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As planned, Aon Corporation completed its merger of Hewitt Associates, Inc. with a subsidiary of Aon, creating Aon Hewitt late in the day Friday.

I’ve long had an issue with weight scales, for the perhaps obvious reason that, these days, they frequently deliver a message I’d just as soon not receive.   

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A new report finds that while many participants aren’t yet on track to meet their retirement savings goals, a combination of plan design changes and...

Financial advisers Tony Noisom and Chris Musino recently joined Raymond James & Associates, in its Coral Gables, Florida, branch.

American Pension Services is introducing a 413(c) multiple-employer defined contribution plan, called “The Platinum 401k” program.   

Independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) who have a strong, hands-on approach to technology are seeing more benefits than RIAs who spend more money on technology, yet use it...

A trading firm’s use of a computer sell order triggered the May 6 market plunge, which sent the Dow Jones industrial average dropping nearly 1,000 points in less...

In another shift in the asset management industry, AllianceBernstein L.P. announced it has acquired SunAmerica's alternative investments group.

Even though the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has already turned down a similar request, The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has also asked for...

EPFR Global-tracked Emerging Markets, U.S. and Global Bond Funds remain on track for record-setting years going into the fourth quarter, as are Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Equity Funds.

Financial services firm Edward Jones has reached a distribution agreement with Prudential Financial to offer its clients variable annuities and individual life insurance from Prudential companies.

When asked if auto-escalation beginning at age 45 would be appealing, 22% of defined contribution participants said they would be interested in a 1% increase every year.

Putnam Investments has announced the nationwide availability of Putnam 529 for America, its new adviser-sold 529 college savings plan.

Plan Fiduciary Services, Inc. is sponsoring the Affiliated Employers Retirement Savings Plan, a multiple-employer plan it says will lower plan administration costs.

A successful request for proposals (RFP) or request for information (RFI) process starts with establishing goals.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a pair of former State Street Bank and Trust Company employees with misleading investors about their exposure to subprime investments.

Lawsuits by workers claiming BP Plc’s North American unit mismanaged their retirement savings plan should be sent to the Texas court already handling investor claims prompted by the...

Corporate Insight recently found that 45% of the asset management firms it tracks are employing social media in some way.

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to introduce rules "in the next few weeks" that would give shareholders in 2011 a vote on the pay packages of top...