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The Mariner Incubation Fund will be managed by Eric Pellicciaro, who joined Mariner Investment Group from BlackRock.

A registered independent adviser (RIA), Independent Financial Advisors of Riverside, California, is Beacon Pointe’s latest deal.

A registered investment advisory, ACI Capital Group LLC, was formally dissolved Friday.

It is increasingly being used as a business tool, but users can run into compliance issues on social media when they tweet or post an update.

MFS Investment Management has rolled out Class R5 shares, offering a lower-cost investment for advisers and plan sponsors.

U.S. investors said they have just 11% on average of their income-producing assets invested internationally.

Employees want to understand their benefits better and employers could improve their benefits communications, a survey suggests.

Cetera Financial Group has agreed to purchase Tower Square Securities and Walnut Street Securities from MetLife Inc.

Companies can announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure on Facebook, Twitter and other social media, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said.

Retirement benefit decisions can no longer be made without factoring in health care, according to a source at Manning & Napier.

Ronald J. Triche will join the government affairs team of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) on April 22. 

More American workers are planning for their retirement, according to the latest Financial Well-Being Index from The Principal.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends regulators take certain steps to reduce obstacles and disincentives to plan-to-plan rollovers.

Nick Koutsoftas, Ben Ross, Brad Sanderson and Michelle Butler are joining Cohen & Steers Inc.

On social online sites, people post about eating, working, parenting, cooking, playing, hunting, quilting—you name it.

Europe, sequestration, interest rates and that evergreen—government spending—are all part of the landscape dimming advisers’ enthusiasm for the economic outlook, a survey found.

Middle-class Americans need professional financial advice, but many do not think they can afford it, a NestWise source says.

ING U.S. Investment Management became program manager for the adviser-sold portion of the state of Iowa’s IAdvisor529 Plan.

Following the financial crisis, 56% of investors now believe it is entirely their responsibility to prepare for retirement, a Fidelity Investments survey finds.

New research shows providing employees with retirement income projections may lead them to save more.