Retirement planning

In helping clients increase their retirement savings, which is more important: higher contributions or higher returns?

For fiduciary advisors, a decision by federal judges finding mismanagement of a company's 401(k) plan could have far-reaching consequences.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has agreed to acquire Bonaire Software Solutions, a provider of fee calculation, billing, and revenue and expense management solutions for asset managers including institutional asset managers, wealth managers, mutual funds, bank trusts, hedge funds and capital markets firms.

The nation’s largest independent broker-dealer is partnering up to enhance its recently launched online retirement planning services platform.

Hartford Funds has appointed three new advisor consultants to support its regional growth.

51% of American adults would switch advisors or begin working with one for the first time if provided with a written retirement income strategy for them.

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Janus Capital Group has appointment Jeff Pawliger as regional director with Janus' Advisor Solutions Group to spearhead the growth of Janus' intermediary distribution and sales in Southern Florida.

More than one in four Baby Boomers and Gen Xers who otherwise would have had adequate retirement income are projected to run out of money if rates remain as they are.

Mercer has made three senior-level appointments to its global investments and retirement units in Europe and in the emerging markets.

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It’s common knowledge that Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. But just how large a deficit is startling.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest public pension fund in the U.S. with approximately $260 billion in assets, has made a few changes to its investment fund lineup for the system’s Supplemental Income Plans (SIP).

Assets in defined contribution plans flowed to target-date and international equity funds in 2012, according to a new tracking tool launched by the Defined Contribution Solutions group at Northern Trust.

The first decade of the 21st Century dramatically changed the landscape for financial advisors.

Assets in defined contribution plans flowed to target-date and international equity funds in 2012, according to a new tracking tool launched by the Defined Contribution Solutions group at Northern Trust.

DCIO sponsors take heed.

PIMCO is teaming up retirement technology platform providers Aria Retirement Solutions and insurer Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company to market retirement income products to asset-based fee-only Registered Investment Advisors.

Less than 52% of financial advisors describe life insurance planning as a successful aspect of their business, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Check out some strategies to make it a core element for you.

In May, stock and bond mutual funds, including exchange-traded funds attracted $56 billion of net inflows bringing total net intake for the first five months to about $350 billion, according to data from Strategic Insight.