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Financial research and analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds managed account programs are more resistant to fee compression than other commonly used qualified default investment alternatives.

Open architect retirement plan provider, 401kDirect, announces the appointment of its newest president and chief marketing officer.

In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget, GOP senators predict dire consequences for American workers if the "fiduciary rule" has not changed significantly from the...

CAPTRUST and Pensionmark Retirement Group will create a new entity intended to be the industry’s premier platform for retirement plan advisers.

Retirement plan administrator Fifth Third Bank announced the availability of Dave Ramsey's new SmartDollar financial wellness program for its clients' retirement plan participants.

Nearly 40 million working-age households, or about 45% of all working-age U.S. households, do not own any retirement account assets.

Net new investment to stock and bond funds totaled $56.7 billion in February, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Financial advisers are not adequately preparing to deliver advanced digital capabilities to meet the expectations of younger generations of investors, according to Aite Group research.

Adding a financial wellness program can cut plan costs and reduce a plan sponsors’ fiduciary risk. 

According to the Pension Rights Center, the nation faces an almost $8 trillion shortfall in retirement income.

Less than a quarter of wirehouse advisers control nearly half of all traditionally advised assets, says Cerulli Associates in a new report. 

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries has rebranded as the American Retirement Association.

Automatic enrollment is touted as a must-use feature for defined contribution retirement plan sponsors to increase plan participation, but many plan sponsors cannot use this feature.

Baby Boomers who have cut the apron strings for their adult kids are twice as likely to be retired than ones who haven’t, a survey finds.

Federal government workers show greater signs of financial health than the rest of the country’s workforce, according to the latest Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index survey.

The U.S. Supreme Court may take up important fiduciary liability questions related to a “reverse stock-drop” case leveled against a major tobacco producer.

To help plan sponsors with fiduciary duties and day-to-day administrative tasks, BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services has created 3(16) Alliance Services.

DuPont Capital Management hired William Smith, Jr., as principal, business development, and Paul Leahy as head of relationship management.

Northern Trust has enhanced its services for defined contribution sponsors and advisers to help them more efficiently manage their custom target-date funds.

Principal Global Investors has hired Paul Kim to launch and lead the firm’s ETF business.