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Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC announced that John Varley intends to step down as Group Chief Executive, and from the Barclays Boards and the Group Executive Committee,...

General Growth Properties, the second-largest U.S. Mall owner, in the process of emerging from bankruptcy, has agreed to a $5.75-million settlement of a 401(k) stock-drop case.

Today PLANSPONSOR opens its annual nomination process for its Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year awards.

While the vast majority of American workers are satisfied with their jobs, nearly two thirds doubt they will ever be able to retire, according to a survey...

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $15.4 billion in July, according to the latest Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Sandra Venetis, an investment adviser based in Branchburg, New Jersey, with misleading investors and using their money for personal use....

Merrill Lynch’s WealthBuilder Plan did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) because it was a top-hat plan, a federal judge ruled in throwing out a...

An analysis from Financial Finesse finds employees reported more financial stress in Q2 2010, but instead of retreating in fear, they were called to action.

Bank of America (BofA) was sued Thursday in Manhattan federal court by four female advisers and trainees; former employees of Merrill Lynch.  

One year after launching a text messaging service for retirement plan participants, The Principal has released data indicating it has improved savings rates and asset allocation.

A selection of the 44 comments received by the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) about its pending fee-disclosure rule shows broad support for the rule’s intent, but continued...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Old Greenwich Consulting Group based in New York, after acquiring Benefits Unlimited in early August.

Investors can download the application specifically designed for the Apple iPad, free of charge, on iTunes

The American Payroll Association (APA) issued a statement today to alert the public of the potential hit paychecks will take due to expiring tax cuts.   

A federal court in Illinois ruled that participants of the Antioch Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan are not barred from moving forward with their claim that company fiduciaries...

Richard Palmer begins today as the Chief Investment Officer at the SageView Advisory Group based in Irvine, California.

Scout Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has agreed to acquire Reams Asset Management Company, an investment management firm specializing in fixed-income products.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has cleared a 401(k) plan administrator of wrongdoing in a dispute over whether the employer should be forced to repay the participant for...

A new study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking can make you live longer.  

Ancora Advisors has rolled out Open Architecture 401K products offered through Source Companies