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Deutsche AM Slashes Mutual Fund Expenses; Fidelity Cuts Expenses on Mutual Funds; Transamerica Debuts Smart Beta ETFs; and more.

With less than generous government retirement income provisions, Americans can benefit from effective advice about managing finances in order to contribute more to retirement savings plans.

There are certainly states that are attempting to do so, but it’s unclear whether ERISA’s preemption of state law will render their efforts toothless. 

Health crises, job losses and other life transitions can reduce workers’ earnings and cause them to stop saving for retirement.

American taxpayers have paid nearly $70 million to manage the program since 2014, the department said.

On December 1, 2017, the Aon Stock Fund will be liquidated and removed from the plan.

The first of two deadlines has passed for the DOL’s information request about a potential second fiduciary rule delay, but the window is still open for advisers to...

Wilshire Launches VETS Index; Betterment Sprouts SRI Option for Participants; LPL Opens Mutual-Fund Only Platform; and more.

FICO's latest consumer finance trend research finds only a third of consumers between ages 38 and 52 are confident they will reach their long-term financial goals.

The new platform by dailyVest allows plan sponsors to measure plan health and meet fiduciary responsibilities.

The institute has proposed a framework to bring clarity, consistency and transparency to the valuation of financial instruments such as mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps, complex bonds and...

Metlife Approves Brighthouse Spin Off; Marsh & McLennan Name CEO of Marsh; Wells Fargo Hires Head of Portfolio Solutions; and more.

BlackRock Moves Listing Venue for 50 iShares ETFs; Nuveen Enters Closed End Fund Merger.

Asset managers and their institutional clients, DC and DB retirement plans included, are demanding more rigorous due diligence of mutual fund subadvisers.

New research from the TIAA Institute compares the performance of print versus online plan communications.

A study by Willis Towers Watson argues that long-term horizon investing can generate as much as a 1.5% premium per year.

Among employers offering Roth 401(k) savings programs, 40% now offer matching contributions.

The request for information asks whether the BICE and PTEs should be delayed further and whether new streamlined exemptions could be probable given innovations in the industry since...