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Passive exposure will grow to 37% of adviser-managed holdings by 2020, research found.

Prudential Investments launched the Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund.

Many participants have an incorrect view about what they will get from a target-date fund (TDF).

For today’s frozen defined benefit (DB) plans, the question is not if they will settle—it’s more about “how” or “when.”

Gross Strategic Marketing (GSM) made available its Plan Sponsor Video Series.

FTSE Group established a new exchange-traded products (ETP) service unit.

Zamansky & Associates LLC is investigating the Hewlett-Packard Company’s 401(k) plan for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). 

AllianceBernstein enhanced its FastTrack presentation with new data and input from plan sponsors and plan participants.

The investment allocation of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) varies according to several factors, but the difference between genders is minimal.

SunTrust Banks Inc. rolled out an enhanced version of Plan Service Center (PSC).

Asset International Inc. agreed to acquire Savingforcollege.com’s 529 Conference and Boot Camp from JFH Innovative LLC.

 A free iPad app from Invesco gives advisers access to investing capabilities.   

Nearly four in 10 adults say they are “not too” or “not at all” confident they will have enough income and assets for retirement.

Individuals are more likely to implement a financial change when there is an explicit investment recommendation versus general guidance.

 Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) has acquired Archimedes Systems Inc.  

Employers and employees face two main obstacles for retirement saving: tough economic times and ineffective education.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Co. Inc. launched a tool to help advisers assist their clients with service provider needs.

Showing up with a copy of your resume seems so last millennium, compared with what some jobseekers have done.

Arnerich Massena has published “In Search of a Recordkeeper: Fiduciary Best Practices.”

Retirement plan sponsors should consider a broader approach to their defined contribution (DC) plan investment menus, a paper suggests.