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The wealthy and large institutional investors were not the only victims of the $50-billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff.

Due to new 403(b) regulations, plan sponsors and their advisers have faced the task of deciding on procedures for information-sharing to and from plan vendors.

Equity ownership in defined contribution retirement plans has risen in recent years.

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to tap U.S. Representative Hilda Solis (D-California) as the next Secretary of Labor, according to widespread media reports Thursday.

At year-end 2007 more than 7% of 401(k) assets were invested in lifecycle funds and one-quarter of 401(k) participants held lifecycle funds, according to an analysis conducted by...

403(b) plan sponsors have just gotten some additional breathing room from regulators – and, according to a recent survey, they’ll need it.

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.