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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Cerity Teams With a Pair of PEP Allies
The trio are preparing to launch a pooled employer plan on October 1...
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
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VanEck Preps a $21MM-AUM Pair of Liquidations
One of the funds is expected to shutter in 11 days, while the other will shut down in about a month...
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
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A $3.8T-AUM Firm's New Fund Targets the Dividend Aristocracy
A publicly traded institutional bank's asset management arm rolls out another passive ETF...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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In PA, a 401k Sales Vet Joins Advintro
A retirement industry vet has joined a fintech-focused company...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Backed By GSAM, a KPA Aggregator Hits 50 Percent WM and Keeps Buying
The firm, part of an insurance brokerage, is preparing to buy a pair of wealth management shops...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Newport Files For Four More PEPs
Three were PEPs were slated to launch on September 1, and a fourth was scheduled to debut in late July...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Four RKers Win On a 2023 List
A business magazine teams up with a workplace culture specialist to recognize 100 employers in financial services and insurance...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Seven Fund Firms Win On a 2023 List
A business magazine teams up with a workplace culture specialist to recognize 100 employers in financial services and insurance...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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A U.S. Distro Chief Will Join a $476B-AUM Firm
The Southeastern asset manager's new executive hire is based in New England...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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Goldman Updates Retirement Leadership Post-Acquisition
Seven executives have been appointed to new positions in the money center bank's asset management arm...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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DoL Smites a $58B-AUA Plan Sponsor
A former recordkeeper settles with a federal regulator over its use of company stock in its own plan...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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A $27B-AUA RKer Plugs In to TPAs
A robo-recordkeeper's team rolls out a TPA platform and a TPA portal...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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Week In Preview, September 12 - September 18
This week, the teams at DCIIA, EBRI, Fi360, FIS, NAPA, PlanAdviser, RPAG, Spark, and WIPN will host events...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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Week In Preview, September 12 - September 18
This week, the teams at Advisor Circle, ICI, IMEA, MFDF, and MMI will host events...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
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Big Opp Ahead, Says Graff
NAPA's chief talks in the opening general session of the giant conference...
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
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NAPA Is Back
401kWire is on the scene as the DC industry's biggest conference begins, in person, for the first time since before the pandemic...
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
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Sales Presentation Lessons From the Road
A DC sales veteran with more than 35 years of industry experience offers some words of wisdom to KPAs...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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M* Gains a Head of Sustainability
A former Trucost managing director joins M* as head of sustainability...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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A 15-Year Transamerica Vet Joins a 401k Robo
The Gotham-area executive now serves in a senior marketing role at a big roboadvisor...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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Federated Teams Up For Two CITs
The DC I-O is ramping its relationship with a longtime client...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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A Midwestern Provider's 401k Product Chief Retires
The move follows the departure this past spring of a key DC executive...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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Steinberg Picks a Right Hand
The WisdomTree chief and one of his lieutenants each pass roles to a rising exec at the independent ETF shop...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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It's Up to the Senate Now
Updated | President Trump takes another step towards filling a key regulatory post...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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Paychex and USI Hire In Missouri
One new hire replaces the other, and both focus on retirement plan sales...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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A Duo Succeeds a Retiring Midwestern MF Legal Eagle
He spent about two decades leading the law firm's investment services group...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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In Oregon, a Nine-Person Team Joins Resources
The Triad-affiliated, midwestern RIA and super-OSJ wins over another KPA shop, this time in the Pacific northwest...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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An Ex-Asset Management Chief Takes Over a $40B Insurer
The CEO of a mutual fund firm's publicly traded parent is passing the reins...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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An Institutional RidgeWorth Vet Leaves Virtus
The exec first joined RidgeWorth in 2008...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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A Portland Suburb Seeks an Rker
The Oregonian city issued an RFP this month. ..
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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John Hancock Investments Shifts
Manulife puts its U.S. mutual fund arm within a newly created unit, led by a soon-to-be promoted exec...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Follow the Fundsters - September 12, 2017
Hires, fires and the like!..
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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The IRS Extends Relief to Florida
Today, the IRS added to its list of eligible recipients for disaster relief...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Manulife Shifts John Hancock RPS
As the Canadian mothership reorgs, the U.S. 401(k) RKer finds itself within a newly created arm of the multinational...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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DWC Expands After a Deal in Utah
A TPA in Minnesota merges with a similar firm in Utah...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Roche Joins a Florida-Based Consulting Firm
After leaving Commonwealth in February, Kathleen Roche has made her next move...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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A $4.7B Plan Consolidates Under TIAA
A New York City-based health system has selected TIAA as its sole recordkeeper...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Hurricanes Bring Tax Reform Talks Back Into the Industry
A Texas congressman plans to introduce a bill to alleviate hurricane victims. ..
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Fink Refocuses McCombe on One Role
One of the BlackRock chief's few rumored possible successors is passing off one hat while hanging on to another...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Fidelity Picks Up A $900MM-Plus Houston-Based Sponsor
Principal Financial was the previous provider. ..
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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AQR Says Goodbye to a Channel Chief After Two Years
A distribution channel chief left the $159B asset manager earlier this summer...
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Filings for Fundsters - September 12, 2016
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Valic Hires Two for Product and Biz Development
The new hires join from Lincoln Financial and Transamerica. ..
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Segal Rogerscasey Buys a Taft-Hartley Specialist and Rebrands
Updated | The investment consulting arm of the Segal Group is acquiring a Midwestern consulting shop that specializes in multiemployer benefit plans. A name change for Segal's investment consulting arm is in the works, too...
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Empower Unveils a More Personalized QDIA Model
Dynamic QDIA switches participants from one QDIA to another over time. ..
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4.29
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Now Two B-Ds Are Under Fire Over Trading Away
The SEC smites a pair of broker-dealers for $850K, less than two months after going after a big ETF strategist. Yet this time the issue is trading away policies and procedures, not disclosures...
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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DC Performance Advanced in Q2
The Callan DC Index is in its tenth year. ..
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Two Florida KPAs Launch a Sweet RIA
A dual team of 401(k) plan advisors (KPAs) create an entirely new RIA firm...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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Lincoln's Kennedy Adds Four and Hunts For More
The Radnor, Pennsylvania-based wholesale distribution business of Lincoln Financial Group just confirmed four new hires...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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How Does Visium Make Its Fund an Event? Education, Three Ways
Alts manager outlines three steps in the process to build up event-driven fund...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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After 11 Careful Months, an ETF Strategist Takes the '40 Act Plunge
An asset manager, and fund sub-advisor, that builds its strategies out of ETF portfolios slowly and methodically prepared 11-months for the launch of its own three mutual funds. Now that it's taken the plunge, it plans to ramp up platform access, product development and sales infrastructure quickly...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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Boutiques? Bistros? Nightlife? Developers Redesign Fido's Devonshire Digs
Developer Related Beal plans to transform the formerly dowdy Devonshire buildings into a glam downtown Boston destination...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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TIAA-CREF Has a New Online Focus
Today the higher education-focused retirement plan provider unveiled a new website for plan sponsors...
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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Want a 30 Percent Flows Jump? Try a Sales Makeover
But it pays to do it right. Consider the successes of this fund giant's recent reorganization...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust Gets 2 New PMs, Veteran PM to step down
Western Asset Funds adds new PM < Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund/i>. It is anticipated that Stephen Fulton will step down as a member of the fund’s portfolio management team effective on or about September 30, 2013 and that Anup Agarwal and Bonnie Wongtrakool will join the fund’s portfolio management team at that time. [SEC Filing]..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Western Asset Gets New PM for Total Return Unconstrained Fund
Western Asset Funds adds new PM < Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund/i>. Mark Lindbloom has joined the PM team. Meanwhile, it is anticipated that Stephen Walsh will step down as a member of the PM team on or about March 31, 2014. [SEC Filing]..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Barron's: Currency-Hedged Funds Soon to Be All The Rage
Barron's covered the growing popularity of the product...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Fido Opens 500-Employee Colorado Center Next Week
Fidelity will open its regional customer center next week in a ribbon cutting ceremony, The Denver Post reports...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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F-Squared Has a New Sales Honcho For Three Channels
Investment veteran comes from MFS...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Did Southeastern Break Even In The Dell Deal?
Fortune's Dan Primack examines what SAM gained, or lost, after the recent Dell shareholder meeting. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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A Virginia Shop Preps a New Stock Fund
Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management is preparing to launch a mutual fund. On September 10 the Norfolk, Virginia-based shop filed to create the WST Asset Manager - U.S. Equity Fund sometime this year. The fund's institutional shares will cost 75 basis points in management fees, while its investor shares will also include 25 bps of 12b-1s. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Guardian Offers More to Do-It-Yourselfers
Firm expands fund options in two products suites...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Schwab Critiques SEC Money Fund Proposal
Charles Schwab joins the parade of companies writing to the S.E.C. proposing rule changes for money fund reform with a 30-page letter. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Virtus Pulls Trigger on Secondary Offering
Fund firm sets price for nearly 1.3 million shares...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Despite Taper, Loomis Sayles Strategist Has Sunny Outlook
PM says bond upheaval is a good thing...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Sponsors Struggle to Merge Intention with Reality
DC I-O survey shows issues related with achieving plan objectives...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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A Recruiting Champ Rises at TIAA-CREF
Mark Johnson has been promoted to director, talent acquisition and sourcing team - global asset management and real estate. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Finally, a Bit of Good News from the SEC
Regulator lops 6 percent of sting from one crucial fee...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Franklin Unveils Two Funds
The global funds focus on government debt and infrastructure...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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American Century Finds Plan Sponsors Can Prevent "Great Regret"
Pre-retirees are riddled with remorse on poor-saving tactics of the past. Plan sponsors can make sure future generations are in better shape when retirement comes. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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SEC Focuses More on Complex Securities Post-Khuzami
The SEC sets its sights on Dodd Frank, fraud and complex securities than before. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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What's Happening With Emerging Markets?
Reuters reports on investors leaving emerging markets and what that will mean in the short term. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Fido Says Money Fund Reforms Will Hike Muni Costs
Fidelity again gives its two cents on SEC reforms...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Reuters Profiles a Touchstone Mid-Cap Fund
Newswires shouts out to the PM's defensive chops...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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FINRA Wants Firm Change Bonus Disclosures
FINRA wants investors to know of a potential conflict of interest brokers, which could impact investments like brokerage-branded funds...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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ETF Roundup: iShares Wants Vanguard's Retail ETF Investors
InvestmentNews reports that BlackRock wants to gain more retail investors by launching its own low-cost core fund. ..
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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SEC Promotes Ex-Legg Mason Compliance Exec Bowden
He succeeds Norm Champ as Dep. Director of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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BlackRock Swipes a JPM Mandate
Another plan sponsor shies away from a J.P. Morgan stable value fund...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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M* Says ETF Managed Portfolios Grew 30 Percent This Year
A greater appetite for fiduciary models and U.S. equity coverage are fueling a trend...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Putnam Adds a West Coast Saleswoman
The RKer added a new member to the advisor-sold DC team...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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Mirae Asset Scores a Trademark Win
The Great Consumer funds will give investors a chance to capitalize on the growing purchasing power of the middle class in emerging markets. ..
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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A 401k Co Vet Joins Pensionmark
The retirement plan advisor network expands into Austin...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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There's a New Plan Benchmarker to Trust
A shop specializing in reports for use with individual retirees and participants makes a foray into plan level offerings...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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The NYTimes Tackles Fee Disclosure
The national paper discusses the impact of the new DoL regulations...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4.9
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Legg Mason Wants an "Open" CEO Search
Peter Nachtwey took the stage at a conference even as news of Mark Fetting's coming departure was circulated to the market. He even took questions...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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NY Times Muses Over Whether 401ks Need "Replacement or Reform"
The Gray Lady has enrolled Jack Bogle in its critique of 401k plans. ..
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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State Street May Need To Make Cuts
Cost-cutting may be needed at bank, but there's no word on how this could affect SSgA...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Resnick Becomes Prez of Third Avenue
Former Rothchild GFA chair will focus on distress investing and alt biz...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Global X Halves Expense Ratio
Fund dumps business development companies...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Firm Launches Terror-Free Fund
Fund will invest only in nations and companies off State Department terror sponsor list...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Gundlach Has Equities Aspirations
The DoubleLine founder wants to launch stock mutual funds and a hedge fund...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Vanguard Hits the Ball Back to BlackRock
A company spokesman confirms some upcoming bond funds and ETFs...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Borzi Takes the Stage at NAGDCA
The EBSA chief addresses the audience at the NAGDCA conference in New Mexico...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Money Management and Squash are Similar, Says Delaware CEO
Delaware Investments has inked a three-year deal to sponsor the U.S. Open Squash Championships...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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HighMark Tweaks its Fund Lineup
The California-based firm is merging some funds...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Destra Rolls Out a High Dividend Strategy Fund
The fund, sub-advised by Miller/Howard Investments, was launched last month...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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MassMutual Wins Over a Client from Fidelity
The plan sponsor transitioned to MassMutual earlier this year...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fifth Third Jazzes Up its 401k Web Site
The Cincinnati-based bank plans to launch the redesigned site in early October...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Lazard Hires a DC I-O Exec
The asset manager turns to an Allianz alum for an SVP post...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Ex-TCW Prez: It was Obvious Gundlach Was an At-Will Employee
In his testimony last Friday, William Sonneborn said he never completed a new employment contract with Jeffrey Gundlach in 2007...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Merk Unveils its Fourth Mutual Fund
The California-based currency specialist rolls out its latest '40 Act product...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Hartford Aims to Win New Business with Slashed Fees
The Connecticut-based plan provider hopes to lure plans by waiving some fees...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fido to Buy Back $300 Million of Auction Rate Securities
UPDATED! Fidelity has agreed to buy back $300 million of auction-rate securities.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Is Neuberger Still For Sale?
Insiders try to quash rumors that the asset management auction might fall by the wayside in light of talk about all of Lehman getting bought out...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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One Network's Reps Will Pay Less For Trades
It looks like some independent brokers are about to get a price break...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Fidelity Names a New Manager for Two Growth Funds
Fidelity picks a 15-year company vet to manage the Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund and Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Enron Still Overshadows Today's Stock Collapses
DC insiders may sleep better knowing that company stock woes at AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman and WaMu pale next to those of the infamous energy company of yesteryear...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Pioneer is on the Hunt to Fill an I-O Sales Post
The Boston fund firm is searching to fill a new post...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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A Pack of Michigan Schools Taps a 403b TPA
A Florida-based administrator wins over a number of plans who had previously handled DC administration themselves...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Pru Does Another Deal in California
UPDATED| Christine Marcks pulls the trigger on her second acquisition since taking the reins at Prudential Retirement last fall...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Private Equity Aside, Who Else Might be Coveting Neuberger?
Fund industry consultant Burt Greenwald names two firms that could be making a run for a stake in Neuberger...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Spotlight Shifts to Funds Holding Lehman
The spotlight turns from which funds loaded up on Fannie and Freddie to which ones stocked up on Lehman Brothers...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Bent Sides With SEC 's Money Fund Proposal
The co-father of the money-market fund gains some ink from the Journal by bucking others in the industry he birthed...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Galvin Smites Wirehouse Over Alleged Job Site Abuse
Morgan Stanley faces the wrath of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over one of its brokers use of CareerBuilder.com...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Northwest Provider Adds Rydex ETFs
The provider has expanded its platform to include eight ETFs from Rydex Investments...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Rydex Lands 401k Distribution Deal
The Maryland-based asset manager has achieved a coup in the distribution of their ETFs...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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Boston Fund Giant Highlights Participants' Gaps
After testing its new 'personalized retirement checkup' with a Wolverine State sponsor, the Bay State investment manager releases the program to the broader market.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Smith Barney Investment Advisory Services Execs Shift Up
Citigroup's brokerage unit just promoted one of its regional directors...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.95
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Brazilian Securities Specialists Tap OpenLink
The New York City-based broker-dealer, which specializes in Brazilian securities, has chosen OpenLink's Findur trade management platform, and it's now up and running...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Ivy Hires Sales Exec
The new hire will lead business development and wholesaling initiatives in the western region...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Reader Rating: 4
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NYSE Cuts Prices
The equity trading rebate on NYSE Arca just went up and the price of trading Nasdaq securities through Arca went down. Those are just two of the pricing changes unveiled Wednesday by the exchange...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Final Fair Fund Money Goes to Pilgrim Baxter Funds Shareholders
The SEC just finished giving money back to investors in Pilgrim Baxter funds...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Sunshine State Sales Manager Jumps From Merrill
An international banking giant taps a wirehouse and US Navy veteran to lead its Florida private banking business.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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EBRI: Auto-Escalation Should Boost Accumulations
Only three percent of participants told the District of Columbia-based nonprofit researchers that they would immediately opt out of any automatic contribution increases.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Mega-Market Recordkeeper Jumps Into DC Consulting
The Prairie State provider has chosen one of its own to lead the new unit, which coordinates existing services...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Just Mercer
The Empire State consulting giant is simplifying its brand.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Enhanced Index Funds Fall Behind Benchmarks
The subprime mess has caused some enhanced index funds to underperform their benchmarks...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Arizona Awards Consultant Mandate
The state has chosen a permanent consultant to oversee the investments in its DC plan for those in higher ed...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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InfoWeek Names MassMutual as Best
The technology magazine says that MassMutual's wireless enrollment gadgets are the most innovative use of the technology...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Diamond Releases New TPA Directory
Judy Diamond Associates has hit the presses with the 2007-2008 version of its third party administrator directory...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Idaho and Alabama Re-Up with Longtime Administrator
The two states have extended contracts with the plan administrator. The relationships each date back more than a quarter century...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Keystone State RIA Adds 401k Ed Service
The Pittsburgh-area firm has tapped a marketer to drum up demand for its new 401k education meeting service...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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EBSA Issues e5500 RFP
The federal overseer is seeking a firm to build a Web-based filing system for the Form 5500...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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West Coast Advice Firm Debuts Retirement Income Tool
Retirement income has become such a major buzzword these days, so much so that even retail-focused advice firms are seeking a slice of the pie. AdviceAmerica has introduced a solution designed to help advisors craft a distribution strategy for clients...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Securities America Adds Recruiting Head
The Cornhusker State independent BD snags sales executive from nearby bank...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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RBC Takeover of AG&T Part of Growth Plan
The bank parent of RBC Dain Rauscher is offering jobs to all of the employees in its first, soon-to-be-acquired, U.S. trust company...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Vanguard Woos Advisors with New ETFs
Vanguard's ETF family may no longer be vipers, but it is continuing to add offspring. The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based fund firm is adding ETFs to reach brokers and financial advisors...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Ryan Beck Targets Central PA for Growth
The New Jersey-based brokerage firm has opened its ninth office in the state as part of a Keystone State push...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Wm Blair Closes Emerging Markets Fund
Emerging markets have emerged too far for William Blair Funds. The Chicago-based fund advisor said Monday that it is closing its Emerging Markets Growth Fund to new investors at the end of September. Fund officials explained that the fund had grown too large to keep open...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Access Data Connects with DTCC for 22c-2 Data
Pittsburgh-based Access Data Corp. has connected to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) Networking for Standardized Data Reporting (SDR) service as an enhancement to its 22c-2 compliance service. The connection will allow mutual fund clients to access underlying shareholder data held by third party financial intermediaries...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Gartmore Lands SMA Distribution
Gartmore Global Investments and affiliate NorthPointe Capital have landed distribution on Merrill Lynch Consults, the wirehouse's SMA platform .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Mellon Hires Institutional Head
Scott Wennerholm has left CDC IXIS Asset Management for a new role heading Mellon Institutional Asset Management .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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BlackRock Taps Fund Execs
BlackRock has hired away two fund firm executives for positions with its Private Client Group .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Domini Launches European SRI Fund
Domini Social Investments has hired Wellington Management Company for a new socially responsible fund that will focus on European companies .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Do Alternatives Belong in a 401k?
The 401kWire looks at the use of alternative asset classes in 401k plans...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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T. Rowe Offers Finance Tips
Sponsors and participants now have access to independent counseling...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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MassMutual Program Cuts Out Paper
The insurer has been handing out wireless handhelds for workers to use during plan enrollment meetings. The idea is working, say company executives...
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Artisan Closes Mid Cap Fund
Artisan Partners has closed its $2.3 billion-large Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund to new investors as of August 31 .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Ex-AEFA Advisor Faces Prison Time
A former American Express Financial Advisors advisor was sentenced to three years of prison and ordered to pay restitution for stealing more than $400,000 .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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Allianz Unit to Sell Funds
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein has plans to launch three new funds specifically targeted at the high-net worth crowd .....
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Monday, September 12, 2005
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RFP Site is For Sale
A deal may be close as the founder departs from the online RFP site...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Arnerich Massena Names Marketer
The education-consulting firm taps a veteran from ICMA Retirement...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Pension Freeze Means More 401k Contributions
The Ma Bell grandchild shakes up its retirement benefits program...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Merrill Downgrades Janus
Cites overhang from Spitzer probe as one reason for its cut...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Cantor to Offer Services to Asset Managers
The firm is creating a new unit to offer its capabilities to the asset managers and pension plans...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Putnam Buys More of Canadian Ally
The unit of Marsh raises its stake in a Toronto-based distribution partner...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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How Widespread is After-Close Trading?
A study hints of a duped industry. If Canary was not alone the industry may be in for more trouble than it realizes...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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BoA Funds Chief is Gone
Robert Gordon ended his tenure as head of the Bank of America fund unit this week, reports the NY Times...
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Friday, September 12, 2003
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e401k Sales Head Switch
The Bay State firm reassigns the duties of its outgoing sales head...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Reader Rating: 1
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Despite Bear Market Advisory Firms Flourish
Even as the industry consolidates fund firms are seeing new competition bubble up from below...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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South Eastern Bank Forms Wealth Unit
The Atlanta-based bank has put together a five-person team to add financial planning tools for its relationship managers...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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References Build New Business
A Western contruction company taps a new vendor after being let go by its existing one...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Affiliate Wins Sub-Advisor Duties
The new sub-advisor for the Canadian fund is named...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Skandia May Sell US Annuities Unit
The Swedish insurer may sell U.S. annuities biz...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Allstate Financial Gets New Chief
The insurer is shaking things up in pursuit of more diverse markets...
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Insurer Expands Plan Choices
Manulife says it is adding index funds in response to participant demand. It also adds funds to its annuity-based plans...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Insurer Expands Annuities
Janus, Munder and Mitchell Hutchins are among the chosen at Manulife...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Pictet Launches Two
The Swiss-based management firm has a goal of gathering $1 billion into its U.S.-based funds. ..
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 12, 2000
Fayez Sarofim Finds Suitors ... So Does Nicholas-Applegate ... Phoenix Home Raises Offer for Phoenix Investment ... MFS Mulls Over an IPO...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 12, 2000
Fayez Sarofim Finds Suitors ... So Does Nicholas-Applegate ... Phoenix Home Raises Offer for Phoenix Investment ... MFS Mulls Over an IPO...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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