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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith is investigating potential claims against Transocean Ltd. concerning whether the company’s 401(k) savings plans imprudently invested in Transocean stock.

A study by J.P. Morgan found that health savings accounts with higher cash balances are becoming more common.

RidgeWorth Investments has launched a fee benchmarking tool for financial advisers who work with plan sponsors.

The trustee of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) acted in good faith when it determined the fair market value of company stock, so it did not violate...

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Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Gary Plourde, former Great-West sales manager, as regional director of national accounts for its Southeast market.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set a new standard for litigants suing under Section 502(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to be awarded attorneys’...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that 2011 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as determined under §223 of the Internal Revenue Code are unchanged...

DALBAR, Inc. has released its national study of what investors expect to see in a statement from financial services companies.

CUNA Mutual Group has teamed up with Madison Asset Management to reengineer its Ultra Series Target Retirement Date Funds to support an outcome-based retirement planning model.

New research from The Vanguard Group suggests the watch phrase for equity investors should be: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Pat Fields as regional sales director for northern California.

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Linda Kurz as regional vice president in the company’s Southern Region.

ProFunds Group has tapped Donald Roberson as managing director, Distribution.

The economic turmoil over the last couple of years has shaped the way high-net-worth individuals view their own investment portfolios, their economy, and their government, a new...

Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded its first mandate in, its Balanced-Risk Commodity strategy.

Earlier this year, AUL Retirement Services introduced a revised annual plan review for its clients and expanded the customization options for retirement plan advisers.

There’s a potential settlement in sight for participants in a 401(k) stock drop suit.

As a parent, you spend a lot of time telling your kids what to do, and perhaps more time than you think you should convincing them that it...

Apparently there’s more than pension fixes tucked away in that new jobs bill moving through the U.S. Congress.