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A federal court has ordered a fiduciary to repay $300,000 to a number of pension plans, for which the Department of Labor sued over misuse of assets.

A new fund series from Vanguard features an estimated expense ratio of 10 basis points and will be offered to institutional investors meeting a $100 million initial investment...

A group of retirees should not have received a lump-sum payment from a nonqualified plan at a change in control because they were not “participants” as defined by...

A new program from Fidelity seeks to bring one of the most popular features of 401(k) accounts to individual retirement investors, in the form of a matching contribution.

The industry says improving the way passengers go through various processes is the biggest IT investment priority for airports.

A new investment research tool from Aon Hewitt provides “insightful and transparent” ratings of thousands of investment products, based on eVestment data and analytics.

Years of education, communication strategies and support haven’t done as much to move the needle on retirement plan participant retirement readiness as plan sponsors and advisers hope to...

Retirement plan sponsors wanting to step up participant communications should make sure their providers are in tune with the latest trends.

LGIMA has hired Mark Toomey, senior client portfolio manager, to assist with its expansion.

Institutional investors are not acting fully on their own expectations when making their asset-allocation decisions, research suggests.

Fidelity Institutional announced plans to align its clearing and custody units, while the wider firm will establish a new technology group to create digital solutions across the Fidelity...

Hartford Funds says it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Navigate Fund Solutions LLC to support the launch of a new family of NextShares exchange-traded managed funds.

Half of plan sponsors do not take advantage of qualified default investment alternative safe harbor protections, a survey finds.

Today, PLANADVISER is pleased to announce the finalists for the annual PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case considered by many to be the first example of excessive 401(k) fee litigation to reach the nation’s...

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer webcast.

Underlying 401(k) investment fees declined for both small and large retirement plans in 2014, according to the 15th edition of the 401k Averages Book.

The Department of Labor still says its pending fiduciary rule proposal, though subject to change, will not prohibit common advisory compensation practices, such as commissions and revenue sharing.

Four regional vice presidents have been added to the intermediary sales team of CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions.

President Barack Obama said he expects opposition from special interest groups to the pending fiduciary rule, even though specifics of the rulemaking have not yet been disclosed.