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With $97MM From SMAs, a Cali Quant Seeds an ETF
A SoCal boutique is teaming up again with a Mid-Atlantic shop to launch a new fund...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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Reader Rating: 5
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Lacey Will Help Scale a Fin Wellness Shop
The new hire most recently served as CRO of Smart USA and its Stadion arm...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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Payroll Integrations Explains the Stax.ai Team Up
The latter's TPA clients support more than 120,000 plan sponsors...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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Empower and Finway Prep a June Launch. What About a 338?
The two firms are teaming up to build another pooled employer plan...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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Week In Preview, April 14 - 20
This week, the teams at ASPPA, Broadridge, Charles Schwab, ERISApedia, NAPA, PriceKubecka, Spark, WIPN, and WP&BC will host events...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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Week In Preview, April 14 - 20
This week, the teams at Charles Schwab, MFDF, MMI, and State Street will host events...
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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JPMAM Preps a Four-Fund, $1.9B-AUM Transformation
The folks at a money center bank's asset management arm are preparing to convert four of their active mutual funds into ETFs...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Ameritas Will Wear Multiple Hats With Its New Offering
The insurer's retirement plan team is rolling out a new offering this month...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Many Participants Don't Know How They're Allocated
New research shows how participants are investing their assets and what they think about in-plan advice...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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A $474MM-AUA Program's Founding Chief Exits
Corrected | She signed on six years ago as the SARP's first executive director...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Why a KPA Aggregator Hired a Senior Envestnet Alum
The firm's chief is passing off the M&A hat to the new hire...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Equity ETF Flows Improve By $8B
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Invest Early to Build Your Team
My colleague Andrew shares some team building insights from KPAs...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Happy Ramadan, Happy Passover, and Happy Easter!
401kWire will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Good Friday market holiday...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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An ERISA Attorney Joins a Multidisciplinary Texas Firm
The new hire serves as senior counsel at the law firm...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Happy Ramadan, Happy Passover, and Happy Easter!
MFWire will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Good Friday market holiday...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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A Trade Group Hires an 10-Year Pru Vet
Updated | The exec now serves as senior director of strategic initiatives. And, as previously reported, a former B-D retirement chief recently came on board, too...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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A $1.5B-AUM Fund Firm Wins Online
The Web Marketing Association recognizes a Gotham asset manager and a key ally...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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A DC I-O Vet Will Lead AM Relations at a Fintech Firm
The exec first joined the company three years ago...
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Trade Groups Weigh In As Senate Confirms Biden's SEC Chief Pick
The Senate voted 53-45 today in favor of the President's nominee for chair of the SEC...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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FAs Can Influence This PEP's Menu
Pentegra is teaming up to power a bundled pooled employer plan...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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A Ret Income Specialist Preps an In-Plan Partnership and Lines Up More
Its first DC-friendly retirement income alliance is expected to bear fruit in late June...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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From Zero to T10 On a Platform In 10 Months
An RKer's team talks about their multi-glidepath TDF series...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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A DC Fund Firm's Websites Win
The Web Marketing Association recognizes an asset manager and a key ally...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Jumbo Provider Upgrades Its Participant Engagement Tech
An open architecture RKer's team launches a new tech platform...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Reader Rating: 1
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King Lands, Post-Foresters
He takes an institutional distribution leadership role at an Indiana firm...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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A Giant RKer Is Hiring Hundreds
A big provider is accelerating its hiring plans...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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After Two Decades Serving Church Plans, a Leader Retires
After more than twenty-two years, an executive vice president hands over her role to another long-time executive at Church Pension Group...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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T. Rowe Price Waives Some Fees
Like some other big recordkeepers, the fund firm is offering participants certain breaks during the COVID-19 crisis...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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A Titan Accelerates the Hiring of Thousands
A mutual fund industry giant is adding "financial consultants, licensed representatives, and customer service representatives" across the U.S...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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In the Southeast, a Car Dealership Group Suspends Its Match
The firm is one of many making 401(k) cuts during the coronavirus crisis...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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Saving Time While Managing Risk
An ERISA and securities legal eagle and consultant to B-Ds and RIAs preaches consistency as the key to KPAs' future...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Chetney's GRPAA Adds Two KPAs
GRP Advisor Alliance continues to grow...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Wells Fargo Acts on a $688MM RFP
A creative plan, for a creative plan sponsor, leads to creative solutions to win the business. ..
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Mourning John Carnevale
The funeral for the retirement plan industry veteran will be tomorrow...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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DoubleLine, AB, and BlackRock Killed It In March
Vanguard continues to dominate U.S. net flows for open-end mutual funds and ETFs...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Schlichter Mostly Likes the Fiduciary Reg
Do the "negative consent" and "best interest" provisions expose participants to harm?..
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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JPMAM Buys a Slice of an ETF Shop
The money center bank's asset management arm acquires a passive, minority stake in a nearby firm...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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401k Contributors Invested More Conservatively in March
Aon Hewitt has recently released its March 401(k) index study...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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LPL's Robo-Future Is Now
The godfather of indie B-Ds teams up with a recently-acquired roboadvisor...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
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What Does the Fiduciary Redefinition Mean For KPAs?
An ERISA legal eagle weighs in on the DoL's new proposed reg, revealed today, and on its implications for advisors...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.3
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Digging Into the DoL's New Fiduciary Rule
Updated | An ERISA legal eagle weighs in on the DoL's latest attempt to redefine fiduciary status under ERISA...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.86
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The Feds Want 401k and IRA Advisors to Make a Promise
The Department of Labor is revealing a new regulation aimed at protecting individuals saving for retirement...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Manulife's Hancock Closes the New York Life RPS Deal
What will Gordon buy next?..
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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The DoL's Big Reveal: the Best-Interest Contract
Updated | Today the DoL is unveiling its latest attempt to redefine fiduciary under ERISA...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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An NJ RIA Adds a KPA
A Garden State shop welcomes a ..
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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The Department of Labor is Making a Big Announcement Today
The regulatory agency could be about to reveal a rule that's a big deal for broker-dealers and their FAs who are in the retirement plan or IRA rollover businesses...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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DoL is Making a Major Announcement at 2 PM
The Secretary of Labor is making a big "consumer protection proposal" announcement this afternoon...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3.25
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The Only Two True Direct-Sold Funds?
Barron's profiles a rare mutual fund that you can't buy through any intermediaries. In the process, the pub highlights the nearly-complete blurring of the direct/advisor-sold line...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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TIAA-CREF Wins a $453MM Pair of Cali Plans
A water district chooses TIAA-CREF as recordkeeper for its 401(k) and its 457(b)...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Two Top Execs Leave as Sarsynski Reorgs MassMutual Retirement
Hugh O'Toole and Jared Collins are heading for the door...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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How Do You Mesh TIAA-CREF's Tweeds with Nuveen's Natty Suits? Very Slowly.
Both firms have very different cultures and business models. TIAA-CREF is being careful with how it merges the two operations...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Ian Ayres Takes to Forbes to Talk Excessive 401k Fees
The controversial Yale professor discusses his research on high 401k costs in Forbes. ..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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TIAA-CREF Buys a Midwestern DC I-O
Updated | TIAA-CREF is buying a $221-billion mutual fund shop ... so what's the deal for their DC I-O teams?..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Franklin Growth's Manager Passes Away
The portfolio manager of the popular Franklin Growth fund dies at 85. ..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Chong Launches a New MEP
The CUNA Mutual retirement solutions chief unveils a new offering for the credit union channel...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Pac Life Reorgs Retirement Solutions. Now This Exec Oversees 401k Sales
Chris van Mierlo promotes an exec into the newly created role of VP of retail sales...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Post-Reorg, This Exec Now Oversees Pac Life's Mutual Fund Sales
The insurer that spawned Pimco realigns sales in its retirement solutions division...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Huxhold and Rafter Ponder the Land of Accidental Fiduciaries
The Hancock DC I-O chief and the consultant team up on a white paper aimed at retirement plan advisors...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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A $3.2B 401k Gains $269MM in 2013 Match Dollars
The aviation giant also paid out its largest profit sharing dollar amount in its history. ..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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An Open MEP Sponsor Upgrades Its Website
Architect 401(k) launched a new website for its participating employers, participants and advisors. ..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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DC Consultants Like Alts in Custom Models
...according to a new survey from West Coast DC I-O PIMCO. ..
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Will Madison Make Any Money in the Nuveen Sale?
Rumors have it that Madison attempted an IPO of Nuveen last year, but pulled back. Meanwhile, TIAA-CREF gets a chance to aggressively ramp up its mutual fund brand...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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How Do You Connect B-Ds With Managed Account Shops and Others?
An industry consulting shop helps broker-dealers show their advisors different manager options for use inside 401(k)s...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Ned Johnson Takes on the Flash Boys ... And He Wants Your Help!
Fido's chairman returns to his techie roots with a pet project that tries to tackle high frequency trading...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Madison Dearborn Sells Nuveen For $6.25B
The Wall Street Journal reports that when the buyer combines with Nuveen, it will have roughly $800 billion in AUM...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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Bogle, Casady Take Home Blue Boxes
Jack Bogle and Mark Casady bagged awards at the Tiburon CEO Summit...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Proshares 'Markits' Two New ETFs
The offerings will bet on junk and investment grade corporate paper...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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WisdomTree Changes Up its Lineup
The ETF provider is changing up some of its ETFs' names and strategies...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Newport Hunts For a Wholesaler
Newport is currently minus one wholesaler. ..
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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MassMutual Gains a Tie to a Software Titan
A SunGard executive joins the board of the provider's parent...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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Van Eck Trumpets its Latest ETF
The Russia-focused offering promises to focus on the micro opportunities...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Black Participants Lag in Retirement Readiness
A new survey says African American participants are less likely to sock money away in 401k plans than others...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Is Ameriprise About to Acquire Another Fund Firm?
The parent of Columbia Management is reportedly close to buying a niche mutual fund firm...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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A New Partnership Combines Advice and Interactive Video
An Internet-focused education specialist teams up with a managed accounts provider...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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Sales and Tech Chiefs Join a Rollover Specialist
A technology and process company hires a pair of executives and expands its development team...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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State Street's Tax Refund Attracts Media Attention
State Street's hometown paper reports that the company expects to get a tax refund of $885 million.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Advisors Warn Against Gimmicky Absolute Return Funds
Buyer beware...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Pimco Adds Three PMs
The bond giant's investment team is getting even bigger...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Two New Hires Help RidgeWorth Comply
The mutual fund firm hires a pair of top attorneys...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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SVIA Reveals the Results of its Barclays Partnership
The stable value trade group takes a crack at offering up a standard for the business...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Sutherland Takes Over Sales at an Open-Architecture Provider
A recordkeeper names the MassMutual alum head of retirement services sales...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Top 40 Advisor: Paul Massey
This Dallas-based RPAG member lands in the top 40 DC advisors of 2009 as one of the ten finalists in the micro market...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Pimco Pushes into New Territory with its First Equity Fund
The EqS Pathfinder Fund will be headed by two recent PIMCO hires...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Pozen Retires, Manning Steps Up and Anoints Possible Heirs
Updated | MFS shuffles its executive team...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Morningstar Buys a UK Fund Researcher
The investment research company made its fourth deal in two months..
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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WMSI Finds a Private-Label IRA Partner
The Bluff Point firm teams up with another player in the rollover business...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4.75
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Bruce Bent Sells Remaining Lehman Debt
Two money market funds have sold off all of their holdings in the defunct company..
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Trucker Ships in a New Attorney
The San Francisco firm specializes in ERISA and employee benefits...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Gundlach Hires an Ex-TCW Employee, Again
Along with another hire, Jeff Gundlach's most recent TCW personnel grab may help him launch more funds..
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Fundsters Discuss Jones v Harris in D.C.
The ICI and IDC are hosting a one-day conference in D.C. today on the Supreme Court's decision in the Jones v Harris case...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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IndexIQ Takes On Asia, One Country at a Time
The firm is planning a full suite of single-country small cap ETFs...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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A Vanguard Fund Offers Diversification at a Price
The Journal takes a look at a relatively new, and hot, index fund from Vanguard...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Expense Ratio and Load Changes Netted to a Wash in 2009
The ICI offers a glimpse at how mutual fund fees shifted last year...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Will Three New Wrappers Help Stable Value Insiders' Dreams Come True?
There are several lights at the end of the post-crisis tunnel of limited wrap capacity...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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An Industry Forecaster Sees 29,270 401k Plans Up for Grabs This Year
Plan turnover is seen to drop to historically low levels due to the tough economic environment...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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EBRI Sees Participant Expectations Collapse
The industry think tank confirms the glum economic mood feelings workers have on retirement...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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A Wholesaling Vet Manages Channels for ING Retirement
The provider fills a brand new, intermediary-focused executive role with one of its own sales veterans while hunting for a new chief for one channel...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1
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Schiffman Sees More '40-Act Funds in a Hedge-Fund Firm's Future
More mutual fund products will emerge from Legg Mason's fund-of-hedge-funds unit, says a Legg Mason exec...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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A Tools Provider Beefs Up DC Advisors' Fitness
A freshly re-branded, retirement-focused firm launches its own training program...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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An Ex-Merrill CEO Joins a Fund Firm's Board
Stan O'Neal is now part of the fund firm's board of directors...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Pimco Promotes 78
The California-based bond fund giant has 12 new executive vice presidents, 24 new senior vice presidents and 42 new vice presidents...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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DC Providers Turn to TPAs More Often, and Vice Versa
Industry consultants see retirement plan third party administrators gaining market share and moving up-market; how can recordkeepers gain?..
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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The Globe Wonders Why Execs Join Reynolds' 'Little Fidelity'
A columnist ponders the motivation behind Fidelity vets joining Putnam, while the Putnam chief mostly dismisses merger rumors...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Obama to Tap an Ex-Fund Chief to Run TARP
The President is expected to announced his intention to nominate the former fund executive as assistant secretary for the Office of Financial Stability, according to the Wall Street Journal...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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A State Sues OppFunds Over 'Hedge-Fund Like' Risks
A third fixed income mutual fund from the Manhattan fund firm finds itself in the spotlight because of 2008 performance...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Vanguard Draws Flak Over its PetroChina Stake
Investors Against Genocide is accusing the fund firm of misleading investors, Bloomberg reports...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Another Hedge-Fund Firm Tries its Hand at Mutual Funds
One of the oldest and biggest hedge funds of funds is set to unveil its debut mutual fund on Tuesday, reports Shefali Anand in the WSJ Fund Track column...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Federated Appoints a Retirement Marketer
The Pittsburgh-based DC I-O player taps a senior marketing manager for retirement...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Legg on the Lookout for Good Buys
Legg Mason is on the lookout for asset manager sales...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Eaton Vance Hiring for DC-IO Team
The Boston asset manager will install regional sales directors in the East and Central territories...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Class Action Firm Trains its Sights on Wachovia 401k Plan
Hours after Wachovia Corp. execs announced a $350 million net loss for the first quarter, lawyers at Dyer & Berens said they are investigating the Charlotte firm's 401k plan...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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BNY Tapped to Provide Back Office Support to RevenueShares ETFs
VTL Associates has selected The Bank of New York Mellon to provide back-office services for its RevenueShares ETFs...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Atlanta Law Firm Investigates WellPoint 401k
An Atlanta-based law firm is looking at the 401k plan of the Indianapolis-based health benefits company...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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New England B-D Expands Service Area
American Research & Management Co. is expanding its service area...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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PowerShares Invites Advisors to Shake Hands With New Active ETFs
Invesco/Powershares rolled out its big guns Monday morning at the NYSE to promote its active ETFs.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Pimco Names Co-Head of Credit Research
The Newport Beach-based fixed income giant has hired a co-head of credit research...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Former Ibbotson Prez Gets a New Gig
The ex-Ibbotson exec is heading up an SMA specialist's new retirement services unit...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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NRP Member Taps Education Specialists
A Georgia advisory shop teams up with a North Carolina firm...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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National Financial Taps a New Sales Chief
The Fidelity subsidiary has turned to an insider to replace George Keith, who left last month after four years as sales head...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Integrity Picks a Subadvisor for its Income Fund
The Minot, North Dakota-based fund firm has chosen a subadvisor for its high income fund...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Are ETFs Victimized By their Own Success?
The WSJ looks into why there are fewer ETFs entering the market compared to last year...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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Is 45 Enough?
A TPA offers sponsors the option to accomodate more funds without penalty...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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Comerica Sees Changes in its 401k Unit
The bundled plan provider saw a senior post open after it completed a platform switch...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Vendor Charges into Participant Statement Market
According to the vendor, the price of statements are as much as 45 percent less than Newkirk's...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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Citi Chief Predicts Continued Growth
The joint-venture of Citigroup and State Street is expecting to grow its business by 10 to 12 percent annually...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Advantus Names I-O Sales Pro
Advantus Capital Management has tapped Kirsten Burton to focus on marketing its investment-only products to plan sponsors and institutions...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Top SEC Enforcer Calls it Quits
On the heels of Paul Roye's departure, Stephen Cutler, director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, announced on Wednesday that he will resign in one month...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Chi-Town Firm Ends Soft Dollar Use
Harris Associates, the advisor to the Oakmark Funds, has stopped using soft dollars to pay for third-party research and services, effective April 1...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Harbor's Small Cap Fund to Close
Toledo, Ohio-based Harbor Funds announced that its $1.07 billion Harbor Small Cap Value Fund will be closed to new investors at the end of June due to large asset levels...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Calamos Goes Performance-Fee Route with New Fund
Calamos Advisors' newly launched Calamos International Growth Fund will be based on performance fees starting in March 2006...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Principal Targets RIAs with DC Push
The insurer is opening its product to woo the registered investment advisor crowd...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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Trusco Outsources Fund Support
BISYS signs its third deal in six months to provide comprehensive mutual fund services...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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American Funds Steals Crown from Fido
Fidelity Magellan is overshadowed yet again, but this time three funds race past it...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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Trust Firm Adds SDBA for TPA Partners
Wilmington Trust has added a retail branded brokerage options for its recordkeeping clients...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.8
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Search401k Operator Finds a Buyer
MarketWatch will roll the PlanAnalytics tools into the advisor platform it is developing...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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SunTrust Adds to BenePay
The bank adds a new feature for participants in defined benefit plans...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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PIMCO Exec Calls It Quits
An alleged market-timer at PIMCO voluntarily steps aside...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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SEC Adopts First Fund Reform Rule
The Commission voted to adopt a proposal governing fund disclosures on policies related to market timing...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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SSRM Rolls Out R-Shares
The MetLife unit boosts its focus on FAs and broker-dealers with the select shares geared for the retirement market...
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Manager Rollup Partners With ForestView
The deal marks the reemergence of ex-Morningstar honcho Tom Florence...
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Bisys Taps Fund Services Head
The firm taps a First Data veteran to oversee its fund services division...
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SunGard Corbel Upgrades Relius Admin
The unit of SunGard beefs up its recordkeeping platform aimed at the TPA channel...
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CBIZ Expands 401k Outsourcing Alliance
The Midwest benefits consulting firm taps its outsourced recordkeeper for 30 additional 401(k) plans...
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Putnam Offers Target-maturity Portfolios
The provider aims to better serve its larger-plan, full-service clients with this one-step investment process...
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Vanguard Sues Enron Underwriters
The fund complex takes action after buying Enron paper from two firms...
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BlackRock Buys Hedge Fund Specialist
The deal brings expertise in the hedge fund arena to the New York City-based asset manager...
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Putnam Client Grounds Match
The aircraft maker is the latest to suspend its 401k match...
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Monday, April 14, 2003
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Merrill Promotes National Sales Manager
The wirehouse has a new head for its sales in the 401k, defined benefit and union plan areas...
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Monday, April 14, 2003
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Supermarket Does Some Shopping Of Its Own
New York food market is making changes to its plan...
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Friday, April 14, 2000
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401(q&a) with David Evans
The TeamVest vice president responds to Jerry Bramlett, and sticks up for advice providers...
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Friday, April 14, 2000
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401(q&a) with David Evans
The TeamVest vice president responds to Jerry Bramlett, and sticks up for advice providers...
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Small Bytes; Luxembourg Now Second Biggest Fund Base
This feature appears Fridays on the The MutualFundWire.com to provide quick news bytes about the week's happenings in the mutual fund business and related financial service companies...
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New Driehaus Web Site
New Web site gives information on firm's funds as well as buy and sell philosophies...
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Hand in Hand
Keeping employees involved and interested in their 401k plans will likely take advice, says Roxanne Fleszar...
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No Fiduciary is an Island
Manulife's Kendall Kay weigh in on ERISA options to help administer reitrement plans...
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Friday, April 14, 2000
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Sun to Bulk Up MFS Fund Biz
Newly-public Sun Life Financial intends to put its muscle behind its mutual fund businesses, including US subsidiary, Boston's MFS Asset Management...
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Friday, April 14, 2000
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Small Bytes; TRUSTlynx Tops $3B
The 401kWire.com takes its weekly look at the comings and goings of the retirement and related industries...
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Odd Lots, April 14, 2000
Fidelity managers shuffled ... The death of dividends ... Scudder playing with emerging growth...
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Odd Lots, April 14, 2000
Fidelity managers shuffled ... The death of dividends ... Scudder playing with emerging growth...
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Manager Changes at SEI
1838 is out at SEI, Artisan Partners and Sawgrass are in...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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New York City in Search for New Funds
New York, New York is seeking two new investment options for its 457 plan, an official with the city told the 401kWire.com. The plan has over $3 billion in assets and approximately 88,000 participants...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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Canadian Firm Launches Funds with Templeton
Canadian financial services firm to enhance its global funds offering with new IG/Templeton fund alliance...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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New Responsibilities for MainStay Exec
Mark Strazzeri has been promoted to the post of director of institutional investments for New York Life's MainStay Funds, and he will be charged with introducing MainStay Funds to retirement plan consultants. Under this system, the funds will be offered on an investment only basis...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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Analytic Joins UAM Family
Yet another manager under the UAM umbrella as Los Angeles-based Analytic Investors expands its relationship with the Boston fund group...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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Van Kampen Following the Money With New Tech Fund
Van Kampen Asset Management Inc. plans to launch a technology stock fund, creatively named the Van Kampen Technology Fund. The new fund will invest mainly in common stocks of companies that rely extensively on technology, science or communications in product development or operations...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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Odd Lots, April 14, 1999
Barclay's new CEO resigns ... Lipper back tracks on changes ... Is Goldman eyeing E*Trade ... No-show fund director earns $400k plus ... SEC to look at 2b-1 fees ... Nine fund cos to watch...
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999
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Dresser-Rand Bundles with Vanguard
Corning, NY-based Dresser-Rand Co. is changing its provider from Putnam Investments to Vanguard, Adam Nightingale, director of compensation and benefits, told the 401kWire. The sponsor will also be changing the basic design of its 401(k) plan...
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Tuesday, April 14, 1998
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Mellon/Dreyfus to Attack the DC Biz
Mellon Bank Corp. is looking to build its defined contribution sales force, according to a senior official at the firm. Stephen E. Canter, vice chairman and chief investment officer, informed analysts in New York of the firm's strategy. ..
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Tuesday, April 14, 1998
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