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Women’s confidence in their ability to plan for retirement has reached a three-year high, with 69% of women rating their confidence level as good or very good, according...

Mercer has launched “RetireTALK,” an online retirement planning and education platform for participants in its 401(k) retirement plans.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit brought by Finistar shareholders alleging stock options backdating.

Over the past couple of years 401(k) evaluation service BrightScope has made quite a splash.    

Symetra Life Insurance Company hired a sales leader for its eastern division and eight additional regional vice presidents to represent the company’s portfolio of annuity and life insurance...

Schwab Advisor Services tracked 23 merger and acquisition deals among registered investment advisers (RIAs) in the first quarter of 2011.  

A free 401(k) fee calculator on AARP’s Web site aims to help investors better understand 401(k) fees and their potential impact on retirement savings.

Russell Investments launched the Advisor Health Index, a tool that provides financial advisers with a high-level "health" assessment of their practice in comparison to other advisory firms.

I read with interest about Putnam Investments’ recent success with its online Lifetime Income Analysis Tool—a tool that projects how much income a participant’s savings may generate in...

In an amicus brief, the U.S. Department of Labor asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal district court’s dismissal of a 401(k) stock-drop...

BrightScope’s CEO says there is a need in the marketplace for investors to have more quantitative data when selecting a financial adviser.  

Rothschild Asset Management selected Michael Tamasco for the newly created position of Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.

Plan sponsors spend a lot of time wondering—and worrying—about the “right” way to do things.   

The law firm of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson supports the Department of Labor's (DoL) proposed inclusion of valuators of closely-held employer securities in the definition of...

Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin) has introduced the "Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011."

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council found that deficiencies in limited scope audits of retirement plans may be due to some misunderstandings.

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council found significant problems with retirement plan audit quality, auditor quality, or both.

A U.S. appeals court found that fiduciaries of the bankrupt Rock Island Corporation can be liable for allowing retirement plan participants to select company stock as an investment...

Dow Jones Indexes announced the addition of four new indexes to its family of Dow Jones RBP Indexes.

Smart401k announced a partnership with vWise, Inc. to bring an education and advice component to employer-sponsored retirement plans.