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The defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) market offers dramatically higher profit margins for asset managers than those found in other platform markets, and firms will be growing their personnel...

I was discussing the subject of retirement the other day with a friend.

A bill backed by a powerful Connecticut state lawmaker that would create a state-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan for employers with fewer than 100 workers has passed the...

Of the 50.6 million U.S. households – 43.6% of total households – that own mutual funds, almost half (49%) consider employer-sponsored retirement plans to be their primary source...

The defined-contribution (DC) plan consulting business is changing to adjust to new plan trends by, among other things, offering custom target-date funds and adding inflation-protection investment vehicles to...

Total U.S. retirement assets climbed to $17.8 trillion as of September 30, 2007, up from $17.5 trillion on June 30, 2007, according to a quarterly data series from...

CapTrust Advisors, LLC, has merged with Schott Group Investment Consulting to create what the company says is Florida's largest private investment consulting firm.

Not only are a quarter of adults dipping into their retirement savings, but many of them cannot pay it back.

TIAA-CREF has released a guide to new 403(b) regulations to help plan sponsors deal with new 403(b) regulations.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has proposed rule amendments that would require registered firms to report allegations of sales practice violations against an individual broker made in...

It seems that nearly everyone today is feeling the pinch of the current economy.

Responding to findings of its recent Family Matters study, the MetLife Mature Market Institute has made available tips on making the right choices for retirement based on family...

Pershing, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, launched Lockwood AdvisorFlex Portfolios, a unified managed account program for financial advisers.

Great-West Retirement Services has joined with Ceridian Small Business Services to introduce a payroll interface 401(k) service that allows employers to reduce the administration of their 401(k) plan.

WealthCounsel launched a new Web site portal designed to serve the informational needs of attorneys, financial professionals, consumers, and the news media on topics related to estate planning.

RolloverSystems Inc. (RSI), has enhanced its services for advisers, retirement plan sponsors, and third-party administrators (TPAs) in the management of 401(k) plans rollovers.

A survey said 87% of investors have a high degree of trust in their adviser, but a majority are dissatisfied with the fund industry.

A new research paper suggests a potential tie between biology and (apparently) irrational exuberance.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has launched two online resources to help companies and their older workers protect themselves from early retirement scams.

The Principal Financial Group has named Michael Driscoll as director-sales, Retirement and Investor Services.