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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used PLANSPONSOR's 403(b) Summit to unveil the next step in the tax agency’s efforts to move 403(b) plans closer to their 401(k) cousins.

A new study of 401(k) fees found that the median fee was 72 basis points—but also found a significant range of variance.

About a fourth of workers losing confidence in their ability to retire have turned to a financial professional to help them, according to a new EBRI study.

ETF Portfolio Management (ETF PM) launched a new investment platform.

Despite experiencing declines in both account balances and confidence, workers are still committed to saving for retirement, according to a new report.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG), an affiliate of 401(k) Advisors, announced the launch of its latest offering for adviser members.

Despite the tumultuous environment, most plan sponsors seem to be committed to staying the course, at least for now.

The Internal Revenue Service has published some sample prototype 403(b) language – and wants to know what you think.

The state of Oregon has sued OppenheimerFunds Inc., charging the fund manager with understating the risk it took with a bond fund in Oregon's state college-savings plan.

The average fees and expenses that investors paid on mutual funds fell in 2008 to their lowest levels in more than 25 years, according to the Investment Company...

A new survey suggests that Americans are not only cutting back on savings, a growing number are dipping into those accounts.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has raised $5.5 billion from investors to start a fifth fund dedicated to buying private equity investments on the secondary market.

A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision in favor of Ameriprise Financial in a dispute over whether its fund fee structure violated Section 36(b)...

Prudential Retirement has a new target for its IncomeFlex solution: target-date funds.

A Hewitt Associates study found plan sponsors could save as much as $25 million by cutting the 401(k) match, but it could also hurt participants' savings.

The U.S. Department of Labor has subpoenaed Tribune Co. in an investigation connected to the media company's employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP).

Data from MassMutual's Retirement Services Division suggests that, although economic pressure continues to affect overall participant balances and savings activity, younger retirement plan participants (under age 30) are...

Last week, I attended a media briefing sponsored by BGI titled “Restoring Confidence: Saving the Future of Retirement.″

Walter Donovan, Fidelity Investments’ equity chief, has left the firm to join Putnam Investments.

A Fairfield, Connecticut, podiatrist has been ordered to restore assets to his firm’s 401(k) plan that were stolen by an investment management firm and to pay a civil...