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A New Jersey appellate court affirmed dismissal of fraud charges against advisers who recommended that a firm join a multiemployer welfare benefit plan.

National Retirement Partners (NRP) announced Wednesday that it acquired four new members.

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), Investiment Company Institute (ICI), and the SPARK Institute all gave the Department of Labor (DoL) opinions on its recent fee disclosure proposal.

The best retirement plan advisers will be recognized through the fourth annual Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year award.

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) wants to provide an earful of advice to help investors avoid potential pitfalls.

CDM Retirement Consultants, Inc., provider of open architecture retirement solutions, announced its new 403(b) product capabilities.

401(k) Producer Services, an affiliate of 401(k) Advisors, announced it has beefed up its practice management tools for advisers under the new name Retirement Plan Advisory Group.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division unveiled a new registered product for 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans with assets of $1 million or more using a third-party administrator (TPA).

Wachovia Retirement Services is offering a free retirement consultation by phone to employees of the 6,400 companies for which Wachovia is 401(k) plan administrator.

JPMorgan Asset Management unveiled an evaluation process to help advisers and clients identify the most appropriate target-date funds.

More workers and retirees are losing sleep over their long-term financial security than lasts year, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Smith Barney launched the Plan Performance Report Card, a new tool that illustrates a plan's relative success and improvement.

Independent broker/dealer network National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH), today announced the launch of an advisory platform for its affiliated advisers.

The John Hancock Funds II Emerging Markets Value Fund was added to four of the John Hancock Freedom 529 college savings plan enrollment-based portfolios and one of its...

LPL Financial Corporation is expanding its product and service offering with introduction of an integrated adviser solution platform, supporting independent registered investment advisers (RIA) and hybrid (dually registered)...

Over the past several weeks, I’ve received a dozen different inquiries from providers and advisers, all wanting to know if we’re seeing any pickup in provider changes.

Over the past several weeks, I’ve received a dozen different inquiries from providers and advisers, all wanting to know if we’re seeing any pickup in provider changes.

Many sales assistants offer their advisers a versatile and valuable business partner, and research shows assistants are interested in expanding beyond their traditional administrative role.

PIMCO Co-Chief Executive Bill Thompson will retire at year-end 2008, the company announced.

The world’s developed and emerging equity markets both lost ground in August, and have produced double-digit, negative returns over the past three-months, according to Standard&Poor’s.