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A federal judge said a Verizon benefits committee improperly handled an error in the plan document by ignoring it.

Executives at companies with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) are nearly all jumping for joy that their employer made the move to create such a program.

Mellon Capital Management Corporation unveiled an Advanced Beta strategy that invests in a range of global asset classes to enhance performance regardless of the economic environment.

Memories of the 2008 Olympics are fading fast, but looking back I was most struck by the American team’s performance in the 400 freestyle relay.

Memories of the 2008 Olympics are fading fast, but looking back I was most struck by the American team’s performance in the 400 freestyle relay.

The Guardian Insurance&Annuity Company, Inc., announced that it is enhancing its qualified retirement plan products and services offering.

Old Mutual Capital has announced the launch of Old Mutual Heitman Global Real Estate Securities Fund.

They’ve been slow to catch on in 401(k) plans, but a new report says that exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a potential threat to mutual funds in investor...

That great sucking sound you heard in July appears to have been money fleeing mutual fund investments.

JennisonDryden has added Z share classes to its Jennison Equity Income Fund, making the income-oriented equity fund available to mutual fund wrap programs and retirement platforms that use...

Participants are embracing automatic savings and investment tools, according to a Vanguard analysis.

An overwhelming 85% of surveyed members of Generations X and Y think it’s a good idea for employers to voluntarily enroll workers in a retirement savings plan, according...

It’s painful to watch a friend make a life-altering mistake.

Those kids many parents are sending off to college for the first time this month – are part of a diverse, internet-savvy and privacy-free group of nearly two...

A new research paper from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management suggests that the cost of greater fee disclosure born by defined contribution retirement plan participants would...

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC has announced the anticipated listing of four new equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide access to companies involved in the agriculture, coal,...

MassMutual Retirement Services Division is reaching out to its existing 403(b) plan sponsor clients and their advisers to offer step-by-step support for getting into compliance with new 403(b)...

Slightly more than half (48%) of 401(k) have a financial adviser, according to a report from Spectrem Group.

MassMutual will present a one-hour WebEx session Thursday and next week for its clients.

If advisers can convince their clients to stay in the market, investors might find it pays off.