The Hartford Realigns to Be More Customer-Centric
At its investor meeting last week in New York City, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., announced a new organizational structure the firm said would help to execute on key...
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Participant Actions (or Lack Thereof) Helped Mitigate Downturn's Damage
New Vanguard research suggests that retirement plan participants, either as a result of conscious resolve or inertia, mitigated the recent economic downturn's damage to their retirement savings by...
The Standard Adds to Retirement Plan Sales Team
The Standard has announced the appointment of four new pension consultants to its Retirement Plans Sales team.
Paychex Opens Services to Fee-Based Advisers
Fee-based retirement advisers can now work with Paychex Retirement Services, which previously only worked with commission-based advisers.
Folio Institutional and ABG Carolinas Introduce Folio(k)
Folio Institutional and Alliance Benefit Group Carolinas have teamed up to offer Folio(k).
Ceridian Partners with Invest n Retire for 401(k) Offering
Two providers have teamed up to offer a new 401(k) services.
Mercer: DC Plan Recovery not as Strong for Older Participants
Mercer reported that as of year-end 2009, nearly 70% of defined contribution participant balances have returned to levels prior to the stock market declines of 2008 and early...
MassMutual: Women More Likely to Seek Help from Advisers
A survey conducted by MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division found differences in how men and women like to invest, and where they like to go to for advice.
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Putting the Pedal to the Mettle
Advisers look beyond performance in making fund selection but not much further
Fidelity Says Participant Balances Gained Good Ground in 2009
Fidelity Investments' 401(k) highlights from 2009 showed that many participants recouped much of their losses from 2008.
Consultant Choice Affects Investment Strategy at DC Plans
A study affirms the idea that defined contribution (DC) plans could end up with differing plan design features and results depending on the choice of service providers such...
BofA Merrill Lynch: Retirement Participants Boost Savings
401(k) participants took positive savings actions within their retirement savings plans in Q4 and throughout 2009, according to the latest quarterly report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
TIAA-CREF Offers Form 5500 Service for 403(b) Plans
TIAA-CREF has introduced its new Signature-Ready Form 5500 Preparation Service, in collaboration with Deloitte.
MassMutual Adds to Sales Team in South/Central Division
Dan Caple has joined MassMutual's Retirement Services sales team in the South/Central Division.
ING Program to Help Advisers, TPAs Build Businesses
ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business has unveiled a business-building program for advisers, consultants, and third-party administrators (TPA) for small- and mid-sized corporate retirement plans.