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Great-West Life has launched a website to help employers better educate workers on retirement planning and saving.

A federal district court has issued a judgment that authorizes the appointment of an independent fiduciary for an Indiana 401(k) plan.

Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD), the wholesale distribution business of Lincoln Financial Group, added three sales directors to its intermediary retirement plan sales force.

The United States had nearly $12.5 billion of inflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during November, increasing year-to-date inflows to $163.8 billion.

Principal Enterprise Capital LLC hired David Gottschall as managing director and Emily Slovitt as investment manager.

Nicolas Lance has joined the companies of OneAmerica in a newly created position of vice president, retirement income strategies.

A majority of younger employees will change saving and spending habits after seeking financial advice, a survey finds.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued more guidance about in-plan rollovers into Roth accounts.

Even with strong capital market performance, many liability-driven investors decreased equity allocations this year in favor of fixed-income vehicles.

Aon Hewitt has launched SimPlus Savings, a suite of services aimed at assisting retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries with plan-related tasks.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2013 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements (2013 Cumulative List).

More than half (60%) of 401(k) participants age 55 and older believe they are ill-prepared for retirement, says new research.

Richard (Dick) Davies has returned to AllianceBernstein to lead the firm's defined contribution (DC) business.

Investment analytics firm ClearVest opened its unified investment management platform to investors and financial advisers seeking access to alternative investments.

The boards of directors of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and The Union Central Life Insurance Company approved a merger of the two affiliated insurance companies.

Advisers can now update their profiles for free on BrightScope’s platform, which has been enhanced with several features.

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When it comes to determining a sustainable drawdown rate, everyone is searching for the right answer, says Gregg Fisher of Gerstein Fisher, an investment management firm.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) appointed Mark Fortier as managing director and head of global defined contribution (DC) research and product development.

Prudential has launched Prudential Day One Funds, its target-date fund series.