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The law firm of Stember Feinstein Doyle&Payne, LLC, is investigating conduct that it believes might have caused losses to the KV Pharmaceutical Company Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

The Retirement Services division at American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, has announced the appointment of James R. Daniel, Jr., as regional vice president for...

The Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index (SMII) saw its largest increase ever when it jumped 16 points in December to -23.

A whopping 90% of advisers said market changes have increased their stress level, according to a study by Vestment Advisors and the Financial Planning Association.

During the financial crisis, millionaires did not express satisfaction with their advisers’ performance, but independent advisers fared better, a SpectremGroup study found.

More workers are rolling over retirement assets when they change jobs than in past years, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Whether you set a New Year’s resolution – or if you didn’t – you have a lot of company.

In the past year, retirees/pre-retirees with financial planners lost money at about the same rate as those without financial planners, according to a survey of Consumer Reports readers.

The Retirement Services division at American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, named Michael Woomer as the division’s field vice president, consulting services.

Millennium Trust Company, LLC, announced its appointment as successor custodian for Neuberger Berman 403(b) custodial accounts.

Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) announced it is teaming up with Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) to launch a bundled 401(k) platform offering exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Greater relationship size doesn’t necessarily mean greater profitability for high-net-worth (HNW) advisers, according to Cerulli Associates.

Despite a challenging 2008, independent advisers surveyed in an SEI Quick Poll are positive about success in the coming year.

Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and Patty Duke yesterday unveiled Social Security's new online retirement application and launched the agency's Retire Online campaign.

Current assets in Shariah-compliant investments may be more modest than cited by many regulators and industry players, according to a new analysis.

With recent market volatility, a concern that some participants are too aggressively invested in equities has been added to the ongoing concern that some participants are invested too...

Global equity markets rebounded in December, according to Standard&Poor’s Index Services monthly global stock market review, “World by Numbers.″

A former employee of Boston Scientific Corp., who dropped out of a previous lawsuit before it was dismissed, has filed a new lawsuit alleging the company breached its...

As 403(b) plan sponsors and advisers have prepared for new Internal Revenue Services regulations in effect as of January 1, no doubt communications with participants about the new...

Fidelity Investments named Peter Cieszko, former president and CEO of Evergreen Investments, as president of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc.