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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Michael Keady and Page Howell to its Consultant Relations team.

MassMutual has hired Garrett Carlough and Andrew Hanlon as sales directors to its Retirement Services sales and client management organization.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 1,000 employees of Republic Airways Holdings and its Frontier Airlines, approved a new collective bargaining agreement that gives them an ownership stake...

Sixty percent of asset managers rely on their wholesalers to develop and manage their own business plans for their territories, according to kasina, but few firms provide the...

A California employer group has filed an amicus brief in a case over whether 401(k) plan fiduciaries breached their duties by selecting retail-class mutual funds over institutional-class funds.

Securian Retirement added twelve investment options for retirement plan sponsors and participants, now offering employers more than 120 investment options.

Whether it was the debt crisis or the markets, participant transfers have perked up in recent days. 

The Hyas Group LLC announced the appointment of Scott Faris, JD, CFA as a Senior Consultant.

Mega defined contribution plan sponsors, whose plans have $500 million or more in assets, are focused on a unique set of factors when selecting a new asset manager...

Recent data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows many Baby Boomers are staying in the workforce past the traditional retirement age of 65.

According to law firm Winston & Strawn, the Securities and Exchange Commission has modified its schedule for adopting rules relating to the Dodd-Frank Act, including the key provisions...

Auerbach Grayson & Company LLP has launched a global fixed income and sales trading platform for frontier and emerging markets.

In a recent report, Strategic Insight describes opportunities in Asia and Latin America as central growth drivers for fund managers worldwide.

Recordkeeping firm Benefit Plans Plus (BPP) has promoted Wes Rommerskirchen to Supervisor.

An analysis from Mercer finds participants who were automatically enrolled in their plan and participate in an automatic contribution increase program have are contributing more than those who...

Allianz Life Insurance Company has launched Allianz 360, a fixed index annuity (FIA) exclusively to Field Marketing Organizations and agents associated with the Allianz Preferred distribution model.

Senators Carl Levin (D-Michigan) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation to end a corporate tax break allowing corporations to deduct stock option expenses on their tax returns in...

The Internal Revenue Service has created a revised Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Review Worksheet to be used for plans’ initial review.

Huntington Funds has launched the Huntington Disciplined Equity Fund, which aims to provide steady returns in an unstable market.

An ERISA Strategist report from law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP says 2010 was the year that illuminated retirement plan problems plaguing 403(b) plan sponsors.