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John Hancock Funds has relaunched the Turner International Growth Fund as the John Hancock International Growth Equity Fund.

David Bedard was named president of the annuities business division of ING U.S. 

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced her resignation.

Employers who are thinking of terminating a frozen defined benefit plan (DB) must be aware of termination costs and administrative procedures.

A court has found Anheuser-Busch does not owe enhanced benefits to former employees who accepted employment with a company that bought an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary.

U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $292.7 billion or 28% in 2012.

Brad Adams has been promoted to managing director of Tortoise Capital Advisors LLC in Leawood, Kansas.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets hired John Faust as a managing director and client portfolio manager for real estate.  

About 45% of all employees in the nonprofit sector are not confident with their ability to prepare financially for retirement, a survey shows.

Calculations of lump sum pension benefits consider cost of living adjustments (COLA) participants would have received if they had taken an annuity at retirement.

Market76 rolled out the latest version of its adviser customer relationship management (CRM) platform, which fine-tunes mobility, data analytics and optimization, and collaboration.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a free phone forum for practitioners offering tax advice for employee benefit plans.

This month, many people will vow to make resolutions for their physical health—but what about their financial health?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a free phone forum regarding the 2012 Cumulative List of Plan Qualification Changes.

Managed volatility investment strategies are emerging as a solution for investors looking to protect against future stock market losses, Strategic Insight’s research found.

Mesirow Financial rolled out a series of model portfolios on the Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) ModelxChange platform.

Catching up on your TPS reports in your cubicle or attending a mundane business meeting may make you more creative. 

Benefits, risks and regulation that varies from state to state can make choosing annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawals tricky for older Americans.

Investors should remain defensive in 2013 but at the same time not be averse to taking on some risk, according to a Prudential expert.

When making changes to a 401(k) plan’s investment lineup, administrators chase returns and do not end up improving investment performance, research suggests.