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Bank of America Merrill Lynch released a new 401(k) report that shows that more employees are taking positive actions to save towards retirement, and financial advisors can have a direct impact on continuing that trend going forward.

The firm has promoted Vin Campagnoli to chief information officer as it looks to continue expanding its platforms.

Mutual funds continued their inflow streak yet again the week ended Feb. 27, but domestic equity funds saw their first outflows since the week ended Dec. 31, 2012. 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the Goldman Sachs World Bond Fund (GWRAX)—a core bond strategy that bets on fixed income securities and currencies across the developed and emerging markets.

Growth can mean a number of things: professional development, growing assets, increasing enterprise value of the business, raising revenue or expanding profits. Shirl Penney examines a few lessons learned from the Dynasty Network on what advisors are doing to raise revenues and widen margins.

Women are closing the gap in saving rates for retirement compared to their male counterparts, according to fourth quarter 2012 data for defined contribution plans administered by MassMutual.

Gone are the glorious higher-yielding days of 2011.

What if you could outsource all of the burdensome administrative tasks and focus on growing your bottom line? Convergent Wealth Advisors has introduced a program with that in mind.

Taxes are increasingly spreading beyond national and state borders to make more of a global impact, affecting economic activity across the world.

Last month, exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products globally had net inflows of $11.4 billion, according to ETFGI.

What's State Street Global Advisor's next big destination for expanding its retirement business? 

Neuberger Berman has appointed Hirofumi Gomi, former commissioner of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan, as executive adviser of its East Asian operations, effective March 1.

What's State Street Global Advisor's next big destination for expanding its retirement business? 

A Wells Fargo broker has been ordered to pay $650,000 in restitution for allegedly misappropriating client funds.

In an effort to expand its “investment abilities in international equity markets”, Fred Alger Management has hired a team of experts from Allianz Global Investors, the New York-based firm announced Tuesday.

Forbes has compiled its list of the world's billionaires http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ and a few mutual fund executives have made the cut.

More than eight in 10 Americans (84%) expect to see their dentist this year for regular cleanings while less than half (43%) plan to meet with their financial advisor to review their investment strategies.

Call it a generation-skipping succession plan. When 62-year old industry veteran John LaPann decided it was time to hand over the reins of Federal Street Advisors, observers may have expected his successor would emerge from the ranks of firm veterans now in their 50s, but instead the firm chose some younger leaders.

Robert Stevenson, a 14-year veteran of Northern Trust Co., will provide high-net-worth clients with integrated investment services.

The Insured Retirement Institute announced Wednesday that the IRI Marketing Summit was canceled due to winter storm Saturn.