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Responding to findings of its recent Family Matters study, the MetLife Mature Market Institute has made available tips on making the right choices for retirement based on family...

Pershing, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, launched Lockwood AdvisorFlex Portfolios, a unified managed account program for financial advisers.

Great-West Retirement Services has joined with Ceridian Small Business Services to introduce a payroll interface 401(k) service that allows employers to reduce the administration of their 401(k) plan.

WealthCounsel launched a new Web site portal designed to serve the informational needs of attorneys, financial professionals, consumers, and the news media on topics related to estate planning.

RolloverSystems Inc. (RSI), has enhanced its services for advisers, retirement plan sponsors, and third-party administrators (TPAs) in the management of 401(k) plans rollovers.

A survey said 87% of investors have a high degree of trust in their adviser, but a majority are dissatisfied with the fund industry.

A new research paper suggests a potential tie between biology and (apparently) irrational exuberance.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has launched two online resources to help companies and their older workers protect themselves from early retirement scams.

The Principal Financial Group has named Michael Driscoll as director-sales, Retirement and Investor Services.

The Online 401(k) added 15 new adviser relationships in the first quarter of 2008.

A newly released research study casts doubt on the traditional notion that calculations of a person’s retirement nest egg should take into account a post-retirement spending dropoff.

Financial Engines says that most plan participants who are automatically enrolled into the firm's managed account program stay with it.

Investors Capital Advisory Services (ICAS) added a new mutual-fund wrap program designed for advisers looking to provide clients with a low-cost/no-platform-fee alternative.

Defined contribution (DC) plans have grown to account for 46% of assets among U.S companies with more than $250 million in retirement plan assets.

The Hartford and Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi) have created Solo db Life, a defined benefit retirement plan designed for business owners with less than 10 employees who need...

Asset manager Van Eck Global today launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in hopes of profiting from the growth of solar power.

Kravitz, a consultant in the design, implementation, and management of cash balance pension plans, announced its nationwide expansion with the opening of six satellite offices.

FundQuest, a managed account provider, has launched nine mutual funds as part of its new ActivePassive Funds family.

The Vanguard Group has unveiled the Vanguard Managed Payout Funds, designed to function much like an endowment by investing over the long-term to preserve or build capital while...

The majority of retirement plan expenses are paid by the plan sponsor, but many plan sponsors do not review the fees paid to their adviser, a recent survey...