An Ohio Bank's TPA Buys a 10YO Firm
The publicly traded acquirer's deal closed earlier this week...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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Loch Hires a 12-Year Nationwide Vet
The new hire serves as director of client service at LTI...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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Aguilar, Le, and Two AMs Win Big In Vegas
The folks at an advisor-focused trade publication recognized 85 award winners last week, including several on the asset management side of the business...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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A Value Investing Entrepeneur Dies at 80
His 31-year-old, $4.8B-AUM shop subadvises two mutual funds and manages SMAs...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
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A 15-Year Merrill Vet Joins UBS RPS
The new hire is based in the Columbus, Ohio metro area...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
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NAPA Offers a 2022 Capitol Hill Preview
The trade group's execs offer their takes on some pending, retirement-related legislation...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
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Ark Passes Bridge Builder
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for November 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Annin Hires a Chi-Town Quant
The exec now serves as a managing director on the fiduciary solutions team...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Kmak Hires Two As FBi Moves
The benchmarking specialist and practice management ally to KPAs is launching a new service...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Epic Amps Up a 10-Year Alliance
The recordkeeping is expanding its offerings from a managed account ally...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Defiance Takes the Lead
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for November 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open mutual funds...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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A Newcomer In Michigan Takes the Lead
The M* team updates flows data for November 2019 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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EBRI Teams Up With a DC Trade Group
The two organizations are launching a research lab focused on a channel of the defined contribution industry...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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Pagano Brings a 22-Year OpFunds Vet to T. Rowe
The new hire joins the provider's emerging and mid-market recordkeeping sales team...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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The SECURE Act Is Back
Some 401(k) folks are cheering renewed prospects this week of the federal legislation becoming law...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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A Key Bisys/Ascensus Exec Retires
A leader at Ascensus is poised to retire after more than two decades with the firm...
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Monday, December 17, 2018
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BlackRock Catapults Back to the Lead
M* updates flows data for ETFs and long-term open-end mutual funds for November 2018...
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Monday, December 17, 2018
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Hilsabeck Resurfaces to Help a Midwestern AM
A PE-backed asset manager that specializes in "essential assets investing" welcomes a new, independent board member...
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Monday, December 17, 2018
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Connect Reporting Tools to Your RKers
Running quarterly reports can be a big time suck for KPAs and their staff. Some 401k folk are trying to make that process a whole lot easier...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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This RKer Wins Two CT City Plans $35MM
Which recordkeeper will take over these two retirement plans?..
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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Nationwide Makes ISB a One-Click Solution for KPAs
Nationwide improves RIA-focused tool to simplify the management of their custom portfolios and other funds...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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The SEC Blesses Third Avenue's Revised FCF Shutdown Plan
The beleaguered mutual fund shop gets an exemptive relief order for shutting off its redemptions in its collapsed fund. The relief also entails a change in the liquidation plan...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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State Street Might Have Overcharged You
The publicly-traded Beantown asset manager and custodial bank tells asset servicing clients that, over 18 years, it might have "incorrectly invoiced" $200 million or more for out of pocket expenses like office supplies...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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Deja Avenue? Another Junk Bond Fund Is Bleeding
Will a nearby mutual fund run by a familiar PM at a similarly-branded shop suffer the same fate as Third Avenue's now-infamous Focused Credit Fund?..
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
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CLS Bets on 3(38) as a Way to Woo Advisors
The ETF specialist is building a model-based plan with a bundled toolset to lure advisors from insurance products...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Stecher Sticks with Vince and Nick
...this 401(k) plan advisor recently aligned with NFP Advisor Services as his broker-dealer...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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$44 Billion Added to DC Plans in Q3
This was one of the takeaways from a new report released today by the Investment Company Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based mutual fund industry trade group…
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Pentegra's Swisher Hires in Texas
The Empire State RKer's SVP of national sales just welcomed a wholesaler to the collaborative.....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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A Neuberger Alum Becomes Altegris' New CIO
New hire had served as EVP, CIO and Head of Private Asset Management at Neuberger from 2002 to 2008...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Gary Marshall Is Going Home
Aberdeen's Americas head is heading back to England. A former AllianceBernstein COO is named successor...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Bill Miller, and Son, Start a Fund
Millers will manage fund in a new venture partly owned by Legg Mason..
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Steinmetz Takes Reins of OpFunds
Glavin will remain as chairman as fund giant announces two other C-Suite changes...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Reynolds Doubles Down on DC I-O
A top exec talks about Putnam's efforts in the defined contribution investment-only business...
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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Security Benefit Hires Two
Both will work with retirement plan advisors in the Western Region...
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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SunGard Focuses on the Front Office
Mobile sites are what recordkeepers want, according to SunGard EVP Greg Clarke...
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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WSJ Gives More Ink to the Fee War
Where will the struggle for the lowest fees take us?..
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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Carlyle’s TCW Takeover Faces Another Obstacle
Ongoing ties to former TCW unit could make deal less lucrative, possible quash it...
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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WSJ Highlights a ProShares ETF
It's part of an article on inverse ETFs.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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AllianceBernstein's Loss is Hansberger's Gain
Hansberger takes over a sub-advisory gig that was previously held by AllianceBernstein...
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Reish Says Goodbye to a Partner
A top ERISA legal eagle leaves a high profile law firm...
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Alpine Takes a Walk on State Street
State Street is the beneficiary of changes in Alpine's vendor lineup...
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Bill Gross Eyes Equities
A Pimco fund is adjusting its investment mandate to include equities...
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Rydex|SGI Prowls for Three Sales Directors
The investment manager looks to fill three sales Director roles...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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The Hartford Revamps a Fund
The Connecticut-based insurer renamed its global equity fund the global research fund last Friday, December 11, after lowering its fees and expenses in November...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Dreyfus Tells 'Brazilian Growth Story'
The New York City-based subsidiary of BNY Mellon launches a Brazil equity fund for U.S. Investors, aiming to capitalize on growth-driven equity investments in the region...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Paychex's Retirement Assets Boom
The payroll company's 401k business is a top performing area in 2009..
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Fidelity Hires an Ex-Kmart Exec
Kathy Murphy makes her first big hire at Fidelity. The new hire will start next month...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Lands a Back-Office Contract
Philadelphia-based Delaware Investments hired BNY Mellon Asset Servicing on Thursday to offer back-office services to the asset management firm, ahead of its impending sale to Australian bank, Macquarie Group...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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A Top Neuberger Exec Lands a New Gig
The Neuberger executive will head become president and CEO of a Legg Mason subsidiary...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Direxion Leverages Six More ETFs
The enhanced index specialist launches half a dozen new exchange-traded offerings...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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MassMutual Unit Unveils Exec Shuffle
The MassMutual subsidiary also announced plans to add to its sales team and other areas...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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A Telecom Giant Puts its 401k Match on Hold
The Midwest-headquartered plan sponsor will suspend its 401k match and freeze its DB plans as part of cost-reduction measures...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Ex-RolloverSystems Chief Develops a New Venture
The former CEO of the Charlotte-based rollover provider channels his entrepreneurial streak toward a new venture...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Bond ETFs Taste a Little Sour
One trade publication encourages investors to instead turn to low-cost bond mutual funds, at least for now...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Madoff Wipes Out at Least One 401k
At least one small plan (with an influential participant) was wiped out in the Madoff scandal...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Stable Value Rides the Bond Market Waves
Industry insiders aren't worried about the sub-prime fallout and even see it as a fallout.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Matrix Buys Again
The Centennial State firm makes an acquisition down South, expanding into a new part of the DC world.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Morgan Stanley Snags McColgan
The ex-head of Fidelity's brokerage arm and one-time rumored candidate for its top seat will be making her Broadway debut in the spring...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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McColgan Lands a Post-Fido Gig
The Fidelity alum, once considered a possible successor to to Ned Johnson, is heading to Wall Street...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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ALPS Hires National Sales Director
ALPS Fund Services has brought in an Old Mutual alum as national sales director of investments...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Fido to Lose Multi-Tasking PM
Darren Maupin is leaving Fidelity...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Barclays' ETNs to Make Jump to the Arca
Barclays is planning to transfer its NYSE-listed iPath ETNs to the NYSE Arca...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Legg Mason Subsidiary Launches Large Cap Strategy
Batterymarch Financial Management as formally launched its US Large Capitalization Value Equity strategy...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Fund Companies Lobby for More Bond Contract Protections
A group of investors, including mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies has formed a group that will lobby for more protections to be written into bond contracts...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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UPDATE | Morningstar to Buy Data Provider
The $51.6-million deal also covers media and investor relations businesses...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Putnam May Plug Into New Sales Force in '08
Industry whispers are that Putnam's sales pros are lining up to cash in their bounty from this year's sale to Power Financial. This could give Power an opportunity to recharge its sales to overcome the drag caused by the mutual fund scandal...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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Social Security Reform is Coming Sooner Than You Think
Social Security may have been at the bottom of the presidential address on Thursday, but it will be on the top of his to-do list...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
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Pfizer Faces 401k Suit
Lawyers are moving quickly to bring a case against Pfizer. Within ours of bad news class-action specialists are already soliciting participants for a suit...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
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ABN AMRO Sells its 401k Biz
The long-awaited deal moves 300 401k plans to a new shop...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
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Fido Fires Traders
Heads are starting to roll at Fidelity. Yesterday, the Boston Behemoth disciplined 16 of its 60 equity traders. Two of those traders left Fidelity. One of them even turned out to have personal ties connections to another well-known figure at the center of a recent business scandal. Meanwhile, word is that the scandal did not touch trading chief Scott DeSano...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
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Fido Buys Way to Bigger Clearing Ops
The deal boosts the number of National Financial’s institutional clients by half...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
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Large Plan Sponsor Considering RK Change
Food vendor might be thinking about replacing the Boston behemoth...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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Putnam Plan Sponsor Chief is Axed
The dismissal comes at a key time for the bundled provider...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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Commishes Give Thumbs Up to Breakpoint Disclosure
The SEC Commissioners approve breakpoint disclosures and add fund items to agenda for next meeting...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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Kansas 529 Adds Fund
The college savings program has added an all equity option...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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Ohio Provider Seeks Sales Pros
An Ohio-based recordkeeper may hire up to five sales professionals to cover the south and New York Region...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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UAL Stock Fund is now a Cash Fund
Aon liquidated all of the UAL stock held in the fund prior to the time the airline filed for bankruptcy...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Web is Key to Reaching Younger Investors
While most vendors see Web-based financial planning as a failure, AERS believes it may be the best way to reach the next generation of participants...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Actuarial Group Plugs DB-K
The trade group is far from an unbiased observer in the debate...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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AARP Says Older American Hard Hit by Bear
... but the real news may be in the use to which the study will be put...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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CSAM Announces Global Shakeup
The asset management firm creates a senior level post responsible for client relations and streamlines its senior management org chart...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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ING Taps SMA Platform
The firm has chosen one of the wirehouses as the foundation of its new managed accounts program...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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OppFunds Legend Says End Has Come
A half-century after taking his first job at Oppenheimer & Co., Leon Levy is riding into the sunset...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Pru to Reorganize Funds
The wirehouse is creating brands to differentiate between sub-advised and proprietary funds...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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BGI Folds DC into DB
The firm has restructured its DC sales and cut two dozen positions as it focuses sponsors relationships on one point of contact...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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BGI Folds DC into DB
The firm has restructured its DC sales and cut two dozen positions as it focuses sponsors relationships on one point of contact.
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Berger Consolidates
The firm is looking to realign its growth funds...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Mid-Cap Shuffles Off to Buffalo
Buffalo Funds has a new mid-cap offering...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Transamerica Taps Divin
There is a new face in the executive suite...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Manulife Offers Brokers a Lead Site
The insurer has cut a deal to populate a Website with plan sponsor information. Brokers will use it to hone their selling strategy...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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ADP Crosses to NewRiver
The two firms have gotten together to offer a print-on-demand platform to ADP brokers...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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CSFB Woos Peek
M&I Switches on Advice ... No Merger Seen of Wachovia-Evergreen Funds ... Charles Schwab Gets Makeover ... CSFB Woos Peek ... Nasdaq Works on QQQ Competitor ... Morningstar Indices to Launch in 2002.
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Morningstar Readies Indexes
M&I Switches on Advice ... No Merger Seen of Wachovia-Evergreen Funds ... Charles Schwab Gets Makeover ... CSFB Woos Peek ... Nasdaq Works on QQQ Competitor ... Morningstar Indices to Launch in 2002.
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Three from Pilgrim Baxter
The firm has new offerings...
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Monday, December 17, 2001
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Let's Start the Second Half
What does the future hold for the advice firms? Now that the financing is in, what is the next move these vendors should take? A news analysis...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Week of December 17, 1999 RFP Roundup
The Weekly Roundup is a regular column examining the RFPs that appeared on our pages and the pages of other publications this week. ..
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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(K)arl on the Wire: Happy Holidays
The 401kWire.com continues its monthly feature presenting (k)arl, an information and resources cat, from benefitsmarketing.com. The firm looks to help defined contribution professionals think about how to market their products to 401k plans...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Short Bytes: New NDCC Board
This new feature to appear every Friday on the 401kWire.com provides quick newsbites of what is happening in the defined contribution business...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Hello? Is Anyone There?
Many small fund companies are faced with the question of handling their fund administration in-house or farming it out. Gary Saks, chief operating officer of Irownwood Capital Management shares his experiences with call centers...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Odd Lots, December 17, 1999
Manager charged for taking kickbacks ... Managers juggle multiple funds ... Makin' it look easy ... Jacob's top 10...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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*All rates are for non-benefit responsive, investment-only contracts with a value of $5 million. Rates are net of all expenses, with no commissions payable. Treasury quotes are for close of business Wednesday.
InvestLink Improves Retire401k.com
InvestLink -- the New York, New York-based tech firm -- has enhanced its retire401k.com website by incorporating Microsoft's Component Objective Model, Transaction Server and Distributed Component Object Model technology...
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Friday, December 17, 1999
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Ryan Labs
Investment benchmarks from Ryan Labs -- Click for..
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Thursday, December 17, 1998
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Giant Eagle Swoops to New Changes
After searching for a provider that the 401kWire.com first reported on in May, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-located Giant Eagle, Inc. has tapped Dreyfus for bundled service for its 401(k) plans, Patricia Wooten, employee benefits director, told the 401kWire.com. The two plans -- one for Giant Eagle and the other for OK Grocery -- have $52 million in assets and close to 4,000 participants...
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Thursday, December 17, 1998
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DAC Adds to Team
Mobile, Alabama-based Daily Access Concepts, Inc. (DAC) has named Philip W. "Whit" Tanner key account manager. He formerly served in the Nashville, Tennessee office of SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation...
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Thursday, December 17, 1998
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