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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.

Wilmington Trust has hired Karen S. Bonn as a client development officer at Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company (WTRIS).

If you're looking for some assistance in dealing with the new plan fee disclosure regulations, there is a a new solution on the market. 

Journal Communications, a Milwaukee-based media company, is freezing its defined benefit plan and boosting its 401(k) match, effective January 1, 2011.

A 401(k) provider has unveiled a bundled 100% index fund 401(k) program where employees pay only the expense ratios of the index funds.

Plan Sponsor Advisors, LLC (PSA) has hired Theresa “Tess” Malone as its new National Practice Leader.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) on Thursday released its long-awaited final rule governing a wide variety of investment option disclosures, including fees to workers in participant-directed individual...

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced two appointments to its fixed income and equity investment teams.

Pension software provider BLAZE SSI and preapproved document provider McKay Hochman have worked out an agreement allowing the two companies to exchange data between their respective systems.

State Street Global Markets announced the launch of its Systemic Risk Index that measures the U.S. equity market’s vulnerability to market shocks.