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RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, has launched two new single-strategy mutual funds.

RiverSource has launched SecureSource, an optional living benefit rider, which offers guaranteed lifetime income for individuals purchasing a RiverSource annuity.

Prudential Financial has redesigned its Web site for retirement plan participants in an effort to make online retirement planning easier.

JPMorgan Asset Management has tapped John H. Hunt as Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Asset Management’s Institutional business in the Americas.

Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Financial Services is the latest company to become a member firm of National Retirement Partners (NRP).

The U.S. defined benefit pension market is going to be hit with a massive shakeup that will see three-quarters of private-sector DB assets frozen or terminated in the...

BISYS Group, Inc. has agreed to a $25 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges that the financial services provider used improper accounting practices...

Standard&Poor's has launched indexes that include the most liquid stocks in Brazil, Russia, India, and China that comply with Shariah law.

Standard&Poor's has launched fully investable indexes for Muslim investors that include only stocks that comply with Shariah law.

Nearly half (42%) of plan sponsors do not have a relationship with a financial adviser.

Many of us will be firing up the grills this weekend and gathering with friends and/or family for the long Memorial Day weekend.

The Vanguard Group announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its fifth international ETF.

The most common mistake made by consumers in the adviser selection process - accepting marketing information as accurate.

Clients want to know they are on their way to achieving life goals, not investment performance.

IndexIQ Inc. has agreed to provide indexing solutions to Advisor Partners LLC, a separate account manager serving the professional high end adviser market.

Although behavioral components are important, financial literacy and trust are critical variables in understanding 401(k) plan savings behavior.

Although the ruling in Financial Planning Association v. SEC was set to go into effect today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a stay, asking for...

There’s little question that automatic enrollment “works,″ at least in terms of turning employees into participants—just as there is little doubt that, left to their own devices, too...

Mutual funds seem to vote proxies in ways that protect them from negative reprisals.

Fear, regret, inertia, aggressiveness, and susceptibility can influence retirement investors to react to market uncertainty in ways that may not be in their best interest, according to a...