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Bucking the global trend, U.S. investment manager searches decreased by 6% last year, according to data released by Mercer.

The Principal Financial Group announced it has made the necessary adjustments for advisers and plan sponsors to comply with new retirement plan fee disclosure regulations.

The U.S. Supreme Court sent back a lower court decision that ordered CIGNA Corp. to reform its cash balance plan in awarding relief to participants on a conversion...

The Principal Financial Group has introduced benchmarking tools and a tax credit calculator for small businesses.

The Financial Research Corporation (FRC) found that net flows into 529 college savings plans have increased by 75% over the past two years.

Russell Investments launched an index family that reflects six investment disciplines in the U.S. large cap equity class.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has created the Disciplinary Actions Online database, which allows investors to find disciplinary records of FINRA-registered brokers.

Eighty-six percent of employees surveyed by Financial Finesse said they have at least some financial stress.

Aon Corporation has announced several key leadership changes at the consulting giant. 

Three things every adviser (and provider) wishes plan sponsors understood about recordkeeping conversions:  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week proposed raising certain dollar thresholds that would need to be met before investment advisers can charge their clients performance fees.

Russell Investments has launched LifePoints CONNECT, a client engagement platform for investment advisers.

A former Merrill Lynch branch manager has accused the firm of discriminating against him for being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Janus Capital Group Inc. has launched the Janus Real Return Allocation Fund. 

Janus Capital Group Inc. announced that investment manager Dan Kozlowski, a former Janus portfolio manager, will return to the firm on June 13, 2011.

Cerulli says new opportunities can be recognized in the retail separate accounts industry by institutional asset managers that are willing to pursue them.

Less than half of affluent investors are completely satisfied with their current employer-sponsored retirement plan provider, according to a new report released by Cogent Research.

S&P Indices has introduced the S&P Commodity Producers Index Series.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has introduced the Structured Investment Option (SIO) for its EQUI-VEST series of variable deferred annuities available to employer-sponsored retirement savings plans.

Rest-of-Life Communications, a provider of workplace retirement education programs, has launched a free, Web-based guide designed to help workers address the daunting challenges of planning for a long...