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First Mercantile Trust Company, a member of the MassMutual Financial Group, has found a new CIO. 

Vanguard is implementing a “cooling off” period for the fund giant’s best performing fund of 2009.

The Financial Planning Coalition launched a Web site to serve as the central point of its efforts to require more fiduciary accountability.

Envestnet has brought aboard James Patrick, former co-head of U.S. Distribution for Allianz Global Investors, to head Envestnet’s managed account program.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. rose again in September.

With new 403(b) regulations effective 1/1/2009, sponsors of 403(b) plans are looking for help, creating a great opportunity for retirement plan advisers wanting to grow their business.

New requirements for disclosing retirement plan fees will put pressure on plan sponsors, plan advisers, and plan providers to justify the value of services received or offered, according...

For advisers hoping to build out their businesses, recordkeepers and investment providers can provide a host of services and programs to help, according to a panel of retirement...

In the days of automatic enrollment, automated contribution escalation, and asset allocation funds, is it difficult to convince plan sponsors they still need a financial adviser for their...

The selection of a qualified default investment alternative is one of the most important plan sponsor investment decision because of how many participants it may affect.

Individual investors buy guaranteed income products for retirement, why not retirement plan participants?

These days, everything is being challenged as a fiduciary duty for retirement plans, said Chad J. Larsen, President, Moreton Retirement Partners, an NRP member firm, opening a panel...

For plan years beginning in 2009, the Department of Labor (DoL) has revised the fee disclosure schedule for Form 5500.

An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)-sponsored report suggests Hispanic Americans continue to disproportionately face financial hurdles in preparing for retirement.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) found the number of sponsors offering investment advice is on the rise.

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it unveiled a tool to help financial planners guide families to smart college choices.

J.P. Morgan’s Depositary Receipts (DR) Group announced the launch of its Issuance & Cancellation (I&C) Lock, a solution allowing broker/dealer clients to purchase a contract that establishes a...

After rising for five years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an analysis of participants in the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Investment Company Institute...

Putnam Investments has announced two senior appointments within its Global Distribution team.

ING U.S. Retirement Services has rolled out a number of new initiatives to enhance support to its third-party administrator (TPA) partners.