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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website explains what defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors can do if they fail to timely deposit withheld salary deferrals.

Employers are increasingly using 401(k) plan design strategies to simplify plan participant decision-making around enrollment, contributions and investing, a survey found.

 There is a stark contrast between the 1st Wave Baby Boomers, ages 57 to 66, and the 2nd Wave, ages 48...

A majority (80%) of investors polled say the U.S. government should make it a national priority to encourage Americans to save.

Diversified’s newly enhanced website, retire.divinvest.com, aims to improve defined contribution (DC) participant outcomes.

Rollovers into traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are playing an important role as households consolidate retirement assets.

BMO Retirement Services hired Carolyn Barbee as a relationship manager for West Coast clients.

Most Americans are still more likely to consult a personal trainer than financial adviser, Allianz reports.

Schroders made an agreement for its subsidiary Schroder U.S. Holdings Inc. to acquire 100% of the share capital of STW Fixed Income Management LLC.

Adviser adoption levels of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are guideposts to their fund evaluation and selection processes, a survey found.

A case claiming Ameriprise Financial favored its own affiliate funds in its 401(k) investment lineup has moved forward.

Sustained low interest rates and market volatility are putting Americans’ retirement security at risk, according to Prudential Financial.

A Vanguard study finds defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are planning fewer design and investment changes than two years ago.

Only 57% of financial advisers proved their worth to clients in navigating recent market conditions, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments.

Gerald L. Hassell, chairman and chief executive of BNY Mellon, announced executive appointments in investment management and services.

Putnam Investments unveiled a dedicated defined contribution investment only (DCIO) website for consultants, recordkeeping firms and investment research professionals.

Outflows from U.S. stock funds may surpass 2008’s record of $96.7 billion, according to Morningstar Inc.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch enhanced its Benefits Online site for participants with a new education center, home page redesign and mobile upgrades.

Plan design coupled with product design can result in better outcomes for retirement plan participants, said Stephen Bozeman, senior product strategist at BlackRock.