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Passage of bill to allow for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of SRO very unlikely, says FINRA's VP of regulatory policy.

A union pension fund is suing a foundry that suddenly shut down in southwestern Pennsylvania in January, idling about 30 workers.

A lawyer representing city retirees in Rhode Island is expected to tell a judge they have approved a deal freezing automatic pension hikes and restructuring health benefits.

When Stockton becomes the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy, it will strike a hard blow to residents, especially city employees and retirees whose health benefits and pensions helped drive the city toward insolvency.

The agreement to help contain student loan costs could be funded by $5 billion generated by changing the rules and rates for corporate pension contributions.

The Insured Retirement Institute has launched a new research initiative to identify regulatory burdens facing broker-dealers that impede their ability, and financial advisors willingness, to sell lifetime income products.