News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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A Florida Shop Buffs Up With ETF #4
The planned fund will be powered by an options-based strategy designed to generate income and hedge against losses...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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With Secure 3.0 Quietly In the Works, a Think Tank Project Relaunches
A think tank in the DMV is bringing back its "retirement security project."..
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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As Midmarket Sales Quadruple, an RKer Nets $1.95B In DC Inflows
This publicly traded provider's recordkeeper saw profits jump 30 percent last year, as AUMA surpassed $612 billion...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Standard's Fuller Welcomes a 2Y OneAmerica Alum
The new hire will cover a Midwestern state on the Northwestern insurer's retirement plan sales team...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Reader Rating: 5
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Sapir Celebrates His $25B-AUM Flagship
A giant leveraged index fund reaches its crystal anniversary...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Newport Launches a February 401k
The Ascensus arm's new offering is a pooled employer plan...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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A 27-Year Old AM Offers a Bet On EMs, Sans China
The team at $38.1-billion-AUM fund firm is expanding their lineup of leveraged index ETFs...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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From Alight to RethinkCare
An Orlando area Alight veteran moves on...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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A USRBP Team Hires a 7-Year Ubiquity Vet
The new hire is based in the Boston area.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Three Years Into Its Journey, a PEP Switches Trustees
This pooled employer plan first debuted on day one of the niche...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Fido's Earnings Rise to $8.5B
The Boston Behemoth's operating income climbed six percent last year. The mutual fund titan's revenue, expenses, AUA, AUM, and net inflows all jumped, too...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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A Veteran Tech Marketing Leader Joins Great Gray
The move is one of several recent senior additions at the CIT specialist...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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13 Years In, an Ally to Fundsters Leaves Pershing
The executive is also an alumnus of TIAA and Pru...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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Two 401k Trends to Bear In Mind For 2023
American Trust and ForUsAll executives peer into their crystal ball...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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A 22-Year Groom Vet Departs From the SEC
The lawyer served as senior special counsel in the regulatory agency's investment management division...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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A $1.2T-AUA RKer Buys Into PSN
A fourth retirement plan provider joins a network focused on auto-portability...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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Week In Preview, February 13 - February 20
This week, the teams at Broadridge, DCIIA, Faegre Drinker, Hub, Spark, Trucker Huss, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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Week In Preview, February 13 - February 20
This week, the teams at Expect Miracles and MFDF are hosting events...
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Monday, February 13, 2023
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Managed Accounts A La You
This side of the industry is changing, presenting new options and opportunities for KPAs who want more than off-the-shelf TDFs...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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T. Rowe Highlights the Retirement Confidence Gap
New research underscores a big difference between 401(k) participants and non-participants...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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The $43B Month
The M* team updates flows data for January 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Voya Wins a $200MM PA Plan
The plan sponsor has 198 locations and more than 23,000 employees, including about 5,600 participants...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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T. Rowe's New TDF Chief Upgrades Glidepaths and Fees
The team at one of the big three target date fund titans is making several changes to their offering...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Reader Rating: 4
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One CO Firm Buys Another's Funds
The deal is expected to reduce fund operating expenses by $1.8MM per year...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Harbor's New Distro Chief Commits to DC
The asset management exec worked on the 401(k) side of the business in the early 1990s...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Fund Marketing Teams Grow, Even as Budgets Shrink
The Fuse Research Network team digs into marketing trends at asset managers...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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After Merging Teams, a DC Team Builds a Focus on Aggregators
Meanwhile, the DC intermediary team merged with the subadvisory team...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 3
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PEI Hires an Ex-Vanguard RM
This 15-Year vet joins as a senior investment consultant. ..
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Elite KPAs and TPAs Gain Access to an RKers' Revamped Support
Updated | A big provider unveils a restructured program to give its key allies "the attention and dedication they deserve."..
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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As Markets Shook Last Year, This NYC Asset Manager Grew
This fund firm's headcount and AUM both rose in 2018. And their team is expanding again this year...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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A Gotham ETF Strategist Startup Focuses Distro
The new shop is targeting two channels after launching its debut offerings, in SMA form...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Murphy Keeps Empower On the M&A Hunt
More than three years after the formation of the giant recordkeeper, its chief talks about what he looks for in acquisitions...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Cormier and Knox Join a Trade Group's Leadership
A veteran 401k researcher and a longtime plan sponsor exec take newly created top spots at a defined contribution industry nonprofit...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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NIPA Makes a Conference Alliance
The TPA trade group is teaming up to add a fifth track and bring on members of another organization...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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The SEC Starts a Four-Month, Share-Class-Disclosure Countdown
Avakian and Peikin make an offer to RIAs who haven't disclosed their use of higher-fee share classes...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Just How Far Have Auto Features Come?
A trade group looks back at a decade of change in the 401(k) space...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Masom Picks a Legg National Accounts Chief, For Now
A key distro exec heads to Morgan Stanley and another rises. Stay tuned for more info later this year...
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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A Retirement Plan Manager Leaves Trinity Health
Silvia Frank, retirement plan manager for Trinity Health is no longer with the non-profit. ..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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Eye for Earnings - February 13, 2017
The latest earnings releases are here!..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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PSCA to Host Its 70th Annual National Conference
It's that time of year again!..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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AIG Names an Individual Retirement President
AIG bring on an executive to fill the president of individual retirement position. ..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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AIG Names a Group Retirement President
A company president moves to lead group retirement. ..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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Warren Pens a Letter to Puzder
In preparation for his confirmation hearing, Senator Warren sent Andy Puzder a few questions — 83 to be exact. ..
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 1
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Is the Next SEC Chair the Anti-White?
The FT profiles the "low-key attorney with a gold-plated roster of clients and an impressive golf game" to take over the regulatory agency...
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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Reynolds Defends the 401k Tax Deferral
The Putnam chief fights for the industry from the pages of the mutual fund shop's hometown paper...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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Invest n Retire Is About to Sell
An RKing TPA on the West Coast is poised to buy the ETF-focused retirement plan provider...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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This PE Giant Is Very Interested In Asset Managers
Yesterday a familiar player unveiled a deal to buy out the parent of a mutual fund servicer and an ETF strategist. And they're still on the prowl...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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Lord Abbett Wins Gold
... from to New York-based industry research firm Corporate Insight. ..
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Cetera Wins a $550MM Morgan Stanley KPA Duo
The indie B-D giant welcomes the ex-wirehouse KPAs' new shop...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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An Update On That Nevada University RFP
A $2.32-billion plan sponsor tweaks its RFP. Responses are due on February 26...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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R.I.P., Harvey Goldschmid
An ex-SEC commissioner who spearheaded the independent director rule for mutual funds died yesterday...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Fidelity Now Works With 25MM Participants
The Boston Behemoth issues its 2014 shareholder update, which includes two pages of information on its workplace investing business...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Don't Fear the Tweet
The social media craze rages on. Retirement plan advisors can use these tools, too...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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CUNA Mutual Refocuses and Redoubles Its Retirement Efforts
Paul Chong lays out the vision for the freshly rebranded 401k provider within the credit union mutual insurance giant...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Hancock Retirement Sales Fall 20 Percent
Yet assets still rose 15 percent at the bundled provider. Its Canadian parent revealed the numbers in its 2013 earnings results...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4
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ING's Retirement Earnings Rise By $17MM
The retirement division of "America's Retirement Company" performed well last quarter. ..
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4.75
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Value Line Will Launch First New Funds Since 1993
Sometimes, you just have to shake things up a bit...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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A TPA Hits $1B With Nationwide
A TPA based in Connecticut is the second firm to reach the milestone with Nationwide. ..
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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A New Prez Steps Up At a $3.5B Stable Value Shop
The Connecticut-based stable value shop's move is a strategic transition plan preparing for the founder's retirement. ..
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Young B-D Makes a Strategic 401k Alliance
Updated | An open-architecture RKer teams up with a 165-advisor shop...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Crossing the Channel
Legg Mason chief executive Joe Sullivan is one of a growing number of mutual fund executives shoving, pulling, dragging and nagging at the edges of commonplace sales wisdom.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Kirtland Seals a Key Distribution Deal For Aspire
The open-architecture, TPA-focused recordkeeper teams up with a giant B-D's retirement plan efforts...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fido's 401k Balances Double
Average balances for the Boston Behemoth's recordkept plans have doubled the economy bottomed out. ..
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Cassler Embraces Market Segmentation
Hancock distribution head says channelization is no simple task and that execs have to be very strategic. His team is embracing the new divides...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Online Platform Lures Away Vanguard’s Retail Ad Chief
Investing website also hires away an exec from Barclays...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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BMO Hires a Intermediary Exec
The new director is filling a new position..
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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The Hartford Settles $100K Fine with Finra
Payment settles charges related to a marketing brochure...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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What does BlackRock’s CFO Shift Mean?
New CFO is a deal wiz, but the fund giant already bought a Canadian outfit last Spring and a European ETF shop last month. It also seems to be dead-set on crushing the competition organically...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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A Midwest RKer Adds a Relationship Manager
The new hire is based in Wisconsin...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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A Texas DC I-O Exec Changes Teams
A publicly-traded mutual fund shop adds to its DC I-O team...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Great-West Hires a Genworth Exec to Cater to Banks
New hire will cover Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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More RFPs Are Going to The Incumbent
Anova has data showing more plan sponsors are sticking with the RKer they know...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Investors Are Still Obsessed With Income
Morningstar says ten most visited analysis pages were all focused on income-related funds. Usual suspects include funds by Vanguard, Pimco, Fidelity, and Dodge & Cox...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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American Funds Breaks a Bad Streak
The shop posted its first positive month since 2009...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Federal Reserve Heads Unite on Money Fund Reform
The presidents of al 12 regional banks backed tougher money market fund reforms...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Bond Worries Fuel ETF Growth
Barron's says ProShares hears lots from investors on the subject...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Here Are Gundlach's Top Seven Thoughts on the Markets
InvestmentNews packages the DoubleLine's CEO's top soundbites in a nifty infographic...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Legg Mason Finds the New Fetting
And the next CEO of the publicly-traded multi-boutique mutual fund shop is .....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Direxion Offers Access to Managed Futures
The Beantown leveraged- and inverse-index mutual fund specialists launch a new alt mutual fund...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Pimco Puts New Twists on Stable Value
Updated | John Miller and his team have two new approaches to capital preservation in DC plans...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Judge Approves a $5.5M Rydex Settlement
The leveraged- and inverse-index mutual fund specialist merged into Guggenheim Investments ends a class-action lawsuit...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Solis Requests No New Money For Borzi
The DoL submits its budget request...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Reish Backs Pioneer's New Advisor Tool
The new tool also gets nice support from fi360...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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WSJ Urges the SEC to Shatter Money-Market Myths
The paper says money-market investors should also get paid for the risks they take...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Third Ave.'s Founder Takes Another Step Back
He is handing the controls of the Third Avenue Value Fund to another PM...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Fink Now Pushes Staff Towards Equities
BlackRock's chief reportedly takes his pleas in-house. ..
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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ProShares Helps Investors Bet On Inflation, Again
The Old Line State ETF firm launches its second pair "breakeven inflation" exchange-traded funds...
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Oppenheimer is Slapped with a Suit over its Bond Fund
A San Diego-based law firm has filed a class action complaint on behalf of purchasers of the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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An East Coast Suitor Courts Janus
Industry insiders agree that Janus may sell soon, but Franklin is not the buyer they see...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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An RIA Aligns With a Payroll Provider and an RKer
An outsourced recordkeeper powers another private label partnership...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Janus Loses Evidence Fight in Compensation Lawsuit
A judge pushes the Colorado fund firm one step back in a dispute with a former portfolio manager...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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A New Scribe Chronicles Fund Industry Action
Fund Action has a new reporter...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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A Fund Firm Finds Harbor in New a Co-Subadvisor
A Midwestern asset manager adds four new portfolio managers to prepare for an orderly transition...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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A TPA Marketing Alum Communicates With Advisors
A DC veteran starts up her own participant education practice...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fidelity Hires an Ex-Treasury Official
The Boston Behemoth turns to a former Treasury official to head up asset management strategy and product development...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Milliman Inks a Distribution Pact for its TRO Service
Milliman links up with a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based HR solutions firm...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Schwab Gives an Update on its Participant Tally
The plan provider saw its participant rolls expand by seven percent from December...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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The Standard Moves Invesmart
More than two years after the close of the deal, Standard completes the move of Invesmart plans...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Magellan Assets Fall to a Level Not Seen Since '91
Assets in Fidelity Magellan have fallen to less than $20 billion for the first time since 1991, notes Morningstar's Ryan Leggio...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Will the Supreme Court Hear a Fund Fee Case?
Harris Associates waits to see if its victory will hold...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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WSJ Picks Up on a Boston Investment Manager's CEO Choice
In Friday's WSJ Fund Track column, Diya Gullapalli reports on a Boston-based firm's appointment of its first ever CEO...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Retail Money Funds Drive Assets Down
The WSJ points to ICI numbers on the latest week and its effect on money market funds...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Fidelity and its Client Cement Another Victory in Fee Case
An federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of the excessive fee lawsuit...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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Calling All Advisors: 403b Sponsors Need You Now!
Panelists at the ASPPA conference point out the opportunities in the non-profit sector of the defined contribution space and recommend moving ASAP.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Trade Groups Sound Off on Proposed Fee Disclosure Rule
The trade organizations are asking the DoL to extend the compliance deadline contained in the proposed rule...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Fifth Third Thinks Outside the Distribution Box
Fifth Third Asset Management has begun looking outside the bank channel for distribution of its mutual funds...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Raymond James Alum to Help Woo Advisors to Lincoln
The Raymond James alum now serves as associate director of advisor recruitment for the Southeast at Lincoln Financial...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Pru Names Head of Investment Products
Asset managers wanting in on Prudential Retirement's platform have a new contact.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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An Alabama Bank Gets the Stock-Drop Suit Treatment
A class action firm unveils an investigation into use of company stock in a large DC plan.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Claymore Adds Three ETFs to its Lineup
Two weeks after announcing that it was pulling 11 of its ETFs from the market, Claymore has launched three new ones...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Muni Funds Turn to Taxable Securities
In Wednesday's WSJ Fund Track column, Diya Gullapalli and Tom Lauricella write that at least three municipal money market funds have purchased taxable securities because of the turmoil in the municipal bond market...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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XTF Gets Variable Annuity Distribution for its ETF
XTF Global Asset Management has landed distribution for two of its ETF portfolios in Old Mutual's Beacon Advisor variable annuity...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Ex-AmEx Exec Takes Reins at RSM
The accounting firm's retirement unit has a new leader.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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Default Regs Delay
The DoL won't beat the deadline for the release of the finalizaed rules...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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Provider Test Out West For Rollover
An aggressively growing recordkeeper will take the Tar Heel State rollover provider out for a test drive.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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Money Fund Shop Reports Asset Rebound
The Reserve's total assets under management increased 31 percent in 2005 and exceeded a $40-billion company record for the money fund specialist...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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Bisys Seals Distribution Pact, Adds to Sales Team
The outsourced recordkeeper will provide retirement education and solutions to the Illinois Bankers Association...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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DIA Wins Baton Rouge Hospital
Diversified Investment Advisors continues to leverage its expertise with health care providers to land a $32 million program...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Hartford To Boost Retirement Sales Force
The bundled provider is hoping to grow the ranks of its sales team by as much as 10 percent in 2006 says Jim Davey...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Merrill Lynch Fund Arm is in Play
Did The Wall Street Journal get spun by Merrill Lynch? A close reading of its Monday morning article sure makes it look that way. The paper seems to have taken a straightforward sale of Merrill Lynch's asset management arm and transmogrified it into a purchase by the brokerage giant...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Raymond James Retirement Plan Director Jumps
The director of retirement plan consulting for the Florida-based broker-dealer has jumped to a bundled plan provider...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fido May Build in N.C.
Fidelity is reportedly mulling over building a new regional complex in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. The Boston Behemoth could employ as many as 5,000 in the to-be-built facility, according to a local business paper...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Bank Provider Releases TPA User Guide
The web-based tool will assist TPA partners in managing retirement plans on its platform...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2
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Are Stale Quantities a Problem?
Fund firms may come under pressure to drop their T+1 pricing method when they calculate their net asset values thanks to a new academic study...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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ABM AMRO To Offer Target-Date Funds
ABN AMRO is readying target date funds that come with a twist -- they will protect shareholders from losses. The batch of target-date funds will seek to preserve the highest month-end net asset value attained by each fund during their life span...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Merrill Lynch Swoops Into Talks With BlackRock
With Morgan Stanley stepping away from a deal with New York based money manager BlackRock Inc., Merrill Lynch has stepped up to the plate. The wirehouse is now in talks to acquire a minority stake in BlackRock for a reported $8 billion in exchange for its fund business...
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Colorado Announces Investigation of Janus
The Colorado Securities Division is investigating Janus and started settlement talks...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Record January Inflows to Stock Funds
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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John Hancock Hires Sustainable Growth Advisors
A John Hancock veteran strikes out on his own and lands a mandate with his old employer...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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A Banner Year for IMS
The IMS Capital Management Capital Value Fund returned 56.07 percent in 2003...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Putnam Assets Still Declining
Assets drop another 1.7 percent at the embattled company...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Timing Found At Fleet Boston
An investigation turns up arrangements where clients were allowed to market time within certain guidelines...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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15 Brokers Settle with the SEC and the NASD
Wachovia is hit with stiffest fine, but others will pay significant fines as well...
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Friday, February 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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Nationwide Adds Morningstar VA Tools
The tools will help advisors evaluate funds and create custom portfolios...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Can Tech Fix the Breakpoint Mess?
One firm is already peddling a tool to help funds track whether brokers are providing the proper breakpoint info...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Most Americans to Tap Proposed Savings Accounts
A new national survey finds that the majority of Americans will use at least one of the accounts proposed by the Administration...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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JPMorgan Beefs Up Proxy Service
In a timely move, the bank has rolled out Web-enhancements to its global proxy voting services...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Consultant Adds Strong Veteran
The new employee will work with Mutual of Omaha to hone its mid-market distribution...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 1
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NFP Adds Third 401k Partner
The meta-planner firm has tapped a small plan market leader as its third Elite Partner...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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Smith Barney Promotes Nabhan
The wirehouse has promoted a key executive in its Consulting Group...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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dailyVest Looks to Expand Flagship
The Tucson vendor is working with a San Francico firm to offer a more complete personal 401(k) account product...
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
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$100 Million Plan on the Move
The Miami-based sponsor has outsourced its 401k administration...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Participants Lose AD Little Bet
The century old firm is the subject of a DoL investigation.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Schwab Out of Canada
The California Colossus is exiting its business north of the border...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Bank to Set Sail
A bank is lifting anchor on a new product and seeking a new crew member in the Midwest.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Changing Roles at Zurich Scudder
The head of the U.S. mutual funds group at the firm steps down...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Cross-Promotion the Way to Go
Dan Sondhelm of SunStar shares his thoughts on what money managers need to do to get the word out...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Hancock Fights for Parking Space
Hanging Tough at Hancock ... NICSA Opens Ed Site ... SSgA Adds Manager ... Fido Scribe Starts Hedge Fund ... House Gets Boxer Type Bill ... What is a Rational Company Stock Allocation? ... Nortel Participants Que ... DoL and Enron Reach Fiduciary Agreement ... eRFP Firm Taps COO.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Hanging Tough at Hancock ... NICSA Opens Ed Site ... SSgA Adds Manager ... Fido Scribe Starts Hedge Fund ... House Gets Boxer Type Bill ... What is a Rational Company Stock Allocation? ... Nortel Participants Que ... DoL and Enron Reach Fiduciary Agreement ... eRFP Firm Taps COO.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Crane at State Street
The firm has named a new head of investment administration and operations...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Company Stock: More Suits, Bills and Settlements
House Gets Boxer Type Bill ... What is a Rational Company Stock Allocation? ... Nortel Participants Que ... DoL and Enron Reach Fiduciary Agreement ... eRFP Firm Taps COO ... Hanging Tough at Hancock ... NICSA Opens Ed Site ... SSgA Adds Manager ... Fido Scribe Starts Hedge Fund.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
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Three's Not a Crowd
Why does AMEX's new small-cap fund have a not-so-small group of sub-advisors?..
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Execs Climb the Pyramid
Pyramid Digital Solutions has added an executive from Amsouth, leading to changes in its Boston office. ..
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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Under Construction
Things are brewing with the funds once known as Guinness Flight, from hiring to share class changes...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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Legg Mason Rethinks Clone
Two years down the road, fund spin-off comes home to mama...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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Small Fries Top The List
CitiStreet claims a fast start to its small plan 401k business. ..
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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The Right To Choose
Union Bank of CA follows the wave of expanding investment options for retirement accounts...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2001
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For Friday, February 13, 1998
After months of pulling assets from fixed income funds and reallocating them to equity options, there is evidence that participants reversed course in January. Stable value options, money market options, and bond options all saw pickups in cash flows while company stock and equity options experienced outflows. Quite possibly, some participants may be taking some chips off the stock market table after last year's run-up...
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Friday, February 13, 1998
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Cloyed Moves to Calvert's Corner
Craig D. Cloyed, formerly president of Berger Distributors, Inc. and chief marketing officer for Berger Associates, Inc., has signed on as national sales manager of the Calvert Group. He will oversee Calvert's sales as well as its team of wholesalers. Calvert hopes that Cloyed wil take a lead role in educating the public about socially responsible investing...
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Friday, February 13, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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