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New York Life Investments and Reliance Trust Company have introduced a stable value fund.

The DiCiaccio and LaMothe-Gonzalez Groups have joined Snowden Capital Advisors LLC.

Franklin Templeton investigated defined contribution plan sponsors’ process for selecting plan advisers.

Do employees shop online at the office? Half of workers surveyed said they intend to shop while at work this holiday season.

Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC rolled out PlanRisk, an online pension risk assessment tool for corporate plan sponsors.

The Principal has introduced a training program and resources to help advisers tap the business-owner market via employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

Looking ahead to retirement, investors have several financial concerns.

Advisers rank acquiring the right back-end resources and technology as a top business challenge, according to the 2012 Scottrade Advisor Services RIA Study.

An institutional investor equities holdings comparison platform was introduced by eVestment. 

A new iPad application gives financial advisers registered with Symmetry Partners LLC mobile access to sales and marketing tools.

A report underscores the necessity and analyzes the techniques available for defined benefit plans to hedge interest rate risk.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants named Ivette Dominguez as divisional vice president for the Northeast division.

 LPL Financial LLC introduced DocuSign’s eSignature solution to its adviser technology platform.   

In 2011, the percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan was essentially unchanged from a year earlier.

Stadion Money Management is offering ERISA 3(38) discretionary investment management for its target-date funds (TDFs).

Bob Doll was appointed chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Nuveen Investments.

After nearly four years in office, SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro announced she will step down, effective December 14, 2012.

Asset management firms with more than $1 billion in assets are driving registered investment adviser (RIA) channel growth.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) grassroots campaign aims at protecting tax incentives.

Personality plays a large role in the way people plan for retirement, Guardian Retirement Solutions contends.