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The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found that advisers are not touching all the bases with their affluent investor client base, including a surprising percentage in need of...

Putnam Investments is launching FundVisualizer, a tool for researching mutual fund data, designed to be "visually compelling."

It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of plan sponsors who have adopted automatic enrollment have chosen to default that initial deferral at 3%...

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants pay the most attention to their current balance (42%), rather than other plan elements.

Two associations expressed concern over how the application of proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will impact retirement plan professionals who work with government-sponsored retirement...

The American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor finds retirement savings is a worrisome topic for business owners.

Strong performance across equity sectors coupled with positive returns in the bond markets helped push total U.S. retirement market assets to an estimated $16 trillion by year-end.

During the month of February, local funds in Asia garnered $7 billion in long-term flows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

A substantial majority (98%) of affluent women say honesty and trustworthiness are key criteria for selecting financial advisers, the Spectrem Group found.

Marketeria, a marketing and content management firm for financial advisers, will be offering its clients use of the Arkovi social media archiving solution.  

First Trust Advisors L.P. plans to launch thirteen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into its current line of sixteen AlphaDEX funds.

Through a new Web site, www.retirementpowerplay.com, Pershing aims to help financial professionals grow their business by targeting “money in motion.”

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on ways the Department could reduce the...

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced that its newest high-yield municipal bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading on the NYSE Arca on Thursday.

Meeting new regulatory requirements remains the top challenge among investment managers, according to an SEI poll.

WisdomTree announced that it will change the investment objectives, strategies, and fund names for eight of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 

ProShares launched exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide magnified exposure to high-yield and investment-grade corporate bond markets.

A federal court has permanently barred William Alexander from selling or administering pension plans or employee welfare-benefit plans.

Being knowledgeable and trustworthy are the most important factors people consider when searching for a financial adviser, the First Command Financial Behaviors Index found.   

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and the Wharton School of Business have published a study that found 17% of investors use two or more financial advisers–and most don’t...