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Standard&Poor's has licensed MacroMarkets LLC to launch exchange-listed products based on the S&P /Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.

A third of workers are not participating in a retirement plan.

Younger workers are aware of the importance of saving for retirement, but it just seems so far away, they say as they cash out their 401(k)s.

The SPARK Institute released a question and answer Web page to address questions it received following the release of its “Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Information Sharingâ€″ Minimum...

New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors-RVE Hard Assets Producers exchange-traded fund (HAP).

Genworth Financial, Inc., expanded its service offerings in its wealth management business through Quantuvis Consulting, a practice management provider.

Millionaires in Generation X seem more philanthropic than their parents.

New research says rapid growth in unified managed accounts (UMAs) will be stinted if the need for industry standardization and automation isn’t addressed.

R Factor, announced today by Robinson&Associates, Inc., uses a methodology to predict and capture future revenue.

Janus Capital Group Inc. introduced a new fund of funds product, the Janus Adviser Modular Portfolio Construction Fund.

Financial intermediaries are continuing to adapt their business to meet the evolving needs of sponsors when it comes to qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs).

You may still be trying to figure out where Senator Barack Obama stands on the Russian invasion of Georgia.

Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Industries of the Future Fund last week.

Annuities can help women generate enough income for their extended life expectancy, according to a study sponsored by an annuity provider.

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.