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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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A BondBloxx Alum Returns and a 16-Year BlackRock Vet Joins
One new hire reports to the startup's distribution chief, while the other reports to its COO...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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A West Coast Provider Shutters an Early PEP, And ...
Corrected | The affected adopting employers are moving to another PEP from the same provider...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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A Consortium's 1st 3 RKers Are Poised to Plug In, And ...
The group's chief expects to plug at least eight more recordkeepers in to the platform next year...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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$1B In PEP AUA and Counting
This company's PEP business reaches ten-figure territory...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Long-Term Outflows Balloon to $17B
The LSEG Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Magnolia's Vestwell Team Preps a SARP Near Home
The recordkeeper now powers seven such programs and 30 state savings plans (including 529s and ABLEs, as well as SARPs)...
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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To Boldly Go Past the 401k
My colleague Andrew shares insights for advisors considering working with other types of retirement plans...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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A 274-Employee Fund Firm Pushes Its Sale Back
The $293-million deal is now expected to close next month...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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DC Teams Go Remote as Ian Pummels Florida
The storm was downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Sunshine State, then upgraded to a hurricane again on the other side...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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After an Eight-Wave RKing Integration, the Next Integration Begins In Q1
The team at a giant recordkeeper is wrapping up one deal integration and preparing for another...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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14 Months Later, the Senate Confirms an EBSA Chief
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved (with the vote splitting on party lines) President Biden's choice to lead the DoL unit...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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An Ex-Fundster CEO Advises a Midwestern Ally to Fundsters
The move comes about two years after the executive retired after leading a fund firm for 11 years...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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Transamerica and TAG Join a Small-Market Product Launch
The new offering is geared towards small businesses, including those that have never before offered retirement plans...
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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MMF Inflows Quadruple to $19B
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for August 2021 for money market mutual funds...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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A New PEP Aims at 194,000 Real Estate Agents
Fidelis, NWPS, and Platinum 401k are teaming up on the new offering...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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A DC I-O NSM Dies at 47
Updated | A memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow in the Midwest...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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Three RMs Join OneAmerica
The new hires are all filling existing positions at the Midwestern RKer...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Year-Old Shop Debuts Its 14th ETF
The new fund's strategy mixes Treasuries and Treasury futures...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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After a $70MM Round, a 401k Startup Updates Its Board
A familiar face rises and a new one joins at the roborecordkeeper in the Big Apple...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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A Subadvised Startup Opens, With an ESG Quant Ally
The entrepreneurs are also teaming up with an active ETF player and a series trust...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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An Empire State Wholesaling Vet Departs
The exec joined the provider in the summer of 2019...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Reader Rating: 1
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In GA, a $53MM Plan Moves
The plan, which has more than 300 participants, switched recordkeepers over the summer...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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What Do Advisors Think, Post-SECURE Act?
A provider digs into KPAs' and other FAs' feelings on in-plan retirement income products...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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2020's Five Most Powerful Women In Asset Management
Asset management leaders make up one fifth of a trade pub's new list of the most powerful women in finance...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Empower Acquires From a 16-Year Client
The deal, the giant RKer's second of the month, is expected to close next quarter...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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Perkins Picks a Familiar Top Fund Lawyer
The promotion comes after the previous investment management practice chair died earlier this month...
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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MillenniuM Hires a Metro-DC Chief
Charlotte, North Carolina-based MillenniuM establishes an office closer to the Southern border of the Mason-Dixon line...
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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An Institutional DC Exec Joins Loomis Sayles
The Natixis affiliate hires a head of relationship management...
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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OneAmerica Reaches Out to 403b Sponsors Online
Foley ramps up the provider's web efforts in the tax-exempt marketplace...
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Fido IPO? No!
Abby Johnson grants a rare video interview and confirms that the Boston Behemoth is just fine staying private, thanks...
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Friday, September 29, 2017
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WisdomTree's Maute Hires an SSgA DC Veteran
The move comes after the ETF shop's DC I-O chief left this summer...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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A Bundled RKer Is Exiting the Mutual Fund Biz
Updated | Next month this provider will liquidate its $25-billion mutual fund family and move participants into collective funds instead...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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A New Product Chief Rises in a Key BlackRock Unit
The promotion comes as a company veteran retires after more than two decades with the firm...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Filings for Fundsters - September 29, 2016
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Vanguard Promotes From Within for HR Leadership
A retiring 30-year company veteran is retiring. ..
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Envestnet Hires Industry Vet to Lead Marketing
New appointee has more than 25 years of retirement industry experience. ..
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Appellate Judge Sends Stock-Drop Suit Back to Texas District Court
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Cali Wirehouse KPA Joins Wells Fargo Advisors
A Brea, California-based 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) just switched over to another wirehouse, 401kWire has learned...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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The Case For a Franklin Templeton Turnaround
Moody's stands by the publicly-traded asset manager, despite a 20-percent AUM drop in two years...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Boise Adds Another RKer to the Mix
And then there were two.....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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NAGDCA Conference: Facts and Factoids
Indy welcomes NAGDCA and Ghilarducci speaks out against the retirement industry ..
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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MassMutual Is Revolutionizing How 401(k)s Are Managed
MassMutual And Envestnet join together to introduce investment strategies for 401(k) plan participants...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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Is the '40 Act About to Extend Further South?
A few million more people may soon find their mutual funds covered by the same, 75-year-old law as the 50 states...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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Gross Puts Money in Motion
Everyone knows that Bill Gross' jump to Janus will put assets in play, the open question is how much...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Voya's Beams Wins Trade Pub Praise Again
A banking industry publication lauds the Voya retirement chief yet again...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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401k Vs Other Benefits: How Should Participants Allocate Their Dollars?
A defined contribution industry insider starts a new venture to help providers and plan sponsors coordinate benefits messaging...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Who is Dan Ivascyn?
Bill Gross left a large (but shrinking) set of shoes to fill at Pimco. Who is the man trying them on?..
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Guggenheim Brings a Veteran Mutual Fund Voice to the Big Apple
The new hire hails from Houston and spent nearly 20 years at Invesco and its predecessor, AIM...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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There is a New 401k For Us All
A Bay Area startup is taking a new approach to enrollment based on the ideas of some FE alumni...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 3
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UBS Wins Over a KPA in Texas
A 401(k) plan advisor in the Lone Star State changes broker-dealers...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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The DoubleLine-M* Feud Goes All the Way Back
The mutual fund ratings titan almost named Gundlach bond manager of the year five years ago...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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"What's the Next Frontier?" Chetney Points to the Participant Experience
The retirement partners chief delivers his opening remarks at LPL's annual conference for its elite 401k advisors...
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Pioneer Nabs a SSgA Sales Exec
Pioneer has a new addition to its institutional sales team...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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EPIC's Ex-Chief Offers Bank Channel Access
Bob Judd's latest venture is revealed...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Reader Rating: 4
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ASPPA Launches a New and Improved Advisor Org
The trade group unveils a new sibling with broader reach...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2
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Acadian Reveals Its New Leadership Team
The Boston-based firm is playing musical chairs with its leadership team...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Wasatch Vets Ready New Funds
A pair of former Wasatch PMs is launching new equity funds next month...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Beaulieu Heads North as Sun Life Consolidates
A top MFS executive takes over a different unit within the Canadian insurer...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Guardian Offers Plan Sponsors More Choice
The provider expands its investment menu...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Dimensional Still Dominates When It Comes to Advisor Loyalty
An industry consulting firm releases more information from its annual report on advisors and mutual fund brands...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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NorthPoint Forms an Alternative Mutual Fund Group
The newly formed unit within CovergEx's prime services arm will help fund firms launch alternative mutual funds...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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A Fed Pres Worries About Money Funds' 'Systemic Importance'
A top official wants more regulations for money market mutual funds...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Morningstar Swaps Letters for Colors
The Chicago firm says it's rating funds using colors instead of letters to avoid confusion with other ratings agencies...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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DailyAccess Strategically Promotes a New Mann
The Alabama-based RKer adds to its management team. ..
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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Early Hybrid Wholesaling Adopters Build Scale
Hybrid wholesalers make a complelling value propositions, according to a new Cerulli report...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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RPAG Helps Advisors Recognize Investment Overlap
The network of retirement plan advisors partners up for a new value-add...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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A TPA Branches Into St. Louis
Updated | A Midwestern benefits and retirement plan administration and consulting firm adds a regional sales director to lead a new office...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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DoL Smites a Sponsor Over Short-Circuited 401k
The DoL is suing a pair of executives over alleged misuse of their company's 401k plan...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Nationwide Names a New Regional VP in Texas
The provider fills a void from within. ..
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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SSgA Makes a Key Hire
The Boston-based ETF provider taps a former NYSE Eurnoext exec...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Another Headache Hits Morgan Keegan
This time around, Morgan Keegan bigwigs are dealing with a data breach...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Fido Offers College Savings Via a Bank
The Boston Behemoth makes an offer to parents with college-bound kids in tow. ..
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Vanguard Bets on Lower 529 Fees
The low-cost mutual fund giant slashes prices for a $4.5 billion program...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Pacific Life Takes Aim at the Micro 401k Market
The insurer is teaming up with an recordkeeper to tackle micro plans.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Who's the Biggest Fund Firm of Them All?
Bloomberg highlights a mutual fund industry torch-passing of sorts...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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WSJ Takes Notice of Oppenheimer's New Fund
Oppenheimer looks to stem inflation risk with a new currency fund...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Nationwide Banks on its New Retirement Head
The Ohio-based insurer appoints a successor for Bill Jackson...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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The Price is Not Yet Right for a Paine Webber Sale, Says UBS' Grubel
The right price could get the Swiss bank to part with its wirehouse...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Morgan Keegan Pays Another $25K in Arbitration
The brokerage feels more mutual fund pain...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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TIAA-CREF Coordinates Compliance
Retirement giant's software inspects loan and hardship withdrawal activity...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Iwry and Co Make the Case for Automatic Enrollment and Auto IRAs
A new book reiterates the benefits of the auto 401k...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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BofA Taps a New Retirement Chief
Sallie Krawcheck brings a Merrill Lynch veteran to Bank of America. What happens to Steve Bodurtha?..
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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Two New Dreyfus Funds Explore Other Funds
The BNY subsidiary introduces two funds of funds...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Fundsters Head Back to the Drawing Board
Seventy-one percent of product executives polled by FUSE Research Network say they plan to launch new funds in the next year and a half...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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An RKing TPA Pleases Advisors With a Retooled Homepage
The new client-focused website is the third move from Alliance's new Advisor Service Team...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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DC Benchmarkers Reach Out to Advisors, With Advice From a Merrill Vet
A West Coast-based startup launches a new service while expanding its advisory board...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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JPMorgan Taps a New Asset Management Chief
The money center bank makes changes in its senior ranks...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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The Street Smiles on Public Fund Firms
Asset managers seem to be turning around after a painful year...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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MassMutual Makes a Sales Hire in the Midwest
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based plan provider expands its Midwest sales presence...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Outsourced Recordkeeper Dives Into DB
A micro and small market provider partners with a West Coast-based firm to cross over to the pension side of the force...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Is Allegiant the Next Fund Shop to be Sold?
Things are not looking good for parent company National City...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Insurer Seeks a New Retirement Chief
An interim DC head steps in at one firm as his predecessor moves out of the industry...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Neuberger Sells!
A deal months in the making finally closes...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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The Treasury Details Money-Market Guarantee Program
The Treasury's money-market guarantee program is officially open for business...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Citi Deal For Wachovia's Banking Ops Raises More Questions
Updated | What's happening next for the non-banking subsidiaries of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank that are not being picked up by Citi?..
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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UPDATE 1| Citi Deal For Wachovia's Banking Ops Raises More Questions
What's happening next for the non-banking subsidiaries of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank that are not being picked up by Citi?..
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Citi Deal for Wachovia's Banking Ops Raises More Questions
Updated | Despite reports to the contrary, Wachovia Retirement doesn't move to Citi...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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WSJ Puts a Face on Reserve Investors' Pain
The pub puts a face on all the retail investors that can't access savings...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Will Neuberger Finally be Sold this Week?
The sale process for Lehman Brothers' investment management unit, home of Neuberger Berman, is still chugging along...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Northern Trust Beefs Up Support for Money Funds
The Chicago firm is increasing support for some cash investment products...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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AIG Plans to Hold on to its Pension Biz
The company reportedly plans to sell more than 15 businesses and its U.S. pension unit is not one of them...
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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John Hancock Unveils New Ad Campaign
John Hancock Financial Services is rolling out an ad campaign targeted toward baby boomers...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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MFS Outsources 401k Trading
Sun Life's retirement unit has farmed out trading functions to a longtime partner...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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DAC Forms RIA Subsidiary
The Mobile, Alabama-based outsourced recordkeeper and plan administrator has created a unit that will offer outsourced fiduciary services to fee-and commission-based advisors...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4.2
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Shoff Sells
Rick Shoff's Plan Advisory Services is being acquired by a North Carolina investment research and advisory firm...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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BPO Firm Confirms Ex-ACS Exec Is New CEO
A former ACS exec takes the top job at Motif Inc., which provides back-office solutions for TPAs...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Scudder Settles Directed Brokerage Case
Deutsche Asset Manangement (DeAM) has paid $19.3 million to settle a directed brokerage case brought by the SEC and the NASD against the bank's Scudder fund unit. The payments include $14.2 million of disgorgement of gains, $2.1 million of interest and a $3 million penalty. DeAM now operates the fund arm under the DWS Scudder brand...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Taking the NYSE Hybrid Out For a Spin
The exchange may be testing its new electronic system this weekend, as pressure builds on the exchange to go completely electronic...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Mega-Merger Good For Discount BDs, Bad For Vendor
As TD Waterhouse and Ameritrade meld their organizations, a back-office provider finds itself losing a star client...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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22c-2 Compliance Date Extended
As expected, the Securities and Exchange Commission is giving retirement plan recordkeepers and mutual fund firms extra time to comply with Rule 22c-2, originally scheduled to take effect on October 16, 2006...
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Raymond James Boosts Minority-Owned Law Firms
The Florida-based brokerage is pledging to direct business to minority-owned legal shops as part of its sponsorship of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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DTCC Taps Sales Leader
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has tapped a new sales leader for its Mutual Funds Service business unit. The clearing firm hired Paula Sausville Arthus as managing director, Relationship Management to lead its relationship management and sales efforts...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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OppFunds Offers International Fund of Its Funds
OppenheimerFunds has put together a fund of funds for investors seeking exposure that is more international. The Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund will initially invest in five of seven Oppenheimer funds...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Canadian Funds Adopt ProFunds Strategy
ProFunds has trekked north of the border after collaborating with a Toronto-based firm. The Maryland-based fund firm has built a reputation in the United States by offering funds that allow investors to take the bearish or bullish bet on stock market sectors...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Fidelity Reassigns Traders in SEC Probe
Fidelity reassigned as many as six traders after the SEC told it they are subject to potential security-law violation charges. Fidelity told the Boston Globe that it given the traders two weeks leave so they can prepare a defense against the potential charges...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Welsh Hands Over the Reins Oakmark
Oakmark portfolio manager Michael Welsh is retiring. Welsh, who is the co-portfolio manager for Oakmark International and Oakmark Global will leave the firm in January 2006 but his last day as stock picker for the funds is Friday...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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ExpertPlan Hires CAO
The outsourced recordkeeper has tapped a Wachovia/Pru executive to oversee its operations...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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Admin Firm Links Participants to Quicken
Life just got a little easier for some of those 401k participants who obsessively track the inflows and outflows from the plan...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Womens Pension Exchange Formed
Women in the retirement plan community have a new forum in which to exchange resources...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Federated Offers S&P-Like Bond Fund
The Pittsburgh-based fund manager will try to turn its alpha advantage in managing bonds into stock market beating returns...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Federated Offers S&P-Like Bond Fund
The Pittsburgh-based fund manager will try to turn its alpha advantage in managing bonds into stock market beating returns...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Lincoln Pairs with Bisys on DC Product
Lincoln Financial is rolling out a multi-market defined contribution product with the help of Bisys Retirement...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Datair Upgrades DC/Win
The plan administration software maker has a new version of its 401k proposal system...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Envestnet Adds Fiduciary Oversight Tools
The Chicago-based separate accounts specialist has added fiduciary tools to its 401k package...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Chip Maker Snacks With New Bundler
An Alabama snack food maker has dropped Lincoln Retirement in favor of a new bundled plan provider...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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Cohen & Steers Emphasize Real Estate in Funds
Cohen & Steers will rename two of its funds effective Thursday. The Equity Income Fund will be called the Realty Income Fund, and the Special Equity Fund will be renamed the Realty Focus Fund...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Ready, Set, File 5500!
The DoL releases the annual update of Form 5500 early so plan sponsors can get an early start...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Sponsors Up Matches: May Mean Good Times Ahead
Another pair of sponsors -- including troubled Kmart have increased their 401k matches. The emerging trend may bode well for the market...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Plan Trustee Ordered to Pay $19,161
The DoL wins a case against a CEO of a St. Paul plan sponsor...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Fund Mini-Sweep One of 80 Underway
More details about the SEC mini-sweep of fund firms were reported by Tuesday morning. Initial reports of the SEC actions on Monday focused on events in Boston, however, follow up reports confirm that the SEC is targeting as many as two dozen fund firms nationwide. SEC Chairman William Donaldson also said Monday that he is looking for new tools to help with enforcement. Surprisingly, no fund firms have confirmed receipt of the letter.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Seattle Insurer to Sell Investment Unit
Another mutual fund group is going on the auction block. The insurer wants to focus on its P-C business...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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ProFunds Names COO
The fund firm taps a Deutsche executive for the job...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Rydex Names Chief
The firm appoints a successor to Skip Viragh...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Strong Denies Canary Impact on Funds
The chairman says that the Canary trades did not disrupt the four funds...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Retirement Planning Gets Lighthearted
A comedian is following Bob Dole as honorary chairperson for the NRPC...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Manulife Buys Hancock
The deal is about distribution, not products, and is likely to have little immediate impact on the 401k marketplace...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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More on a Possible Cigna Sale
Cigna workers are not the only ones nervous about their future. Some working for possible buyers are also worried...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.75
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Janus Loses Shelf Space
A bundled provider will drop $185 million of Janus funds. The move may not open door to rivals though...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Nationwide to Update Reps
The insurer is using a Webcast to keep reps up-to-date...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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Manulife Buys Hancock
The deal is about distribution, not products, and is likely to have little immediate impact on the fund industry...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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Another Look Into Morgan Stanley
The SEC has opened an insider-trading probe within two Morgan Stanley funds...
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Monday, September 29, 2003
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MutualFunds.com Plants For Sale Sign
No, not the company, just the URL is for sale as the startup focuses on distance learning rather than becoming a vortal...
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Enterprise Taps SubAdvisor
The MONY Group unit is reintroducing Nicholas-Applegate to the retail fund market by tapping it to subadvise seven new funds. ..
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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PFPC Head Goes to DotCom
PFPC's Guillocheau has left the firm to surf to a Cambridge-based tech company...
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Delaware Taps West Coast Rep
The Philadelphia firm has filled the vacancy created by Court West's departure from the west coast sales slot last May...
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Advisor Lands Cataloger
Wisconsin-based Land's End has added advice to its plan. ..
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Stable Value Rates for Sep. 29, 2000
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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SSgA Makes Tracks
State Street Global offers seven new ETFs while AIM closes a recently opened fund...
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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MaxFund's Metrics To Be Added to SmartMoney.com
The startup with a slightly different take on gauging funds has placed three of its metrics onto SmartMoney.com...
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Bigger Than Daily Valuation?
A loud, crowded field of competitors gathered in Washington, DC to show their wares and battle for market share on day two of the American Banker Account Aggregation Conference. ..
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 29, 2000
Fidelity Sells Newspapers ... Lynch Sells Fidelity Stock ... Net ETF is Based on MSDW Net Index ... Value Leads the Field on the Quarter's Last Day ... What to do with Tech?..
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 29, 2000
Fidelity Sells Newspapers ... Lynch Sells Fidelity Stock ... Net ETF is Based on MSDW Net Index ... Value Leads the Field on the Quarter's Last Day ... What to do with Tech?..
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Friday, September 29, 2000
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Key Opportunities
Two former BONY salesman have changed jobs for the chance to offer a wider array of products...
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Key Opportunities
Two former BONY sales execs have changed jobs for the chance to offer a wider array of products...
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Call A Friend! Amway Families' Funds Are Hiring
Perhaps this could be the new channel of distribution that everyone dreams of -- multilevel marketing companies. Talk about a captive audience! The Activa Funds plan to use the recently launched Quixtar network to ramp up fund sales and has hired Bisys to provide outsourcing services...
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Follow the Leader
Parent company Tomkins is transferring its subsidiaries to a new 401k provider slowly ut surely. Who will be next?..
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Retirement Raiders
Plan participants that prematurely withdraw retirement funds are doing themselves an injustice, a recent study reports...
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Security Capital Lends REIT Expertise To SEI Funds
SEI Investments has selected Security Capital for the REIT portion of two of its institutional funds...
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, September 29, 1999
401(k) money walks ... Can X.com compete? ... Mutual fund Web sites lack information ... Fund managers said they will conduct business as usual ... Chase seeks entrée into the new economy ... Neuberger Berman highlighted. ..
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Wednesday, September 29, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Murray Named Head of Co. 401k
New York, NY-based Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United State has appointed Robin K. Murray to take charge of investment management for the company's 401(k) and other pension plans, according to a report in InvestmentNews. Murray will also be a trustee for the 401(k) plan and will supervise the sponsor's Long-Term Disability and Health Care trusts...
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Tuesday, September 29, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Leslie Fay Taps Bundled Provider
New York, New York-based Leslie Fay Companies, Inc. (OTC BB: LFAY) chose Scudder Kemper to be the bundled provider for its 401(k) plan this past spring, Daria Amicomeric, 401(k) administrator, told the 401kWire. The plan has approximately 350 participants and $10 million in assets...
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Tuesday, September 29, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Heard Elsewhere: ICI Backs Off Defending 401k Fees
Marsh & McLennan's purchase of Sedgwick comes under scrutiny. What is happening in today's Congressional hearings on mutual fund fees?..
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Tuesday, September 29, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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TAG On: Asset Sales and 401k Distributions
How can a plan distribute 401k assets to employees after the sponsoring company is sold? The Technical Answer Group, Inc. ("TAG") has the answer...
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Tuesday, September 29, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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