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Principal PlanWorks, from The Principal Financial Group, is designed to improve the retirement readiness of retirement plan participants.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) is petitioning regulators for easy-to-apply guidance to add same-gender spouses to qualified retirement plans.

The U.S. military population shows financial capabilities that outstrip national norms, a survey from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) finds.

Analysis from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) shows strong equity returns and modest housing price increases since 2010 have done little to improve most Americans’ retirement outlook.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) updated the expected retirement age table used to compute benefit values for distressed pension plans facing involuntary termination.

Investment service provider BNY Mellon released a liquidity administration service as part of its fund-of-hedge-funds (FoHF) offering.

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in November improved 2.1 percentage points to 93.9%.

Research from Cerulli Associates shows the registered investment adviser (RIA) channel growing at a much stronger rate than all other advisory business models.

Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) expands to Franklin Street.

Accounting for the source of funded ratio increases within defined benefit (DB) plans is critical for preventing imprudent fixed-income purchases, new research shows.

Two United States senators are calling on the U.S. Treasury to address nondiscrimination challenges facing employers that enact soft freezes on qualified defined benefit (DB) retirement plans.

Among the massive waves of Baby Boomers heading into retirement are a significant number of business owners who face a dilemma—they want to transition into retirement but, for...

The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers fell to 108.3% of liabilities during October, down from 108.9% to reach the smallest margin measured in 2013.

Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC launched the Horizons S&P Financial Select Sector Covered Call ETF.

A new survey from TIAA-CREF finds women are less confident than men that they are saving an adequate amount for retirement.

Many self-employed people expect their savings to fund their retirement—but 40% are not saving regularly and 28% are not saving at all, a survey found.

A research paper examines the benefits of moving from a defined benefit (DB) plan to a defined contribution (DC) plan.

A Department of Labor (DOL) lawsuit has resulted in a supermarket chain, headquartered in Brookings, Oregon, to restore assets to its retirement plan.

Paychex Inc. added Mid Atlantic Trust Company’s ModelxChange Web-based model portfolios for its retirement recordkeeping services clients.

Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) announced a series of promotions within the firm’s retirement consulting business.