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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Passive Inflows Climb 67 Percent to $60B
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2025 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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26 Years In, a Micro-Market 401k Pioneer Retires
Stay tuned for word on who will take over the recordkeeper he founded in 1999...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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How Is the Boston Behemoth Upgrading a 1YO Edge?
Simplifying administration has been a key focus for the Fidelity team with their KPA- and TPA-powered retirement plan product...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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Fink and Barnett Team Up For Alts-Powered TDFs
A CIT specialist, the world's largest asset manager, and a big consulting firm are building a target-date fund offering that includes exposure to private equity and private credit...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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2025's Most Influential Asset Manager Is ...
A publicly traded fund giant is one of the 105 most influential companies in the world, according to the folks at a national, biweekly news magazine...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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As a PA Entrepreneur Retires, a Definiti Exec Extends His Reach
A provider sales veteran's territory is expanding at the TPA...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
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Active Outflows Fall By $10B
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2024 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Why McCoy Hired iJoin's 1st Marketing VP
The new hire started with the participant engagement specialist two weeks ago...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Cap Group Partners With a 3rd Party 338
The move builds on a multi-year relationship between the provider and a Midwestern investment fiduciary...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Reader Rating: 3
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Netting $490MM, Alpha Architect Repeats
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2024 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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GPS Preps a July PEP
The new PEP's expected launch date is next week...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Five Months, $514MM Per Fund In Inflows
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2023 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Epic Hires Near Beantown
The new sales hire will cover the Northeast and the Ohio Valley for the Rochester-based recordkeeper...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Lavallee Mourns a 62-Year-Old Voya Leader
The recordkeeper's team is hosting a celebration of life later this week...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Ross Will Help Guide a Series Trust
The ex-SPDR bigwig joins a board of trustees...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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After the RPAG Split, Shapiro Promotes Two
NFP Retirement's new chief makes a pair of appointments as two units spin off...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Communicating In Brutal Markets
A reader offers suggestions for asset managers trying to figure out how to get the word out during trying investing times...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Nine Years In, a Transamerica Vet Exits
He served as an RVP for the insurer's retirement plan provider arm...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Which 36 Data Fields Do RKers Need From Sponsors and Payroll?
A trade group offers suggestion about data sharing between plan sponsors, payroll providers, and retirement plan recordkeepers...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Murray Rises and Promotes Three At Voya
The freshly promoted executives are all longtime employees at the provider...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Week In Preview, June 27 - July 4
This week, the teams at Financial Planning and MFDF are hosting events...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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Week In Preview, June 27 - July 4
This week, the teams at DCIIA, Faegre Drinker, Spark, Vestwell, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
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What Do Clients Want From You Online?
An insurance trade group shares some social media wisdom...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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A 10-Year MassMutual Vet Joins O'Toole
After 10 years with MassMutual, a managing director follows her former senior VP and head of workplace distribution...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Reader Rating: 4
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Check These Boxes to Make Sure Your Content Is Worthwhile
An industry PR specialist offers fundsters tips for spicing up their blogs and newsletters...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Blue Tractor Tries to Please the SEC: Take Eight
If at first you don’t succeed…..
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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401k Costs Are Shrinking
A new BrightScope/ICI report shows positive trends in fee necessity. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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For Plan Sponsors, the CEFEX Team Takes a New Step Online
The organization’s new Independent Assessment Report (IAP) is intended to provide another layer of due diligence documentation in the wake of Reg BI. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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What Does Gundlach Think of Trump 2020?
The bond fund star who correctly called the 2016 U.S. presidential election is aiming his crystal ball at the next one...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Spectrum's Marshall Passes the Reins, Partially
A pair of company veterans rise into new roles as the founder steps aside but not out...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Ascensus Acquires a Cali TPA
The deal is another expansion of Ascensus' TPA Solutions division...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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Participants Don't Worry Enough About Health Care, Study Finds
MassMutual's Retirement Income Study shows pre and post retirees have different worries. ..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Ervin Expands His Team and Ponders Raising Capital
After expanding Reality Shares' lineup to six ETFs and a VC fund, the FA-turned-ETF-entrepreneur makes a pair of key hires...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Stone Trims DST's Workforce
The SS&C chief confirms that six percent of DST employees worldwide are being laid off...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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T. Rowe Price Brings on an RM
The Baltimore-based bundled provider has swooped up a relationship manager...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Reader Rating: 1
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A 20-Year Vet Joins Voya in Cali
This new hire previously worked at Transamerica for almost 10 years...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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Reader Rating: 2
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What Does Bogle Have In Common With Buffett and Disney?
Besides being successful, famous, white, American businessmen, that is...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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After Six Years At Guggenheim, a Senior Managing Director Passes the Reins
Another Guggenheim exec rises to fill the spot. ..
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Ascensus Acquires In VA
Ascensus makes its second acquisition this month.....
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Follow the Fundsters - June 27, 2017
Fires, Hires, and the Likes!..
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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$3.5B Team Says Aloha to RayJay
The Honolulu-based team recently joined the firm.....
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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NJ KPA Launches a Fidu System
This KPA launches a fiduciary reporting system for fiduciaries and clients.....
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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America's Drive-In Issues an RFP
Sonic Corp. issued an RFP for its DC plan...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Large Health Care Company Issues An RFP
The health care plan and services provider issued an RFP for its two DC plans. ..
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Music Royalty Enters the ETF Biz, But At Arm's Length
A jazz and producing legend lends his name to an upcoming fund. Yet it looks like he'll be otherwise uninvolved in the planned offering...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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An MA KPA and TPA Dies
A 42-year financial services industry veteran passed away last month...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Stork and Reaper -- June 27, 2016
Check out the latest fund filings with the SEC! ..
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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A Sales Exec Exits Cali RKer After 5 Months
After nearly five months at the company, an executive vice president leaves the Walnut Creek, California-based recordkeeper...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Voya Clears $962MM in Government Plans
The second smallest state in the United States has chosen Voya to recordkeep its three government plans...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Oregon Transportation Group Selects Investment Consultant for DC Assets
Hyas Group wins the consulting mandate, which includes providing education services to plan participants.
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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An Asset Manager Sells Its Fund Services Arm
A publicly-traded mutual fund shop in the Midwest is selling a unit to an independent shop in the Northeast...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Ascensus Appoints a 13-Year Vet as Regional VP
An Ascensus employee with more than 13 years of tenure, has been appointed as a new regional vice president...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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The Brexit Freeze, Roboadvisor Style
The biggest independent roboadvisor in the business suspended trading for more than two hours. RIAs were notified, but individual investors weren't...
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Monday, June 27, 2016
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The SEC Slaps BlackRock with a Wells Notice
The June 17 document is tied to conflict-of-issues regarding former PM Daniel Rice...
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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A Lincoln Insider Fills a Key Exec's Shoes, For Now
The plan provider's head of business development has moved on, and a Lincoln employee has taken her place in the interim. ..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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Reader Rating: 2
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Connors Rechristens His DIY Retirement Investing Site
...and discusses some of the website's new tools. ..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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GSAM's Alts for Dummies, Under the Aegis of Papagiannis
The former head of alts research at Morningstar outlines her plans for offering alternatives education at Goldman...
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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Castle Rock Helps 100 Comply
The data aggregation specialist in Chitown says that all of its clients using its AXIS platform have been compliant with fee disclosure regs. ..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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Paying Your Wholesalers Too Much?
A recent kasina study shows that wholesaler comp has gone up, alot, while revenues have not. But do you dare shakeup your sales salary packages? Is this why active ETFs are becoming attractive?..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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SSgA's Axsater Takes a Global Perspective on TDFs
State Stree's Fredrik Axsater talks to 401kWire about trends he sees in the target-date market. ..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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Direxion's Jacobs Sets out to Solve for "X"
Brian Jacobs comes up with a new marketing strategy and has hiring and product development plans for Direxion..
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Friday, June 27, 2014
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BlackRock: Fed Tapering Is "Healthy"
A BlackRock presentation addressed Ben Bernanke's announcement last week and attempted to put investor panic to rest...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Some of Q2's Worst ETFs Were Silver and Gold
Some of the second quarter's worst ETFs were silver and gold ETFs, which some experts say signal the long-term decline of these ETFs...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Rekenthaler: 12b-1s Are a "Turkey" Ready for Slaughter
John Rekenthaler says the 12-b 1 fee has done enough damage and needs to be abolished...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Mansueto: The Fund Night Sky Dims
USA Today interviewed Joe Mansueto, CEO of Morningstar, about entrepreneurship these days, the mutual fund industry and investors he admires. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Bond Kings Endure More June Losses
Pimco may be the focus of recent bond fund losses, but most bond funds have suffered losses. Mutual funds and ETFs have also suffered from the Fed announcement. Meanwhile, Gundlach apologizes to investors...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Money Market Funds Avoid Mass Exodus, Rise By $8.7B
Money maker fund assets rose to $8.7 billion this week...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Lord Abbett Picks Investment Management Vendor
The fund firm will tap into a number of systems marketed by the software developer...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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One Muni Bond ETF Rallied After Muni Market Stablizes
After municipal bond ETF prices plunged, the market has stabilized and one ETF rallied...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Fund Servicer Unveils Distribution Business
Firm with over 200 asset manager clients, as well as its own line of funds, is now offering marketing and distribution services...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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A BNY Mellon Fund Reopens
Effective at the start of business on July 1, 2013, the BNY Mellon [profile] Municipal Opportunities Fund will reopen to new and existing investors. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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A Bennett Fund Closes
On June 26, 2013, the board of trustees of the Bennett Group unanimously voted and approved a proposal to liquidate and dissolve the Bennett New Economic Era Global Conservative Fund and the Bennett New Economic Era Global Growth Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Vantagepoint Loses a Board Member
Michael R. Beasley has decided not to join the board of directors of The Vantagepoint Funds [profile]. Arthur R. Lynch will continue serving as a member of the board.[SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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BNY Mellon Hosts an NYC Luncheon
BNY Mellon's NYC luncheon hammered home the point that DC plans need to change, but failed to offer much else. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Forward Funds Amend Purchase Restrictions
Effective immediately, the purchase restrictions that previously closed Forward Funds [profile] Investor Class and Institutional Class, Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Forward Select Income Fund to new investors have been removed. The purchase restrictions remain unchanged for Advisor Class shares of the fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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New Sub-Advisor for a Hatteras Fund
Effective on or about June 26, 2013, Chartwell Investment Partners will cease managing any portion of the Hatteras [profile] Long/Short Equity Fund portfolio. As of June 15, 2013, Phineus Partners, no longer serves as a sub-advisor to the Long/Short Equity Underlying Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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A Pear Tree Fund Updates Principal Investment Strategies
The Pear Tree [profile] PanAgora Dynamic Emerging Markets Fund has amended its principal investment strategies. The fund will invest in shares of Pear Tree PanAgora Risk Parity Emerging Markets Fund to gain exposure to certain emerging market securities. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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AllianceBernstein Funds Amend Investment Policies
The board of directors of AllianceBernstein [profile] Cap Fund approved proposals to change the AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy and the AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy investment policies and strategies to permit each fund to significantly increase its aggregate investment exposure as a proportion of its net assets and to achieve its long and short exposure primarily or exclusively through the use of derivative instruments. These changes are expected to be effective on or about August 1, 2013. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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AllianceBernstein's Advisors Reduces Expense Limitation
The AllianceBernstein [profile] Core Opportunities Fund's advisor has reduced the expense limitation on the fund’s shares by 15 bases points. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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PM retires from John Hancock
John F. Iles from John Hancock [profile] is retiring as PM for the High Income Fund, Strategic Income Opportunities Fund, California Tax-Free Income Fund, Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund, New York Tax-Free Income Fund, High Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Tax-Free Bond Fund, High Yield Fund, and the John Hancock Investors Trust effective July 1, 2013. Iles will remain with the firm, assisting with the transition, until July 31, 2013. [SEC Filing:High Income] [SEC Filing:Strategic Income] [SEC Filing:California] [SEC Filing:Massachusetts and New York] [SEC Filing:High YieldMunicipal and Tax-Free] [SEC Filing:High Yield] [SEC Filing:Investors Trust]...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Private and Public Asset Managers Outrun the Shops With Big Parents
Casey Quirk and McLagan release new data on the worldwide asset management biz...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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TIAA Lands a $71.5MM City Plan
The 403b giant wins a local government 457b plan in the Northwest...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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LPL Touts Three Retirement Partnerships
Chetney has teamed up with Financial Finesse, Morningstar and WMSI...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Reader Rating: 2
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Participants Increase Their Focus
But people still aren't saving enough...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Hobson Closes a Most Romantic Deal
Ariel Investment's president Mellody Hobson married longtime beau George Lucas over the weekend. Yes, THAT George Lucas. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Crestview May Sell Munder
PE firm and management originally bought out Munder for $302 million in 2006. They are looking for a somewhat handsome price, according to Reuters..
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Gross To Bond Fund Investors: Don't Panic
Bill Gross is telling investors not to panic. Meanwhile bond fund investors and equity investors are panicking. ..
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Judge Keeps One Plan Sponsor Out of Another's 401k Fee Suit
Meanwhile, the same judge affirms a plaintiff request and tosses out two requests from the defense...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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PlanAdviser Has a New Chief
Jim Casella hires a financial trade publishing veteran to lead the trade pub after filling the top post at its sister pub, too...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Henkel Announces a New Partnership
Achaean integrates its retirement advice software into Envestnet's wealth management platform..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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American Independence Takes a Unique Path to Find New PMs
The team from Idaho-based Yellowstone Partners will manage the large-cap, value mutual fund..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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A MassMutual Second VP Dies Unexpectedly
Bob Cunningham had been with MassMutual for nearly three decades...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Pru Execs Discuss the World Economy Over Lunch -- Plus Ice Cream
Prudential Midyear Global Markets and Economic Outlook conference in New York draws reporters..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Cunningham Aims Manning & Napier at 401ks
The mutual fund firm will be taking a different tack to make headway in the DC I-O space. ..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Janus Makes it a Half Dozen with Intech
Plans to launch all-equity low-volatility fund in early September..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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A $382MM ING Client Signs With Schwab
A Midwestern law firm switches recordkeepers...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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Herrmann Brings a HighMark Alum to Aquila
The new hire fills a northeast regional sales manager role...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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SEC Staff's Money Fund Draft Weighs in at 337 Pages
The SEC draft proposal may meet stiff opposition from U.S. Chamber of Commerce and fund industry..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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401k Participants Hate SMAs
Vanguard releases new research on the behavior of participants...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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AdvisorShares Takes on Pimco
Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF will be a broad-based fund similar to Pimco's MINT..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Fortune Says Investing in Mutual Funds Isn't That Bad
Investors should be "indifferent" about mutual funds, according to a new study...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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M*'s Fab 5 Includes Pimco, Maxis and iShares
Two of Bill Gross's funds are among those that make the cut...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Russell Celebrates its Diamond Anniversary at the Ballpark
As part of the company's 75th anniverary celebration, Russell took employees and their families to the Mariners-Phillies game on June 18...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Another Retirement Plan Advisor Joins a Delaware RIA
Thom Shumosic expands his team yet again, adding a twelfth advisor...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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A $1.9B Plan Lifts a Restriction
Now its participants can concentrate their accounts...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Could the Mutual Fund Store Sell for $350M?
Updated | A trade pub claims that the prominent, 73-branch RIA is on the block...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Brinker Offers ETFs to Plan Sponsors
The fund firm is looking to forge its place in the DC space with a set of new offerings...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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A Niche Fund Firm Swaps Its Leaders
The moves tie the mutual fund firm to another company in the business...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Participants Wrestle with Retirement Income Projections
Americans are dangerously underestimating how much money they will need in retirement, according to the survey...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bridgeway Moves to Greenway
The Houston-based mutual fund firm has a new home...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Great West's New Hire Heads Up a New Program
Great-West Life taps a Fidelity alum for the job...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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An ETF Player Lands Private Equity Money
Updated | The investment comes as the firm marks its first year in the exchange-traded business...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Jaffe Takes a Swing at Davis
The columnist worries about a two-star fund that faces paper losses thanks to a Chinese investment...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Groupon Recruits a Mutual Fund Executive to its Board
The newest board member at the popular online coupon company is a mutual fund executive...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Eaton Vance and Franklin Have Good News For Stock Funds
A columnist ponders equity mutual fund flows turning around...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Dodge & Cox Adds Officers
And beefs up its Board of Directors...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Janus CEO was the Highest Paid Exec in Colorado in 2010
With total compensation of $20.3 million, Dick Weil was the highest paid executive in the state last year...
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Company Stock Draws American Express Into Class Action Firm's Sight
A Georgia law firm looks into filing a stock drop suit against the credit card company...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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EBRI: Is Automatic Enrollment Enough?
The D.C. think tank unveils new research that looks at the impact of auto plan provisions on the retirement savings of workers...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Aon Names 11 New Retirement AVPs
In its latest round of promotions, the consulting firm moves nearly a dozen retirement specialists up the ladder...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Advisor Count Falls, Wholesaler Ranks Grow
Findings from a Cerulli study suggest wholesaler retention and recruitment could prove more difficult in the future...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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NFP Securities Taps a New President
National Financial Partners has appointed a replacement for Dan Young...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Fred Alger Rebrands its Spectra Line
The New York fund firm is consolidating all its open-end funds under one brand...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Elaine Chao Wants YOU ... on the EAC
It is time for the DoL to hunt for five new members for the ERISA Advisory Council...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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A CitiStreet Alum Climbs the Wachovia Chain of Command
A veteran exec from the DC industry leaves a financial leadership opening above the retirement unit of the banking giant...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Janus Readies a Retirement Strategy
Janus chief Gary Black hints at what the Denver fund firm has in the works...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Texas Instruments is Switching Recordkeepers
Come 2009, the Dallas-based mega plan sponsor will have a new recordkeeper...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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McKinsey Sees a $7-Trillion DC Opp for Asset Managers
The consulting firm says strong net flows into 401ks coupled with asset churn will result in huge opportunities for asset managers...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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GAMCO Anoints a Co-Manager for its Money Market Fund
The Mario Gabelli-run fund firm has tapped a co-manager for the $1.1 billion fund...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Janus Saga Gets a Feature
The highs and lows of the Denver fund firm get the star treatment from Bloomberg...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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BlackRock Sale Could Bring Merrill Cash
Now that BlackRock's fund group is all-Dolled up, will it have a new place to go? There is some chance, if the credit crisis continues, the Merrill Lynch will sell some or all of its 49 percent stake in Black Rock...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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WSJ Fund Track Points to a New Direxion
The Massachusetts-based rival to Rydex and ProShares wins ink from the Wall Street Journal for its new commodities fund...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Calamos Intros New Bond Fund
Calamos Investments has launched the Calamos Total Return Bond Fund...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Forecaster Sees Fewer Plans In Play, But More Assets Up for Grabs
Spark sees a total of 35,200 plans representing $193.9 billion of assets changing hands by yearend...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Watson Wyatt Pollsters Push for Global Retirement
A new survey shows multinationals wrangling with policy issues. What's next? A DC plan for the world?..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Globe Wonders If Fundamental Indexing is a Fundamental Yawn
Fundamental indexing, is the newest development in the world of passive investing, but does it pay off versus other forms of indexing in the long run?..
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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Touchstone Hires Two
Touchstone Investments adds a Fidelity vet and an ex-consultant to its roster...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Pozen To Chair New SEC Advisory Committee
MFS Investment Management's chairman will chair a new SEC advisory committee...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Wells Fargo Names New CEO
Wells Fargo has tapped John G. Stumpf as its new CEO...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Wells Fargo Names New CEO
Wells Fargo has tapped John G. Stumpf as its new CEO...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Hedge Fund Busted by the SEC for Late Trading
The SEC has filed charges against a fund manager and its owner for allegedly engaging late trading between May 2000 and September 2003...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Claymore Launches Two ETFs
The Claymore/Clear Global Exchanges, Brokers & Asset Managers Index ETF and the Claymore/Clear Global Vaccine Index ETF by Claymore Securities have begun trading on the AMEX today...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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What Color Is Your Firm's Parachute For Participant Education?
A retirement planning specialist talks about his new book and describes how he thinks the retirement planning industry needs to change.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Woodbury Appoints New President
The Minnesota-based independent broker-dealer has tapped one of its own to fill the role...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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ReFlow Adds Fund Giant to Client List
ReFlow has snagged a prestigious new mutual fund client for its liquidity service...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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NASD Slaps 250K Fine on Wells Fargo
The NASD has fined Wells Fargo Securities $250,000 for failing to dislose that a lead analyst on three research reports had applied for -- and later accepted -- a job at the company that was the subject of the reports...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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AXA Advisors Names New Chairman
AXA Advisors has named a successor to Robert Jones, who will retire from the firm at the end of the month...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 1
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SEC Honcho Sails Through Oversight Hearing
Christopher Cox survives the opening salvo from House Republicans. The SEC head seems to have it all under control...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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Get a Side Order of Fries with Your Mutual Fund
Monetta Young Investor Fund has declared July McDonald's Happy Meal Month, in honor of its mini investors...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Vanguard Preps Three More Active ETFs
The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based fund giant is planning to roll out three more actively managed ETFs.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Guide to Spark National Conference Coverage
Find links to all of the 401kWire's coverage of the Spark National Conference held Monday and Tuesday in Washington DC...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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ICON Adds Two to Sales Team
David Matteo and John Letheby have joined ICON Advisors as regional vice presidents in its sales division...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Bay Area Provider Gets 2 More RIAs on the Road to DC
An outsourced recordkeeper adds a pair of partnerships for its program.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Janus Leaves the Past Behind
With market losses, redemptions and a market-timing scandal behind it, Janus has begun the long trip back up the mountain...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Wells Fargo Launches Dow Tracking Target Date Funds
The funds follow the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Survey Highlights Continued Shift From DB To DC
Another survey portrays the moribund state of the pension industry...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Nationwide Unveils Roth Calculator
The Columbus, Ohio-based provider has added to its array of Roth 401(k) educational resources...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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Initial Roth Numbers 'Encouraging,' Says Hewitt
The Illinois-based consulting firm said the average participant adoption rate hit 8 percent in the January-March period...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Great Plains TPA Adds MFs to Platform
The company also provides recordkeeping services...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Ex-Chartwell Managers Launch New Firm
What do you do if you're a portfolio manager who's left his company? Why, start your own fund company of course...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Massachusetts Firms Launch Wireless Program
The two companies will partner to help customers with Blackberries manage their financial products...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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RIIA Rolls Out Education Program
The trade group has launched a program that seeks to better equip financial advisors in the retirement income era...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Treadway Case: The Halftime Report
Lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission concluded their
direct case against former PIMCO Advisors Distributors chief
executive Stephen Treadway on Monday, and the defense called to the
stand its sole witness: Treadway himself. With the SEC's case made, it's
far from clear that the government will get what it wants from this trip to
court...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Principal Lassos West Coast Sales Execs
The insurer has hired sales veeps from Prudential and MetLife at two of its West Coast offices...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Lilly Loosens Co. Stock Holding Requirement
The plan sponsor has significantly cut the time that participants must hold its stock...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bisys to Provide Online ERISA Conferences
The vendor will provide the conferences to plan sponsors and intermediaries...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Oppenheimer Offers Free Planning Tool to Advisors
Advisors can use the tool to calculate the probability of meeting retirement income needs...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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County Rehires Bundled Provider
A bundled contract stays with its incumbent provider for at least another five years...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Credit Card Co Charged in ERISA Suit
An investment manager in the plan is also named as a defendant...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Prosecutors Target Class Action Lawyers
Milberg Weiss, a law firm that has not only brought countless class action suits against fund firms and asset managers, but against companies in various industries, is under investigation by federal prosecutors .....
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Trading Firm's Asset Management Unit May Face SEC Action
Knight Capital said its asset management unit Deephaven Capital Management may face civil action from the SEC related to PIPE investments, or private investments in public equities .....
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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What Will the SEC Come up With?
SEC staff are making haste to come up with options for regulators in a meeting set for this Wednesday .....
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Will Other Brokerages Sell off Assets?
The Citigroup-Legg Mason asset swap may just be the start of deal-mania .....
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Monday, June 27, 2005
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Bisys Targets SMAs
The back-office specialist is on track to launch its new managed account product later this Summer...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Thrivenet Financial CIO to Retire
Jim Abitz will retire at year-end. His successor is yet to be named...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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SunGard Chief to Depart
One of the movers behind the Omni platform will be leaving SunGard...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2
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Investments, Programs Pay off for Pru Retirement
The provider picks up new corporate and public-sector clients with its enhanced technology and key retirement program features...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Enron Prods Higher Fiduciary Standards
A positive outcome of recent corporate scandals is better governance at many sponsors, but fiduciary liability rates have also jumped. Still, the problems on the DC side pale in comparison to those of DB plans…..
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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PMP Offers Wholesaling System to B/Ds
A new division of Precision Marketing Partners will offer wholesaling help to broker-dealers...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Offshore Fund Taps GIS
Butterfield Fund Managers has signed on to use MFACT And MSHARE platforms...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Fund Servicer Adds Wholesaling Help
Commonwealth has paired up with a wholesaler to help get the word out about its 13 fund clients...
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Friday, June 27, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Insurers Angle for 401k Rollovers
Eight insurers have joined a new exchange to offer immediate annuities to 401k participants who are cashing out...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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WorldCom 401k Hit
While participants were not forced to buy WCOM, they may have taken a half-billion dollar hit in WorldCon imbroglio...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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Hewitt Rings Bell ...
... Both literally and figuratively as Wall Street welcomes the consultant with open arms...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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Amex Continues to Build Roster
The Minnesota giant has a new large cap value fund for its advisors to sell...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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Canadian Manager Wins West Coast Mandate
The firm succeeds Capital Guardian Trust...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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Armada on Course
The Ohio mutual fund company continues to add to wholesale its team...
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
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CDC Nvest Picks New Sub-Advisor
The Star Advisers Fund has another twinkle in its constellation...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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401k Shuffle at Ameritrade?
With a reorg across the board, the changes haven't stopped yet, said ceo...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bisys Appoints
H&Q and Union Bancaire ... Bisys's board ... Invesco in Taiwan...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bisys Appoints
H&Q and Union Bancaire ... Bisys's board ... Invesco in Taiwan...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Invesco Tests the Waters
It may not be diving in, but the firm is sticking its foot into the shallow of Japan's new retirement plan structure...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Reorg at Ameritrade
Omaha firm creates new executive positions after absorbing its subsidiaries...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Plan Taps Cigna
A 401k plan has tapped the provider for services...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Scarborough Group Targets Sponsors
The Annapolis-based advice provider has tapped a new business development head to go after plan sponsors...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Liberty Rebrands
So long Colonial, Newport, Crabbe Huson, Stein Roe and, eventually, Acorn. Liberty also plans tools for advisors...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Small Bytes: New Funds
American Express adds "C" shares and funds while Nationwide expands fund choices in annuities...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Principal Advice Settled
The Principal Financial Group has settled on an advice provider for its 401k clients. The winner is ... ..
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 27, 2000
Fixing Social Security ... More on W&R...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 27, 2000
Fixing Social Security ... More on W&R...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Where Sponsors Fear To Tread
The discussion at the Morningstar Retirement Conference turns to brokerage, and the liability issues that surround it...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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