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RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) has entered into an agreement to purchase independent broker/dealer Girard Securities, Inc., further expanding the RCAP advisory network’s major 2014 growth.

Current conditions in the retirement benefits arena make in-plan lifetime income solutions a difficult proposition for many plan fiduciaries, despite growing demand for the products.

Drew McCorkle joined the Atlanta office of CAPTRUST Financial Advisors as vice president and financial adviser. 

GRQ Investment Management alleges in a new lawsuit that Financial Engines, Inc. and its subsidiary advisory firm, violated two patents related to digital investment advice and managed accounts.

Jon Prescott joined Envisage Information Systems LLC as vice president of institutional business development.

A federal court has found a wealth accumulation plan (WAP) offered to executives of RBC Capital Markets Corporation is a “pension plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

Analysis of public Form 5500 reporting data reveals small 401(k) plans often outperform large plans on a number of key metrics, says Judy Diamond Associates.

A lower court applied the wrong standard when determining that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) proved its fiduciary breach did not cause losses to retirement plan participants, an...

Current workers and retirees would trade control of managing their retirement assets for investment growth, flexibility and guaranteed lifetime income in an income solution, a survey finds.

Jeff Arneson joined Great-West Financial as a wholesaler for financial institutions markets. 

Parents and their children in grades K-12 will spend an average of $543 on back-to-school items and double that ($1,223) on college shopping, a survey finds.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. (GIAC) released a new tool to help financial professionals mitigate fiduciary risk for their plan sponsor clients.

Grandparents overwhelmingly feel their grandchildren will be unreceptive to any money or savings talk, a study finds, yet most grandchildren say they’re open to the conversation.

Many retirement plan third-party administrators (TPAs) responding to a recent survey indicated they most often charge a full document fee for Pension Protection Act (PPA) document restatements.

Registered investment advisers (RIAs) have increased long-term mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets under management by more than 12% this year, according to Broadridge research.

An analysis published recently in the Benefits Law Journal guides plan officials through the process of building a fiduciary framework for selecting lifetime income options.

The average account balance of consistent participants in 401(k) plans saw a 6.8% annualized increase between year-end 2007 and year-end 2012, says a new study.