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Investment management firm Brinker Capital has announced that seven exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been added to its defined contribution (DC) retirement plan offering.

While innovation is considered to have produced mixed results over the last decade, asset owners have retained an appetite for innovation, as long as specific principles are met.

In the first half of fiscal 2011(1H11), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with 344 defendants, bringing predictions for the full year to 688 settlements, compared with...

SKCG Group, a risk management and insurance adviser, has designed a comprehensive program for hedge funds that includes a “Start-Up Kit” for emerging managers. 

Four out of 10 U.S. employers expect to spend more time governing their employer-sponsored retirement plans over the next two years, according to a survey by Towers Watson.

A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed best practices for building a better retirement plan investment menu.

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company is launching a retirement planning and education program to assist workers when they are eligible to take distributions from their plans at...

In a recent white paper, J.P. Morgan explains that participants want income replacement projections, but don’t know how to translate their 401(k) savings into retirement income. 

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules that require advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to register with the SEC.  

Multiple employer plans (MEPs) can provide not only business growth for advisers, but can also help close the coverage gap in America, said Jim Kais, vice president and...

UBS announced the appointment of John Dyment as Global Head of Hedge Fund Distribution, based in New York.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that AT&T did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination...

A report from Strategic Insight indicates the 19 money managers with publicly held equity managed a total of $7.8 trillion at year-end 2010, up 10% from 2009.

Rob Ferguson has been named head of global securities lending at CIBC Mellon, Robert Chiuch has been named managing director, and Phil Zywot had been named head of...