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New information used by the Investment Company Institute results in a downward revision.

Vanguard Core Bond Fund will share many characteristics with Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, the company said.

As 2015 is an indication, pension risk transfer activity shows no signs of slowing, so plan sponsors will need...

Heading into the end of 2015 there’s little sign litigation targeting retirement plans will dry up. 

OMB is asking advisers and retirement industry providers for comments about the necessity of providing Summary Annual Reports to participants, and the burden it might create for industry...

An extensive new report from BrightScope and the Investment Company Institute finds 401(k) plans have significantly evolved towards “packages of features and choice” tailored to individuals, especially in...

Retirement planning research is at least in one respect similar to particle physics: It’s often hard to separate observer from observed.

The PLANADVISER National Conference is a mine of information on practice management, regulation, investments and much more.

The ultimate insurance for some Baby Boomers might be a legacy, which is used to avoid running out of money in retirement.

Software developer NextCapital Group finds new support for developing digital portfolio management and advice delivery tools, in the form of Series B financing worth $16 million. 

Corporate Insight reports about how many providers offer mobile transactions capabilities and which types of transactions.

Fidelity was trustee to the 401(k) plans in question, but the lawsuit says it failed to monitor its affiliate in the day-to-day management of the funds.

Cerulli Associates does not anticipate a slowdown in adviser-mediated rollover activity in the foreseeable future—whether or not a strengthened fiduciary rule is approved by the DOL. 

Did you ever think so much controversy and confusion could be tied into one little word? 

It’s a particular skill of Congress to make the improbable appear promising—whether it comes to overturning the Affordable Care Act or, as was the case this week, delaying...

Lathrop & Gage adds an ESOP pro, BTIG expands its transition management unit, Triad Advisors names new CEO, and more.

Fidelity has been fined $500,000 for failing to follow up on red flags that could have detected or prevented the theft of funds from senior investors.

The association wants to help sponsors better prepare participants for retirement.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management predicts the world’s major economies will grind out another year of modest growth in 2016, even as central bank policies diverge.

The companies expect to bring new market cap-based equity strategies to retirement plan clients, with a focus on target-date funds.