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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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A Fallen Prominent Growth PM Dies At 85
The fundster entrepreneur previously co-founded and led a high-flying fund firm, but left more than 20 years ago thanks to the market timing scandal...
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Friday, January 2, 2026
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An Income ETF Shop Targets 20+ Year Treasuries
A Connecticut team rolled out another actively managed fund last month...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Congress Assembles Tomorrow. Watch These Reps and Senators
The 119th is about to begin, and that means some changes in terms of Congressional leadership...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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OneAmerica Officially Sells Its RKer, As Planned
The deal was first unveiled less than four months ago...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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A Brokerage Giant Starts 2025 With a Fundster Takeover, And ...
An asset manager's former chief is taking over its parent. And an insurer's longtime mutual fund leader is passing the reins to another company veteran...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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As 2025 Begins, Three Ex-401k Chiefs Step Back, And ...
The beginning of the new year brings several retirement plan industry leadership changes, as well as some moves by some former recordkeeper chiefs...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Great-West Sells Putnam, As Planned
The $142B-AUM deal closed yesterday and makes the seller in a long-term shareholder of the buyer...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Who's the 338 Here? A PPP Clarifies
A December PEP has a correction for a previously listed partner...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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An Expanding Alliance Nears 1MM Participants
Three new member firms joined the group yesterday. Watch for a fourth new member firm to join next month...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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$8.1 Trillion and Counting
The ETFGI team shares their prediction about how 2023 ended up...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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5,000 Sponsors, 11,000 Participants, and Counting
A retirement income alliance's chief reflects on their progress...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Three Key Steps to Build a Robust Process Around TDFs
A TDF specialist shares some ideas for KPAs looking to help plan sponsors get a better grip on these pervasive products...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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A Bank's Provider Chief Retires at 63
The move comes as the bank is combining with a rival, one that also has a retirement plan business...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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A W Coast Fund Firm Opens a Third Office
A freshly promoted company insider now leads the new location...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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Trinity's Hair Hires a Hancock Alum
The new hire will cover Tennessee for the non-producing, non-RKing, Ohio-based TPA...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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Withdrawals Rise, But Loans, Allocation Changes, and Contribution Freezes Fall
A mutual fund industry trade group shares data on defined contribution plan participants' activities in the first half of last year...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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$835B, $151B, and $52B
An industry research firm releases data on three ETF niches...
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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A Multi-Manager DC I-O Personalizes Its Managed Account Brand
A private equity-backed asset manager rebrands a product designed for 401ks and other DC plans...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Fresh From a Deal, a Liquid Alts Entrepreneur Plans Expansion
A quant trading firm now owns 50 percent of this Gotham shop...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Transamerica Faces Class-Action Flak Over Proprietary Funds
Updated | Last week plaintiffs sued the bundled provider for not removing six funds from its own 401k plan...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Near NYC, a $2B AUA Ex-NRP Shop Shifts
A KPA team in White Plains aligns with an RIA and super-OSJ...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Even Passive Funds Slipped In 2018
Though passive funds continued to win last year, their gains fell short of 2017...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Case of the Week: What Is a Long-Term Incentive Plan?
ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs, qualified retirement plans and other types of retirement savings plans, including nonqualified plans. We bring Case of the Week to you to highlight the most relevant topics affecting your business...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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New Year, New Acquisition for Ascensus
David Musto has unveiled the RKer's first acquisition of 2018...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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A 30-Year-Old Asset Manager Kicks the Tires on M&A
Watch for this freshly rebranded shop to make some acquisitions or do liftouts...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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Clark Welcomes a Familiar Trio to Wagner
The three new hires are based in St. Louis...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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A $1B GRP Shop Ramps Up Master's Level Education
Thanks to a newer employee, this KPA no longer stays away from education, at least within a certain niche...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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Will Pru and MetLife Buy U.S. Asset Managers?
The WSJ ponders insurers' hunger for acquiring asset managers and points to several likely acquirers...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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A Goldman Sachs DC Chief Says Goodbye
...and his replacement has already been named. ..
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Putnam Drinks To Its $110MM 401k Win
The provider won the recordkeeping for the $110 million 401(k) of a wine and spirits distributor. ..
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Wanna Buy an ETF Exemption?
After it gains SEC approval to launch ETFs, firm is put up for sale. ..
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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TCW Unveils a New Retail Distribution Head
A 19-year company veteran takes over one of the roles formerly held by Baldiswieler...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Morningstar Downgrades Four Funds
The products cover a gamut of assets...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Waggoner Proposes A Non-Stupid Top Fund List
The USA Today columnist berates funds that "weirdly specialized leveraged funds that no sane person would ever buy."..
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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VRS Upgrades and Expands
Updated | A lead generator moves into a new HQ, hires and enhances its offerings for 401k advisors...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Mobius Loves the World
And you should too, the legendary Franklin Templeton tells Barron's.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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Sold! Fido Seals Deal on "Block on Congress"
Related Beal closes New Year's Eve deal to buy five buildings from Fido...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
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The Bell Tolled Thrice for BlackRock BIF Funds
Yet another example of the money fund tsunami...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Three 401k Advisors Gain Ink in a National Pub
A top newspaper talks about the rise of elite retirement plan advisors in the DC biz...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Are Retirement Costs for DB Plans Really Higher than DC?
Bureau of Labor Statistics says employers spend more on defined benefits...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Two Tax-Free Funds Bite the Dust
The money market funds will be liquidated by end of month...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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A Boston Shop Has a New Bond Fund
A veteran team will be PMing the new fund...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Four Money Market Funds Are Born
Focuses include municipal, government and government instruments...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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An Alt Quant Shop Enters the Fund Biz
Kansas shop launches hedge strategy in 40 Act format...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Pru Adds a Target-Date Option
American Century 's TDFs are now on the Newark RKers plans...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Ashfield’s Independence Is Now Official
Firm, now employee-owned, completes separation from Old Mutual..
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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TCW Closes a Deal
The fund company finalized a purchase announced last month...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Wholesaler Sought to Generate $50M of Gross Sales in Great Lakes Region
Exec would target broker-dealers...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Gundlach Dives Into Equities With Two from TCW
DoubleLine hires two equity PMs to launch new business.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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MassMutual Seals Hartford Deal
The long awaited deal is officially in the books...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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iShares Rep Clarifies Fee Position
The shop will not be raising or lowering fees on its popular ETFs...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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The Hartford Shakes Up Fund Biz, a Bit
Hartford Courant reports on changes...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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It's a Bill Gross Media Smorgasbord
The Grey Lady's article on bond investing talked about a tweet from the Pimco PM...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Jaffe Thinks Big for 2013
MarketWatch writer makes eight predictions for the new year...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Match Suspension Trend Reaches a Major Retailer
The retailer will suspend its match for most employees effective January 31...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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Ruffel Steps Aside But Not Out
The new year brings new owners and a new chief to PlanSponsor, but their founder will still be around...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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Two Media Companies Halt Matches
The firms are among the latest plan sponsors to target the 401k match as part of cost-cutting efforts...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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Bells Ring for Wells-Wachovia, BofA-Merrill
There is no word yet on who will run the institutional retirement business at Wells Fargo...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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A B-D's Parent Gets Two Deals in Under the Wire
In the final week of 2008, a Pennsylvania financial services company makes a pair of buys valued at up to $13.75 million...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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Will the Evergreen Brand Endure after the Deal?
Contrary to reports, no decision has been made yet on the fate of the Evergreen brand, according to a company spokeswoman...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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A Bill Miller Fund Tops the 2008 Loss List
The WSJ highlights 2008's three worst-performing, non-leveraged U.S. stock funds; two are from Legg Mason...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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JPMorgan Funds Lassoes an Economics Guru from Putnam
JPMorgan's mutual fund arm has tapped a Putnam vet as its new chief market strategist...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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The 401kWire's Top News Stories of 2007
With 2007 now history, The 401kWire takes a look back at the most-read news stories in the year that was...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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An L.A. Fund Shop Builds its DC Sales Team
The SoCal investment manager has filled a sales post and is hiring for two more...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Oppenheimer Adds Wholesalers and Looks For More
The Big Apple fund firm's retirement unit taps two of its own as external wholesalers and looks to expand its wholesaling team further.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Nachmany Sees Bright Days Ahead for Mutual Funds
Strategic Insight's Avi Nachmany is having none of the recent gloom in the markets...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Quant Shop Switches Subadvisors for its Long/Short Fund
Quantitative Investment Advisors has switched sub-advisors for its Quant Long/Short Fund...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Citi May Say 'Happy New Year' With Pink Slips
The new year may be off to a rough start for some Citigroup employees...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Ned Era at Fido is Seen to Continue
Those who have been keeping tabs with the goings-on at Fidelity may not find anything new in a piece penned by AP writer Mark Jewell on the Boston Behemoth's top brass...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Scale Still Stumps Smaller ETF Shops
WSJ Fund Track fingers the wrong villain for the struggles of smaller ETF shops...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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1. Wheelin' and Dealin'
More than 1.5 million participants with over $81 billion assets changed hands among the providers this year.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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2. Pitting a Sponsor Against the Principal
A Windy City law firm finds a useful ally in the fight to label providers fiduciaries.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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3. Fighting Fees (& Fidelity)
Is the Boston Behemoth a plan fiduciary? A Show Me State law firm says so.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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4. Money Management Giants Knock On DC Doors
Some of the top DB money managers took steps to bolster their investment-only DC business...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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5. PPA Is Here At Long Last
Though its implications are still far from clear.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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Schoolhouse Inks Web Distribution Pact
The firm has tied up with one of the big four Web-based brokers to sell its college savings plan...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Hancock Shuffles Top Seats
The insurer names a new head for its retail products and new president for all its distribution...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Morningstar Names 2002 Managers of the Year
Two of the three winners were runners up in 2001...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Strong Opens Minnesota Fund
The Wisconsin-based fund firm woos tax shy investors from the land of a thousand lakes...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Recordkeeper Put in Smokehouse Over Fees
A bank faces a possible class action claiming it roasted its clients with undisclosed fees...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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e401k Halts Sales to Startup Plans
The recordkeeper tells advisors that it will not take startup plans or conversions with less than a specified amount of assets...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Ohio Sponsor to Move 2,700 Life Plan
One of the larger plans from Key moves to a different insurer than the Principal...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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Treasury Suggests Final Money-Laundering Rules
Closed-end funds would be exempt. Open-end funds need to watch out for suspicious activity...
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
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On the Prowl for Services
A West Coast plan is seeking services for its defined contribution plans...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Wintrust Purchases Wayne Hummer
The Chicago bank makes an acquisition close to home...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Hancock Partners with Competitors
The firm has allied itself with competitors to create a new fund...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Vanguard Wonders about Barclays
Zurich Scudder says Bon Voyage to Asian Fund Manager ... New Economy Fund is Terminal ... Another Small Cap Value Fund Shuts Doors ... Aon Taps Subadvisor ... ING Selects ... Nationwide Intros Variable Annuity Product ... New Faces on Wilmington Trust Board.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Invesco "Golden"
Zurich Scudder says Bon Voyage to Asian Fund Manager ... New Economy Fund is Terminal ... Another Small Cap Value Fund Shuts Doors ... Aon Taps Subadvisor ... Vanguard Wonders about Barclays ... ING Selects ... Nationwide Intros Variable Annuity Product ... New Faces on Wilmington Trust Board.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Invesco Takes on New Distribution Responsibilities
The firm will be looking to distribute offshore funds via the broker/dealer channel...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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CompUSA Signs on For Service
The sponsor has selected a new vendor for its 401k plan...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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Fifth Third Saddles Up Value
Mid-west bank to harness recently acquired asset management firm's funds and investment stable...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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January 2, 2001
Fund Flows Set Record in 2000 ... 401k's Past ... Reg FD is Causing Hiring at Funds ... STI Classic Growth...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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January 2, 2001
Fund Flows Set Record in 2000 ... 401k's Past ... Reg FD is Causing Hiring at Funds ... STI Classic Growth...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Carnac is back with five more New Year predictions...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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RogersCasey Seeks DC-Unit Head
Darien, CT-based RogersCasey is looking for a director for its defined contribution consulting services, according to Adele Langie Heller. The position is newly created and results from a decision to divide its consulting business into resource groups. ..
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Friday, January 2, 1998
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