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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Happy Easter Weekend!
401kWire will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Good Friday market holiday...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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A 14-Year Company Vet Succeeds a Retiring Stable Value I-O Chief
The exiting executive spent "nearly 38 years in the institutional retirement, investment management, and 529 industries."..
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Happy Easter Weekend!
MFWire will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Good Friday market holiday...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Smolen's Team Readies a Select Summer Launch
The folks in a recordkeeper's core market unit are prepping a new offering for small businesses...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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$1B In 14 Months, Then $2B In 3 Weeks
A leveraged single stock ETF hit two AUM milestones this month...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Collins and Byerly Pass the Reins At Spark
The Spark Institute has a trio of new board leaders...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Fidelity Repeats With $31B
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for February 2023 for money market mutual funds...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Post-Sale, a Definiti C-Suiter Exits, And ...
A successor will be revealed next month, and another C-suiter recently joined the TPA...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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A 22-Year RayJay Vet Joins Pensionmark
The KPA aggregator welcomes a new addition in Tennessee...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Two of the Top RKers For Remote Work In 2023 Are ...
A pair of companies in the retirement plan provider business are among the 100 companies recognized by a job search site...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Reader Rating: 3
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What FA Data Do You Gather?
A research ally to fundsters releases information about what asset managers try to learn about advisors...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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An ETF Journalist Joins an Ally to Fundsters
The new hire now serves as an account manager at a PR firm that works with a number of ETF shops...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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In SoCal, a DC I-O Vet Becomes a KPA
The exec previously worked with a number of fund firms, including AB, Alliance, Hartford, Ivy, and Lord Abbett...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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401k Assets Jump Six Percent
A mutual fund industry trade group releases data on U.S. retirement markets, including 401(k)s and other DC plans...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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Pentegra's Pinto Hires a 16-Year MassMutual Vet
Updated | The onboarding exec joins the provider's leadership team, reporting to Pinto...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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Week In Preview, March 28 - April 3
This week, the teams at DCIIA, DoL, Empower, FRA, NAPA, Spark, and WIPN will host events...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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Week In Preview, March 28 - April 3
This week, the teams at High Water Women, ICI, and Nicsa will host events...
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Monday, March 28, 2022
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National Auto-Enrollment Boosts Deferrals Across the Pond
A brief from the Center for Retirement Research uses the United Kingdom as a case study...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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Wake Up and Smell the CIT Data
More light is being shone on an increasingly popular DC investment vehicle...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Post-Acquisition, a Three-State Team Boosts Fixed Income
Meanwhile, they're still on the hunt for liftouts, fund mergers, adoptions, and more...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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Klein Confirms a PCS C-Suite Addition
401kWire previously reported on the new hire joining the open architecture RKer...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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After Seven Years, a Key DC Exec Leaves a Midwestern Insurer
There is no official word yet on how his duties are being handled...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Reader Rating: 4.98
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Wanted: 401k RKer Allies For a Student Loan Repayment Shop
A specialty benefits startup is looking to team up in the DC space...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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A $2T Titan Trims Hundreds
AUM and income slip, though headcount is on the rise...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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An Insurer Won the February Midsize Fund Firm Race
M* updates flows data for mutual fund and ETF flows from last month...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Epstein Co-Authors a Texas KPA's Book
Epstein's SaveAmericaSave published a new book...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Reader Rating: 1
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How Deep is the DC-IRA Connection?
A new analysis of the Federal Reserve's 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances points to interesting trends in DC and IRA plans. ..
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Boan Explains Transamerica's TPA Mandate
Earlier this year the insurer's recordkeeping arm started requiring all new small plans to work with an independent third-party administrator...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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Harrison Consolidates Hancock's Beantown HQs
The Manulife-backed insurer, which includes U.S. mutual fund and retirement plans divisions, will soon have a single headquarters in a familiar Boston neighborhood...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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IRS Follows DoL's Lead in Fiduciary Enforcement
The IRS issued a temporary enforcement policy on the conflict of interest rule. ..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Edward Jones's Research Chief Hunts for Strategic-Beta and More
The head of mutual fund research isn't trimming his fund line-up. He's expanding it...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Nationwide Promotes a Sales Exec
After realignments, Nationwide has selected a lead for its advisor-sold 401(k) business. ..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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Commonwealth Financial Group Announces New Merger
A new merger was announced today.....
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4
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Follow the Fundsters - March 28, 2017
Hires, fires, and the like! ..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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More Money, Less Problems
Study finds that plan quality coincides with participants paychecks.....
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Empower Optum-izes HSAs
Empower partners to offer an HSA integration solution through its retirement platform. ..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4.71
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Two KPAs Join RAC
The RAC, a national organization that advocates for successful qualified plan and participant retirement outcomes through the collaborative efforts of experienced, qualified KPAs, investment managers and DC plan service providers, has added two KPAs to the organization...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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A Second Obama Administration Alum Aligns With This Fund Firm
A mutual fund shop with $11.5 billion in AUM adds to its board of directors...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Fidelity Finds Professors Need a Retirement 101
School is in, but retirement savings? Not so much. ..
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4
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Why Did This KPA Join Pensionmark?
He says that the move to Pensionmark was sparked by years of frustration. ..
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fund Directors Will Gather in D.C. Tomorrow
About 150 people are expected at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum's 2016 policy conference...
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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B-D Managed Account Growth Slowed In 2015
MMI releases data on the size of the investment advisory solutions business...
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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A Year-long RFP Process Was No Vacation
A major vacation-industry company took a year to sort though four bids from advisors. ..
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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Reviews of Retirement Plans are Sorely Lacking
A study from MassMutual points to missed opportunity by plan sponsors and KPAs when reviewing retirement plans. ..
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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ICI Challenges a SARP
Even when being pessimistic, ICI finds a lack of realistic expectations by this states retirement board. ..
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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One of the World's Greatest Leaders Runs a Fund Firm
A big asset manager's chief is the only financial services executive on the publication's new list of the world's greatest leaders...
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Paternalize! Says a $22B RIA to DC Sponsors
...in a new white paper published today...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Healey Feasts on Two Firms
AMG does two deals: buying the remaining interest in a mutual fund sub-advisor and investing in an energy shop that just hired KKR emigre William Sonneborn as its president...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Beams Reorgs ING's Corporate Retirement Plan Biz
Maliz Beams is restructuring Rick Mason's corporate retirement plan group...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4
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Want to Get on Buyer's Plates? Consider this Recipe
Jim Abbott, the head of the mergers and acquisitions practice at Seward and Kissel, outlines some tips for small shops looking for buyers. ..
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Ridgeworth's Parikh Hungers for More Boutiques
MFWire originally broke this news in February, but here are some crucial new details on what the chair, CEO and CIO of RidgeWorth is looking for...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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A New England 401k Shop Moves to a Bigger HQ
A Commonwealth affiliate finds new office space nearby...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Vanguard's McNabb Wants to Soup Up His Menu
Bill is closely eying smart beta...
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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SSgA's Mitchem Talks Decumulation
The DC I-O vet speaks to reporters in the Big Apple...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Stork and Reaper for the Week of March 28, 2013
Read up on all of the latest mutual fund product changes!..
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Sentinel Shuffles More PMs
Firm promotes three to replace those who stepped down...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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A 401k Vet Doubles a TPA's Sales Force
A Midwestern shop hires a new national sales director and adds four new sales territories...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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A Broker-Dealer Trade Group Hires a Fido Lawyer
The Fido emigre had served in firm's asset management legal group...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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MassMutual's Morabito Hires in Georgia and New Hampshire
The client management VP hires a pair of retirement services RMs...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3.6
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Eaton Vance Proposes a New Kind of ETF
The new structure would maintain confidentiality of portfolio trading...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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A Columbia DC I-O Sales Vet Joins Pru
The insurer's DC I-O arm fills a post in Chitown...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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TCW Says Goodbye to a Managing Director
A company veteran will join another TCW alum at a nearby insurer...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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M&A Activity Jumps in 2013
Number of planned transactions in space has gone up considerably, according to research by William Blair...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Bloomberg Sings Praises of Matthew 25
Scripture-inspired fund handily beats other diversified stock funds and S&P 500...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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A MarketWatch Guest Columnist Calls Out Global Funds
The MIT professor is claiming these popular funds could get better returns for investors...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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The SEC and Ex-Morgan Keegan Directors End Standoff
Eight former fund directors from Morgan Keegan have reached a settlement with the SEC...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Pasovschi and Mackanos Join Forces on Advice
A pair of former top execs from GoldK and SunGard launch a startup to connect 401k participants with advisors...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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MassMutual Names a Pair of RMs
Updated | The Bay State provider promotes one of its own and hires a Symetra alum...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Pete Swisher Moves On
Pentegra officially announces its new national sales chief...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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kasina Sets a New Advisor Taxonomy
The fund consulting firm jumps on the behavioral economics bandwagon with a more personal way to categorize advisor segments...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Gross Bonds a New Moniker to Total Return ETF
The hot new ETF is changing its ticker...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Guinness Atkinson Adds a New Fund
Guinness Atkinson Asset Management is adding a new fund to its product line-up...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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A Senate Subcommittee Examines the "Retirement Savings Deficit"
This afternoon representatives of two think tanks and a merchant bank will testify...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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RIAs Rise as HNW Distribution Shifts Away From Wirehouses
A new Cerulli report find that wirehouses have lost 11 percent market share since 2007, while RIAs have made the largest gains...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Guggenheim Targets Advisors with New BulletShares
Guggenheim Investments is expanding it's advisor-focused product line-up...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Sharebuilder Expands its ETF Lineup
A micro market 401(k) provider adds five ETFs to its platform...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Oceanstone? What is That?
A top-performing PM does not answer his phone when reporters call...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Hartford's Plans Worry Simsbury Residents
The reorg will move the insurer's mutual fund jobs out of Simsbury...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fidelity Sells its Indian Funds
The largest mutual fund manager in America ends its bid to build a franchise in the world's largest market...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Sentinel Shuffles Portfolio Teams
The company is making changes on three of its funds...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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A Top NYLIM Retirement Exec Departs
NYLIM has some big shoes to fill...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Dreyfus Offers a Diversified Emerging Markets Fund
Dreyfus is trumpeting its latest offering...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Wrap Capacity Woes Drive Away a Stable Value Fund
An asset manager will pull the plug on its pooled stable value offering later this year...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Columbia Adds a Sub-Advisor to an Acquiring Fund
The mutual fund firm adds a second sub-advisor to an international offering...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Vanguard Preps Emerging Market Fund
Bill McNabb is drumming up interest for a new emerging market offering...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Hancock Looks for DC I-O Help
The Beantown-based plan provider is looking for help in its backyard...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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A DC I-O Firm Combines its Advisor Tools
An asset manager offers a revamped set of toolkits to retirement plan advisors...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Will T. Rowe Continue to Keep Employees For Life?
A local paper ponders the mutual fund firm's culture of lifelong employment...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Gundlach and Gross Take on Hedge Funds
The prize? A large bond portfolio once held by AIG...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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A Discount Brokerage Joins the ETF Biz
A new player will launch its own commission-free, exchange-traded funds this week...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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T. Rowe Gets No Love from Analysts
The fund shop is downgraded...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Bill Gross Preps 300 'Brain Scans'
The bong giant is looking to add staffers globally...
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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Reader Rating: 4
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Why Advisors Should Not be Afraid of Lifecycle Funds
An industry consultant fights advisor skepticism toward asset allocation products.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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OppenheimerFunds Drops Installation Fees
The New York City-based firm will waive installation costs on million dollar plans this season...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Securian Retirement Taps a New National Accounts Manager
The annuity vet will focus on the Southern territory...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Vanguard Moves Around Fund Managers
The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based fund giant has switched up the managers for five of its money-market and bond funds...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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NTGI Fills Presidential Role
Stephen Potter has been appointed by Northern Trust Global Investments to take the role of president...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Inflows Pick up in February
Fund companies had something to cheer about in February ...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Lincoln Names 10 New Wholesalers
Lincoln Employers Markets has boosted its sales team focusing on the wire and independent channels...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Ex-JPMorgan Equity Director Ends up Back Where He Started
Jonathan Golub, the former managing director of retail equity strategies at JPMorgan, is going to be working for George Gatch again...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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JPMorgan Retirement Adds to Sales, Client Service Teams
The Kansas City-based provider has made a pair of hirings...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Bear Wins Injunction Against Former Executive Director
At least one former Bear Stearns executive will not be getting a job right away...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Detroit Sponsor Switches Advisors
A Michigan-based plan construction firm choose an RIA in its home state to work with its DC plan.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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BGI Taps Annuity Provider for its 401k Product
The San Francisco-based money manager has named the insurance company it will be working with for its investment product aimed at the 401k space...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Citi Ousts Prime Brokerage Co-Heads
The changes at Citigroup continued this week...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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ProShares Unveils a Pair of New ETFs
The Bethesda, Maryland-based ETF provider has launched two telecom ETFs...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Schwab Bond Fund Falls Hard
Schwab YieldPlus ultra-short bond fund is feeling the sting of the credit crisis especially hard...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Market-Timing Complaint Looms for a U.K. Hedge Fund Manager
If you want to know more about the latest fallen hedge hog, then check out in the Friday edition of the WSJ Fund Track...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Doing the Job Shuffle at Merrill
Steven E. Buller has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer at BlackRock, he will remain with the firm as head of Global Accounting Policy and Controls. Paul L. Audet, head of BlackRock’s Cash Management business and former chief financial officer, will again become CFO...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Everyone Into the Mortality Pool!
MetLife's Garth Bernard explains how the insurance giant will leverage mortality pools to boost income in its product...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Industry Veteran Predicts Distribution Shake-Up
Longevity risk could be a reef that sinks the retirement income industry even before it has set sail, says on industry guru...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Goldman Appoints Head of I-O DC Biz
The Wall Street giant has tapped one of the industry's high-profile entrepreneurs for the job...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Barclays Finds Their Woman
Marie Chandoha has been hired as head of the U.S. fixed-income business at Barclays Global Investors. P&Ionline reports that the firm he decided to focus more on individual regions within its fixed-income group and began searching for a U.S. head about a year ago. Chandoha was previously co-head and senior portfolio manager of the Montgomery Fixed Income Division, the fixed-income team within Wells Capital...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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MetLife Unit Gets Ratings Hike
Moody's Investors Service says that MetLife Investors USA Insurance Co., is in a "stronger position" thanks to greater integration with MetLife, Inc...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Mother Merrill Sees a Sasquatch
What are the highlights of OnWallStreet magazine's interview with Robert McCann, Merrill's private client chief? That can be answered in two words, advisors and golf clubs. McCann says Merrill cares about their advisors (of course he does with so many Advest one jumping ship), and he drops hints about how you to can become one. See question #2 where he outlines exactly what you should say in the interview. For those of you who in the market for some new golf clubs, McCann uses the Nike SasQuatch driver. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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SunGard Reinvents the Wheel, Only This Time It's Better
SunGard's Retirement Income Simulation Expert makes planning more flexible for advisors and investors alike...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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DoL Says Sponsor Doesn't Care For Plan
Another pair of EBSA-directed suits accuse a trustee of abandoning his firm's retirement plans.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Cutting an Acquisition Down to Size
As one provider swallows another, layoffs come as little surprise.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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A Bearry Good Payday
In lieu of record profits, Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. chairman and chief executive James Cayne has been rewarded handsomely. Investment News reports that Cayne recieved an compensation package worth $40 million in 2006. Bear Stearns earned $2.1 billion in the last fiscal year, up 40% from 2005...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Blowing Bubbles at MassMutual
MassMutual Financial is trying to cut through the advertising clutter during the NCAA's "Sweet Sixteen" with new ads that rely on thought bubbles to communicate retirement and life insurance concepts...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Scholars Say: Financial Planners Force Boomers to Save Too Much
Financial advisors have long touted the value of saving for retirement, but a maverick group of academics and economists are starting to question whether "savings mania" among Boomers may be a bit misplaced...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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RA Here We Come
Signature Resources, the largest independent firm of John Hancock Financial Network, is making management changes to advance its vision as a premier wealth management organization. Gary Kaltenbach, CLU, ChFC, who has served as the firm's Managing Partner for 24 years, is moving up to a new role as Chairman of Signature Resources. Kaltenbach will head among other things the implementation of the Registered Investment Advisor platform, which will expand the firm's offerings in the investment advisory arena...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Conspiracy Abounds
Things are getting nasty between AMVESCAP and Deutsche Bank...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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For Your Information
Institutional Investor Events has two events coming up in June the 4th Annual Mutual Fund Forum on June 6, 2007 and 2nd Annual Fund Governance Forum on June 7, 2007 at the Harmonie Club in New York City. The events examine vital industry challenges affecting governance, profitability, technology, regulatory compliance and more from both an industry-wide and a director's perspective. Get the information advantage...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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AIMing Higher
AIM Investments are improving their college savings plans, including new allocation investment options and lowering expenses. Plansponsor reports that the new investment options include five
allocation portfolios with allocations that range from conservative to
growth, and five enrollment-based portfolios that range from 13+ Years
to College to College Now – invest in the AIM Allocation Solutions
funds...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Scapegoats No More
Three Merrill brokers that claim they were improperly fired for engaging in deceptive market-timing practices related to rapid trading of mutual funds, will get a handsome reward for their troubles. The WSJ reports that a federal court upheld a $14 million defamation award by an arbitration panel. Who's sorry now...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Fund-amental
Schwab is set to launch three mutual funds next week that will be based on fundamental indexes. This is a departure from the capitalization-weighted indexes that are the basis for most stock index funds.
The new funds being launched are the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large company Index Fund, the Fundamental U.S. Small-Mid Company Index Fund and the Fundamental International Large Company Index Fund. Reuters reports that fundamental-weighted indexes take into account factors such as a company's revenue, book value, or earnings.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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It's Those Little Extras That Count
And today from Ignites, still more on the SEC move to simplify prospectuses, just because you throw in an extra quote it does not a whole new article make...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Partners For Parks
A West Coast-based online provider wins five new advisory partners.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Analysts Told: You Are the Weakest Link
A mysterious source inside Putnam let it be known that they have fired three equity analysts as part of moves to improve the lackluster performance of its funds. The source told Reuters that is Putnam is revamping its equity research and making analysts responsible for particular funds rather than using them as a central pool. It remains to be seen what positive changes, if any will be affected by this...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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RolloverSystems Signs On A Familiar Face As CEO
UPDATED| RolloverSystems brings in an experienced master to steer the course in its race with WMSI...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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Setting or Fetting?
Are you looking for Mark Setting, at Legg Mason? Well unfortunately no one by that name works there. Don't tell that to the WSJ though, in today's fundtrack they quote the mysterious Mr. Setting. What is going on here you ask? Well there is a Mark Fetting who works at Legg Mason, maybe next time the WSJ will proofread their stories a bit better...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Federated Investors Closes on Acquisitions
The investment management firm will add $376 million to two of its equity mutual funds...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Aon Survey Looks at Plan Sponsor Attitudes
Once again, a provider finds that plan participants are not well-prepared for retirement...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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ING Accents Information in Roth Launch
ING has unveiled Roth offerings, but its marketing approach is broad-based, says senior vice president Brian Haendiges...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Mutual of Omaha Plan Sales: "So far, so good"
The Nebraska firm is off to a strong start in 2006...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1
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Papers Give Little Scrutiny to Fund Proxy Study
Fund firms that opposed the SEC's turning their proxy disclosures made into an open book are seeing their fears realized. With some fanfare, two groups critical of high executive salaries have published a study accusing mutual fund companies of "enabling" the trend to continue...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Fund Firms Leave Advisors Short on Online Tools
Mutual fund firms have not been arming their advisor networks with sufficient online practice management resources, a new report from Corporate Insight showed.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Oil ETF To Debut At Amex
Starting next week, individual investors will be able to bet directly on oil. An exchange-traded fund tracking crude-oil prices will make its debut on the American Stock Exchange Monday...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Take That, Calvert
Potomac, Maryland-based Action Fund Management has launched a fund to counteract the Calverts and PAXs of the world. The asset manager believes the free enterprise system is under attack, and is providing a place for like-minded investors...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Victory Sells REIT Fund
Orinda, California-based Kensington Investment Group will acquire approximately $17.9 million in assets of Victory Capital Management's Real Estate Fund...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Canary Affair Comes Full Circle
Connecticut regulators target two ex-officers of one of the trust companies that started it all...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Trust Co. Looks for New Owners
A 401k trustodian is down to just a pair of firms in its search to find new ownership...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bluegrass State Hunts for Stable Value Help
The state board looks for investment consultants with stable value experience...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Symetra Eyes More Customization in Micro-Market
Small plan sponsors have more choice in store...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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AUL Unveils Proposal Customization Tool
The firm offers its sales reps a web-based tool...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Insurer Plans Sale of Majority Stake in Nuveen
St. Paul Travelers will sell its entire stake in Nuveen Investments, worth approximately $2.8 billion, the companies announced on Friday...
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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American Funds Locks Horns with Lockyer
American Funds and California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer have both filed suits in Los Angeles County Superior Court over the firm's revenue sharing practices .....
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Seven PE Firms Buy Sungard for $11.3 BN
Executives say it is "business as usual" .....
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Sungard Sold for $11.3 Billion
Seven private equity firms have finalized a deal to buy Sungard, but what will happen to key Sungard products?..
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Monday, March 28, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Amerindo Founder Faces Liquidity Crunch
Three banks have filed to foreclose on houses Alberto Vilar owns in Colorado, according to reports Vilar disputes...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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CDC Hires Columbia Product Exec
The Boston firm hires a new product development veep and promotes two marketers...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Cooke & Bieler Taps Distribution Help
The Philadelphia-based money manager has tapped a consultant to help out with its fund distribution...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Invesco Funds Loses Wholesalers
AIM is taking over the sales efforts from its Denver-based sister firm...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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No More Wholesalers at Invesco Funds
AIM is taking over the small plan sales efforts from its Denver-based sister firm...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Ex-Scudder DC Head at MFS
The former defined contribution business head is at another Boston firm...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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GoldK Vets Move On
Two GoldK veterans have landed positions at other firms...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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NDCC Readies USRP DC Plan
The trade group hopes Washington will adopt the new DC plan as a low cost solution for small employers and individuals...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Schwab Says TPA Network is Growing
The brokerage has inked another three partnership deals with TPAs. Claims more than 400 alliances...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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PBGC OKs US Airways DC Plan
The follow-on plan for pilots gets the all clear to take off...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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PMP Hires BizDev Exec
The outsourced marketer expands its business development ranks...
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Friday, March 28, 2003
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Employease Names Prez
Schwab Unit Gains Sales Chief ... Robertson Stephens Adds Tech Analyst ... PMI Names HR Honcho ... Nationwide Responds to Increased Worries.
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Scudder Goes Solo
The bundled vendor is the latest to offer an owner-401k. Look for another half dozen launches by summer.
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Japanese Firm Makes the Switch
While it is still nearly alone, Nissho Iwai shows the appeal of DC plans to Japanese companies.
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Conflicted Advice?
Enron executives made sure employees had no chance to hear independent advice. Advisor telling clients to sell was fired...
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Rollover Medicine for Participants?
Strong adds human, not machine, allocation guidance for rollovers...
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Barra Finds A Home for Consultants
Investment consultant Barra RogersCasey has a new corporate parent.
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fido Creates New Retirement Unit
FIRSCo's smaller sibling FIIS gets a face-lift and new infrastructure...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bigger Business in Small Places
San Leandro, California-based Trinet Group, Inc. -- a human resources outsourcer that offers point of contact for benefits, payroll and HR support -- announced that it has selected The Online 401(k) as its exclusive 401(k) strategic partner...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Some Participants Look Outside for Advice
According to Spectrum, participants are getting advice on their DC plans, but not always through the advisor provided by the sponsor...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Azzad Plans Islamic Income Fund
The Virginia boutique's marketing strategy positions the firm to attract uninvested dollars...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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What I Learned from A Famous Economist
Marketing consultant Martin Baird clues in advisors to a timely strategy: turning economic uncertainty into a great marketing opportunity.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Advisor Plans to Hop on e401k Bandwagon
A California firm is looking for partners for its foray onto the information superhighway...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Advisor Plans to Hop on e401k Bandwagon
A California firm is looking for partners for its foray onto the information superhighway...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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401Konnect Adds Another Partner
Online marketer of retirement data finds a new partner in a subsidiary of Mass Mutual...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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More to Leave Merrill
Merrill Back in Fee-Related Hot Water ... ETFs Slid Last Month ... More to Leave Merrill ... Fidelity Names Canadian Head ... Nasdaq Makes European Bid ... ICI Petitions SEC on Folio Regulation ... National City Aggregates ... Strong Inaugurates 401k Building..
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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More to Leave Merrill
Merrill Back in Fee-Related Hot Water ... ETFs Slid Last Month ... More to Leave Merrill ... Fidelity Names Canadian Head ... Nasdaq Makes European Bid ... ICI Petitions SEC on Folio Regulation ... National City Aggregates ... Strong Inaugurates 401k Building..
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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New Fund Through Pru
A new growth fund is being made available through Prudential Investments...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Hand Caught in the Cookie Jar
The DoL has recouped assets for participants in a plan that failed to remit their voluntary contributions...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Ohio Sponsor to Make Decision Soon
Holiday Homes, a dealer and developer of mobile homes in Cincinatti, is nearing the end of its search for a new 401(k) provider, and Fidelity is looking like a winner...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Franklin Looking to Help
Franklin Templeton is creating a new division to assist separate account management for institutional and individual clients...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, March 28, 2000
Now you see it ... now it's closed ... Closures climbing ... Cheung says ciao...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, March 28, 2000
Now you see it ... now it's closed ... Closures climbing ... Cheung says ciao...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Will Sponsors Strike goldK?
The Internet is growing beyond its first application of providing information about 401(k) plans and investments therein. It is now becoming a conduit for sponsors to get 401(k) plans themselves. The latest firm to be pursuing an online 401(k) business is goldK.com...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Teeing Off
Keynotes at this week's ICI conference in Palm Desert provided a quick snapshot of the regulatory agenda for the upcoming year...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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