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Charles Schwab&Co. has launched Real Life Retirement Services, to provide practical help for people making the transition to retirement.

AIG Global Real Estate has announced plans to divest its fund management business.

Equity plan solutions provider Transcentive has announced the release of version 10.0 of the Express Equity suite of products, which includes the Express Options software solution.

The Denver-based ePlan Services announced it has been selected by SunTrust Banks to help develop an online 401(k) for the small end of the retirement plan market.

Ameriprise Financial advisers can now use John Hancock Retirement Plan Services’ product services with 401(k) plans.

Financial advisers are a mobile bunch and increasingly want access to client data and other services from their mobile phones.

After announcing its first-ever decline in quarterly profit last week, Google Inc. said it is allowing its employees to swap their stock options for new ones that will...

Research from Phoenix Companies found high-net-worth (HNW) consumers are altering their retirement plans in light of the financial crisis, but four in 10 are not talking to financial...

Prudential is hosting a Webinar called "Conversations About Retirement..What Do I Do Now?" Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

A Massachusetts broker might lose his registration and be forced to repay losses for allegedly stealing more than $2 million by selling clients phony investments.

Those who had been waiting anxiously (or nervously) for that final wave of regulations from the Department of Labor will have (get?) to wait a bit longer, it...

Whether you think the burgeoning government bailout packages are necessary, a necessary evil – or just plain evil – you now have a way to capitalize on those...

Two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by Barclays Global Investors have been listed on the NASDAQ.

The Vanguard Group has introduced a bond index fund for use by Vanguard funds, including Vanguard's Target Retirement and LifeStrategy funds, which invest in other Vanguard offerings.

A recent paper suggests the economic times people live through have a significant impact on how they invest.

Sentinel Investments, the investment management arm of Vermont-based National Life Group, announced new hires across its distribution team.

If it remains in place, the Department of Labor’s (DoL) finalized investment advice rule might help business for retirement plan advisers already giving advice.

The Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said it has established a search committee to find candidates to replace FINRA CEO Mary L. Schapiro,...

Commonwealth Financial Network announced that Wayne Bloom has been appointed as CEO.

The fee-based revenue model for advisers shows cracks because of volatile markets, according to research from Cerulli Associates.