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Lockton has announced the opening of a Minneapolis-based employee benefits consulting practice.

Jensen Investment Management, investment adviser to The Jensen Portfolio (JENSX) mutual fund, has launched its second mutual fund, the Jensen Value Fund.

Securian Retirement's quarterly retirement plan statements for employees are moving from mailboxes to inboxes.

As managed account programs make a comeback after taking a hit during the downturn, Cerulli Associates sees the most growth in mutual fund advisory programs, fueled by 401(k)...

Participants were more likely to gain access to advice last year – but the pace of expansion was slow.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appellate court to take another look at its ruling that mutual fund managers can only be held liable for charging...

A new report indicated that while Early Boomers lost a lot of money ($1 trillion) during the economic downturn, they have already recovered roughly half of these losses,...

A federal court has dismissed claims by employees of KV Pharmaceutical Co. that the company breached its fiduciary duties by continuing to offer company stock in the its...

The Principal Financial Group announced an enhanced platform of tools, services, and pricing for financial professionals.

New Vanguard research suggests that retirement plan participants, either as a result of conscious resolve or inertia, mitigated the recent economic downturn's damage to their retirement savings by...

Three female financial advisers have filed a lawsuit charging gender discrimination at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The American Society for Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) has requested transitional relief for 501(c)(3) organizations offering 403(b) plans that have found themselves inadvertently subject to Title I...

National Financial said it has made enhancements to its online service technology resources to help brokers and advisers better initiate and manage service requests.

GenCorp Inc. is reinstating the employer match feature for the 401(k) plan for non-union employees.

Artisan Funds has announced the launch of Artisan Global Equity Fund (ARTHX).

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation, has entered into an agreement with Nuveen Investments regarding the management of several municipal bond...

New York Life Retirement Plan Services has added three new executives to its sales organization. 

Morningstar, Inc., has launched a complete upgrade of Morningstar Advisor Workstation, its research and investment planning software platform used by financial advisers.

RLP Capital, Inc., has launched The Green 401k, which offers more than 130 socially responsible mutual funds, as well as over 8,000 traditional mutual funds.

The NASDAQ Stock Market offers a new Web resource center for financial planners.