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PlanServe Data Systems released a Smartphone application, Relevant Pension Partner, for retirement plan administrators.

Charles Schwab Bank, a trust and custody service provider to 401(k) and other retirement plans, has added the Schwab Institutional Diversified International Trust Fund to its suite of...

John Hancock found that 88% of advisers have urged clients to get back in the investing game, but most are not heeding the advice.

Janus Funds and Pacific Life Funds will now be a part of FundVest, Pershing's no-transaction-fee mutual fund platform.

The Michigan Department of Treasury and TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. announced a reduction in fees of the Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP).

Robert Reynolds, President and CEO of Putnam Investments, today discussed why he feels that this is the time for advisers and investors to adopt absolute returns...

SEI Advisor Network today announced a program called No Advisor Fees, No Matter What.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Goldman Sachs $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its registered representatives had received Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wells...

Mary Schapiro, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said by not regulating markets more aggressively, the SEC didn’t protect investors as well as it should...

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) added three executives to its defined contribution team to expand the business and strengthen client offerings.

The former CEO of Leading Technology Services Corp. (LTS) was sentenced to prison and ordered to provide $57k in restitution to the company’s 401(k) plan participants.

To mitigate retirement savings losses from the economic downturn, more workers would rather work for a few extra years rather than trying to live on a tighter budget.

Charles Schwab notified counsel for the plaintiffs in a consolidated class action lawsuit relating to the Schwab YieldPlus Fund that it is invoking the termination provisions of the...

At the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) annual meeting, a panel of industry executives expressed concerns about the regulations, but kept an optimistic tone.  

C&K Market Inc. agreed to restore $3 million in cash plus interest and to sell property in order to make restitution for a series of imprudent loans made...

For the first time in five months, 401(k) participants’ asset transfers were equity oriented after a long run of being fixed-income directed, according to the latest Aon Hewitt...

James McCrary joined SageView Advisory Group as a Retirement Plan Consultant in the West Team.

ETF industry assets rose $39.9 billion last month, up 4.5%, to $925 billion, according to the latest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder 401k expanded its profit sharing 401(k) plan to allow small-business owners to award different levels of contributions to their employees based on group-specific criteria.

Plan advisers and sponsors can help participants take an in-depth look at their retirement situation with the new tool from Nationwide.