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The U.S., Japan and Australia are expected to escape the recession over the next 12 months. 

RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use IRON Financial’s technology and portfolio management capabilities. 

The number of administrative professionals with the word "secretary" in their job titles is on the rise.

 U.S. mutual fund investors cautiously put an estimated $13 billion in net inflows into stock and bond funds during March 2012. 

In a recent analysis of its client base, New York Life Retirement Plan Services found that despite a low interest rate environment, principal preservation investment solutions remain a...

A dentist was adhering to his fiduciary duty to 401(k) plan participants when he decided to wait until a December 31, 2008, plan valuation to make a distribution...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets totaled $1.2 trillion as of March 31, 2012.

In support of National Retirement Planning Week, AXA Equitable compiled a suite of mobile retirement planning apps, tools and online resources.

The Advisor Solutions Group at Neuberger Berman LLC added 11 senior regional directors in 10 new regions as it looks to expand its mutual funds business among wirehouses...

Transamerica Retirement Services launched  “RENEW Your Commitment to Retirement Planning,” an online program that helps retirement plan participants re-energize their commitment to saving for retirement.   

Few Baby Boomers are optimistic that their financial situation will improve during the next five years, as 62% believe it will be about the same or that it...

Confidence and a positive outlook are important to the success of an individual's retirement plan.

More than eight in 10 U.S. households believe the current tax incentives to encourage retirement saving should be preserved, according to research from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Over two-thirds (69%) of investment consultants surveyed by PIMCO either support client interest or actively promote creating custom target-date strategies.

Plan advisers should not delay helping plan sponsors prepare for the 404(a)(5) regulation as the deadline looms.