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Asset management company Schroders introduced an R6 share class across 10 of its mutual funds and is making adjustments to bolster its presence in the United States.

Charlie Pritzl has joined The Retirement Advantage Inc. (TRA) as quality control and training manager.

DST Systems, a provider of strategically unified data management, business processing, and customer communication tools, says it has acquired Kasina LLC, a strategic advisory firm to the asset...

Global asset manager Pioneer Investments has added two senior members to its U.S. intermediary distribution and U.S. marketing and product development organizations.

The Pension Resource Institute announced plans to collaborate with and support retirement plan-focused advisers within its newest member organization, Snowden Lane Partners.

Nonprofit trade association PSCA has named Tony Verheyen as executive director, following the resignation of Bob Benish.

An SEC filing reveals that RadioShack is facing several lawsuits over the company stock investment offering...

Morgan Stanley on Monday began advising certain wealth management clients that an employee had stolen partial client data.

A bill establishing the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program has been signed into law.

ABD Insurance and Financial Services hired Brian Ashworth as vice president of its retirement services group.

As individuals often lose employer-provided insurance benefits when they retire, it is important to consider what insurance is needed so they can retire comfortably and confidently.

A federal district court has found the defined benefit (DB) retirement plan of Advocate Health Care Network and its subsidiaries is not a “church plan” under the Employee...

After remaining level for the previous year, investors expressed rosier outlooks in the fourth quarter, according to a survey by John Hancock Financial.

A federal district court has denied Boeing’s request for summary judgment on the merits of Spano vs. The Boeing Company, a long-running excessive 401(k) fee case.

Nasdaq announced that it will acquire smart beta and passive investing specialist Dorsey, Wright & Associates LLC.

The complexity of testing a plan can be one way to justify higher fees, says an ERISA plan administration business development specialist.

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in the closely watched 401(k) fee litigation case Tibble v. Edison near the end of February.

The new PBGC Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate has released her first annual report of issues.

The U.S. Department of Treasury maintains the view that its myRA program is not subject to the extensive reporting, disclosure, fiduciary duty or other requirements of ERISA. 

Research from Cerulli Associates predicts the combined asset marketshare of independent advisers will surpass that of wirehouse advisers by 2019.