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The Principal has produced a small-plan market tool kit that offers resources to help financial professionals tap into a growing market segment and build their practices with diversified...

Vanguard plans to introduce two international bond index funds, which represent the company’s first international fixed income offerings for U.S. investors.   

U.S. institutional investors lost 9% at the median in the third quarter of 2011, ending a streak of four consecutive quarters with positive results, according to Northern Trust.

The Charles Schwab Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Compliance11, Inc., a provider of cloud-based, regulatory compliance software.

Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD), the wholesale distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, announced that John Morabito has joined the company.

In a long-running legal challenge against Kraft Foods, a federal court has denied class certification to defined contribution plan participants on their remaining claims.

Putnam Investments hired Stephen Jenks as Head of Product and Marketing for its Defined Contribution business. 

American Century Investments is rolling out three alternative portfolios: Core Equity Plus, Disciplined Growth Plus, and Market Neutral Value.  

After a dozen years here at PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER, effective November 1, I will join the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) in Washington, D.C., as Director, Education and...

eMoney Advisor, a provider of Web-based wealth management and planning solutions for financial advisers, has launched Ask eMoney, an online community for advisory firms.   

A new Web site is offering financial advisers social media support, intended to increase their client base.   

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a final rule updating the procedures for filing and processing applications for prohibited transaction exemptions under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

A 2011 third quarter survey by Financial Finesse finds U.S. employees are more aware that their financial future is in their own hands, with less help from government...

IRA Financial Group has produced a guide covering the rules of operating a solo 401(k) plan, which is available for free to clients.

Social Security is the most significant source of income for Americans age 65 and older, and its importance has continued to grow, according to a report from the...

According to a study from Generation Opportunity, a non-profit organization focused on Americans ages 18-29, more than a quarter of young Americans are delaying saving for retirement due...

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) analyzed 401(k) participants' level of savings, withdrawal, and loan activity during the first half of 2011 and found it to be comparable to...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)  has released a Securities and Exchange Commission letter regarding EBSA’s participant-level fee disclosure regulation.

TD Ameritrade announced an integration of Saleforce customer relationship management (CRM) software, along with other third party systems, into its Veo adviser platform.  

Prudential Retirement has expanded its guaranteed lifetime income solution, Prudential IncomeFlex Target, to include the investment management expertise of two target-date fund managers.