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Daniel Young has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of NFP Securities, Inc. (NFPSI), the broker-dealer of National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), a national network of independent...

AIG VALIC has named Greg Garvin Executive Vice President of Independent Distribution.

As Baby Boomers retiree, advisers and broker-dealers must decide how they will differentiate themselves and deliver an efficient retirement income program.

Although all advisers plan to increase their use of managed accounts, registered representatives at broker-dealer firms are twice as likely to plan on doing so.

Participants in 401(k) plans moved a combined $295 million into the international and emerging market equity asset classes in October, according to the results of the Hewitt 401(k)...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2007-71, providing the table of covered compensation for the 2008 year for use in determining contributions to defined benefit plans...

Referrals and a need for reassurance that savings will last through retirement are the main way and reason clients come to a financial adviser.

This week, PLANSPONSOR’s November issue will start arriving in the mail (and, with a little bit of luck and time, online).

This week, PLANSPONSOR’s November issue will start arriving in the mail (and, with a little bit of luck and time, online).

The best adviser candidates for adviser teams are those constantly looking to improve their practice, the most recent Cerulli report says.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has proposed an amendment to an existing class exemption stipulating what categories of assets plans can accept to...

In one year, the number of employer clients offering at least one auto-savings tool, automatic enrollment or automated savings increases, nearly tripled to more than 30,000, according to...

Nearly half (40.5%) of widows say they rely on financial advisers for investing advice, more than double any other female demographic group, according to The OppenheimerFunds, Inc. 2007...

A lawsuit filed against Morgan Stanley claims that, although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) barred an adviser from trading over-the-counter securities in the 1980s, Morgan Stanley's predecessor...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to decide if it can – or should - help investors be more aware of business ties with terrorists.

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced that Jeff Montgomery and Quana Jew will join the firm’s advisory board.

Thanksgiving has been called a “uniquely American″ holiday, and while that is perhaps something of an overstatement, it is unquestionably a special holiday, and one on which it...

Baby Boomers appear to be talking more with their adult children about family finances than with their parents, a new study says.

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ) has listed five new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by Barclays Global Investors, N.A. on its ETF Market.

The IRS has posted a sample notice to be used to notify participants about their rights and obligations under automatic enrollment and automatic contribution arrangements.