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A Texas state district judge approved the start of a claims process for Texans who invested with a Houston company accused of scamming retired teachers, state workers, and...

The Irvine, California-based SageView Advisory Group, an independent retirement and wealth management consulting firm, has added Robert Patton and David Shnapek to its staff.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., is expanding its open-architecture retirement plan platform to include collective investment funds (CIFs) through CIF Marketplace.

T. Rowe Price has launched the U.S. Large-Cap Core Fund.

The Principal Financial Group has unveiled a new online tool to help 401(k) participants estimate how long it will take for their balance to be rebuilt to January...

Charles E. “Ed″ Haldeman, Jr., will step down from his positions as chairman of Putnam Investment Management, LLC, president of the Putnam Funds, and member of the Board...

A new booklet for insurance and financial professionals about long-term care (LTC) insurance addresses the issues and options facing women.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into law legislation enhancing registration requirements for investment advisers, dealers, and other personnel.

It may be of little consolation to his victims, but a federal judge gave Bernard Madoff a sentence that should keep him behind bars for the rest of...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is taking its compliance seminar series to Atlanta.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services said its new 401(k) proposal package was built to allow financial advisers to highlight elements of particular relevance to a plan sponsor.

Staff investigators at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have announced their intention to get permission from commissioners to file civil charges against State Street Bank and Trust...

Great-West Retirement Services introduced Easy Start 401(k), a new product targeted to businesses that do not currently offer a 401(k) plan.

Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. said it has notified the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its intent to sponsor one or more 403(b) prototype plans.

Large corporate and government retirement plan clients of ING U.S. Retirement Services are being offered a new suite of services aimed at helping employees through various workplace transitions.

Clearing and custody providers RBC Correspondent Services and RBC Advisor Services, divisions of RBC Capital Markets Corporation, will implement SunGard’s WealthStation wealth management platform.

Independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) continue to report firm growth and are looking for more revenue through forming strategic alliances and recruitment, according to a survey by TD...

Most millionaires stuck with their advisers through the market crisis, but one in 10 stopped working with their adviser, according to an annual study by Fidelity.

Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) said its new 401(k) X-Ray provides financial advisers with a free comprehensive analysis of a client's retirement plan.

Towers, Perrin, Forster&Crosby, Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. have combined to form a new entity, Towers Watson.