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A recent study found that while a large percentage of retirement plan participants now own smartphones and tablets, there is still a hesitance to use such technology for...

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) sent a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the definitions of vesting and severance for pre-approved...

Two reports from Cogent Research are designed to help advisers optimize communication materials and distribution strategy, as well as benchmark their practice against competitors.

Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD), subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, announced Lindsay Hanley and Treye Weilbacher have joined the firm as regional sales directors with the Retirement Plan Services...

LIMRA is offering a new training program by social media expert Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics.  

Retirement plans that instituted retirement readiness best practices into their design saw employee retirement savings rates increase up to 74% following such changes.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced that it will be paying retirement benefits for a vehicle transportation business based in Atlanta, Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has alleged that DTK Computer Inc. failed to take control of its retirement plan’s assets.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently filed a lawsuit that seeks restoration of missing employee contributions in a New Jersey-based plan.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against a California bank, alleging that nearly $1.4 million in employee stock ownership assets were mismanaged.

A majority of advisers surveyed (79%) said the strictest fiduciary standard should apply to rollovers of retirement accounts.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

TD Ameritrade Institutional has integrated Laser App Anywhere, a cloud-based auto-fill technology that eliminates the need to re-enter information such as addresses and phone numbers.

More older Americans are carrying debt into retirement, according to a new paper from the Urban Institute.

Health and marital problems are secrets most often kept from advisers, according to research by Securian Financial Group.

The Center for American Progress (CAP) has proposed a new retirement vehicle that it says would be less costly and risky than current retirement plans.

ProCourse Fiduciary Advisors LLC, a retirement plan advisory firm in Indiana, widened its reach with the opening of its Chicago office.

Canadian parents are delaying their retirement to help their kids pay for an education, according to a recent poll from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

Steve Jones will lead the institutional consulting practice at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) Wealth Advisors LLC

Fall spending on back-to-school supplies will tick down from its historic high in 2012, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF).