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The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recognized $1.2 billion in monetary results and helped spark 101 criminal indictments in fiscal year 2008, the agency...

Recordkeeper Ascensus has expanded its services to fee-based advisers by adding Charles Schwab to its retirement platform.

As of mid-October, only about 20% of high net worth investors (HNW) had contacted their current investment adviser for advice about the financial crisis, new research says.

President George Bush will sign into law a bill suspending a requirement that seniors take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from retirement accounts in 2009, the White House...

President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly chosen Mary Schapiro, CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If you’re having your office holiday party today, you have a lot of company.

The Merrill Lynch Retirement Group has introduced a new communication program, Achieve Life, for workers in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

PLANADVISER and sister publication PLANSPONSOR Editor-in-Chief Nevin Adams was interviewed on Fox Business this past Monday.

Motorola announced Wednesday it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan on March 1 and suspending its 401(k) plan match on January 1.

Stanford Financial Group announced the formation of Stanford Institutional Consulting, a new business group within its global network of financial services companies.

The latest Investment Manager Outlook from Russell Investments finds that half of the managers surveyed believe the U.S. equity markets are going to rise 10% or more in...

By the end of the November, the allocation of 401(k) assets to stable value was at a historical high as 401(k) participants continued to transfer out of equities...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., announced that it will reinstate the company match contribution to its 401(k) plan for employees in 2009.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Jason Fewell and Rob Hamilton as regional sales directors for its 401(k) business.

MassMutual announced E. Heather Smiley will be vice president, marketing communications, in its Retirement Services Division.

John Hancock Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance spruced up its producer website to make it more usable for advisers.

Among other things, advisers want customization across adviser business segments from wholesalers, according to asset management consulting firm kasina.

Klein Decisions, LLC, released K4 Portfolio Selection, the latest in Klein’s suite of online investment decision tools.

Now that the House and Senate have both, by unanimous consent, approved pension relief, the question is: Will the president sign it?

Calvert added three strategies to its 57-fund product line.