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Signs of a brightening economy include investors planning to buy cars or homes, and making travel plans, a survey says.

Plan Sponsor Advisors (PSA) released a fully outsourced solution that manages qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) for retirement plan fiduciaries.

An updated mobile application from LPL Financial LLC provides better access to financial and market data, along with a new secure messaging system for communicating with clients.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is suing a Bigler, Pennsylvania, trucking company to recover employee contributions and payments to its 401(k) plan.

CoPiloted, a Boston- and Seattle-based startup, wants to help workers grow 401(k) and individual retirement account (IRA) assets through a new managed account solution.

Global asset manager Russell Investments is implementing a series of strategic asset allocation changes to several retail product offerings in the U.S. market.

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), part of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released its list of examination priorities for 2014.

Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors were less active in certain areas in 2013 than in 2012, according to Callan’s 2014 DC Trends Survey.

Advisers note that consumer anxiety has a negative impact on financial planning and investment decisions, a survey of financial advisers finds. 

ING U.S. Inc. will continue its rebranding process during 2014.

Regions Financial Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit relating to its offering of company stock and certain Morgan Keegan funds in its retirement plan.

From a fiduciary perspective, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors largely focused their time on fees and compliance in 2013, according to data from Callan.

1st Global turns to ExpertPlan as their recordkeeper partner. 

The IRS is holding a phone forum to discuss ethical standards of conduct.

Participants tend to stay in-plan for a time after retirement, research shows, and may need help deciding how to preserve and maximize their account balance.

Another participant in Fidelity Investments’ own retirement plan has brought a lawsuit saying participants paid excessive fees.

More employees are participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans, thanks to plan design changes, but there are still improvements that can be made.

RBC Global Asset Management Inc. released four new emerging markets and fixed-income fund options.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat- and variable-rate single-employer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums.

Fidelis Fiduciary Management launched an independent investment management program for financial advisers who cannot or choose not to serve as fiduciaries for their 401(k) clients.