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Roberta Casper Watson has been named head of the welfare benefits department at the Wagner Law Group.

Retirement, LLC, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will merge with third-party administrator I AM, Inc. of Traverse City, Michigan.

Northern Trust Corporation has launched an enhanced version of its performance attribution tools.

The Online Plan Profit (k)alculator from Nuveen Investments shows plan profitability over time.

Harmonization of rules for broker/dealers and RIAs could more than double compliance costs for independent RIAs in the first year of implementation—with little benefit to clients, a survey...

Christine Carolan has been appointed by Mercer Investments as investment director for its West Market.

A survey from Towers Watson found allocations to alternative assets by pension funds now account for around 19% of all pension fund assets globally.

Time and resource management were named as key challenges to participating in the multi-billion dollar micro- to small-plan retirement market, a survey found.

Research about individuals’ views about retirement and saving for retirement offer opportunities for retirement plan advisers.

There are common threads in what is understood to be ethical behavior, but for retirement plan advisers having good business practices...

The three common risks of retirement—longevity, inflation and the risks of the marketplace—need to make room for a fourth one, according to Alison Salka, corporate vice president of...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil injunctive action against Armand R. Franquelin of Ogden, Utah, and Martin A. Pool of Atlanta. 

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found a benefits committee used a reasonable process to conclude it paid a participant's benefits according to his election.

Non-profit does not mean there is no revenue to be generated from this market.

The investment strategies group of Mesirow Financial rolled out fiduciary services for ERISA sections 3(21) and 3(38) through CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.

Different workplace experiences and employee benefit histories are causing a divide between early and late Baby Boomers regarding their financial security and outlook on retirement.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose by 3.1 percentage points in June to 89.5%, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy & Solutions Group (ISSG).

A new report from Aon Hewitt says participation in defined contribution (DC) plans is at an all-time high.

Investment management firm Vanguard now offers retirement plan participants the ability to manage their plan assets through mobile apps.

Investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. has added three individuals to its retirement solutions group in its Investment Management division.