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Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is planning to expand its geographic coverage through a series of cross-listings in Mexico.

The majority (55%) of Gen Yers have not started to save for retirement, and fewer than a quarter (21%) are actively planning for retirement, according to Scottrade.

Working Americans are a lot less confident about their retirement prospects, according to a new report. 

LIMRA’s 401(k) Scorecard for Q4 2010 shows sales had both positive and negative results.

U.S. Capital Advisors (USCA) has hired Lea Conner as a corporate retirement and benefits plan consultant.

A financial industry "insider" and a communications professional "outsider" gave actionable ideas on tackling a social media strategy at the ASPPA 401(k) Summit in Las Vegas.  

Morningstar evaluated markets worldwide and found the U.S. and Singapore as the best for investors.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) sued Coin Builders LLC of Wisconsin Rapids and its president, Joseph Kreeger, to restore more than $1.3 million plus interest to the...

Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) has accepted three new agencies into its national network of employee benefit brokerage and consulting firms.

The Securian Financial Group named four executive officer promotions.

Effective immediately, Aon Hewitt is bringing advice to its 401(k) recordkeeping clients. 

With the growing level of scrutiny surrounding qualified retirement plan fees, the value an adviser adds to a plan needs to be clearly defined.  

Scott T. Waite is the new regional sales director for the metro-Detroit and western Michigan market for Great-West Retirement Services.

There are some changes afoot at one of the nation’s premier ERISA legal firms.  

Paul Stevens, president of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), presented his organization’s statement to the Department of Labor (DoL).  

J.P. Morgan believes that the proposed regulations to redefine the definition of fiduciary should eliminate unnecessary and subjective standards.

Larry H. Goldbrum, General Counsel of The SPARK Institute, said any changes to the definition of fiduciary should not be overly dramatic changes in policy.

The American Benefits Council (ABC) spoke at the Department of Labor’s (DoL) hearing today about its proposed redefinition of fiduciary.

One of the first things you learn in any kind of ERISA primer is that, as a fiduciary, you are expected to conduct yourself either as if...

Client-facing professionals (brokers, advisers, agents, and bankers) are the most trusted source of information in the financial services industry, according to a recent survey.