Participants Continue Return to Equities in November
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at new record levels and the S&P 500 at highs not seen since 2000, 401(k) participants have begun to respond and net...
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State Street Global Advisors Lauches International Real Estate ETF
State Street Global Advisors launched an exchange-traded fund Tuesday on the American Stock Exchange that will track the performance of real estate securities outside the US.
Profit Growth Lagging Revenue for Adviser Firms
The past five years may have been kind to advisers in some respects, but their financial picture may be starting to darken, a new study found.
Spitzer Says UBS Defrauded Clients Through Brokerage Program
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office charges UBS Financial Services, Inc. with leading inappropriate clients into its InsightOne brokerage program...
Vanguard to Offer ETF Shares for New FTSE Index Fund
The Vanguard Group will offer ETF shares for its new FTSE All-World ex USA Index Fund, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2007,...
A Third of Online Investors Flag Year End Gains for Retirement
Nearly one-third (27%) of online investors plan to focus some or all of their end-of-year investment gains on retirement and 22% plan to put them into savings.
Court Gives Thumbs Down to Citigroup Cash Balance Plan
A federal judge in New York has ruled in a lawsuit that Citigroup's cash balance plan is not “age neutral″ in the latest in a long line of...
Franklin Templeton Picks New Head of RIA Division
Franklin Templeton Investments said Thursday that it hired Lincoln Baca to lead its Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) division.
Prudential Settles CA Contingent Commission Suit
Prudential Insurance Company of America has agreed as part of a lawsuit settlement over the use of contingent commissions that it will now disclose all broker compensation to...
Prudential DC Feature Guarantees Lifetime Paycheck
Prudential Retirement has introduced IncomeFlex, a defined contribution plan feature that provides participants with the guarantee of lifetime income.
Deere Workers Hit Fidelity with Excessive 401(k) Fee Suit
Four Deere&Co. workers have sued Fidelity Investments over charges it levies unreasonable fees to manage the Deere 401(k) plan.
IRS Adds EGTRRA and PPA Provisions to Qualification Requirements
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2007-3 containing the 2006 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements for plan administrators to consider when submitting a request...
Small Business Owners Not Likely to Offer Retirement Benefits
The 2006 ShareBuilder Small Business Annual Retirement Trend (SBART) Survey found that 63% of respondents do not offer retirement benefits to their employees and more than half (63%)...
Forced Retirement Another Factor in Retirement Planning
In addition to savings and investment considerations, a new survey suggests that part of a healthy retirement plan will include a consideration of early retirement because not all...
Prudential Agrees to Full Disclosure of Broker Compensation
Under an agreement with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Prudential Insurance Company of America will eliminate the payment of contingent commissions to brokers on group insurance...