News

Citing an “extremely tough business climate in 2009,″ Richmond, Virginia-based Media General said it will stop matching employee deferrals to its 401(k) retirement plans starting April 1.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a maker of computer chips, said it is suspending its 401(k) match because of a decline in demand for computers.

With the ink barely dry on the Department of Labor’s final regulations on investment advice, two Democratic Congressmen have promised to block it.

A couple of weeks back, I got an e-mail.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering entrepreneurs free online training and other resources to assist them in more effectively managing their firms in the current economy.

Two private-sector study groups have released a finalized version of a series of industry best practices for asset managers and hedge fund investors designed to increase industry accountability...

The growing popularity of automatic enrollment in defined contribution plans – and target-date default choices in those plans – should fuel a surge in retirement plan assets, according...

A soon-to-be published rule from the Department of Labor (DoL) adds an exemption for investment advice to the Pension Protection Act (PPA).

Colonial Surety, an insurance provider specializing in performance bonds, has redesigned its main corporate Web site, the company said.

Upscale retailer Saks has joined a host of U.S. employers in suspending its 401(k) match as part of a broad $50-million to $60-million cost-cutting campaign that includes axing...

Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC, has launched Learning to Retire, an interactive, online learning application designed to help educate near-retirees about the upcoming transition.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a new publication to help small employers understand automatic enrollment for 401(k) plans.

While the trend might only affect less than 1% of 401(k) participants, a spike in withdrawal requests and deferral rate decreases to zero percent should still be a...

Grail Advisors has filed a registration statement for two new actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced that the Morgan Stanley Global Infrastructure Fund has reopened to new U.S. investors.

Rollover platform provider RolloverSystems Inc. has published a best practices guide for plan sponsors who are contemplating a 401(k) plan termination.

403(b) plans are lagging in employee participation and plan features to incent participation, according to research from PLANSPONSOR.

Research from Corporate Insight graded do-it-yourself retirement-planning calculator tools offered by brokerage firms to assist investors.

MUTUALdecision, an online source for predictive mutual fund models, launched a tool enabling investors and financial advisers to rank U.S. mutual funds based on academic research.

As a reaction to the plunging stock market, the overall transfer activity in the Hewitt 401(k) Index was significantly higher in 2008 than in previous years.