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Schwab Advisor Services unveiled enhancements, including a waiver of fees for its merger and acquisition listing service, an online version of its Scorecard tool, and a new client...

Standard & Poor's Index Services has launched what it says is "the first ever public index series designed to measure the average cost of borrowing U.S. equities."

A CareerBuilder survey found more than one-in-five (21%) workers said they have reduced their 401(k) contributions or personal savings in the last six months to get by financially.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, the intermediary distribution company of Lincoln Financial Group, has announced John C. Kennedy has joined the firm as head of Retirement Solutions Distribution.

Movie ticket sales are on the rise, but only a small percentage of surveyed moviegoers are actually going to the theater more often.

Consulting firm RIA In A Box said it will begin providing review services to help registered investment advisers (RIAs) ensure advertising materials are in compliance.

Akre Focus Fund is now available on four major brokerage platforms: Charles Schwab, TDAmeritrade, Fidelity, and Pershing.

Financial risk should be redefined to be viewed as the potential to lose money, rather than the average return, said Tim Knepp, CIO of Genworth Financial Asset Management,...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has gone back to federal court asking a judge to force a former health-care firm owner to restore millions of dollars he...

A new report from The Principal suggests that actively sponsored non-profit plans, including 403(b) plans, are achieving the same level of success as their for-profit counterparts.

Midwest Capital Advisors (MCA) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been selected as the provider of 403(b) and 457 retirement plan investments by the Michigan Retirement Investment Consortium (MRIC).

Since the economic downturn began, more retirees are seeking professional financial help to assist in managing their money, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Investors poured more than $54 billion into U.S. open-end mutual funds in August—the largest inflow since February 2007, according to Morningstar.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services has announced a distribution partnership with the financial services firm Edward Jones.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America said it was selected to provide retirement products through LPL Financial Corporation’s Retirement Plus Program.

Advisers, particularly in the wirehouse channel, have seen cutbacks in support and compensation in the last year, according to a report from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Alan Neal Mates of Weston, Florida, to a year and a day in prison followed by three years of supervised...

Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Services has upgraded its open-end mutual fund research product for financial advisers with bottom-up research about a fund’s holdings.

Northern Trust announced that Anthony Wilkins has been named global head of Defined Contribution Sales and Service for its asset management arm, Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI).

Some 56% of respondents in a recent survey said their retirement savings losses were among the most significant impacts on their lives from the economic downturn.