Ameriprise Financial, Inc. today announced the acquisition of H&R Block Financial Advisers and named Donald Froude the president of the U.S. Advisor Group.
A federal judge today granted final approval to Citigroup Inc.'s $33 million settlement to resolve a gender bias lawsuit against its Smith Barney unit, Reuters reports.
Ibbotson Associates was selected by ING Financial Advisers, LLC, to create a family of active exchange-traded fund (ETF) model portfolios that change allocation to take advantage of price...
Every day, we come across magazine, newspaper, and other media stories that focus on the savings shortfall Americans are already experiencing—and will continue to experience as they head...
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI) Retirement Services Division announced the launch of a Form 5500 tool for advisers alongside other products for participants, sponsors, and advisers.
An Aon study found that workers trying to keep their standard of living when they retire will need to be able to generate from $15,000 to around $185,000...
U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets totaled approximately $575 billion at the midway point of 2008 – down 5.4% from the start of the year, according to a report...
At the moment, the industry is scrambling to respond to the DoL’s call for comments on the proposed participant fee disclosure regulations by September 8.
UBS today announced a comprehensive settlement, in principle, for all clients holding auction-rate securities (ARS), for an estimated cost of $900 million.
Nearly one-fourth of plan sponsors surveyed by Mercer express a lack of confidence that fees associated with their 401(k) plans have been properly disclosed.