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Claymore Securities, Inc. has announced the launch of two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the Claymore/Zacks Country Rotation ETF (CRO) and the Claymore/Zacks International Yield Hog Index ETF (HGI).

Despite an overall drop in assets of U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets, international funds experienced strong growth during the month of June.

For years, football’s Dallas Cowboys called themselves “America’s Team″, but baseball has long regarded itself as the nation’s national pastime.

With bills pending in both the U.S. Senate and House encouraging employers to sponsor auto-enrolled IRAs, an AARP-sponsored study says such a vehicle would help as many as...

Union Bank of California is introducing a new benefit for its SelectBenefit retirement plan sponsor clients and plan participants.

Ameristock Funds is now offering five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the Ryan Treasury Indexes.

Legg Mason, Inc. has announced the launch of two new separately managed account products for retail investors to access Western Asset Management's Core and Core Plus strategies.

The Principal Financial Group has introduced Financial Security Review, a tool for annual financial checkups that pulls together information from a variety of sources into one comprehensive package...

John Hancock retirement plan participants will soon be able to use an option that allows them to roll their 401(k) account balances over from an employer-sponsored plan to...

Standard Retirement Services, Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of Portland, Oregon based third-party retirement plan administrators DPA, Inc., and its associated investment adviser business, MasterPlan Advisors,...

Advisers can count on new regulations relating to retirement plan fees and disclosures in the near future but it is unclear whether those will be authored by Congress...

Although the Pension Protection Act has officially ushered in a wave of automation to retirement plans, education is still a vital part of a successful 401(k) and advisers...

Suggesting that many retirement plan advisers will become fiduciary advisers under the Pension Protection Act (PPA), attorney Fred Reish, Partner at Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen, said plan...

Although plan fees might not be excessive, advisers and plan sponsors should consider whether they can be less.

As the retirement plan and investing community waits for the final regulations governing qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs), there is significant anticipation to see whether the final pronouncement...

I was on a panel at our recent Plan Designs conference, and the topic of qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) came up.

I was on a panel at our recent Plan Designs conference, and the topic of qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) came up.

Just days after the dismissal of a similar case in a different jurisdiction, a federal judge has agreed that an excessive fee suit against Exelon Corp. can move...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates conflicts-of-interest often exist for consultants to terminated or likely to be terminated defined benefit pension plans, but seldom...

The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $329.1 billion, or 3%, to $11.396 trillion in May, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).