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As the parent of a daughter away at college for the first time, the events in Blacksburg, Virginia, last week had a particularly horrific effect.

Fee-based practices are growing, with 46% of advisers adopting that pricing structure, an increase of 35% over the past five years.

A former corporate actions clerk at ING Financial Services was arrested Thursday on federal wire fraud charges for his part in an embezzlement scheme related to client dividend...

Nuveen Investments is acquiring HydePark Investment Strategies, a firm that specializes in enhanced equity investment management.

Combined assets of the world’s mutual funds increased 7.6%, to $21.76 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2006 and 22.5% for the year, according to...

Investors would do well to focus on the mid-cap asset class in 2007, according to Standard&Poor's Equity Research Services.

Fidelity Investments’ Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Robert L. Reynolds announced his departure today.

When it comes to social trust, there's a significant difference between living in the city and the country - it's just not entirely clear why.

Many married couples are not in agreement when it comes to retirement plans - 22% of couples don’t even agree on whether or not they use the services...

Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC has launched a new program for independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) offering support in the area of practice management, including planning and marketing.

Concerned that employees are not paying attention to their retirement savings, 96% of U.S. employers say their top priority is encouraging employees to take more responsibility.

Dodd F. Kittsley, previously the director of the Strategy and Research Group for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has joined Barclays Global Investors (BGI).

Cynthia L. Egan has left her post at Fidelity Investments to become president of T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services.

The Online 401(k) is partnering with nine payroll firms around the country during the first quarter of 2007, enabling small businesses to access an independent, integrated payroll and...

Delaware Investments has named Michael J. Hogan as Head of Equity Investments, overseeing all of the firm's equity management teams.

Hedge funds posted 2.10% returns for the first quarter, outperforming the S&P 500 and the MSCI World Index, according to research from Morningstar, Inc.

Baby boomers plans for cash needs in retirement will likely frustrate their advisers: they plan to withdraw significant sums of money early on, drawing down their savings faster...

Participants in 401(k) plans seemed to be looking for stability in their investments in March, moving $572 million from equities to fixed income over the month, according to...

Piper Jaffray Companies announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Fiduciary Asset Management, LLC, a St. Louis-based investment management firm, for approximately $66 million in cash.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year plans to turn its attention to fees paid, and how they are disclosed, to 401(k) plan investors, according to Chairman...