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Three former representatives of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) have left the firm to form Three Bridge Wealth Advisors in Menlo Park, California.

Reuters, quoting anonymous sources, said discussions about a deal for all or a portion of Van Kampen are at an early stage.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), long an iconic measure of the stock market’s performance, may soon have a new name.

QVC employees fired over alleged irregularities in their 401(k) withdrawals said they were treated unfairly.

July was the fourth consecutive month in which long-term fund flows equaled or surpassed $50 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company and sister company...

A retirement plan trustee was protected by Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA) 404(c) safe harbor shield against a lawsuit by two 401(k) participants in connection with wrongdoing...

Despite strong domestic-equity and sound fixed-income performance during the second quarter of 2009, hefty investor assets were cashed out of separate accounts and collective trusts entirely, according to...

Whether an investor is a pessimist or optimist might also indicate how prepared he is for retirement, according to research from Fidelity Investments.

Shams Talib has joined Mercer’s retirement, risk, and finance business as market business leader for the Pacific Southwest.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), announced that Jay S. Wintrob has been named to the new position of president and chief executive officer of Domestic Life and Retirement...

ProFunds Group has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to provide short exposure to the market for long-term U.S. Treasury bonds.

Contravisory Investment Management has expanded its Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) division.

New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority reached an agreement to reduce administrative fees and offer more conservative investments for the NJBEST 529 college savings plan.

QVC officials have completed their investigation into alleged employee misconduct in taking 401(k) loans, but declined to say if they found any fraud or if any workers had...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) argues that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), rather than the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), should regulate financial planning activity.

Wichita aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft has announced plans to suspend company contributions to its 401(k) plans.

WESPAC, provider of retirement plan consulting, wealth management, and health and welfare benefits, added a team of advisers previously of Tower Asset Management.

Vanguard said the diversification of target-date funds helped cushion the blow of bad markets.

Fund manager optimism about the global economy is at its highest level in nearly six years, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for August.

The Phoenix Companies, Inc., introduced a “first-to-die” universal life insurance product that covers two lives under one policy, designed for married couples or business partners.