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Federal regulators released additional guidance about rules for reporting service provider fees and compensation on Schedule C of Form 5500 for plan years beginning on or after January...

Retirees will outlive retirement savings if they continue at the same speed of spending, an Ernst&Young study found.

The Principal Financial Group released The Principal Executive Bonus Plusâ€″a tax-exempt, non-qualified retirement plan for non-profit or tax-exempt organizations.

NYSE Euronext launched Van Eck’s Market Vectors-Africa exchange-traded fund (ETF) on NYSE Arca.

Dow Jones Indexes launched the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Indexâ€″the third in its efforts to build a family of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) indexes.

The SPARK Institute released a “Non-ERISA-Covered 403(b) Plans Request for Proposal Guide” to help employers conduct vendor searches.

Still River Retirement Planning Software released software to support ongoing compliance with 403(b) regulations.

As anyone who has (or has been) a teenager can attest, motivation is a tricky business. Once upon a time, it took little more than a smile or...

The SPARK Institute released a new version of its “Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Information Sharing -- Minimum and Comprehensive Data Elements″ reflecting a project by the Depository...

Charles Schwab has added 23 fund families to its Schwab Retirement Advisor Services platform.

Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management announced organizational changes and leadership appointments in its Retirement Group.

Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, a pan-African benchmark that measures the stock performance of 50 companies that are headquartered in, or...

A new survey shows that while business owners overwhelmingly recognize the importance of an exit strategy, few actually have one in place.

Participants claim NovaStar’s 401(k) plan was imprudently invested because of the company's alleged sub-prime mortgage lending practices.

In a continuation of a recent trend of federal courts throwing aside cash balance plan challenges, a federal appellate court has cleared two more sponsors of wrongdoing.

SEI launched a suite of target-date portfolios utilizing collective investment trust vehicles with retirement dates in five-year increments from 2010 to 2050.

Firm veteran Scott Carlson was promoted to lead sales and recruiting for Woodbury Financial Services, a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, the company said.

Albridge Solutions Inc. unveiled a detailed managed account performance reporting capability on its wealth reporting application.

Invesco Aim announced today a new team approach for the AIM Global Value Fund.

vWise Inc. today announced the general availability of SmartPlan 401, a new interactive video-based engagement system.