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Half of small-business owners are under the misconception that offering an employer-match is required in a defined contribution retirement plan, preventing them from sponsoring a plan.  

Diane L. Schueneman has been appointed independent director of Penson Worldwide, Inc.  

Michael Volo has joined Cammack LaRhette Consulting (CLC) as practice leader for its New England office. 

Through a national “listening tour," Transamerica Retirement Services has identified the most common trends among financial advisers in the retirement industry.

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The Hartford has introduced two fixed index annuities. 

Alternative Investment Group has appointed Joel Gantcher as managing director, head of manager research, and Samuel Sussman as managing director, head of investment strategy. 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has made enhancements to its consulting capabilities for defined contribution plans. 

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company selected Richard Frink to be its 401(k) national sales manager.

Dow Jones Indexes launched the Dow Jones RBP U.S. Small-Cap Index. 

A court has ruled that a defined contribution plan must repay a former participant funds that were wrongly transferred to an account of his ex-spouse, even though the plan...

Charles Schwab has redesigned its educational website for personal finance. 

Fidelity Investments found more than half (51%) of its 401(k) participants are now in a plan that offers auto enrollment.  

Granite Investment Advisors has hired Peter McManus as senior vice president, head of institutional sales.

UBS Wealth Management Americas (WMA) is adopting a new mobile technology strategy for its financial advisers, called UBS FA Mobile.  

An "American Dream" that is less conventional and more personalized is emerging, according to a MetLife study.

Towers Watson believes that stable value investors should be aware of a few shifts brought on by a combination of an underlying structural change and recent economic stress.  

CUNA Mutual Group has named Randy S. Fuss as a Practice Management Consultant. 

Although one in five mass affluent investors are saving more this year than last, many are struggling to reach long-term financial goals, according to a Bank of America survey....

A recently introduced tool from Fiduciary Benchmarks seeks to help plan sponsors optimize their plan design and improve their participants’ retirement readiness.