-worker with his fly down can be pretty awkward—which is why a third of people wouldn’t mention it.

Wirehouses can bring scale and product innovation to the retirement plan adviser—and pay the electricity bill for you, noted Ed O’Connor, managing director at UBS Financial Services.

At the PLANADVISER National Conference, a panel of big names in the independent advisory space discussed why independence might be a good choice for retirement plan advisers.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is expanding its Retirement Solutions national sales force to offer its retirement products to small and mid-sized businesses across the nation.

Bank of America Corporation (BofA) signed an agreement to sell the stock and bond units of Columbia Management to Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the companies announced.

Anne Arvia, president of Nationwide Bank, has been drafted to be the new chief of Nationwide’s retirement business, as of November 1, 2009.

The Dreyfus Corporation, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has introduced two new fund of funds: Dreyfus Satellite Alpha Fund and Dreyfus Diversified Global Fund.

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has developed an asset allocation and manager selection analysis tool that enables clients to plan and map the risk-return implications of their...

Bank of America (BofA) brought in Andrew Sieg to head its retirement group and appointed Keith Banks and John Theil to lead Private Wealth Management.

The 401(k) ratings and analytics firm BrightScope launched a service to help advisers and consultants find plans that need their help.

While many investors still do not understand the features of a Roth IRA or know about the conversion opportunity just months away, most said they would look to...

A Charlotte, North Carolina, third-party administrator and recordkeeper has unveiled a redesigned Web site, including an adviser center.

The latest Russell Investments quarterly investment manager survey found the hottest asset classes are emerging market equities and non-U.S. (developed market) equities at 67% bullish and 63% bullish,...

It’s often said that freedom comes with a price, and for some financial advisers, the price is worth it.

Colonial Bank, a now-defunct Alabama bank company, has been hit with eight stock-drop suits over losses suffered by its pension plan when the bank was seized by regulators,...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Detroit-area stock broker Frank Bluestein with fraud, alleging that he lured elderly investors into a $250 million Ponzi scheme.

Forty-one percent of defined contribution assets are controlled by consultants, with the majority of these assets in large plans with more than $500 million in assets, according to...

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) will now offer its ETF Managed Solutions Guide on the Web, in addition to the hard copy.

Somewhere in the course of your professional life, you have no doubt heard (or used) the expression about what happens when you assume1.