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Mobile-optimized sites with transaction capabilities are slowly but surely entering the retirement planning picture, according to Corporate Insight research.

Now available on more than 20 retirement plan platforms, the Edge Collective Fund Series brings financial wellness services to plan participants directly through the investment menu.

The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) re-launched its online ERISA Fiduciary Training Program.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has amended the two safe harbor explanations that can be used to satisfy the requirement that certain information be provided to recipients of...

Millennials change jobs more frequently, giving them more opportunities to cash out of their 401(k) plans and cut into future retirement savings, says Spencer Williams of Retirement Clearinghouse.

In an effort to streamline communications and further enhance existing security measures, TriStar Pension Consulting has implemented Plan Sponsor Link’s new secure web portal.

Gina Gurgiolo has joined Mercer's defined contribution (DC) advisers specialty practice.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

The retirement plans division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. expanded the investment options available within its retirement plans products by adding 32 new funds.

Major changes are occurring in the fixed-income markets that are driving asset managers to position clients against volatility and future rate tightening, according to Cerulli Associates.

Mercer said it has agreed to acquire SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, a Swiss-based specialist private...

Credit Suisse AG has received temporary approval to continue acting as a qualified professional asset manager (QPAM), after pleading guilty to criminal charges related to client tax evasion.

Callan Associates will use RiskFirst’s risk analytics platform, PFaroe, to help institutional investors conduct asset allocation and asset/liability studies.

Cetera Financial Group introduced the Advanced Planning Group, a specialist support team equipping the firm's top advisers with advanced legal, tax, accounting and insurance resources.

Alerus Retirement Solutions has entered into a partnership with Envestnet Retirement Solutions (ERS) to utilize ERS's adviser platform and fiduciary support services.

As asset managers and investors realize the usefulness of managed volatility strategies, assets continue to rise according to...

They are saving more; they credit the stock market with much of their wealth; and some (29%) still worry about running out of money in retirement.

Women’s path to a financially secure retirement is filled with many obstacles, a global survey shows.

Reaching $25 million in an individual retirement account (IRA) might sound like a pipedream, but some Americans have managed to do just that.

Spectrum Pension Consultants Inc., an Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) member firm, has merged with Compensation Consultants Inc. (CCI).