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Dow Jones Indexes has announced the launch of the Dow Jones UAE 25 Index, which measures the performance of the 25 of the largest and most liquid equity...

Money managers aren't as bullish on the equity markets now as they were at year-end, according to a new survey. 

Morningstar, Inc. has launched the Morningstar Document Library, an online repository of documents covering investment products.

A federal judge in Tennessee has allowed First Horizon National Corp. to ask a federal appellate court to resolve a still-murky procedural issue in stock drop cases.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has updated its frequently-asked-questions site dealing with EFAST2, the DoL electronic filing system for Form 5500 and related documents.

Hand Benefits & Trust, a BPAS company, has announced that the MIZAN Fund, a Shariah-compliant collective investment fund, is now available upon request through Nationwide.

Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch announced senior leadership appointments and new resources aimed to increase the firm’s reach with institutional consultants.

A federal court has ruled that participants in the 401(k) plan sponsored by MEMC Electronic Material can move forward with their Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary breach...

Putnam Investments is making its interactive Roth IRA Conversion Evaluator available to both advisers and their clients.

Regulators might be cracking down on prohibited advice arrangements in retirement plans and broadening the scope of fiduciary status, suggested Jason C. Roberts, partner and co-chair of the...

The U.S. Department of Labor hopes to have its revisions to the service provider fee disclosure regulations out by May, according to an official from the Employee Benefits...

Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, LLC (VIA) has announced investment strategy changes to the Vantagepoint Milestone Funds.

Advisers surveyed by Brinker Capital reported that despite 2009’s impressive market returns, many of their clients still have to delay retirement in order to eradicate performance shortfalls.

Smart401k has released a new proprietary retirement planning tool that provides clients with a way to track progress toward their retirement goals and determine how changes in retirement...

Fidelity Investments will be unveiling a new fee structure as well as enhanced reporting and payment processes for advisers who sell its plans.

Northern Trust has launched a new investment fund platform that will consist of a series of collective funds sub-advised by investment managers retained and overseen by Northern Trust.

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A federal court has dismissed most claims against State Street Corporation and its retirement plan fiduciaries regarding the offering of company stock as an investment in its employee stock...

Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that automatic enrollment of participants in 401(k) plans is likely to be most beneficial to young and low-income workers,...

A federal court has ruled that Medtronic Inc. did not breach its fiduciary duties by continuing to offer company stock as a retirement plan investment during a period...