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Mutual fund data repository NewRiver, Inc., announced it has filed suit against Morningstar Inc. over use of its prospectus product.

While media accounts may be full of reports of employer decisions to suspend their retirement plan company match contributions, 73% of DC plan sponsors in a new survey...

Department store retailer Macy’s Inc. joined the growing list of employers slashing their 401(k) match to save money in the difficult economic environment.

In order to adjust with the changing landscape as Baby Boomers retire, financial advisers will likely take on a broader role and compete with a wider array of...

Curian Capital, LLC, has expanded its Custom Style Portfolios with the addition of an alternatives asset class.

Recordkeeper ExpertPlan has partnered with Riverton, Utah-based American Pension Services, Inc., to support self-directed retirement plans, including IRAs.

A federal appellate court has cleared State Street Bank&Trust Co. of wrongdoing for selling W.R. Grace Company stock from the company’s 401(k) plan.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has published a new white paper exploring factors that help make retirement advisers successful and the correlation between adviser success and plan sponsor satisfaction.

PLANSPONSOR has announced the finalists for its annual Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year awards.

Much has been made in recent weeks over the so-called Ponzi scheme foisted on the investing public by Bernie Madoff.

Much has been made in recent weeks over the so-called Ponzi scheme foisted on the investing public by Bernie Madoff.

Just over a year after launching an investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Merrill Lynch and two of its former investment adviser representatives for misleading...

Nearly half of Americans own an individual retirement account (IRA), though the odds are that those accounts were funded by an employer-sponsored retirement account.

The New Orleans Employees Retirement System has filed a class action lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages from UBS.

An employee 401(k) stock-drop suit survived its first major challenge when a federal judge in Tennessee turned away an early effort by the employer to have the claim...

Parents saved less for college in 2008 than in years past, but those who received help might have fared better, according to a survey by the College Savings...

Seven in 10 wealthy Americans reported having socially responsible/green investments (SRI), according to a survey by PNC Wealth Management.

The Principal Financial Group has unveiled new tools to help plans comply with new disclosure mandates for the Form 5500 and new requirements for retirement plan financial statements...

A new firm has formed with the goal of educating employees about their 401(k) retirement plans.

State Street has been hit with another federal court lawsuit alleging it took positions in risky subprime mortgage-backed securities in its Daily Bond Market fund, without telling anyone...