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A group of Republican senators led by Lamar Alexander urged the Department of Labor to give the public more time to weigh in on the fiduciary proposal.

The proposed conflicted investment advice rule from the DOL is designed to protect retirement plan and IRA participants, but experts attending the ASPPA Virtual Conference aren’t sure the...

In finance as in physics, investment market forces produce both upside and downside. It's a phenomenon that is especially apparent when discussing low interest rates.

Work/life balance seems harder than ever to attain, finds a survey of workers in eight countries.

U.S. employers could see a shift in staffing pressures as so-called retired Boomers look to change careers or stay in the workforce, at least part-time, a report says.

BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services launched a new rollover servicing platform to expand distribution and rollover services for retirement plan participants.

Rodney Balbuena has joined SageView Advisory Group in the firm’s newly opened office in Pasadena, California, while Cathy Christ comes to the Irvine office.

April was another light trading month for participants in defined contribution (DC) plans, the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index reveals.

The number of mega plans offering managed accounts has grown 13 percentage points in the last year.

The complexity of pension “hibernation” and other liability mitigation strategies gives financial advisers a great opportunity to showcase their skills and win promising client engagements.

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced its Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will hold a meeting May...

A report from Charles Schwab finds working-age Americans are warming to financial advice that is delivered through a combination of personal interaction and technology tools.

The Maresh Yoshida 401k Group, a 401(k) advisory firm in Austin, says it is changing its corporate name to InTrust Fiduciary Group.

A recent decision in Maryland leaves U.S. district courts evenly split on cases challenging retirement plans’ “church plan” status under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

An even simpler enrollment process helped drive up retirement plan participation rates and positive participant behaviors, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Participants who receive advice are less likely to leave money on the table from the employer match, a report says.

A survey of North American defined benefit (DB) pension plan professionals conducted by Clear Path Analysis found 23% are still considering transferring plan liabilities to a third-party insurer...

Financial services provider The Standard hired Matthew King within the firm’s retirement services group as the new director of third-party administrator (TPA) relationships.

The new Multi-Strategy Income Fund from Russell Investments seeks to balance the need for generating income today with the need to generate sustainable future income.

Northern Trust research finds employees favor companies that play an active role in their retirement plans—especially when employers give specific advice around retirement finances.