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Zep Inc. will begin contributions to its employees’ 401(k) retirement accounts this month, nearly six months after it suspended them as part of a plan to return to...

Morningstar, Inc.,added six new commodity categories, four new sector categories, and one broad commodity asset class to its proprietary classification system for mutual fund portfolios domiciled in the...

Great-West Retirement Services promoted Cindy Knight to regional sales director, the company said.

ProFunds Group launched what it said are the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) built to provide short and leveraged exposure to the Russell 3000 Index.

PIMCO launched the PIMCO Emerging Markets and Infrastructure Bond Fund.

As if American International Group (AIG) hasn't been picked on enough, late yesterday the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) posted a notice of suspension and delisting for AIG...

The National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD) launched a new Web site that it said offers a more comprehensive members-only section.

Melanie Tom-Warner has joined UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS) as director, head of Client Relationship Management for Corporate Employee Financial Services (CEFS).

Ascensus announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire CUNA Mutual Group’s IRA Services division.

Anheuser-Busch has been hit with a federal court lawsuit alleging the brewer and a trustee improperly designated an overly risky qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) for participants’ cash...

A new survey suggests all of you road warriors might feel happier and more productive when you telecommute.

The SPARK Institute has released new best practices for 403(b) plans to share remittance and census data.

Dow Jones Indexes has licensed the Dow Jones Islamic Market International Titans 100 Index to Javelin Investment Management, an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investors now have a chance to gain whether or not there is a recovery in the residential real estate market.

U.S. Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider an appeal of a case involving the method used by the Xerox Corp. pension plan to figure out how much...

The newest U.S. senator—Al Franken (D-Minnesota)—will help ponder significant reforms in both the pension and health care arenas when he formally takes his seat in the chamber.

Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) announced the Retirement Security plan for physicians to continue contributions to their retirement plans when a career-ending disability occurs.

A Texas state district judge approved the start of a claims process for Texans who invested with a Houston company accused of scamming retired teachers, state workers, and...

The Irvine, California-based SageView Advisory Group, an independent retirement and wealth management consulting firm, has added Robert Patton and David Shnapek to its staff.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., is expanding its open-architecture retirement plan platform to include collective investment funds (CIFs) through CIF Marketplace.