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The ERISA Advisory Council has made recommendations to support the idea of retirement plan participants keeping their savings in ERISA-covered plans for life.

Asset management and financial technology company EQIS appointed Tom Cote to head its capital 401(k) managed account program.

The 2014 ERISA Advisory Council made several recommendations to the Department of Labor (DOL) related to outsourcing employee benefit plan services.

A federal appellate court has agreed with the PBGC that a retirement plan amendment adopted after the plan’s termination impermissibly reduced its benefit obligations to participants.

The White House has released a statement outlining the president’s tax proposals.

Norm Champ will step down from his post as director of the division of investment management at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) later in January.

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Annette Guarisco Fildes has been appointed CEO of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC).

Institutional asset managers are still bullish on U.S. stocks for 2015, though global volatility concerns continue.

The Timken Company has agreed to purchase a group annuity from Prudential to pay retirees’ future pension benefits.

Pinnacle Plan Design has expanded into the New York market with the addition of Susan Feit as a consulting actuary.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire the trade processing business of the Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services (WTRIS) unit of M&T Bank Corp.

A quarterly analysis from BlackRock finds the cost of purchasing lifetime income units increased significantly in the last 12 months, putting pressure on pre-retirees planning for life after...

Total financial adviser headcount continues to decline despite strong asset growth for the advisory industry in recent years, according to Cerulli Associates.

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Retirement plan sponsors surveyed repeatedly expressed frustration with regulatory complexity and concern about greater worker mobility.

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Learning about fiduciary best practices can help financial advisers build client trust and raise assets, according to a survey by fi360.

Edison International has petitioned the U.S. Supreme court to drop its review of Tibble vs. Edison International, a closely watched retirement plan fee litigation case involving the company’s...

Mercer has appointed Christine Mahoney as South market leader and Scott Jarboe as South market retirement leader, both based in Washington, D.C.