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The number of investment professionals at broker/dealers (B/Ds) has stayed at approximately 310,000 over the last few years, and they are aging with no clear source of replacements.

Principal Funds has hired Jeff Tyler as portfolio manager for Principal LifeTime Funds target-date fund series, effective March 1, 2011.

DALBAR and FiduciaryPlanReview.com announced a joint venture to deliver fee disclosure materials that will be required by brokers/dealers under the new 408(b)(2) regulations.

SageView Advisory Group has hired Jason Smith and Jodi Macleod to work in its newly created Omaha, Nebraska, office. 

Manulife Asset Management has acquired Optique Capital Management, a registered investment adviser (RIA) based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Neuberger Berman is introducing the Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Funds in A, C and Institutional Classes (ticker symbols pending).

Trademark Capital Management has acquired Athens Capital Group, LLC, as part of a national growth strategy.

American Beacon Advisors announced the addition of American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund (Ticker: SHOIX) to its family of mutual funds.

One-third of companies with fewer than 25 employees offer retirement plans, compared to about 80% of companies with 100 or more employees, a report found.  

While the recession led employees to turn their attention to debt management and budgeting, research from Financial Finesse finds that in 2010, they refocused on the future.

Investors are more bullish towards global equities than at any time in the past decade, according to the Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers...

Prudential Real Estate Investors announced that Steven McSkimming and Larry Teitelbaum have joined the U.S. marketing team.

Consultants who advise plan sponsors on large-plan service provider selection said "cultural fit" and "brand strength" were two of the most important qualities to look for.

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired William Paluch as regional vice president in the company’s Central Region.