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Close to three-quarters of women who are very confident about retirement savings have the help of a professional adviser, a study by Prudential says.

You can file this one under “people with way too much time on their hands.″

The SPARK Institute released final versions of its "Best Practices for 403(b) Plans" and a sample Information Sharing Agreement (ISA).

Wealthcare Capital Management offers a “fee compliance kit” to help employers ensure that their 401(k) fee structure would meet Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) standards.

Whether they’re Millennials, Generation Xers or Boomers, American women are actively considering their future retirement and financial security, a survey said.

Schwab Funds added its first actively managed international fund, called the Schwab International Core Equity Fund.

Strong returns in April helped world equity markets bounce back from a bad start in 2008, according to data from Standard&Poor’s.

Forty percent of high-net-worth individuals are concerned with the risk of not being able to live comfortably on their available level of income in retirement, said a survey...

F-Squared Investments, LLC, will introduce a separately managed account (SMA) dubbed the Individually Managed Account (IMA).

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of two retirement plan administrators for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) theft because of unpaid plan contributions.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., has sponsored PartnerUp, an online community designed to connect and provide resources to small business owners.

BenefitStreet, Inc., secured bridge financing and is now negotiating terms for an additional $10 to $20 million in longer-term funding.

One in four affluent Baby Boomers is changing his retirement plan and 40% are downsizing their lifestyles in response to the economic downturn, according to Bell Investment Advisors...

The California Department of Corporations shelved a proposed amendment requiring certain California investors to register.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) launched the Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund, an actively managed mutual fund.

LPL Financial Corporation plans to introduce an integrated adviser platform, supporting ndependent registered investment advisers (RIA) and hybrid (dually registered) advisers.

Advisers are leaving their firms for various reasons, most often citing culture, the desire for more independence, and disagreement with the senior management philosophy.

The increased competition for top talent among broker/dealer firms has caused many firms to step up the recruiting initiative, according the latest Cerulli report.

Synapses Inc. launched the Total Benefit Statement service to provide advisers with a comprehensive report of employment benefits.

There’s been a lot of talk about tax policy of late.