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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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An $80B-AUM NYLI Team Adds an ETF
The new, active fund debuted yesterday with $25 million in AUM...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Nationwide's Porter Hires an 18Y Edward Jones Vet
The new hire will serve as a divisional sales manager at the provider...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Do You Know About PSCA's June Launch?
The plan sponsor trade group team is preparing to launch an AI-powered governance tool with help from an ally across the pond...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Net April 401k Trading Fell, But ...
Capital preservation options and some equity funds win big as participants move their 401(k) dollars around...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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30 Years, 187 Employees, $107B In AUM
The folks at a Beantown asset manager celebrate their pearl anniversary...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Near Gotham, an Architect of ERISA Dies
The late attorney was a partner at Cohen & Buckmann...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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In CO, an MF Distro Chief Vet Switches to Recruiting
A former fundster joins an Empire State recruiting firm that focuses on the asset management world...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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M* Gained $1.5B In a New DC Offering In 2023
18 RIAs and 15 recordkeepers are now plugged into the system...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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In Wisconsin, a Sales Veteran Joins Congruent
The new hire most recently hails from FTWilliam...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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A Putnam Veteran and Former Empower Leader Joins Lazard
The hire is based in the Beantown area...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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With a $244MM-AUM Dual Conversion, an ETF Lineup Grows to Five
The folks at a Golden State fund firm have transformed a pair of mutual funds into actively managed ETFs...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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After a Teamup, a Fintech RKer inVests In Custodian Connections
A duo is making a trust connection to support 401(k)s and 403(b)s after making a similar connection focused on the HSA space...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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A $1.7B-AUM Fund Family Merges Into a Sibling
The deal, which will include fund mergers and a close, is expected to close in Q4...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Price Promotes a FuturePlan VP In Tennessee
The executive joined the national TPA three years ago...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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NWPS Hires Near Denver
The exec previously worked with a SoCal-based firm...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Colorado KPA Joins a $5B-AUMA RIA
The new hire is based near Denver...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Is There a Single Answer to Glide Path Evaluation?
The folks at a TDF giant ponder the use of the popular default options by plan sponsors who also offer DB plans...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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WNBA's Chief and a Remote Work Expert Talk to Fundsters
George Gatch and Lisa Jones interview a pair of guest speakers for day 1 of a big online conference...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
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Four Pointers For Boosting Your Social Media Presence
The chief of a marketing communications firm shares some tips for FAs looking to do more and get more out of Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Two TIAA Alumni Join ICMA-RC
Bruce Corcoran adds a pair of executives to the government-focused RKer's education, healthcare, and not-for-profit markets team...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Graziano Promotes as a Touchstone Vet Takes Over a Subadvisor
There's a new chief this week at an $8.7-billion-AUM institutional asset manager...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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A 401k Startup CEO Helps Fight COVID-19
A 401k CEO and his uncle team up to help out during the global pandemic..
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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RKers Shifted to 98 Percent WFH
That's one finding from recent research released by a pair of industry trade groups...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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The Standard Waives Some Fees
The Portland-based insurer's recordkeeping arm offers some relief to participants and plan sponsors during the pandemic..
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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PMs From Six Shops Will Team Up Online
Mellody Hobson will moderate a virtual discussion featuring seven PMs talking about pandemic portfolio management challenges...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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A Cloud Computing Provider Suspends Its Match
A big plan sponsor in Silicon Valley is reportedly making a 401(k) cut...
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
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With MPI, a DC I-O Giant Helps Evaluate TDFs
The new tool puts choosing the evaluation criteria in the hands of KPAs and plan sponsors...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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An Ex-RidgeWorth Managing Director Prepares to Retire
He currently works at Deloitte in Atlanta, Georgia...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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A 15-Year Vet Takes Over RM at AIG
Glenn Harris reveals a promotion into a newly created role...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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Manulife Rebrands Hancock, Except ...
The Canadian multinational launches a global brand for its "institutional, retail and retirement wealth and asset management businesses around the world."..
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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What Putnam's Parent Is Hunting For
The publicly traded multinational's CEO talks asset management M&A...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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After Four Years, an Invesco Consultant Is Moving On
The Invesco alum previously worked for Edward Jones...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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After Five Years, a Giant B-D Retires a Participant Platform
The broker-dealer will shut down the three-part program this fall...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Tobin Finds an Americas Distro Chief for SPDRs
The new hire is a veteran of both of the other two biggest ETF shops...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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A 2,000-Participant Union Hires Milliman
The firm will do communication, RKing, and TPA work for the Taft-Hartley DC plan...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Pru's Stout Promotes Two in the East
These two Prudential Vets have almost 20 years combined experience with the company...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Week In Preview, May 7-13
Updated | This week the teams at Franklin Templeton, the Investments & Wealth Institute, and the MFDF are all hosting events...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Week In Preview, May 7-13
The EBRI team is hosting an event this week...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Fiduciary Role Play?
Are you guys ready to take on this fiduciary role play?..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Who Should Be Eyeing Ascensus?
Ascensus is reported to be for sale again; who are some of the potential buyers this time around?..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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This KPA Joined a Philly Shop
...A 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) joins a shop in Philadelphia as a retirement plan advisor...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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New Bill Promotes ESOPs
Senators Ben Cardin and Pat Roberts introduce legislation promoting S-corporations..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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An Independent B-D Partners With Envestnet
An Independent broker-dealer recently partnered with Envestnet to.....
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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#Balpha? #ICIGMM
Five top fundster execs ponder how one becomes an industry leader, how you talk about smart beta, and more...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Ascensus Up for Sale?!
America's largest independent retirement and savings services provider may be for sale, with its valuation hopefully at $1 billion. ..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3.58
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Westport, CT Open RFP
Town of Westport searches for administrator for defined benefit and defined contribution plans. ..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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ICI: Bubbly and Subpoenas Don't Mix
The top organizer of the ICI GMM is waking up to some uncomfortable disclosures...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Former CEO of Royal Alliance Launches a New Firm
Art Tambaro, former CEO of broker-dealer Royal Alliance, just made a new partnership!..
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Lifetime Income Illustrations: The Devil's in the Details
EBSA chief Phyllis Borzi and her team have been working on a proposal to include lifetime income illustrations in participant statements. What do defined-contribution plan sponsors think of such an idea?..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Another RKer Connects With Financial Engines' Income+
Financial Engines CEO Jeff Maggioncalda revealed the connection to a new RKing partner in the company's first-quarter earnings call. ..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Seen & Heard: IMCA 2014 Annual Conference in Boston
This was a conference that deserved its own masters degree...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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A Wisconsin-Based TPA Hires a National Sales Manager
The Retirement Advantage hires a Mutual of Omaha vet...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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A Fund Shop Formalizes DC Distribution With a New DC I-O Sales Team
Update | A New York-based fund shop has formalized its retirement sales with a team of wholesalers focused on advisor-sold DC I-O. ..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Anova Consulting Hires a DC Interviewer
Cloutier's prediction for more interviewing capacity comes to fruition...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Lyrical Pumps Up the Volume
The fundamental equity shop is registering a long/short fund as a follow-on to its hit long-only mid-cap value strategy. ..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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DC Providers, Step Up Your Game for Millennials
A new study highlights the changes that financial services need to make in order to engage "Generation Y" participants.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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A DC I-O and RIA Partner on a New DC TDF Suite
This new product will benefit participants when it comes to TDFs...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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A Pair of TPAs Adopt SunGard's Decumulation Tool
Retirement plan administrators are live with SunGard's tool helping participants prepare for their future selves. ..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Has ProShares Learned from Its Amateur Glitch?
Paperwork apparently matters, especially with a product designed for lickity split trading...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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A Pimco Emigre Opens a Recruiter's West Coast Office
California branch already doing business with several fixed income goliaths...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Fink Wants More Than 401k
The BlackRock chief speaks to MBA students and reporters at NYU...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Borzi Wants Your RI Input
How should DC plans show participants what their lump-sums will translate into?..
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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The Principal Offers a New ESOP Tool
The bundled provider unveils a new portal...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Stork and Reaper for the Week of May 10, 2013
Read up on the latest mutual fund product news!..
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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We Need Mandatory Savings, Says BlackRock's Fink
The BlackRock CEO promises to get a little bit louder with calls for a rethinking of how Americans save for retirement. ..
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Wells and Pru Team Up
Wells Fargo will now offer Pru's lifetime income product...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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Will Advisors' Ranks Decline Even Further?
Cerulli research shows that headcount will continue to drop and drills down on why...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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A PE Firm Hires a DC Chief
The push into retirement begins...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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$180B Firm Expands EM Team
Philly asset manager hires a PM...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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ASPire Adds a Key Exec
The new hire will lead a key accounts team...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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An Ex-Magellan PM Shuts Down His Hedge Fund Shop
Exec will return billions to investors by June...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Brokerages Fight Over Free ETF Trades
Brokers are expanding the lineup of commission-free ETFs...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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MoneyWatch Looks Back to the 80s
But it's looking at mutual funds, not hair metal...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Who's Right? Buffett, Gross, Gundlach or Blankfein?
Investing celebrities are all over the place when it comes to the bond market...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Ross Partners With an Online Education Specialist
The Retirement Revolution chief teams up with another SoCal shop...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Pimco's Stable Value Fund is Almost Here
The giant asset manager will launch a pooled offering for defined contribution plans...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Beams Hunts For a Public Plans Chief
An ING Retirement veteran will retire at the end of the month...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Weil Adds Two Top Janus Posts
A pair of execs fill newly created positions at the mutual fund shop...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Q1 Disappoints for Hennessy
Hennessy Advisors reported an dip in AUM and Earnings in Q1...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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An Ohio Wholesaler Climbs at Principal
Execs at the provider name a new vice president of sales for retirement and investor services...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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McDermott Returns to Bundled RKing
The former Goldman DC I-O chief joins a bundled provider...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Not Having an MStar Rating is No Excuse for Failure
Inflows into new, unrated mutual funds rival those going into top-rated ones...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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WSJ Says DFA Loses an Edge to ETFs
By gathering some $250 billion of AUM, DFA has taught investors to trust and bet in capital markets, but is it now too old-fashioned?..
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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How Can Active ETFs Gain Traction?
The WSJ ponders different approaches to actively-managed exchange-traded funds...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Gundlach's "Not Looking For Infinite Growth"
What's next for the DoubleLine chief and star PM?..
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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InvestmentNews: Socially Conscious Are in Vogue
The space is growing and now has more than 200 options. ..
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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ETFs' Competition Ups Risks and Lowers Profits
The risks to ETF issuers have increased and liquidity has trickled, reports Barrons...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Burkenroad PM Will Widen Small Cap's Road
David Lundgren is setting his sights on larger companies. ..
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Fuss Among PMs Who Sees Bond Party Ending
The lights are coming up and the guests might be advised to prepare for a hangover...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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Gross Tweets to Connect
Keep the comments pithy and honest and you may connect. Bill G does...
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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The 529 Space in Flux Means Mandates Are Up for Grabs
As larger managers phase out their involvement in 529 plan management, there will be openings for other asset mangers to pursue mandates. ..
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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kasina Misses its Ma
A partner at kasina, Ma is heading to Valley Forge next month..
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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BofA Looks for an Institutional Sales Exec
What's new in the 401k industry? A Bank of America sales head departs and BNY Mellon's DC I-O head gets more duties
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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For Participant Advice, Advisors 'Can't Be All Things to All People'
Industry insiders encourage plan advisors to outsource fiduciary advice for participants...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Pioneer Adds to the Fund Family
The Italian-owned company has launched a new mutual fund..
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Advisors Will Become Teachers at ULCA in June
The 401kExchange's Retirement Advisor University is holding a training session for its lecturers...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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A New Fund Company Launches an ETF of ETFs
U.S. One Trust is launching its very first fund on Tuesday...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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iShares Launches Three Country Specific ETFs
BlackRock's ETF business grew its international index fund line up by 30 percent...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Is the DOL's Target Date Guidance a Precursor for Regs?
The DOL and SEC have put out an investor bulletin to help workers figure out those pesky target-date funds..
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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SEC and CFTC Investigate 'Unusual' Market Activity
The commissions are starting an investigation into what caused Thusday's "crash of 2:45"..
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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DOL Offers Guidance on Target Date Funds
The DOL and SEC have issued a guidance on the funds, which may be a precursor to upcoming regulations...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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SEC and CFTC Investigate Thursday's 'Unusual Trading'
The two commissions are looking into the causes of the Crash of 2:45..
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Busy Schapiro a No-Show at the ICI GMM
SEC chair Mary Schapiro has canceled her speaking engagement at the ICI GMM on Friday, a day after the market roller coaster...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Graff Rallies Advisors Around Fiduciary Status and Cross-Tested Plans
The ASPPA chief gives a Washington Update at an advisor-focused conference...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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MassMutual Wins an Insurer's 401k Plan
MassMutual has landed a contract to administer a $10 million 401k and profit-sharing plan...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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Four from Wachovia Follow Sain to Mercer
Mercer has made additions to its sales team...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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A Mutual Fund Conference Spells ICI with '401k'
Fundster execs debate the future of the industry, and retirement plans again dominate that discussion...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Reynolds Pushes ICI to Support Target Date Fund Regulation
The Putnam chief debates the future of asset allocation funds and other issues with several top fundsters at the GMM in the Capital...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Janus Compensation Lawsuit Uncovers Manager Revolt from 06
As the fund firm continues to fight in court over alleged breach of contract, internal turmoil comes to light...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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Stock Fund Inflows Slowed Despite Market Rebound
In the week ended April 29, stock funds had estimated inflows of $183 million...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Petroleum Refiner Taps a New Provider
The Dallas-based firm has picked a new provider for its DC plan...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Great-West Promotes Nelson
The head of Great-West Retirement Services is also getting a new boss...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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The ICI Makes 401k a Top Priority
Paul Schott Stevens says 401k plans are key to the fund industry and calls for government to remove roadblocks to their use. Asks for competing industries to work together...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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The ICI Makes 401k a Top Priority
Paul Schott Stevens says 401k plans are key to the fund industry and calls for government to remove roadblocks to their use. Asks for competing industries to work together...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Spark Institute Releases 403b Documents
The Connecticut-based organization has come out with 403b best practices materials...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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A UBS Wealth Management Exec Was Detained as Part of Tax Probe
The Zurich-based head of North and South America for the international wealth management business was reportedly briefly detained by US authorities in connection with a probe into whether US clients tried to dodge tax obligations with the help of UBS advisers...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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A TPA Acquirer Hunts For More
A Midwestern firm spreads its wings beyond administration to investment management and looks to buy again.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Fidelity Faces Another Whistleblower Suit
An ex-Fidelity fund manager claims he was fired after pointing out alleged violations of securities law...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Guardian Participants Pour North of $150 Million into Third-Party Managed Account QDIA
Eighty-three percent of participants in plans offering the QDIA managed account service stayed with the program...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Schwab Launches its First Active Global Fund
The San Francisco firm has unveiled its first actively managed international fund...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Morgan Stanley Intros Commodities Alpha Fund
Morgan Stanley has taken the wraps off a mutual fund geared towards the high net worth crowd...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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ExpertPlan Links Up with Another Payroll Firm
The East Windsor, New Jersey-based outsourced recordkeeper gains access to more than 45,000 employers through the relationship...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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AARP Financial Names New Prez
The investment adviser to the AARP Funds has tapped an exec to replace Larry Renfro, who is going back to Fidelity...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Morgan Stanley Enters China Mutual Fund Market
The New York-headquartered firm has purchased a 40-percent stake in a Shenzhen fund company...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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WSJ Gives Retirement Income Funds Another Look
The Wednesday Fund Track column takes another look at a relatively new type of mutual fund and contrasts it with its insurance product siblings...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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401k Assets Hit $2.7 Trillion
Assets in 401(k) plans reached $2.7 trillion at the close of 2006, according to ICI...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Turner Appoints Director in Intermediary Distribution Team
The Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based firm has appointed a director in the intermediary distribution team...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Federated Names Director of Retirement Plan Sales
The Pittsburgh-based money manager has appointed a 13-year industry vet to the post...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Plan Advisors Can't Just Pick Stocks
Speakers tell a network of retirement plan specialists that there is more to DC life than simply choosing investments...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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T. Rowe Launches New Web Site for Financial Intermediaries
T. Rowe Price has launched a new, expanded Web site for financial intermediaries...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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The Plan Broker Shuffle
A McDonald vet decides not to stick it out with UBS...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Nurses Take the Lead in Savings Race
Nurses are saving more for retirement, but that doesn't mean that they're ready to quit...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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To Up Participation, Keep It Easy and Early
A Bay State provider finds investigates what type of education works best for DC plans.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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INVEST Acquires PFIC's Bank Contracts
INVEST Financial Corporation has acquired the bank contracts of PFIC Securities Corporation (PFIC), a subsidiary of Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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NASD Proposes Rule Changes To Lighten Regulatory Burden on BDs
The NASD has proposed two changes, recommended by their Small Firm Rules Task Force, to make BDs' lives easier...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 1
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Bear Stearns Hopes to Enhance Tech Platform with New Hires
Bear Stearns’ Broker-Dealer & Investment Advisor Services has hired two top technology executives to enhance its technology platform...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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DST to Unveil Data Management Offering at ICI
DST Systems, provider of information processing and computer software products and services to mutual funds, will unveil its latest offering at the ICI conference...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Kirsch Calls it Quits at DeAM
After pulling off last month's "liftout" at Invesco, it looks like DeAM is getting a small taste of its own medicine...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Jefferies Names Co-Head of Securities Finance
Jefferies has brought in a 20-year industry vet as co-head of securities finance...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Fund Analysts Pass Insight On To Advisors
An investment research firm launches a product to help retirement plan intermediaries select and monitor investment choices.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Lincoln Hops on Pension-Freezing Bandwagon
The Philadelphia-based firm will instead offer employees an enhanced DC plan...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Rules Rejuvenate Roth?
Observers see guidance from the Treasury Department clearing up some questions about the option.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Eveillard Makes Comeback Official
Jean-Marie Eveillard has made an official five-year commitment to First Eagle Funds...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Bond Funds Get a Push in Q1
Bond funds are enjoying hearty numbers so far this year...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Auditors Begin to Bless Fiduciary Advisors
An international organization now certifies those who wish to give advice to participants.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Fidelity and ClearBridge Join Activism Movement
The year 2007 will go down in history as the year that mutual funds began to take a more active role in the decision making of companies whose shares they own...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Janus Excessive Fee Suit Is Headed for Dismissal
Janus Capital Group recently got some good news in regards to a pending excessive fee lawsuit against the company...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Evergreen Finds Compliance with Guerin
Robert J. Guerin is the new chief compliance officer for Wachovia's mutual fund arm...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
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Boeing 401k Move Leaves Huge Vacuum
When the Boeing 401k plan pulled its assets out of the Invesco technology fund, assets in the fund decreased 42 percent...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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Nuveen to Investors: Stay Calm
The muni fund firm takes the unusual step of holding a conference call to explain price volatility in their funds...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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RFPs Reported This Week
States and counties searching, Fidelity Magellan on watch and drop lists...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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ICI VP Jumps Ship
Julie Domenick announced suddenly that she plans to join a Washington, DC law firm...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 2
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Manning & Napier Sticks With Outsourcer
Manning & Napier will keep BYSIS for fund accounting and transfer agency services...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Janus Not Out of Woods Yet
Despite the recent settlement with the SEC, Janus discloses that the SEC's investigation in the firm is ongoing...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Regulators Highlight Repo Rules for Funds
For fund asset diversification rules, regulators say repurchase agreements and government securities are the same...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Wachovia Securities Reveals Investigation
Wachovia Corp. reveals that the SEC is looking into practices at its securities arm...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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Eaton Vance Fills Board Vacancy
The Boston-based manager elects a new corporate board director...
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Friday, May 7, 2004
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PA-based Dept. Store Converts Plan
The retail concern cites service flexibility, including open architecture, for its choice...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Ceridian Pushing into Mid-Market
The payroll firm is readying a sales push now that it has built up its operations in Florida...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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American Funds Lands on Another TPA Platform
Yet another insurer has added the American Funds R shares to its group annuity 401k...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Asset Managers in SMAs Boost Sales Budgets
A new report sponsored by MMI finds that such managers need to focus on fewer, yet more profitable marketing relationships...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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TPAs Get New NAV Platform from Insurer this Summer
After abandoning the jumbo plan market, this top ten recordkeeper is wooing TPAs. It promises an NAV platform by this summer, but will TPAs bite?..
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Lockwood Execs to Hit the Road
The BoNY unit is getting the word out to advisors on its fund supermarket and fund wrap product...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Bill Promises Cap Gains Relief to Fund Shareholders
Rep. Paul Ryan offered legislation today that rewrites how capital gains in funds are taxed...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Franklin Promotes Baio and Bolt
The two long-time executives get new responsibilities at the West Coast fund complex...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Analyst Sees Fund Stocks Caught in Doldrums
Do not look for big run-ups in mutual fund firm stocks, says the newest analyst on the beat...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Bear Stearns Rolls Out Solo-K Product
The NY firm introduces an individual 401(k) plan featuring broader investment options for individuals and some small biz owners...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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AG&T Markets Online Asset Allocation Program
This member of the Sentinel Companies is targeting advisors with a new Web-based asset management product...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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Victory to Merge Funds
Rebranding at Key subsidiary includes a revised product lineup...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Doom and Gloom at AIMSE
Institutional sales and marketing execs are hearing that DC plans are not the savior they were thought to be...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Harbor Revisits RIA Market
Under the wing of a new parent, the erstwhile institutional fund firm prepares to retrench...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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LodgeNet Rustles Up Vendor
The South Dakota company has tapped a new vendor for its 401k plan...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Mid-Western Power Company Sees The Light
A power company is examining the returned RFPs it had sent out...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Speakers at LIMRA
Who's on tap to give their 2 cents in Brazil? ... New Kmart CFO ... New U.S. Trust office ... Service standards for Seligman sponsors...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Speakers at LIMRA
Who's on tap to give their 2 cents in Brazil? ... New Kmart CFO ... New U.S. Trust office ... Service standards for Seligman sponsors...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Opportunities at First Union
Wrap program growth means reorganization and an open position at the North Carolina firm...
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Monday, May 7, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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New CEO at Berger Funds
The top executive at Berger Funds is being replaced by a newcomer to the Denver-based fund family, but an industry veteran...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Thomson to Consolidate Units
Nelson Information, Rainmaker Information, and Wiesenberger are to be consolidated into one unit and a new exec appointed to head it up. ..
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Stein Roe Restructures Funds
Stein Roe is making major changes at several of its equity funds -- merging one fund, liquidating another, renaming a third and replacing two managers...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Exec Steps Down at Cigna
The senior vice president in charge of sales in the retirement and investment unit at the Connecticut provider has left the firm...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Vanguard Offers Advice Online
The crew in Valley Forge is offering individuals advice on retirement as well as other financial planning needs through its website...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Lipper Allies With Zacks.com, DBC
DBC will use Lipper data to create a new "Mutual Fund Center" website, and Zacks.com will distribute the center via its network...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, May 7, 1999
Coming soon: The first 'Net index fund ... Liberty settles with FTC ... Johnson's son unmasked as Yahoo! booster of Franklin ... Lipper redefines equity-income ... There are still more stocks than stock funds ... Funds in the press...
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Friday, May 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Van Kampen American Exits Bundled 401k Business
Van Kampen American Capital of Oakbrook Terrace, IL is pulling out of the bundled 401(k) business effective immediately in what it termed a 401(k) "transition". The firm will no longer serve in the recordkeeping or administration businesses, a spokesperson told the 401kWire. It will still act as an asset manager, pursue its own multi-manager 401(k) program, and go after investment-only opportunities. ..
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Thursday, May 7, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Cal Adds Brokerage
The nearly 100,000 State of California workers enrolled in the $3.5 billion Savings Plus program administered by the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) will soon be able to invest in any one of 5,000 mutual funds. The brokerage option will open in July and be handled by Dreyfus Brokerage Services, a unit of Mellon Bank. ..
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Thursday, May 7, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Baird Contracts With First Data's DCXchange
Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, a Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company holding, has signed a three year contract with First Data Investors Services Group Inc. to use its DCXchange recordkeeping product. ..
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Thursday, May 7, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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