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CBIZ, Inc. has acquired the actuarial and retirement plan consulting business of PSA Insurance and Financial Services. 

Most U.S. adults have at least one financial New Year's resolution. 

MFS Investment Management has hired Peter J. Barron and Murray A. Cleaner to the defined contribution investments (DCI) team as DCI specialists. 

Advisers are seeing limited or diminished returns from their use of social media, but most have unrealistic expectations or fail to use it correctly. 

eMoney Advisor and Brinker Capital are rolling out an integrated platform for financial professionals.  

New research shows that economic recovery is being impeded by market-based retirement plans, such as 401(k)s. 

John Hancock Funds hired Kevin Hogan to be managing director. 

ASPPA and the Council of Independent Recordkeepers (ClkR) released a statement responding to the DoL delay of the 408(b)(2) final regulation.  

The Department of Labor has released informational copies of the 2011 Form 5500 annual report. 

The Principal Financial Group has created an ERISA 404(a) Participant Disclosure Regulation Resource Center.

Generations X and Y have embraced the concept of self-directed retirement savings more so than their parents and grandparents.  

Eighteen percent of Americans say planning for retirement is an area they want to work on in 2012.

Janus Capital Group launched three funds. 

A “Sample Glossary of Investment-Related Terms for Disclosures to Retirement Plan Participants” is available to help plan sponsors comply with new Department of Labor fee-disclosure regulations.  

Russell Investment’s Retirement Plan Architecture System takes a three-pronged approach to retirement plans: selling, implementing and servicing plans.

Freedom One Financial Group added Joshua Mietelski, Casey Progodzinski and Eric Thompson to its team of sales consultants. 

A federal court found the owner of a business, as trustee to its retirement plan, may be held liable for a breach of fiduciary duty related to a...

The U.S. Senate passed legislation Saturday extending a Social Security payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder for taxpayers to take advantage of the saver's credit for 2011. 

Dale E. Brown, president and CEO of the Financial Services Institute (FSI), issued a statement regarding Boston Consulting Group’s report about the potential costs of a new self-regulatory organization...