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SageView Advisory Group has hired Bob Noll as a senior investment adviser.

John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) is introducing a defined contribution consulting program that provides advisers working with retirement plans training, practice management consulting, sales support, and expert resources.

Whether they’re written down on a seemingly innocuous Post-it note or attempted several times before gaining access to your account, we live in a time of passwords and...

Asset International’s Strategic Insight and PLANSPONSOR have unveiled a new version of their Pathfinder provider search tool. 

Zach Gronich, President and CEO of RIA in a Box, says that advisers who will need to register at the state level should be aware of the paperwork...

A growing number of the American middle-class expects to work well beyond traditional retirement age, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

John Hancock Annuities has enhanced its Income Plus For Life optional rider by increasing the deferral credit for newly issued riders from 5% to 6% at age 65...

Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust announced that Steve Nolan has joined the firm as manager of transition services, effective July 1, 2011.

The Newport Group announced that Jeff Wirth is the new Senior Vice President, Non-Qualified Plans, and George White has joined the firm as Vice President, Non-Qualified Client Services.

The latest Investment Management Outlook (IMO) survey from Russell Investments finds manager optimism regarding U.S. equities and bonds fell across the board.

Edward Ramos joined the company as a senior managing director and lead portfolio manager for the International Equity strategy at MacKay Shields LLC. 

StanCorp Equities has chosen Chris Weekley to be a pension consultant, responsible for retirement plan sales in Georgia and Tennessee.

The results of Fidelity’s Couples Retirement Study show couples both approaching and living in retirement are struggling with overall communication, planning, and management of their retirement finances.

Forward Management announced a series of name changes in its mutual fund lineup.

Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) are not a “get out of jail free” card for fiduciary liability.

linkedFA, the first social networking Web site that enables financial professionals to leverage social media compliantly, announced the beta release of a mobile version of www.linkedFA.com.  

LPL Financial’s ClientsFirst platform was first introduced in 2009, but has been revamped to better serve its retirement plan advisers.  

Based on a nationwide survey of more than 3,000 working adults, Putnam Investments has debunked several perceptions about American’s level of retirement readiness.  

As part of its efforts to comply with the President’s executive order for agencies to find ways to reduce regulatory burden, the U.S. Department of Labor has launched...

Almost half (46%) of middle market plan sponsors who switched providers in 2011 say they did so to upgrade their plan, according to a recent Spectrem Group study.