News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Near Tampa, a 26-Year Franklin Templeton Vet Exits
The departing sales vet first joined Franklin Templeton in 1997...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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A 12-Year FuturePlan Vet Starts a TPA
The new firm is located in the Southland...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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A 35-Year Hancock Vet Passes the Torch
The retiring veteran first joined John Hancock in 1987...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Wilson Will Take Over a Midwestern Bank's RKer
The publicly traded bank's retirement plan provider team serves more than 8,000 plans and about 474,000 participants...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Reader Rating: 2
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With a $15B Spike, Vanguard Regains the Lead
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for January 2024 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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In FL, a 25-Year-Old Payroll Shop Preps a PEP
The team at a 12-location firm is becoming a PPP. Their first pooled employer plan is slated to debut next month...
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Small Firm Inflows Fall By $1.2B, But ...
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for January 2023 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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A Tennis-Pro-Turned-KPA Joins OneDigital
The new hire is based in South Florida...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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Reader Rating: 1
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40.9MM Participants and Counting
A provider's participant count rose by eight percent last year, as did its operating expenses...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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"There Was No Other Candidate"
A Wolters Kluwer alumnus joins an Alabama firm...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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Reader Rating: 4
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An ETF Entrepreneur Runs For President
He's stepping back at his startup, while his fellow co-founder is stepping up...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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Reader Rating: 1
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In the Southeast, a Human Interest Alum Joins Nationwide
The ex-FA is an alumnus of Gallagher, Newport, and Pru...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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A November Launch Dominates In January
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for January 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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13 Years In, an FL Wholesaler Becomes a KPA
The 401(k) industry veteran most recently spent more than four years with Lincoln...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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A $1.8B Plan Re-Ups For Three Years
The DC plan has nearly 11,000 participants and has been with its current provider for five years...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Week In Preview, February 22 - February 27
This week, the teams at Callan, EBRI, Faegre Drinker, Fi360, WealthManagement.com, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Week In Preview, February 22 - February 27
This week, the teams at Fund Intelligence, IDC, IMDDA, MFDF, and Nicsa are hosting events...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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An $81B-AUM Fund Firm's Prez Pinch-Hits
One of the 35-year-old mutual fund shop's co-founders takes medical leave of absence...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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A 450,000-Participant RKer Preps Online Upgrades
An Empire State firm's team has been working on website for nearly a year...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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Wilson Brings Back a Nine-Year Voya Vet
The new hire now serves as a wholesaler covering Idaho and Oregon...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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Reader Rating: 2
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Three Retirement Insiders Win at OneAmerica
The insurer's team recently honored a dozen employees, including several from their retirement plan recordkeeping business...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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Reader Rating: 3
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Week In Preview, February 22 - February 28
This week, the teams at the DoL, Fi360, and WiPN will host online events...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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Week In Preview, February 22 - February 28
This week, the teams at Credit Suisse, DAI Partners, MFDF, Nicsa, and ProShares will host online events...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
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Lori Lucas Hires a Member Relations Specialist
The think tank chief's latest hire brings trade association experience...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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Fidelity Institutional Holds Steady
Abby Johnson and her team shed light on the Boston Behemoth's interesting, and record-breaking, 2018...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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Another Year, Another $92B In DC Assets
A DC industry behemoth now works with 31.1 million workplace and health care participants...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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Five Years In, Two Wilshire MF Execs Move Up
The consulting firm has two new SVPs...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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Hindman Promotes a Wilshire Trio
The firm’s wave of internal promotions includes VPs and managing directors..
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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A Thompson & Knight ERISA Specialist Rises
The Texas law firm's new partner is part of a larger ERISA team...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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The Fundster 401k Roundup, February 16-22
One deal in particular dominated defined contribution industry headlines this week...
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Friday, February 22, 2019
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UMB's Quill and Fischer Explain Their New Foci
MFWire talks to the two execs about their new roles and about UMB Fund Services' recent shift...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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After a Multi-Year Fight With Cancer, an Empire State KPA Dies
A core GRP advisor who sold his practice passed away in December...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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A New Jersey RKer Wins IberiaBank
The Louisiana-based financial holding company has picked a recordkeeper for both its non-qual and 401(k) plans...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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Meet Charlie Nelson's Familiar New Boss
With Alain Karaoglan heading out, Voya's retirement chief will now be reporting to .....
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Flanagan Consolidates Invesco's Brands
The publicly traded, multinational asset manager's chief is streamlining the image that the company shows to the world...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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Booth Anoints a Second Successor
The DFA founder has found another co-CEO. Yet David Booth isn't going anywhere just yet...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Clancy Searches for a Second-in-Command
After Scott Stevens left Fidelity last month, there's an open role at the platform...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Filings for Fundsters - February 22, 2017
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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NAPA Names 2017 Class of "Young Guns"
The National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) has named NAPA’s 2017 Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40!..
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Study: Nearly Half Are Positive on Golden Years
In perceptions of retirement, the T. Rowe Price study found both generational and gender differences. ..
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Google Director Joins Betterment Board
The benefits executive brings two decades of experience to the robo advisor. ..
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Reader Rating: 2
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Minnesota Judge Denies DoL's Request
The Minnesota judge rules that the show must go on. ..
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Schlichter Targets Big Oil
A$19 billion plan sponsor is the target of the class-action lawyer's latest 401(k) fee lawsuit. ..
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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John Hancock Retains and Steels $670MM in Plan Assets
John Hancock picks up on two retirement plans worth $670MM from a domestic steel provider...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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A Midwestern PM Leaves a $1.4B Value Fund Duo
Updated | Two research analysts will fill the departing PM's shoes...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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A Carolina TPA Executive Moves West
The move is aimed at bolstering the TPA's efforts throughout the Midwest. ..
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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A MidWest KPA Shop Opens A Louisville Office
A Chicago-based consulting firm spreads its wings in Kentucky...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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TRA Is On The Acquisition Prowl Again
On the heels of a January purchase, TRA is looking to do more deals...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3.75
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The Grand Canyon State Issues An RFP
A pair of DC plans are in need of recordkeeper bids. ..
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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CREF-Less
The mutual fund shop and Nuveen parent is rebranding...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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TIAA Who?
The higher-ed 403(b) titan slims down its branding...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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Fidelity Targets Millennials for America Saves Week 2016
Fidelity celebrates America Saves Week 2016...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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BlackRock: An Adolescent In An Industry of 55-Year-Old White Males
An M* analyst ponders the strengths and weaknesses of the largest asset manager in the world...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
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CUNA Mutual Gathers 401k Folk in Florida
The insurer's retirement arm kicks off its annual KPA conference tonight in Orlado...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.07
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Vanguard's IM Chiefs Shuffle
The low cost mutual fund giant promotes and moves around five senior investment executives...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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It's America Saves Week, and Everyone's Getting Ready
RKers, banks, and Phyllis Borzi are all getting in the spirit...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3
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Stork And Reaper for the Week of February 19, 2013
Read up on the latest mutual fund product changes!..
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Aberdeen Raises $500 Million
After the Artio deal announcement, Aberdeen refinances...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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PSCA and Principal Survey 403bs, Again
New benchmarking data will be included in the results...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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BPAS Hires in Florida
A new wholesaler is joining the upstate NY firm...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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For $2.6B, Harbor's Parent Finally Sells
The Dutch owner of Harbor Funds and four other U.S. asset managers finds a buyer. Yet Harbor doesn't expect its new masters to rock the boat much...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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USA Today Tracks Mutual Funds
Newspaper provides retail customers with new way to judge you...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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The ICI Says Americans Want To Keep 401ks
And Reuters is on the story...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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Fido Searches for an Internal Wholesaler Manager
The exec will lead a team of internal wholesalers in Texas...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Crestview's Victory Catches the Media Spotlight
The Crestview and Victory LBO draws the attention of over a dozen news outlets...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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The AP Talks About Retail Investors' Irrationality
Why your clients don't see the same returns your fund does...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Ex-Regulators Tell The FSOC To Stand Down on Money Funds
A bi-partisan group of former SEC officials want the FSOC to not act on money fund reform...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Should Fundsters Get Into the Buyout Biz?
Fortune says mutual funds might need to turn to deals to earn competitive returns...
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Friday, February 22, 2013
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Rittling Moves on from MFS
The distribution executive left the Boston-based fund firm in late January...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Thomson Reuters Aims a Crystal Ball at Institutional Stock-Picking
The business intelligence specialists offer a new model for forecasting buying and selling behavior...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Cove Street Goes from Sub-adviser to Investment Adviser
Cove Street now wears the mutual fund sponsor hat at the fund that it previously sub-advised for City National Asset Management...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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A $45M Plan Reups With Valic
An Arkansas hospital sticks with the DC provider...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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Mercer Wins Over a 3,000-Participant Union Plan
Updated | Part of the AFL-CIO turns its DC platform over to the Marsh subsidiary...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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Lincoln Taps a Pru Alum to Lead its Stable Value Biz
Updated | A Keystone State bundled provider names a stable value business leader...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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J.P. Morgan Puts Down a Stable Value Feature
The bundled provider takes a new approach to the niche asset class...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Janus Tries to Deleverage By $100M
The Mile-High City offers to snap senior notes maturing in 2014 and 2017...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Morningstar, Ariel Execs Land on a Power List
Chicago Magazine releases its list of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Eaton Vance Goes to the Lion City
The Boston-based asset manager is opening a Singapore office...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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SSgA Shows the SEC a New SPDR Sample
The ETF provider files to launch a new fixed income offering...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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SEC Probes Popular ETFs Now, Too
Securities regulators reportedly widen their investigation into trading delays related to ETFs...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Virtus Debuts its Ad Campaign
The Connecticut-based mutual fund firm gives advisors answers to frequently asked questions...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Lincoln Hires to Boost its Digital Team
The plan provider brings in a PricewaterhouseCoopers alum...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Merk Nabs a Van Eck Distribution Exec
Merk Investments is making room on its roster for a new distribution chief...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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Gemini Accesses a New Partnership
The mutual fund back-office firm teams up to help fund firms get a better picture of their sales and asset levels...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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BrightScope Names the Top 25 Law Firm 401ks
The ratings and investment research shop today released its list of the top law firms with the highest ranked 401k plans...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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Diversified Touts a Trio of Client Wins
The New York-based plan provider today unveiled three new wins to kick off the 2011 campaign...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2.75
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DailyAccess Says Goodbye to Another C-Level Exec
The recordkeeping TPA prepares to search for a replacement...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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WSJ Notices Participants Haven't Saved Enough
The paper worries about how much is inside of 401ks...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Top Advisor: Aaron Hagwood
The Hagwood Tomoda Group (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney)..
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Top Advisor: Joel Shapiro
401(k) Advisors/Retirement Plan Advisory Group..
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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Larry Fink Does Not Mind Taking Off His Shoes at the Airport
The highest paid CEO in finance flies commercial, the New York Post reports...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Barron's Crowns Gundlach the 'King of Bonds'
The pub profiles the chief of DoubleLine Capital...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Gabelli Brings Back Zuccaro
GAMCO has a new CFO in place and is ready to look for acquisitions and lift-outs...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Clearbridge Names its New Prez
The Legg Mason affiliate has a new president in place...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Bogle Praises Bill Gross
In an interview with TheStreet, the Vanguard founder talks about who he thinks investors should be listening to in the coming years...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Get to Know the Most Influential Retirement Advisors
Who are the leading retirement plan advisors in the United States? Today, that is a tough question to answer...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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NRP Heads the List of BDs Working with Retirement Advisors
Which broker-dealers are working most closely with the top retirement advisors?..
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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Busted: Father and Son Plead Guilty to 401k Theft
The owners of an electric company will not go to jail for embezzling from the firm's DC plan...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1.75
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The FPA Throws its Weight Behind a Fiduciary Guru
A familiar face lands a partnership with the financial planning trade group and publishes an e-book...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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A Fund CEO Passes the Baton
Updated | A new leader takes flight at the New York mutual fund company...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Hancock Seizes Another Fund Opportunity
The Boston-based fund firm expands is product roster...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Borzi and Co Offer a Hand to 403b Sponsors
EBSA reminds the ERISA-covered part of the 403b world that 5500 requirements have changed...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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The IRI Wants 100,000 Advisors
At its annual marketing conference the trade group reveals a lofty membership goal...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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A Midwestern Consulting Firm Reports a New Feature
A defined contribution advisory firm unveils a new feature for its clients...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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How Much is Financial Engines Worth?
The online advice and managed account specialist puts an estimated price tag on its upcoming IPO...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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Ex-MFS Chief Joins Morgan Stanley
A former chairman and CEO of MFS has taken on the role of senior advisor at MSIM...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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PIMCO's Managers Lead the Pack in Advisors' Minds
A survey of over 3,000 advisors also places Ivy Funds and Black Rock in the top five in terms of perceived manager expertise and knowledge....
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Invesco Plans to Drop the AIM Brand But Will Keep Van Kampen
Updated | The timeframe for the change was not immediately clear...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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Niche ETFs Build Solid Performance YTD
The Wall Street Journal highlights another specific type of ETF...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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A Mutual Fund Investor Wins $2.5 Million From Morgan Keegan
The brokerage may have already moved some bond funds to another manager, but the arbitration losses keep coming...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Three Move Up at American Century
The Kansas City-based fund firm sees changes in its C-level ranks...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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Morningstar Managed Account AUM Shoots Past $13 Billion
AUM in the Chicago firm's managed retirement accounts at the end of 2007 is up 59.3 percent from the year before...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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BenefitStreet to Put its TPAs on the Auction Block
The San Ramon, California-based recordkeeper plans to sell all but one of the TPAs it owns.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Two LPL B-Ds Switch to New Chief
A top indie broker-dealer exec is walking out on two old Pac Life businesses.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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A Second Sale Could be in the Works at UBoC
Another sale of UBoC plan business is in the works and it could be down to one buyer...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Back-Office Jobs Take the Spotlight
This week we check out back-office jobs...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Schwab Institutional Names a New COO
The San Francisco firm tapped one of its own for the job...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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Mutual Fund Links
Here are some publications and resources that should come in handy for mutual fund industry executives...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Regions Faces More Company Stock Flak
Another class action firm sets its sights on the Alabama bank and its DC plans.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Florida RIA/TPA Adds a Little Retirement to the Brand
An advisory and recordkeeping firm changes its name, but only just.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Vanguard Taps a New Institutional Chief
UPDATED| The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based firm has appointed a successor to Bill McNabb, who is moving up to lead the company as president and CEO...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Connecticut Plan Presents Opportunity to Providers
A proposal to provide retirement plans to participants at small businesses could give some vendors a chance to get the word out.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Vanguard Names Brennan Successor
Bill McNabb will take over the reins from Brennan in the next 12 months...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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WSJ Picks Up the Putnam Story
Friday's WSJ Fund Track column delves into some of the widely reported problems going on at Putnam...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Morningstar Q4 Net Up 47 Percent
Consolidated revenue at the Chicago company went up 36 percent in the final quarter of 2007...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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Jaffe to Investors: Avoid the Wrong Direxion
The columnist takes on a fund based on timing yearly cycles.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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AP Throws Light on ICI Lobbyist Spending
The ICI's lobbying spending is getting a closer watch by the media than in the past...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
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HP Expands Scope of Pension Freeze
The Palo Alto, California-based firm says employees who weren't affected by last year's freeze will cease accruing pension benefits after December 31, 2007...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Nationwide Releases Roth Numbers
The Columbus, Ohio-based provider said it has seen tremendous interest in the Roth 401(k)...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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NRP Looks East
The national advisor network's purchase of an Ohio broker-dealer comes into the light.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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BPAS Gets a Hand
The parent of the upstate New York TPA swallows up a TPA from down south.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fund Ratings Industry Consolidates Further
There are only two major players left in the fund rating world, which could herald higher prices...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Schwab Tops Rankings In Mid Market
Based on client satisfaction, the San Francisco-headquartered firm led other mid-market providers in 401kExchange's 2006 Provider Ratings...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Reader Rating: 1
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Pru Argues for Revamped 401ks
The bundled plan provider argues for auto plans and annuity features as part of a policy white paper...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Putnam Adds New Age-Based Portfolio Option
In response to increasing demand for age-based investment products, Putnam has expanded its pre-diversified line...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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DIA Hires Western Wholesaler
The bundled plan unit of Aegon has a new face in L.A...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Regulators Will Sort Out a Mixed Bag of 529 Plan Rules
Regulators are getting together to smooth the operations of the 529 College Savings Plan marketplace. The NASD and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) on Wednesday vowed to work to ensure that their respective rules governing mutual fund sales and 529 college savings plans are in sync...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Brit Manager Targets 401ks
A London-based firm will offer its just launched U.S. mutual fund to 401(k) plan sponsors.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Mellon Sub Makes Foray Into DC Market
The firm is targeting the 401(k) market for its first mutual fund in the US...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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MassMutual Makes Moves
The New England insurer puts its success down to improvements in operations and product offerings...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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U.S. Bancorp Adopts a New Brand
U.S. Bancorp is rebranding the advisor of the First American Funds as part of an effort to woo registered advisor...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Northern Trust Picks President
Northern Trust Corp. has elevated Frederick "Rick" Waddell, a 30-year company veteran, to president and chief operating officer...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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CPI Adds Payroll Division
The TPA sees more 401(k) business with the establishment of its payroll division...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Financial Engines Hits First Managed Account Milestone
Managed accounts are a hot item for the California advisory firm. It inks deal with JPMorgan RPS...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Florida TPA Taps Sales Chief
A former BenefitStreet executive will oversee sales and marketing for a newly merged TPA in the Sunshine state...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4.78
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Principal Readies EGTRRA IRAs
The insurer has found a solution for its EGTRRA IRA product...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Winn-Dixie Files Chapter 11; Already Faced Suits
The grocer readies for a voluntary reorganization. It already faced three company stock suits...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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ELIC Trial Starts
The trial against French financier Francois Pinault and Artemis, a company owned by Pinault started Friday with opening arguments...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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NASD Hits Two B/D's for Taking Directed Brokerage
The NASD sanctioned Quick & Reilly and Piper Jaffray Tuesday over their acceptance of directed brokerage. Both broker dealers operated "preferred partner" or "shelf space" programs, according to the NASD, and favorably treated some funds in return for brokerage commissions and other payments...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Lipper Names Top Fund Group
Nikko Asset Management has won the Reuters' Lipper Award for Best Fund Group, said Tim McCarthy, CEO and chairman of the Tokyo-based fund firm. The award is based on quantitative performance analysis in three asset class categories; Equity funds, Fixed Income funds and Mixed Asset funds...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Take Two: SEC Again Considering Shrinking Prospectuses
Paul Roye is interested in slimming down prospectus to just a handful of pages. The head of the SEC's Investment Management Division told fund directors last week that that making the documents less hefty could be one way of improving them...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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China May Open Door for Bank Funds
Fund firms seeking opportunities in China have a longer list of possible partners under a new rule issued by China's central bank...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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First Spitzer Test Appears Set for March
A judge is expected to reject Theodore Sihpol's motion seeking a dismissal of charges brought against him by Eliot Spitzer, putting the case on course for a spring trial. The New York Attorney General arrested Sihpol for allegedly helping Canary Capital Partners place after-hours trades in Bank of America mutual funds.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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One Group is No More
It is now official; The One Group Mutual Funds no longer exist. JPMorgan Asset Management absorbed the fund Tuesday into its JPMorgan Funds family. The merger of the two fund groups has been in the works since JP Morgan Chase took over Bank One last year. JPMorgan Funds officials said that they are supporting the newly merged funds through a "visible sales & marketing campaign."
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Vanguard Goes to Israel
Vanguard is entering the Israeli fund market, reports the Jerusalem Post. The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based fund firm signed a partnership with the Forum group on Sunday in Tel Aviv in order to gain entry to the Middle Eastern market...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Global Crossing Investors Try for Second Life
Morgan Stanley Readies Biotech Fund...
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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MS Readies Biotech Fund
Global Crossing Investors Try for Second Life.
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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Is Advice a Solution or a Wedge?
Comments made this week by the ICI head show plan sponsors and fund firms to be on a collision course.
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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Enron Matters to Participants
The lesson of Enron is that retirement accounts are not safe, say Americans...
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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TD Waterhouse Adds Foundations
Advisors using the custodian get another product as a gift at the annual Partnership conference...
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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New Mexico Firm Adding Sales Staff
The $5 billion New Mexico fund family is growing its sales force and product line. Two new wholesalers have signed on.
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Friday, February 22, 2002
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Fidelity Plans Benefits Portal
The Boston Behemoth is tying it all together to create a mega-site for 50 of its largest clients. DC, DB, payroll and other data will be in one place...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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Bank Wins Wireless
Bundled vendor taps the plan of a wireless giant...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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February 22, 2001
Veres Bails from Morningstar... Cramer Takes Firsthand's Marketing Strategy to Task..
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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What Do Marketers Make?
The typical head of marketing pulls down $205k annually, says survey.
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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Back-Office Shenanigans at NICSA
PFPC tells the future and DST lights it up in balmy Miami...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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What Should I Invest In?
A NICSA panel strategizes the "Changing Face of Advice."..
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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Stilwell Starts Buyback
Stilwell Starts Buyback ... FinancialPlanning Adds Thomson Tools ... Web-based 401k Raises Funds ...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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ExpertPlan Raises Round Two
Stilwell Starts Buyback ... FinancialPlanning Adds Thomson Tools ... Web-based 401k Raises Funds ... ..
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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mPower CEO is Gone!
mPower's Dennis Chookaszian steps down as CEO...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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UNX Cuts Marketing Position
The basket trading platform and exec part ways...
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Thursday, February 22, 2001
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Franklin Closes the Door
Franklin is closing two of its funds but will be opening replacements...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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Ironworkers Like Stability
Unionized Ironworkers in Western Pennsylvania has selected a GIC option for their DC plan...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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A Closer Look With Ruth Hughes-Guden
Ruth Hughes-Guden spoke to the 401kWire about where the industry is going and what needs to be changed...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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TD Waterhouse Brokerage Services on Money.net
A New York financial portal allies with TD to provide online brokerage services...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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MacKay Appoints New High Yield Director
MacKay Shields has replaced its managing director of the high yield group...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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Odd Lots, February 22, 2000
Pioneer in stormy waters ... Is it that time again? ... Stuart's in trouble ... Fidelity fracas...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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Odd Lots, February 22, 2000
Pioneer in stormy waters ... Is it that time again? ... Stuart's in trouble ... Fidelity fracas...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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FITSCo's New Wins
In Boston, Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services (FITSCo) has landed a number of new clients for its various defined contribution services...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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New Pioneer Fund for Europe
A new value fund offered by Incam AG is being offered to the European market as a counterpart to its domestic fund...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2000
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The Future of 457 Plans
As the 401k marketplace matures, does that mean that the 457 arena is changing as well? The 401kWire.com speaks with an expert in the field on this issue...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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457 Plan Links
Click on the More link to see the full list!..
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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457 Plan Links
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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Catching Shoppers With "White Label" Funds
E*TRADE takes a page out of Schwab's playbook as it puts the finishing touches on its new fund supermarket...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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Vanguard Celebrates Tax Season With New Tax-Managed Fund
Vanguard, feeling our pain, is launching newest tax-managed offerings well before April 15...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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Vernay Labs Changes Plan
Yellow Springs, Ohio-located Vernay Laboratories, Inc. has changed the bundled service for its defined contribution plans to Cincinnati, Ohio-based Star Bank>...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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TAG On: The Same Desk Rule
TAG advises an employer not to terminate all of the employees of a sold off unit and explains the rules...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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Odd Lots, Feb. 22, 1999
JP Morgan moves its tech head West ... What do credit ratings mean to a junk bond fund manager? ... Fund fees edge down ... Fasciano triples its assets from $100 million to $300 million...
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Monday, February 22, 1999
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