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Spending on hardware, software and communications gear is expected to grow by more than 5% this year. Here's a snapshot look at the Gartner’s forecast for 2012.

Schwab Retirement Plan Services already serves 1.5 million workers saving for retirement, but hopes that its new Schwab Index Advantage service will increase participation even more by demystifying the 401(K) saving process.

A federal arbitration panel has fined the brokerage firm Morgan Keegan & Co. for mishandling the account of an Atlanta charity.

The offering gives 401(k) plan participants access to index mutual funds with low operating expenses as an alternative to more expensive actively managed funds typically found in most 401(k) plans.

Retirement plan clients can now get on-the-go portfolio analytics from BNY Mellon’s new iPad app, P Mobile Dashboard.

Lawmakers show deep interest in staying involved with 'Volcker Rule' during the implementation phase and regulators may actually be grateful.

iWASHINGTON — In technical terms, Congress handed regulators the baton a while ago to implement a crackdown on proprietary trading. But as the federal agencies grapple with turning the so-called Volcker Rule into regulation, the process seems almost like a joint effort between two branches of government.

Raymond James has named a former Goldman Sachs Investment Management vice president to the new position of director of retirement solutions.

Wedbush Securities has launched a new social media initiative for financial advisors, investment bankers and equity traders that encourages them to use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to boost their respective books of business.

Zephyr Associates, a financial analytics software provider to financial advisors, is seeing a steady increase in the percentage of RIA firms among its clients.