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The number of DC specialist advisers making customized target-date fund recommendations has increased significantly in just the last year.

Mary Jo White, who became the 31st Chair of the SEC in April 2013, will be one of the SEC’s longest serving Chairs.

Edward Jones is being accused by another set of plaintiffs of favoring the investments of its “preferred partners” in its 401(k) plan, enriching the firm at the expense...

The ERS "Fiduciary Advantage" platform will offer fiduciary protection, support and investment monitoring.

Women are more worried about their finances and willing to work with advisers.

Forty-four percent of financial advisers say they would be willing to accept lower returns in order to achieve a positive social impact.

Actively managed funds experienced aggregate net redemptions of $26.2 billion in October, data from Strategic Insight shows.

While it is hard to predict what is coming, there is no shortage of retirement policy proposals for the next administration to consider.

 

There is no dispute that environmentally and socially conscious investing are growing in popularity; what is more questionable is impact investing’s efficacy at promoting positive change for real...

“Evolutionary Fiduciary” will provide additional fiduciary resources, FAQs and forms for visitors to submit questions before the April 2017 deadline. 

Bob Doll says the GOP sweep is poised to help corporations and boost the economy.

The IRS document can be used by advisers in helping them educate plan sponsors about automatic enrollment 401(k) plans as well as to help plan sponsors set up...

The new system is built to help adviser clients meet practice-management goals by offering a variety of monitoring capabilities.

In addition to imposing penalties for failure to provide requested plan documents to a 401(k) participant, a federal district court found the plan filed a simplified Form 5500...

Investment volume tied to themes of sustainability and social/environmental responsibility has grown 33% in the last few years alone.

The month presented investors with several challenges, not just negative returns.

Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services Business has launched a new online participant experience aimed at simplicity and streamlined service.

Voya Expands Retirement Business; First Eagle’s Retirement Investment Solutions Group Takes Flight; Wagner Law Group Adds Partner; WealthPLAN Partners Announces New B/D and Custodian Relationships; and more.

The latest ERISA lawsuit to be filed targets Xerox and Financial Engines for advice arrangements negotiated between the firms and several Ford Motor Company retirement plans. 

Reuters broke the news that JP Morgan Chase and Co. will stop offering commission-based retirement accounts prior to the DOL fiduciary rule implementation.