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Great-West Retirement Services announced that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia has hired it as one of the school system’s three 403(b) plan providers, serving 6,000 employees.

A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report suggests that if federal regulators gather more information from certain types of retirement savings plans and issue more guidance about plan...

Saturna Capital Corporation, adviser to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust, has launched the Amana Developing World Fund (AMDWX), the third in the Amana Funds family designed for American...

Small- and mid-sized plan sponsors may now have an easier time keeping up with the Joneses with the help of Transamerica Retirement Services’ enhanced Annual Retirement Plan Review.

More than three-quarters (79%) of affluent investors are satisfied with their financial adviser, according to a new quarterly survey by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

Bank of America (BofA) said it is re-launching the Merrill Lynch brand with a new marketing campaign.

Officials from Treasury and the IRS have indicated that the IRS is planning to issue guidance on a number of issues involving Code Section 457 deferred compensation plans,...

Invesco has emerged in the lead to acquire the mutual fund business from Morgan Stanley’s Van Kampen, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A district court has dismissed claims by retirement plan participants that Humana officials violated their fiduciary duties by holding plan assets in company stock after mistakes made in...

It’s been a challenging year, but independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) are optimistic, according to a quarterly survey by TD AMERITRADE Institutional.

I am admittedly something of a pension (and regulatory) geek, but when the SunAmerica Opinion was published (December 2001), it was clear that something big had...

The Wiley Group ended a long relationship with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to form a fully independent registered investment adviser.

BPAS, a national provider of administration, clearing, and custodial services, announced an addition to its sales team based in the Midwest.

Despite the ongoing economic turmoil, a poll taken for National Payroll Week found that the majority of those polled have not disturbed their 401(k) deferrals since September 2008.

The Hartford SMART529, offered by the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Board of Trustees, has unveiled a Checks and Balances investment portfolio.

American Century Investments has launched a new collective investment trust (CIT) program.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will phase out a defined benefit pension plan covering union employees and set up a 401(k) plan under a new contract with the...

Witnesses appearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee regarding the continuing debate of how retirement plan advice should be delivered to millions of workers...

ING Employee Benefits has announced enhancements to its proprietary enrollment software, ING Enroll, including a tailored "quick quote" function, additional automated forms, and enhanced reporting and re-enrollment capabilities.

Touchstone Investments has launched 10 new funds, each featuring multiple share classes for both retail and institutional investors.