Jean-Dominique Butikofer joined the fixed-income team as head of emerging markets at Voya Investment Management. Butikofer will direct the firm’s investment strategy for emerging markets, including sovereign and corporate debt, macro analysis, country research, sovereign risk, currencies, local... READ MORE

Participants in 401(k) retirement plans who work with financial advisors save more and have clearer financial goals than their peers, according to a study by Natixis Global Asset Management.  On average, workers contribute 8.6% of pay to their 401(k)s, but those who work with advisors... READ MORE

The newly founded Financial Advocacy Network (FAN) has joined the LPL Financial custodial platform. FAN, an independent hybrid RIA group based in the Washington, D.C. area, supports four independent financial advisory practices with a total of 13 financial advisers and about $450 million in... READ MORE

Advisors know that wellness programs — and increasingly financial wellness programs — are all the rage in corporate HR departments across the country. But one recently drew the attention — and a lawsuit — from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC said that Orion... READ MORE

With the official report not due until September, a draft report released by the Oregon legislature's Task Force on Oregon Retirement Savings offers a blueprint of a proposed new mandatory auto-IRA program for the state. According to a report in the Oregon Statesman-Journal, the proposal calls for... READ MORE

If you’ve been hiring, odds are you’ve stumbled across an embellishment or two. After all, a new CareerBuilder survey notes that 58% of hiring managers have caught a lie on a resume — and a third of these employers have seen an increase in resume embellishments post-recession.  According to... READ MORE

This week the ERISA Advisory Council turned its attention to the issue of outsourcing employee benefit plan services, how that might impact and influence fiduciary responsibilities, and even touched on how an accreditation program could help fiduciaries make more informed outsourcing choices... READ MORE

To sue or not to sue your employer over your 401(k) plan? That is the question that a Forbes guest columnist poses to plan participants, providing red flags that participants should look out for when determining whether to sue or not.  Citing abuses like high fees charged to federal... READ MORE

On the heels of the CFP’s ongoing debate about the definition of a “fee only” advisor and pending SEC and DOL rules on the definition of fiduciary, ThinkAdvisor editor-at-large Bob Clark raises the question of whether a fiduciary advisor can or should accept commissions. The question was... READ MORE

A new survey claims that 401(k) participants are more likely to have someone change the oil in their car than to have someone help them choose their 401(k) investments. The nationwide survey of 1,000 401(k) plan participants, commissioned by Schwab Retirement Plan Services, found that 87%... READ MORE

Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services has announced enhancements to its Ibbotson Insight Series investment lineup available in the Lincoln Director employer-sponsored retirement plan program. The Ibbotson Insight Series now offers three preset lineups and, for plans looking to select... READ MORE