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ERISA’s 404(c) has long been held out by some as something of a magic talisman.

An employer’s retirement plan investment committee will be at its best when it is big enough but not too unwieldy, according to a new study.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire determined that Tyco International Ltd. cannot use Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) section 404(c) protection in its...

As part of an effort to conserve cash, Media General Inc. said Friday it would freeze its pension plan.

SunTrust has released a 401(k) program aimed at business with 100 or fewer employees.

Despite generally acknowledging the importance of retirement plans, almost 40% of responding small-business employers do not offer one, according to a survey by SunTrust Bank.

Russell Investments has expanded the availability of real-time index data on russell.com to include, for the first time, eight global benchmarks.

A sales kit for insurance professionals, recently released by Pacific Life, explains how life insurance can help build assets for clients' retirement plans while providing protection to families...

Jac McLean has been appointed managing director, Brokerage, of Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., the broker/dealer subsidiary of Eaton Vance.

Mutual funds advised by Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. have been added to the CPI retirement plan platform, announced CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., a third-party recordkeeping and administration...

Many Americans have little money put away in savings and investments, according to the 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS).

Buck Consultants, an ACS company, introduced a green awareness consulting service to help employers change their employees' behaviors in the office and at home.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) introduced what it said is the first convertible bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) available to U.S. investors.

Principal Funds has lowered the up-front sales charges on Class A shares of its fixed-income funds.

NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions, brought on Lee Covington as senior vice president and general counsel and promoted Deborah Tucker to vice president of Membership, Marketing&Standards.

Apparently workers aren’t the only ones worried about retirement.

According to a new analysis, lawsuits related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) are increasing in number and complexity in terms of combinations of allegations.

Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, launched a new program to help broker/dealers better serve investment professionals and registered investment advisers (RIAs).

DWS Investments launched new and enhanced educational tools about structured products, designed to meet the educational needs of both financial advisers and individual investors.

M Financial Group today announced that Deerfield, Illinois-based Goldstein Financial Corporation (GFC) has become a member firm.