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Barclays Global Investors has unveiled four new iShares ETFs to offer exposure to alternative energy and broad exposure to China.

JPMorgan Funds, the U.S. mutual fund business of JPMorgan Asset Management, announced the appointment of Steve Lundquist as head of the registered investment advisor (RIA) channel.

The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. today introduced Retirement Blueprint, a program designed to help advisers enhance their income planning skills and engage clients in the...

Wealth management firms need to adapt existing strategies to meet the needs of new markets in the high-net-worth bracket, according to the ‘World Wealth Report.’

Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, today introduced a paperless account opening solution for introducing broker/dealer firms, investment professionals, and registered investment...

ING is now making available Morningstar Retirement Manager, including a managed retirement account service, to more than 26,000 retirement plan sponsor clients and 1.8 million plus participants.

The 'World Wealth Report' found that more high-net-worth individuals are staying safe amid volatile markets, and also increasingly going green.

Assets of the world’s high-net-worth individuals rose in 2007, particularly in emerging markets.

Wilmington Trust has made another big retirement plan services acquisition.

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $34.6 billion in May, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

When deciding how of their income to defer into a retirement plan, participants’ decision varies based on the influence of outside sources, plan design features, demographics, and their...

Retirement plan consultant and recordkeeper Alliance Benefit Group has teamed up with FOLIOfn to offer advisers retirement plan system.

Business Logic Corporation launched a tool to calculate retirement income from target-date funds.

Although the Internet is the first place they tend to start their search, women said advisers and other human sources are the most effective way to absorb financial...

A new index – and a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on that index – have launched.

They may not be cheerfully optimistic, but most workers feel they’ll be able to at least “get by″ in retirement.

Manning&Napier has added six target-date funds to its current lifecycle family.

The chief investment strategist for MFS Investment Management imparts his economic wisdom for the future.

Employee benefits provider UNUM Group will pay $5.5 million in fines and penalties for violations under ERISA.

A Wachovia Retirement Services (WRS) offering allows participants in Wachovia-administered plans to learn about the ins and outs of retirement savings.