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July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has partnered with ASPire Financial to make Prudential's stable value product available to more school districts that use ASPire as recordkeeper.

Using a financial adviser helps bring more focus to the need to save for retirement, a survey found.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum about good internal controls.

United Benefit Advisors (UBA) has named PLAN DOC Builder a Certified Solution for its more than 2,000 benefit professionals across 140 Partner Firms. 

Risks and use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in portfolio construction: yes. Liquidity and trading of ETFs: not so much.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Reliance Trust Company acquired the trust and asset management business of Grand Bank and Trust of Florida, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, effective July 31.

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July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first quarter 2013, 10% of all participants in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans chose to contribute to a Roth 401(k), when...

AdvisorShares' Athena International Bear ETF (ticker symbol: HDGI) will open for trading July 19.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has weighed in on whether certain revenue sharing payments constitute plan assets under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Roth participation is more than twice as high among 401(k) participants hired after the Roth introduction than among those hired before the Roth introduction.

They make major investment decisions, understand investment products and are interested in learning about financial matters. An Allianz Life study examines women, money and power.

Pensionmark Retirement Group announced a new retirement plan solution for small businesses.

Punter Southall Transaction Services and P-Solve have jointly acquired financial advisory firm Palisades Capital Advisors.

Strategic Benefit Services (SBS) named Carol A. Idone vice president of Business Development.

Peter Sorensen joined the San Francisco office of Heffernan Financial Services as a retirement and investment adviser.

The surprising rise in interest rates that began in early May and spiked in June triggered a 2.4% average loss for all bond funds during June.

If bond yields keep rising, and equities and other return-generating asset classes outperform fixed-income, plan sponsors may want to pause and consider glide path strategies.   

Peggy Scott was hired as a business development officer at BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services.