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Transamerica Retirement Services said it has launched a program to help retirement plan participants weather the financial storm, create a successful investment plan, and regain confidence in their...

While participants realize their retirement savings have taken a hit with the market downturn of the past year, they might not know just what that hit means for...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tuesday published final rules relating to automatic contribution arrangements to reflect provisions of the Pension Protection Act and the Worker, Retiree and Employer...

PT Marketing said its new 401k Appointment Setting program introduces financial service and insurance professionals to companies with 401(k) programs.

Corporate Synergies Group (Corporate Synergies), a benefits consultant and brokerage firm, announced that it has expanded into Columbia, Maryland.

FINRA appointed Richard G. Ketchum, currently FINRA chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Regulation, to serve as its CEO.

Smith Barney has added the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional (PRP) designation to the list of the firm's approved designations for financial advisers.

Morgan Stanley plans to shell out as much as $3 billion to keep Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney brokers aboard the joint venture, according to news reports.

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging is scheduled to hold a hearing on February 25 to examine, among other things, target-date funds.

Clients are making unwise decisions more often than usual, according to most advisers.

Whether participants view 2008 as a good year for earnings on their 401(k) or a bad year can depend on account balance, age, or job tenure, according to...

New York's attorney general filed a court motion on Monday to force former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to discuss $4 billion in employee bonuses, according to a...

Instead of offering brokers a retention bonus, Wachovia Securities said it is offering better payouts through its client retention program.

I’ve spent most of my life, certainly my adult life, confident that Americans, certainly in large part, are reasonable and rational.

I’ve spent most of my life, certainly my adult life, confident that Americans, certainly in large part, are reasonable and rational.

The market’s impact continues to weigh on the nation’s retirement security – and it seems that Congress wants to do something about it.

A slumping economy with fewer hires has led to cutbacks at a leading 401(k) education provider.

Stanford Group Cos., the investment house run by disgraced billionaire R. Allen Stanford, has served as the financial advisor to AirTran Airways Corp.’s 401(k) plan – but participants...

The Coca-Cola Co. is adopting a cash balance pension plan for new and current employees, according to a news report.

Retirement assets fell 5.9% from $16.9 to $15.9 trillion during the third quarter of 2008, according to Investment Company Institute (ICI) data.