Retirement

Broker-dealer Scottrade has been charged with violating the impartial conduct standards of the DOL fiduciary rule.

The countrys retirement future will be bleak for many Americans, says a report from Democratic lawmakers on Congress's Joint Economic Committee.

This week, Rep. Phil Roe, R-TN, and Rep. Donald Norcross, D-NJ, introduced the Give Retirement Options to Workers Act, which would facilitate the adoption of composite plans -- but not all unions and retirement advocates are on board with such plans.

Kentucky lawmakers considering moving the state defined benefits pension system to a defined contribution system have backed off from that plan.

The California Public Employees Retirement System is weighing whether to shorten the amortization period for new pension liabilities from 30 years to 20, which might push some local governments into bankruptcy.

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