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An employer’s cash balance plan did not cut older employees’ accrual rate because of age so it did not violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched a mobile version of its Web site that will allow users to access GAO reports on their BlackBerrys, iPhones, Droids,...

Very few employers surveyed that do not use auto plan features currently plan to adopt them in the next 12 months, according to a report from AARP.

Standard Retirement Services has announced the launch of enhanced retirement plan solutions. 

As anticipated, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for public comments as it undertakes a new look at adviser standards. 

The Hartford announced several changes to the 529 College Savings Program it manages for the State of West Virginia.

Business owners looking to move on to a different life stage now have a new option. 

BNK Invest, Inc. has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) research website.  

The 10th anniversary edition of Prudential’s Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women finds the economic crisis has heightened women’s recognition of the need to develop a financial plan...

HighMark Capital Management, Inc. has announced the addition of its family of mutual funds to UBS’s financial services, retail brokerage and advisory platforms. 

The Hartford Financial Services Group has named Sharon Ritchey executive vice president of retirement plans.

Despite the market's volatility, company-sponsored plans remain a valuable tool 

 As new retirement income solutions continue to come to market, an industry organization has been working on how to track and report on those accounts.

With earnings per share for its fiscal first quarter expected to be up between 81% and 116%, the FedEx Corporation announced Monday it would fully restore its 401(k)...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has unveiled its premium algorithm, ETF-aX.

Asset manager Van Eck Global has launched a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to provide investors with exposure to an index that tracks a basket of bonds issued...

Genworth Financial Wealth Management (GFWM), a subsidiary of Genworth Financial, Inc., has hired Matthew Matrisian to build a suite of succession planning tools, resources and services for advisers.

The Select Sector SPDR Trust has sued a competitor for “creating investor confusion” by using ETF ticker symbols it says are “astoundingly similar” to those...

If you’re a small business owner - and many advisers are - odds are you’re pretty happy about that decision.