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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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A Gotham AM Adds 2 Magnificent 7 ETFs, And ...
The team at the $38.1-billion-AUM asset manager is also preparing to roll out a third ETF focused on the same stocks...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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David Sees a "Great Opportunity to Build" At PCS
The incoming and outgoing chiefs of the freshly acquired RKer talk to 401kWire about the deal and what's next...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Lincoln and Smart Flex Their PEP Skills Together
The two providers are teaming up to power a pair of new pooled employer plans...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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55 Percent of Feb 401k Trading Went Into ...
Last month's dominant 401(k) trading winner also accounted for nearly one quarter of contributions, too...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Long-Term Inflows Swell By $9.5B As IBIT's Double
The LSEG Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Nationwide's New Team Includes 20, And ...
A company veteran of more than 25 years has taken over sales for the new unit, which gained a 23-year company veteran as chief last September...
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Friday, March 8, 2024
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MFS Offers Tips For Better Serving Female Investors
The fund firm shares insights in light of Women's History Month and International Women's Day...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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USRBP Buys a 23-Year-Old PA TPA
The acquisition target's owner is expected to stay on after the deal...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Sallus Lands a KPA Network Ally
The PEP startup is teaming up with a network that supports independent KPAs...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Cetera Teams With a 3.6MM-Participant RKer
A subsidiary of the indie B-D will serve as 402(a) and 3(16) fiduciary to the offering...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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BBD Sells Its Fund Audit Biz, As Expected
The deal was first unveiled last month and was expected to add more than 40 people to the acquirer's team...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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WTW Hires a PA Retirement Vet
The new hire serves as director of retirement at the British multinational...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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An Ally to Nearly 50 Asset Managers Rebrands
The two-year-old TPM's network of firms has more than $235 billion in combined AUM...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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In Boston, an Insurance Brokerage Gains a Retirement Chief
Corrected | A DC veteran now serves as president of retirement services and executive compensation & benefits for the firm's New England region...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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An $11B-AUA TPA Adds a Client Services Director
The new hire previously spent more than a dozen years with Lincoln...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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The Four Most Influential Female DC Execs
An investing publication recognizes 100 women across finance...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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The 29 Most Influential Women In the U.S. Fund Biz
The team at an investing publication puts together their third annual list of women in finance...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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401k Trading More Than Doubles In Two Months, But ...
It's still affecting less than one quarter of one percent of assets per month, and the contribution mix has barely changed lately...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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At a $146B-AUM Shop, a New Channel Chief Taps a Service Leader
The new hire at the Lone Star State firm hails from the Denver area...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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25 Years In, an Alight SVP Exits
There is no word yet on how his duties are being handled...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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AmCent, Lincoln, Nationwide, Prime Capital and More Take On Ret Income
The quartet are partnering with SS&C, Wilmington, and Wilshire on a new TDF series that bundles in guaranteed income...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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From Pizza Hut's C-Suite to 401k Loan Insurance
A veteran marketing executive joins a Lone Star State firm in the defined contribution space...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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Week In Preview, March 8 - March 14
This week, the teams at Alger, Empower, LeafHouse, P&I, That401kSite.com, and WiPN are hosting online events...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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Week In Preview, March 8 - March 14
This week, the teams at Irish Funds, MFDF, and Nicsa are hosting online events...
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Monday, March 8, 2021
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Seventeen Financial Industry Litigators Join Drinker Biddle
Several of the firm’s newest members bring ERISA experience...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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A Retirement Researcher Joins MFS
The new hire previously worked with an asset management industry data and analytics shop...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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T. Rowe, Fidelity, Pimco and OpFunds Crush It In Gotham
Yesterday fundsters gathered in midtown Manhattan for a 17th annual industry awards bash...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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Three Firms Team Up For a Big Green 401k Platform
The ESG product includes 3(16) and 3(38) fiduciary services...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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Teaming Up, a KPA Tackles Student Loans Next to 401ks
He started a new venture and is using a white label version of a student loan repayment program...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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The Fundster 401k Roundup, March 2-8
A big bank merger will also combine two RKing businesses...
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Friday, March 8, 2019
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For the Smallest Plans, an RKer Builds a More Turnkey Product
The firm's new chief talks about plans for a lower cost solution for plans with 25 participants or less...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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Which Five TDF Giants Are Gaining Market Share?
New research shows that bundled providers continue to dominate target date funds, at least off the shelf ones. One-third of the biggest TDF shops increased their market share in 2017...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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Heavey Ramps Up and Shifts Expect Miracles' Golf Game
The charity's chief unveils a new fall event and shifts an existing event...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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Principal's Next RKing Chief Shares His Vision
This summer the insurer's full-service retirement chief, Greg Burrows, will retire and pass the reins to a 17-year company veteran. Burrows' successor talked to 401kWire about what's next...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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A $2.5B Asset Manager IPO Nears
Watch for the IPO to take place in the coming weeks...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
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An Acquisitive Gotham Asset Manager Sells
The buyer, also in the Big Apple, is a specialty fixed income broker-dealer. The deal also involves the asset manager's sister company...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Who Are the Best Marketers in Asset Management?
As the industry gets more competitive, small firms need to find a marketing focus...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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A Drs' Group Retirement Plan Needed a Check-Up
A bad retirement plan advisor a day keeps many doctors away.....
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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A New Turnkey Fiduciary Partnership
Two firms have partnered up to share fiduciary responsibility. ..
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Labor Sec. Nominee Gets a Hearing Date
Alexander Acosta has a hearing date set...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Acosta's Hearing is Set
The HELP committee has scheduled a hearing for the new Department of Labor head nominee. ..
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Wells Fargo Won't Push Advisors to be Fiduciaries
Wells Fargo details its three-pronged approach under the Department of Labor's fiduciary regulation. ..
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Faust Backs a "Spectacular" Beantown Summer Tradition
Eaton Vance signs on as the key sponsor of a big hometown event, for the next three years...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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Chong Brings a Core CUNA Mutual Offering to the Broader Retirement Market
The mutual insurer's retirement plan team is bringing another service from the credit union market to the advisor-sold space.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Ubiquity Nears Rollout of its Proprietary RKing Platform
Ubiquity goes completely proprietary on its new recording platform...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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A Texas Fundster Builds an ETF-In-a-Box Shop, With a Twist
A Highland Capital Management veteran pitches a startup with a Q3 launch target...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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RidgeWorth Takes the Liberty to Adopt a Three-Year-Old Fund
The subadvisor remains independent of RidgeWorth and 100-percent employee-owned...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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A Religious Org Taps TIAA as Sole 403(b) RKer
TIAA nabs $15 million non-profit plan...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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A Raleigh, North Carolina KPA Switches BD
A North Carolina-based 401(k) plan advisor aligns with a new broker dealer...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Live! From Boston Fidelity Retains a $7B RK Plan
Pleased with its recordkeeping services, Comcast recommits its dc plan to Fidelity...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Once Upon a Time, ETF Edition
Bloomberg offers a deep dive story into the creation of the first exchange-traded fund...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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A Former Hartford VP Leaves MassMutual
There are no plans to replace him...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Schwab Offers Fundsters Data for their Distribution Wars
Mutual fund shops gain access to even more platform sales data...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Stork and Reaper for the Week of March 4, 2013
Read up on the latest mutual fund product changes...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Change at the Top for Schwab
Bernie Clark now reports directly to the big boss...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Nationwide Retirement Has a New Chief
A new retirement business leader is moving in just 7 months after Larry Hilsheimer took over...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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kasina Hires an Exec from NYL
New hire will expand firm's offerings in productivity benchmarking and advisor insights services...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Patents Awarded to BNY for Precious Metal ETFs
The three patents involve electronic trading processes underpinning the funds...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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An Advisor-Focused DC I-O Chief Departs
A mutual fund shop says goodbye to a 401k industry veteran...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Fink Says US Economy is Primed for a Big Revival
In CNBC interview, BlackRock CEO expressed optimism about health of economy...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Wells Fargo Gets a C
Less than flawless execution of its multi-boutique culture leads to mediocre grade with M*...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Van Eck Has an ETF For Metalheads
...precious metal, that is...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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M* Picks Five Fab ETFs
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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Nelson: Being 'Liked' Doesn't Yet Add Up to Participant Engagement
Great-West Retirement Services president Charlie Nelson shares his thoughts on social media as part of his keynote at The 401kWire Influencers' Summit on Wednesday...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Falcon Talks About J.P. Morgan's New Approach to the Plan Menu
Mike Falcon devotes part of his Tuesday morning keynote at the Top DC Advisor Summit to J.P. Morgan's new approach to plan investments...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Publicly-Traded Asset Managers Outshine Those Inside Conglomerates
Casey Quirk takes a look at the profitability of 21 publicly-traded U.S. asset managers and 12 asset management subsidiaries of publicly-traded U.S. financial firms...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Arbitrage Fund to Reopen
Water Island's flagship fund will once again be taking in money from new investors...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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A Large Market Provider Renews $24.1B in Plans
The bundled provider also sees its managed account and stable value assets jump...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Advisors Talk Fiduciaries, Fees, and Auto 'Peanut Butter and Jelly'
Top advisors speak at The 401kWire's first annual Top Advisor Summit...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Meet the Billionaire Fundsters
The East and West Coast Johnsons, Bill Gross and Ron Baron are on Forbes' latest list of billionaires...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Legg Mason's Fetting Feels 'Encouraged' By Alternatives and Fixed Income
The mutual fund firm's CEO offers a sneak preview of the asset manager's February results...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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iShares Will Offer Active Access to Sovereign Debt
BlackRock's ETF giant preps a new active exchange-traded fund...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Fidelity's Income Rivals BlackRock's
The Boston Behemoth reports a big jump in operating income, despite slower growth in revenue and continued overall net outflows...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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And the Top Four Advisors for 2011 Are ...
The 401kWire recognizes the most influential defined contribution plan advisors in four different market segments...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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A Boutique Asset Manager Crosses the $1.5 Billion Mark
The five-year-old firm has $1.5 billion of AUM, of which
$500 million are mutual fund assets.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Readerman Moves Forward
The San Francisco-based firm hires a Marsico alum...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Aon Hewitt Teams Up with Financial Engines
Aon Hewitt is looking to offer its RKing clients more advisory services...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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A TPA Buyer Inches Closer to Selling Itself
A private equity deal involving a TPA shop is coming closer to fruition...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Top Advisor: Richard Schwamb
Merrill Lynch..
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Top Advisor: Lee McGroarty
RetireAmerica (Lincoln Financial Advisors)..
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Top Advisor: Arch Underwood
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Smith Barney No More?
A wirehouse reportedly weighs dropping a long-standing brand...
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Calamos Hunts for a New Finance Chief
The Illinois mutual fund firm says goodbye to a top exec...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Old Mutual Discusses the Possible Timing of a Partial IPO
Old Mutual execs say the partial IPO of the asset management unit might occur by the end of 2012...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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The WSJ 'Prefers' a Nuveen Fund
Nuveen's preferred plays catches the WSJ's attention...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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BBH Puts a BGI Alum in Charge of ETF Sales
Brown Brothers Harriman turns to a BGI alum to lead global ETF product and sales...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Brazos Pines for its New Identity
Brazos Mutual Funds recently changed its name and is set to unveil its revamped Web site today...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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RidgeWorth Makes a Mid Cap Push
SunTrust's investment management arm has a microsite and white paper devoted to mid caps...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Eaton Vance Plans to Launch Active Bond ETFs
The Boston-based asset manager plans to offer five actively managed fixed income ETFs...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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T. Rowe Hunts for a DC VP
Mercer is welcoming a new outsourcing market leader in the coming weeks...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Which Niche Rings Pershing's Bell?
Updated | Mitch Bell, a key contact for mutual fund firms seeking to get on Pershing's FundVest platform, has transitioned to another role within the firm...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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A New DC Trade Group Enters the Scene
The group counts more than 40 organizations as members...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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The Top DC I-O Job Opens Up at BlackRock
BlackRock's DC chief is leaving to pursue other opportunities...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Top 40 Advisor: Doug Prince
This Indianapolis-based Stifel Nicolaus advisors lands in the top 40 DC advisors for 2009 as one of the ten finalists in the mid-market...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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T. Rowe CEO: We've Lost Some Good People Due to TV Shows
In an interview with T. Rowe's hometown paper, James Kennedy says it's not easy to attract talented people to Baltimore...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Dotcom Fund Superstars: Where are They Now?
A decade after the dotcom bubble burst, MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton looked at where the Internet fund superstars are now...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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'Diversify' is JPMorgan's Income Builder Mantra
The Journal Monday highlights a JPMorgan retirement fund...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Star T. Rowe Manager Hands Over Reins as Planned
Laporte reportedly nudges his successor to continue with a long-term holding strategy...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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WSJ Tells Participants: Don't Wait Around for Washington to Fix Your 401k
The Journal attacks 401k fees again and points out red flags...
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Charges Stand Against Three in Putnam Scandal
Durgarian, Hogan and McCracken still face charges, but the judge says Papa, Crain and Childs did not act to further scheme...
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Fee-Based BD on the Right TRAK
A Golden State firm teams up with a software specialist to offer advisors a new tool.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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CMS Workers Lose Stock Option
A year after it settled a participant class action, CMS Energy has decided to drop company stock from its plan...
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Big Blue Splits Financial Planning Mandate
Ayco and Fidelity are both big winners as IBM readies a rollout of free financial planning for 127,000 workers...
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Matrix Subsidiary Picks a President
The Centennial State firm picks a TPA veteran to lead it.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Fido Hangs Up on Marlboro
The Boston Behemoth shuts down a call center.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Schlichter Fires Again
An ex-provider sponsor is the St. Louis law firm's latest target.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Employee Fiduciary Co-Principal Leaves Firm
The Alabama firm announced a replacement for the COO position, plus two other hires...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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CMS Energy Settles Co Stock Suit
The settlement will cost the plan sponsor $28 million in cash as it reimburses plan participant company stock losses...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Touchstone Closes Constellation Deal
Acquisition marks near-doubling of the Cincinnati firm's assets...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Why Geller Group Joined With Focus Financial Partners
Sheldon Geller says newly-formed financial investment firm had a model that made sense...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Baron Capital Group President, Portoflio Manager Jump Ship
Baron Capital Group president and chief operating officer Morty Schaja and portfolio manager Mitch Rubin will depart the firm next month to form a hedge fund venture...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Schroder Eyes Fee Hike For Two Funds
Schroder Investment Management wants to raise management fees on two of its funds. The board of trustees of the New York-based firm had approved 25-basis-point hikes for the Schroder International Alpha Fund and Schroder U.S. Opportunities Fund, according to a regulatory filing...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Two at NYLIM Retirement Receive Promotions
The plan provider recognizes their service to the expanding retirement services subsidiary...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Wells Fargo Seeks To Reach More Hispanics
The Minneapolis firm has enhanced its Spanish-language communication tools...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Amvescap Exec Steps Down
Michael D. Benson, vice chairman of Amvescap, will resign from the company at the end of this month. Benson will also leave Amvescap's board of directors. Taking his place on the board will be John D. Rogers, executive vice president of Amvescap and chief executive officer of Invesco...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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LSAs and RSAs Make 2005 Debut
Legislation to create Lifetime Savings Accounts (LSAs) and Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) was introduced into both the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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NYLIM Taps Sales Vet
The new hire will manage the Taft-Hartley retirement plan sales channel...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Market Timers Cost Merrill $13.5 MM
The wirehouse reaches settlements with the NYSE and state regulators...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Providers Should Emphasize Retiree Services, Surveys Find
Employees appreciate help preparing for retirement...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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ERISA Firms Make Beeline for Auto Parts Maker
Company stock is again at fault...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Trust Co Hires Marketing Pro
The new hire will work towards a campaign planned for this year...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Is AARP Shopping for a New Partner?
How loyal is AARP to its Scudder relationship? Not very, suggests a report...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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One Open, One Closed at JP Morgan
JPMorgan Funds is opening the spigots on a new fund even as it is turning them down on a second. The bank-owned fund will take the wraps off its JPMorgan Value Advantage Monday. Meanwhile, the bank also said that it will limit purchases in its JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund at the end of March...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Scudder Makes Bet on Commodities with New Fund
Rising interest rates and inflation may be the spur to a revival of commodities funds. At least that is the hope at Scudder Investments. The fund unit of Deutsche Asset Management opened its Scudder Commodity Securities Fund on Monday.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Janus Axes Bay Isle Chief
Janus has axed the CEO of its Bay Isle unit, according to industry sources. Bill Schaff, CEO of the institutional money manager was let go last week...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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ProFunds Launches Rare Currency Funds
Bethesda, Maryland-based ProFunds has launched two new funds tied to the U.S. Dollar...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Incidents Spotlight Media Attention on Shareholder Info Security
Recent reports that major collectors of consumer financial data have let their information get into the wrong hands is focusing the media on the topic. Just ask Strong Funds.
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Dreyfus Lion Roars Again
After a six year hiatus, Dreyfus fund will once again tell their story on television. The fund unit of Mellon Financial has tapped two firms -- Epiphany Communications and Psynchronous -- for its new ad campaign...
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BoA Awards $224 Bn Fund Outsourcing
Bank of America is shifting its fund processing and administration services from five providers to just two -- State Street and Boston Financial Data Services. State Street will provide fund accounting, custody and financial reporting for the $224 billion fund group, while State Street-joint venture BFDS will provide transfer agent services...
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Philly Chooses Manager for $145 MM Large Cap Mandate
New York Life Investment Management is the winner of a search conducted by the City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement to manage $145 million in a Large Cap Enhanced Index separate account. The win marks the first time that NYLIM will manage money for the city...
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Fund Regulator Shares 10 Lessons
SEC Commissioner Cynthia Glassman shares what she has learned regulating the fund industry...
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Monday, March 8, 2004
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DST Offers Report Tool Through Web
Plan sponsors will have more flexibility in digging through data collected inside their plan...
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Monday, March 8, 2004
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MFS Hires Compliance Pros
MFS has hired two senior executives in its ongoing bid to improve governance and compliance...
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MetLife Reveals Requests by Regulators
Quarterly report from MetLife says that regulatory agencies have asked for information and that a limited SEC investigation has begun...
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Janus Takes Write-Down Over Lost Mandates
Janus announces expected outflows over the next three months and a related write-down...
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Monday, March 8, 2004
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Nationwide VP Becomes Co-Chair of Advisory Group
A Nationwide VP takes on two new jobs, one at the company and one at a group that works with mayors and minority-friendly businesses...
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Monday, March 8, 2004
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Nationwide Wins City Plan
Nationwide Retirement Services will provide administrative and recordkeeping services for a $494 million DC plan...
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Manning: Ballen and Parke Not Welcome Back at MFS
Two top MFS executives who had been temporarily barred by the SEC will not be back...
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Monday, March 8, 2004
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Kennedy Offers Dems 401k Reform
Royal Alliance Adds Distribution ... Amex Targets IRAs ...Legislators Win NDCC Award.
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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Amex Targets IRAs
Kennedy Offers Dems 401k Reform ... Royal Alliance Adds distribution ... Legislators Win NDCC Award.
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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Who Needs Advice?
What is behind the Fidelity flip-flop? And what will the Boehner bill really accomplish?
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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Why Fido Wins at 401k
Do not let the bottom line number fool you though; the Boston Behemoth appears stronger than ever...
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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NYLIM Focuses Under New Head
The firm is filling the gaps in its product line and eyeing the DB/DC market for growth...
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Fido Earnings Off by Nearly $800 Million
Do not let the bottom line number fool you though; the Boston Behemoth appears stronger than ever...
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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H&W Builds Marketing
Now free of Merrill Lynch, the LA firm has a new marketer tasked with building consultant and sponsor relationships.
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Friday, March 8, 2002
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529 Services Wanted
Get ready to fill out a much-anticipated RFP. The state is seeking vendors for three services, including adminsitration and asset management.
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Capital Trust Lands SVP
The firm lands an executive from JP Morgan Chase for its trust business.
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Is Marketing Important?
The advisor for one doomed fund shares the lessons it has learned...
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Thursday, March 8, 2001
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Schwab Seizes Active Traders
New service may retain commission-churning traders...
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Thursday, March 8, 2001
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MassMutual's On A Roll!
Massachusetts-based provider picks up a half-dozen plans...
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Thursday, March 8, 2001
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Payroll Made Easy
Massachusetts firm signs up with Fidelity for Web-based payroll services...
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Oppenheimer Has Big Plans
Firm picks up new product for distribution.
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Thursday, March 8, 2001
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Chase and JP Have Settled on a Name
Chase and JP Have Settled on a Name ... Enterprise and Ibbotson Train Brokers
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Thursday, March 8, 2001
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Skandia Adds a Small-Cap
American Skandia is making additional shelf space for a Kemper sub-advised small-cap fund in its family line-up...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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SunGard Pushes Straight Through
The Alabama firm has added software to its transactional network, completing its straight- through processing system...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Julius Baer CEO to Step Down
The Swiss financial services company will replace its retiring chief executive with the first non-Baer family member CEO, at the end of 2000...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Small Plans Being Wooed
Nationwide is beefing up its retirement offerings to capture more of the small plan market...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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World-Wide Web Fund
The Internet craze is going global and so are its related funds. One new global e-fund is being brought to market via a mutual fund shell..
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Odd Lots, March 8, 2000
International Discovery to close ... State Street pays up ... How does this Internet thing work, anyway? ... Do the right thing...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Florida Bank Thinking Nationally
SunTrust Bank is taking steps to compete nationally in the 401(k) and retirement services areas.<..
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Odd Lots, March 8, 2000
International Discovery to close ... State Street pays up ... How does this Internet thing work, anyway? ... Do the right thing...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Cast Change at Schwab
Pat Gardner will soon be stepping down as vice president of national sales for Schwab Retirement Plan Services (Direct Line of Business), a spokesperson with the firm told the 401kWire.com. He was headquartered in Chicago...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2000
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Stable Value Mutual Funds Gaining Momentum
Just what is a stable value fund? The investment management firms that offer these funds are about to let the rest of the fund world know exactly what they do. Today, Morley Financial Services, a Portland, Oregon-based unit of Nationwide Financial Services, and one of the leading stable value asset managers announced the launch of its new fund, the Morley Capital Accumulation Fund...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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Prudential Fund Raises $200M in One Month
The Prudential Tax Managed Equity Fund has over $200 million in assets under management after its introduction to investors in late January of 1999...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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Prudential Fund Raises $200M in One Month
The Prudential Tax Managed Equity Fund has over $200 million in assets under management after its introduction to investors in late January of 1999...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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Never Heard of Stable Value? You Will Soon
With the 401(k) market quickly maturing, investment managers are turning to a defensive strategy to keep these assets before they roll into IRAs. This strategy is creating new competitors in the fund industry in the form of stable value mutual funds...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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Northern Trust Offers Analysis Tools Online
Northern Trust is utilizing Business Logic's Net-Funds product to enhance its Internet systems for participants, Dirk Quayle, vice president of product development, told the 401kWire.com. The applications from Business Logic will enable Northern's participants to access financial planning tools for everything from planning for college to planning for retirement...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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NSCC Gets Religion -- Pushes to Up ToRA Usage
After a slow roll-out, the National Securities Clearing Corp. (NSCC) is making efforts to build the use of its IRA clearing platform. The TRANSFER OF RETIREMENT ASSETS SERVICE "ToRA" is now used by 60 fund companies, reports Scott Siebel, account manager for fund companies at the NSCC...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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The Search is on For VF Corp.
Greensboro, North Carolina-headquartered V F Corporation (NYSE: VFC), makers of Lee and Wrangler jeans, is searching for a new recordkeeper, Debbie Arnold, manager of benefits told the 401kWire.com. The combined assets of its defined contribution plans are over $500 million, and the plans have over 8,000 participants...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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Odd Lots, March 8, 1999
Hartford taps three to subadvise new VAs ... Wellington's poor performance leaves fees on the table ... Small funds beat big funds...
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Monday, March 8, 1999
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