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The S&P Global PowerPicks indexes will provide exposure to the stock recommendations of Standard&Poor’s Equity Research Services analysts.

Companies interested in preventing the impending retirement of their Baby Boomer workforce might be able to keep them around with incentives, new Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) research...

JPMorgan research found that institutions are keeping alternative investment allocations intact.

Prudential Financial, Inc., debuted a newly designed personalized enrollment guide that delivers simplified, reader-friendly content for participants in defined contribution plans who are transitioning to Prudential Retirement or...

PIMCO announced the launch of the PIMCO Unconstrained Bond Fund (UBF), which uses the firm's investment process and is not tethered to benchmark-specific guidelines.

If men and women pursue their dreams, they will be spending plenty of time apart during their years in retirement.

Hewitt Associates research said that not only will women need more retirement savings than men, but the gap between what they need and their savings is greater than...

Players who have a good golf day might also have judged the hole to be bigger in size, new research says.

SOLUTIONS 2008, Schwab Institutional’s annual regional workshop series about technology best practices for advisers, kicks off today in Boston.

A recent Spectrem Group study found that sponsors who use advisers as their main source of contact with providers are talking to providers more than others.

Our previous segment focused on establishing fees for the financial planning services you offer to retirement plans and plan participants. The next step explores how to articulate your...

Principal Financial Group released a tool to help financial professionals walk clients through retirement planning.

Lincoln Employer Markets, a division of Lincoln Financial Group, launched Morningstar Retirement Manager, including Morningstar Associates’ 401(k) managed accounts service.

Ascensus updated its Plan Adoption System (PAS) to provide plan documents that are compliant with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.

A district court ruled that the Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan did not violate fiduciary duties by allowing more than half of the assets to be invested in company...

John Irvin has been appointed president of PartnersFinancial, one of National Financial Partners Corp.’s (NFP) national membership organizations, the company said.

FundQuest added five new products to their Wealth Architect platform, including investment product ActivePassive Portfolios, the company said.

EBRI research says auto enrollment produces improved retirement savings results.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has agreed to acquire asset management firm J.&W. Seligman&Co. Incorporated.

Janus Capital Group Inc. has announced plans to pump another $90 million into U.S. value manager Perkins, Wolf, McDonnell and Company, LLC.