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WisdomTree Investments, Inc. announced the launch of the WisdomTree International Real Estate Fund on the American Stock Exchange Tuesday.

With the so-called Merrill Lynch Rule a thing of the past, some advisers will need to clarify their role, though it's not likely to broadly impact the managed...

Market dynamics bear promise for investment-only firms in the defined contribution space.

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research titled “New Estimates of the Future Path of 401(K) Assets.″

Socially responsible mutual fund firm Calvert has launched a new fund that seeks long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in non-U.S. small-cap and mid-cap stocks both in...

New York Life Investment Management’s retirement plan services division has come out with a program to help employers better understand workers’ retirement planning behavior by categorizing plan participants...

Principal Financial Group has released a program that gives fledgling businesses some of the same retirement plan tools available to large plans, such as flexible participant services and...

Human resources outsourcer Ceridian Corp., under pressure from an activist hedge fund, agreed to be bought by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance sanctioning mid-year changes to 401(k) safe harbor plans regarding new rules for Roth deferrals and hardship withdrawals.

The Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) has revised the ethical standards for CFP professionals, requiring them to 'at all times...

Wachovia and A.G. Edwards announced Thursday that Wachovia will buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion in cash and stock.

Bear Stearns' Investment Advisor Services (IAS) has hired Christian Widen, a managing director with 11 years of financial services experience, to be part of the company’s IAS east...

Transamerica Retirement Services has announced the addition of five investment choices from two fund families – Thornburg Securities and Fred Alger&Co., Inc.

In response to a recent court ruling that firms operating fee-based brokerage accounts must move these assets to either an advisory account or a traditional commission account, FundQuest...

Tonight – depending on where you live – you’ll be treated to a “blue moon.″

M Financial Group says that Corrigan&Company has become a Provisional Member Firm.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will host a roundtable discussion about Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which allows mutual funds to use fund...

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. has enhanced its Accumulator series of variable annuities, including an expanded choice of "living benefits" and the unbundling of optional income and death...

The Online 401(k) announced partnerships with Back Bay Financial and Tribeca Financial, providing small business clients of these firms access to an independent 401(k) solution, with no hidden...

Money Management Executive (MME) has announced the release of comprehensive, unique 529 reports to help mutual fund companies, financial advisers, and their clients more accurately plan college savings.