News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Gould and Koumantaros Team Up
An outsourced IRA provider's team is integrating their offering with that of a back-office ally to TPAs...
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Game On! Horsley Plugs In a 4th Income ETF
The folks at a $10-billion-AUM, crypto-focused asset manager are rolling out an ETF based on a famous meme stock...
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Treichel Brings On a Senior Vet of 2 Aggregators
The new hire will serve as Of Counsel and is based in Kansas City...
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Schwab Reaches a 6-Month Streak of 170K
A publicly traded firm with a retirement plan recordkeeping arm offers its latest metrics across multiple business lines, including DC...
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Atkins Picks a Veteran Alts Lawyer As Fundsters' Next Top Cop
A Gotham attorney has been chosen to take over the SEC's investment management division next month...
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Voya Will Recordkeep a July AmericanTCS Launch
The folks at the two providers are teaming ..
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Friday, June 13, 2025
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A $1.66T-AUM AM Reloads a Suite With 2034, 2032 Funds
A publicly traded asset manager's team is rolling out two more defined maturity bond ETFs...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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Warren Explains Trinity's New Voya-Powered Product
The TPA's owner talks about the firm's new small plan solution...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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401k MFs Pass $5T, And ...
A mutual fund industry trade group releases data on U.S. retirement markets, including 401(k)s and other DC plans...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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TIAA's Lewis Hires a 22-Year Lincoln Vet
The new hire is based in the Southeast...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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2 AI-Powered Funds Turn 5, And ...
Two new service providers are switching in to support the duo and a sibling...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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The Ascensus Team Preps Three More June PEPs
The recordkeeper's Newport Group arm will serve as the PEPs' PPP, TPA, investment manager, investment advisor, and trustee...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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A Thematic Shop Plugs In a 5-Stock ETF
The new, non-diversified index fund brings the firm's total ETF lineup to five funds...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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"It Really Is Undoing the Current System"
A DC industry insider offers a harsh warning about the SEC's hard close proposal for pricing and trading mutual funds...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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A 22-Year Oregon Treasury Vet Joins an RKer
The new hire joins the provider's unit that supports SARPs and other state savings programs...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 1
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$1.05B In Ten Months
One of a multi-boutique asset manager's original ETFs crosses into ten-figure territory...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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One Third of Workers Trim 401k Deferrals
A wirehouse's team releases new research on the "state of the workplace" this year...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Outflows Continue, Despite a $74B Passive Flows Reversal
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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After Three Years, a Provider-Vet-Turned-EFE-Leader Returns
The returning hire now serves as head of employee planning strategy and distribution...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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A Two-Decade Marketing Vet Joins Lincoln
The new hire previously worked with Empower, MassMutual, Hartford, and MFS...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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A 401k Fintech Multinational Wins For Its Workplace
The startup is one of the best places to work in fintech, according to new awards...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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Week In Preview, June 13 - June 20
This week, the teams at DCIIA, EBRI, Fi360, Morgan Stanley, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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Week In Preview, June 13 - June 20
This week, the teams at Alger, Expect Miracles, IDC, MFDF, and MMI are hosting events...
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Monday, June 13, 2022
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Three Steps For Better Recruiting
A financial planning software specialist addresses FAs' recruiting woes...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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An Ex-Principal Director Joins Hartford's DC I-O Team
The move comes after seven years of work in business development..
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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The Leviathan Recovers the Pole Position
The M* team updates flows data for May 2019 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds.
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Two Ameritas Retirement Execs Rise
Recent officer elections have changed the Ameritas retirement business ranks...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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A PNC Alum Joins Fifth Third
The Taft-Hartley sales team at Fifth Third Bank gains a new VP...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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U.S. Fundsters Advance In China and Mexico
One U.S. fund firm officially teams up south of the border, while two others seem to be making moves in the Middle Kingdom...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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Plan Sponsors Are Increasingly Focused on Longevity
A new survey finds that plan sponsors are less concerned with short-term volatility, instead focusing on long-term goals...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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Franklin's Ahmed Hires a Key Account Exec
Yaqub Ahmed has hired a new account manager for his DC I-O division...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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Two Data Giants Combine
There may be more M&A for this financial industry data provider in the future...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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With a New Lens, a KPA Shop Eyes Participants
A Chi-Town firm is bringing a solution from its wealth management business to its retirement plan participants...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Will This Tech Tilt the Industry Even Further Towards the Titans?
A veteran mutual fund industry thinker predicts a coming investment revolution...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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OneAmerica Makes a Revenue Accounts Debut
In light of the fiduciary regulation, the Indianapolis, Indiana-based recordkeeper has launched a new "advisor-friendly" service.....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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PE Buys a Nebraska Fund Firm
The deal is expected to close next month...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Jay Jacobs Passes the Reins at Pimco
Jacobs is retiring in September and two managing directors are rising.....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 2
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Trust Company of America Partners with $22.9B Custodian
Trust Company of America teamed up with this custodian to expand their alternative assets offering.....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Columbia Threadneedle Hires DC I-O Exec
Upon a departure at Columbia Threadneedle, a DC I-O BNY Mellon Exec has been hired.....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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A DC I-O Specialist Joins The Team at Cohen & Steers
DC I-O specialist Jessen Fahey has just joined the team at asset management firm Cohen & Steers. ..
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Catalyst Adopts a Fund From an Ally
Yet Jerry Szilagyi will keep the other firm on as the fund's subadvisor...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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A 471MM KPA Shop Joins Indie B-D
The largest independent broker-dealer has added a $471 million 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) shop!..
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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Watch For Vanguard to Staff Up Here
Bill McNabb says he might add hundreds of jobs in this city...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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ABG Makes New Payroll Partnership
ABG partners up.....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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CapTrust To Sponsor DC Plan Boot Camp
The event will take on fiduciary responsibility. ..
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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A PM Steps Down From a 30-Year-Old Eagle Fund
Three other PMs remain on the three-star, $558MM mutual fund...
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Wells Fargo Adds a New Jersey KPA
His entire team will be joining him in this move from the nation's largest independent B-D. ..
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Late Night TV Takes on 401k Plan Fees
HBO's John Oliver used his platform to warn people about what he describes as "potential land mines" in the retirement industry. ..
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4.96
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CUNA Expands Its Sales Team By Six
CUNA's sales team is now fully staffed across the country...
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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The Federal Government is Looking to Safeguard Retirement Again
On the heels of state proposals to administer retirement plans, federal lawmakers are joining the cause on a national scale. ..
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Louisiana Might Cook Up a SARP Board
With three weeks left to pass a SARP bill, Louisiana may be on the verge of seeking industry experts. ..
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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ML's Thiel Talks Fighting Cancer
The American Cancer Society held its 11th annual Financial Services Cares Gala last week...
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Another Pimco DC I-O Alum Heads to BlackRock
Sean Murray welcomes a familiar face to the giant, publicly-traded asset manager...
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Abby Johnson Is the Richest Massachusettsan ... Or Is She?
What's in a list? Or, more importantly, who's in a list...
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Monday, June 13, 2016
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Galvin Calls on the DoL and Congress for 401k Help
The Massachusetts Securities Division's top dog wants the DoL and Capitol Hillers to push for "meaningful" disclosures to participants from plan sponsors. ..
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Providers Decry the Cost of, and Lack of Demand For, 408b2 the Sequel
As expected, providers heavily criticized the DoL's proposed 408b2 guide in a comment period that closed June 10. ..
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Pimco Endures Yet Another Cruel Month
The Bond Giant again saw major outflows in May. Vanguard garnered a hefty, hefty chunk of inflows, of course. Fido sees outflows, of a sort, for an interesting reason...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Seen and Heard at BPAS' First Conference
This week Barry Kublin and his team gathered about 130 of their colleagues, advisor partners, and other industry insiders at a hotel outside Washington, D.C., for the upstate New York RKer's inaugural partner conference...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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RBC's Parent Sows Seeds for Big Harvest
Royal Bank of Canada commits resources for asset management arm to launch funds, make acquisitions and grow intermediary operations.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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An RKer Streamliner Beefs Up Its Sales and Support Squads
... and Financial Engines looks to fill a vacant seat...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Delaware's Bond Boys Treat Reporters to a 21 Club Lunch
Fixed-income specialist from Delaware Investments talked up their strategies with reporters at a recent lunch in New York...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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This TPA Offers an Advantage to Its Premier Advisor Allies
A recordkeeping TPA just added a new program for advisors .....
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Reynolds Takes an Ax to the 'Complex Decision Tree'
...at the 20th annual Conference de Montreal...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4.4
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Archiving: A Key Piece of the Advisor-Social Media Puzzle
How do you take advantage of social media without drawing the ire of the SEC or Finra? A key potential partner shares some tips...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Rekenthaler Maps Discount Wars' Escalation
And you thought the low cost battles were bad now. The Morningstar analyst writes that they've only begun...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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401k Loans, Hardship Withdrawals Dip 9 Percent in Two Years
Loans and hardship withdrawals decreased from Q1 2012 to Q1 2014, according to Financial Finesse's new quarterly report...
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Friday, June 13, 2014
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Spotlight on BrightScope
Forbes notes BrightScope founders as "up and comers."..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4.27
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A Mutual Fund Writer Switches Pubs
Ian Salisbury is moving on...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Financial Finesse Talks Stress and Retirement
Who is most likely to be financially stresed?..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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The SEC Makes a Plan Sponsor Blush
The company paid a fine of $850,000...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Rekenthaler Sees 401k Smiling on Fundsters
The M* research VP and fundster insider columnist analyzes 401k plan trends in Vanguard's "How America Saves 2013" report...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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DTCC Streamlines a Mutual Funds Offering
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Wealth Management Services (WMS) division unveils an enhanced Mutual Fund Profile Service II (Profile) that is automated and streamlined. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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A PM Leaves a MSIM Fund
John S. Goodacre from Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds [profile] no longer serves as PM for the Global Franchise Portfolio. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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iShares Prepares to Liquidate an ETF
The board of trustees of iShares Trust [profile] approved the plan of liquidation, dissolution and termination for the iShares 2013 S&P AMT-Free Municipal Series. The last day of trading of the fund will be August 15, 2013. [SEC Filing]..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Should PNC Break Up With BlackRock?
PNC Financial Services Group could sell its 21 percent stake in BlackRock, but should it? Bloomberg weighs the pros and cons of selling. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Rekenthaler Ponders the State of the 401k
Morningstar's John Rekenthaler talks about four trends in the 401k industry based off a Vanguard report, "How America Saves 2013."..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Eaton Vance Hires a Pioneer Alum
Bradley T. Galko is set to join the Eaton Vance team as senior research analyst. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Cohen & Steers' Inflows Aren't Enough
In its latest AUM update, Cohen & Steers saw favorable net inflows, but market depreciation stole its thunder. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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BRC Slashes Fees For a Fund
The board of trustees of the Valued Advisers Trust approved a fee cut for BRC Investment Management's BRC Large Cap Focus Equity Fund. Effective yesterday, the management fee slice of the expense ratio will drop to 47 basis points from 75. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Nationwide Tweaks CDSCs
The following funds at Nationwide [profile] have updated their class A contingent deferred sales charge: the Nationwide Alternatives Allocation Fund, the Nationwide Bond Fund, the Nationwide Bond Index Fund, the Nationwide Enhanced Income Fund, the Nationwide Fund, the Nationwide S&P 500 Index Fund, the Nationwide Growth Fund, the Nationwide International Index Fund, the Nationwide International Value Fund, the Nationwide Mid Cap Market Index Fund, the Nationwide Money Market Fund, the Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund, the Nationwide Short Duration Bond Fund, the Nationwide Small Cap Index Fund, the Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund, the Nationwide U.S. Small Cap Value Fund, the Nationwide Government Bond Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2010 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2015 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2020 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2025 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2030 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2035 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2040 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2045 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2050 Fund, the Nationwide Destination 2055 Fund, the Nationwide Retirement Income Fund, the Nationwide Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund, the Nationwide Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund, the Nationwide Investor Destinations Moderate Fund, the Nationwide Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund the Nationwide Investor Destinations Conservative Fund [SEC Filing:1] [SEC Filing:2]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Good Tidings for Invesco
Invesco reports increase in latest preliminary AUM. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Columbia and Threadneedle Share Personnel On a Fund
Effective on or about June 30, 2013, the Columbia Strategic Income Fund's investment advisor,Columbia Management [profile], will enter into a personnel-sharing arrangement with its affiliate, Threadneedle Investments. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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ING Hires Lazard and J.P. Morgan
On May 23, 201, Board of Trustees of the ING International Growth Fund [Lazard Asset Management [profile] and J.P. Morgan Investment Management [profile]. The fund will undergo a change in principal investment strategies and rebrand. The name will be changed to ING Multi-Manager International Equity Fund. This will all begin on or about July 1, 2013. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Roxbury Hires a Sub-Advisor
At a meeting of shareholders held on May 30, 2013, the shareholders of the Roxbury Small-Cap Growth Fund approved an investment sub-advisory agreement between Roxbury Capital Management [profile] and Hood River Capital Management. Previously, the fund was managed by PMs located in Roxbury’s Portland, Oregon, office. Also on May 30, Roxbury rebranded the fund as the Roxbury/Hood River Small-Cap Growth Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Are Three FactorShares ETFs Dying?
Seeking Alpha adds seven ETFs to its "ETF DeathWatch" list...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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The Cost of Mutual Funds in 401ks Keeps Falling
The costs of mutual funds in 401k plans are going down according to a new ICI survey...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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A Religious Mutual Fund Shop Marks a Milestone
Ave Maria Mutual Funds, of Schwartz Investment Counsel tops a billion bucks in assets. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Bogle Pushes Money Fund Reform and Foresees Three Train Wrecks in the Retirement Biz
Vanguard's founder shakes thing up, again, at the Morningstar conference...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Benna Betrays the 401k
The father of the system wants to scrap it...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1.67
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Aberdeen's Parent Regains Some Footing
The Scottish company had a gain in the market...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Are Money-Market Funds Done?
Money-market funds are feeling the pain as alternative investment options gain traction. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Gross Pares Back His Treasuries and More
What did the Pimco bond fund guru do last month?..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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iShares Should Fuel BlackRock
Seeking Alpha's Chris O'Donnell says popularity of ETFs among institutional and individual investors alike will drive BlackRock's growth. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Sullivan Rakes In $7.3 Million
Legg Mason paid its new CEO $7.3 million, a recent SEC filing shows...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Money Fund Regs Smile On Some ETFs
SEC rules disadvantaging some money market funds could make ultra-short term ETFs more appealing. ..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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A Former Fund CEO Pioneers Alts
A former mutual fund chief takes over operations at a hedge fund and closed-end fund manager...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Russell Makes Plans Around Stark's Shoes
The manager of managers lost Stark to JP Morgan. ..
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Mainstay Adds a New York Municipal Bond Fund
The New York Life asset management arm introduced its first state-specific municipal bond strategy Wednesday.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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RBC Hires Target DC Plan Sponsors
Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. asset management arm has signed on talent to help it grow its 401(k) business...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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HSBC Fund Feeds Appetite for Dim Sum Bonds
The U.S. arm of the global asset manager exploits its natural advantage in the market for Renminbi...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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Neuberger Berman Tests Plan Sponsors' Appetite for Alts Funds
A new mutual fund grants DC participants access to hedge funds...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Guardian Brings in New VP in California
The former John Hancock executive will serve in Northern Los Angeles..
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Judge Slaps a 401k Advisor With $1.2MM Hit
DoL attorneys win a default judgment against a defunct RIA...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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A Beantown Advisor Relocates and Hires
A retirement plan-focused shop now has 11 advisors and a bigger HQ...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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BlackRock Taps a Ex-Swiss Central Banker to Woo Mega Clients
Philipp Hildebrande resigned from Swiss bank in January after currency-trading scandal involving his wife...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Franklin Templeton Takes Action on its ETF Move
The Franklin Resources subsidiary joins fellow mainline fund firms in the push for active ETFs...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Fidelity Unpacks in Jersey City
The Boston Behemoth takes a perch just across the river from Wall Street and New York City...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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IPO Likely Route for DFA, But Not Just Yet
David Booth and Eduardo Repetto took questions from advisors in Monterey and they gave some interesting answers...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fido PMs "All Live in Glass Houses"
Equity president Brian Hogan talks about turning around performance at the mutual fund titan...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Supreme Court Rules on Janus Case
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday morning in a case involving allegedly misleading statements in some mutual fund prospectuses...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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TIAA-CREF Hires Two
The New York City-based asset manager reveals two hires for its asset management business...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Neuberger Berman Bids Adieu to a Sales Exec
The company veteran left in April...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Hatteras Taps a Marketing Pro from First Eagle
Hatteras also promotes one of its own to the role of national accounts director...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Zelazny Moves On from Neuberger Berman
The Neuberger Berman vet is set to join a Greenwich, Connecticut-based asset manager...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Neuberger Puts a $1.9B Strategy Into a Fund
The mutual fund firm launches an old offering in a new shell...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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401k Revenue Sharing, Read All About It!
A New York Times columnist continues to tackle 401k fee and disclosure issues...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Russell Makes a Sales Hire in the Northeast
Two months after hiring an advisor-focused DC wholesaler in the Southeast, Russell names its wholesaler for the Northeast territory...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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ING Catches SRI Fever, With Morningstar's Help
The giant DC provider adds a new series of investment options to its platform...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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An EBSA Official Says Fee Disclosure Won't Wait
A DoL insider gives industry paticipants an update on the agency's progress on 408(b)(2) and fiduciary rules...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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An AllianceBernstein DC I-O Alum Jumps to a Brokerage
A West Coast insurance brokerage hires a retirement plan specialist...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Large Sponsors Aren't Keen on Retirement Income
IRA rollovers will become tablestakes for recordkeepers...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Bill Gross is Selling His Bayfront Property for $26.5 Million
The Pimco co-founder and co-CIO is reportedly looking for a buyer for his 18,150-square-foot property on Harbor Island...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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Who Will Win California's 529? Not Fidelity
The board overseeing the plan is about to pick a new provider...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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A Father-and-Son PM Pair Quietly Outperform
Forbes highlights a mutual fund that deliberately shrinks from the spotlight...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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BlackRock Plans a Retail Push
The biggest asset manager in the world wants to increase its profile among retail investors...
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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MassMutual Plans to Bring in Biz Dev Directors
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based provider is also looking to fill a new sales post in Kansas City...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Schwab Adds Indexed Target Date Offering
The brokerage giant unveils a new lineup of collective trusts for the DC marketplace...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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A Midwest Provider Embarks on an Acquisition Path
The provider has hired an i-banker to help it evaluate acquisition opportunities and has also formed a team that will sell through intermediaries...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Big Boston Newsmakers are Hiring
This week we spotlight jobs at the fund companies that made headlines this week...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Claymore Splits Top Office
Claymore Advisors has picked a new CEO and a new chief legal officer...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Is Fee Disclosure Legislation Dead Until 2009?
A high-ranking Congressman says the Miller bill is stuck, for now...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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An Online Marketer Aims to Reinforce TPA Circles of Influence
An entrepreneur unveils a new email service to help non-producing TPAs keep in touch with other retirement professionals.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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NRP: Wirehouse Plan Advisors are Awakening to Independence
Execs at the SoCal-based network of advisors see shifts among brokers who specialize in retirement plans...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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USAA Funds Plans Grand Re-Opening
The fund group that services the United States armed services is looking to expand its investor base...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Evergreen Tweaks its Product Line
Another fund company is merging and liquidating funds...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Vanguard Chooses Lucky Number Seven Sub-advisor
Vanguard has added a seventh sub-advisor to one of its funds...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Schwab Gives Reps a Break
Schwab is expanding its offerings for breakaway reps...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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A Van Kampen Fund is Headed for Liquidation
The board of trustees approved a liquidation plan for the small-cap fund last week.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Fido, Putnam Vie for Top Billing for New Hires
With two marquee fund firms in Boston announcing heavyweight hires yesterday, local and business papers had to decide who to highlight.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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Is There Life After 12b-1?
DALBAR founder Lou Harvey explores what the mutual fund world might be like if the 12b-1 fee is reformed or even eliminated.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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TPA Network Expands Into Wisconsin
An industry veteran joins up to lead both a brand new office and an old one.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Morgan Stanley to Shell Out $4.4 Million To Settle Class-Action Suit
Morgan Stanley will pay $4.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit with brokerage clients...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Second Wave of Pilgrim Baxter Investors Gets Fair Fund Money
More Pilgrim Baxter investors are getting their checks...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Integrity Names New National Sales Manager
The Minot, North Dakota-based firm has tapped an insider as its new national sales manager...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Fundies Raise Over 350K for a Good Cause
Mutual fund execs can be quite generous when it comes to golfing for a cause...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.17
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UMB Fund Services Promotes New Recruit to CEO
UMB Fund Services has promoted John Zader to chief executive officer...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Global Consulting Firm Anoints First DC Chief
An Empire State firm taps one of its own to lead its defined contribution efforts.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Half a Dozen Reps Join Hilliard Lyons
The six reps worked with a combined total of more than $360 million of client assets through their old firms...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Calvert Rolls Out Alternative Energy Fund
The Bethesda, Maryland-based fund firm has added to its roster of SRI funds...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Payden Adds ETFs and Securities to the Target Date Mix
The Southern California manager proposes an enterprising take on the lifecycle fund model by supplementing its own underlying funds with something else...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.08
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AER and XFunds Inch Towards Active ETFs
AER Advisors Inc. and XShares Advisors LLC -- two startups trying to crack the exchange-traded fund puzzle -- get the The Wall Street Journal Fund Track column spotlight for their recent filings...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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NYSUT Bows to Spitzer
After a settlement with the New York attorney general, the teachers union's trust will change its investment program management and marketing, and will reimburse the state for its costs...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Merrill Shelf-Space Suit Dismissed
Merrill Lynch has won a victory in its battle against investors who charge it had illegal shelf-space agreements with mutual fund companies, reports Reuters...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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H&R Block Faces Shareholder Offensive
Two groups of H&R Block shareholders last week filed separate derivative suits against the company's board of directors in Kansas City, Missouri's U.S. District Court, reports the Associated Press...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Target Date Funds That Don't Stop Maturing
A Midwestern fund company has launched a new kind of target date fund of fund...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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JPMorgan Lures Two Sales Big Shots
One spot remains to be filled in a nationwide expansion of the company’s retirement plan sales force...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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More Math To Do At Bisys
After restating its financials for the year ended June 30, 2005, Bisys Group has found other accounting errors in that restatement...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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A Better Way to Index?
WisdomTree Investments, a New York-based investment advisory firm backed largely by famed hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, this week launches its own family of 20 ETFs with, company officials say, "the potential to change the way people think about indexing and investing."..
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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TIAA-CREF Replaces Departed CFO
After a year with an acting CFO, TIAA-CREF has named a permanent replacement for Elizabeth Monrad. Monrad took an unpaid leave of absence in May 2005 upon learning the SEC was investigating her activities at previous employer General Re...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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No Promises for a 22c-2 Extension
Am SEC insider says the SEC staff is likely to suggest a delay in the rule adoption, but the final say is in the hands of the Commissioners...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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DoL is Taking Steps to Add More Fee Disclosures
An official from the DoL's Employee Benefits Security Adminstration (EBSA) provides a progress report on a new safe harbor model form and changes to the Form 5500...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Financial Advisers, Never Fear!
A New England provider shields financial representatives who are plan fiduciaries from losses and litigation related to its plans' investment processes and choices...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Vilar Pleads Not Guilty; Expects to Make Bail Soon
Amerindo Funds founder Alberto Vilar plead "not guilty" to charges that he stole $5 million from an investment client. Vilar appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Monday morning to make the plea...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Sponsors Ask for Fee Cuts ... And Get Them
Virtually all large plan sponsors are pushing back on the fees they are paying. In many cases, says a new survey, they are walking away with a better deal...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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Public Sector Provider Hires Two
The hires will work in consultant relations and education...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Ann Arbor Considers 401k Shift
The city's mayor looks for a way to pay for retiree health costs...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Flying J Inc.
The number one diesel fuel distributor and truck-stop operator may add an investment option...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Illinois System Chooses Consultant
The state university system also names a CIO...
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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Galvin Takes a Look into Oppenheimer
Over the weekend, the Boston papers were abuzz with more details of the ongoing turmoil at MassMutual .....
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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SSgA Hunts for ETF Ideas
State Street Global Advisors has sent out a request for proposal to 10 or so index providers in its hunt to create new exchange-traded funds .....
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Monday, June 13, 2005
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PaydenFunds Taps Back Office Helper
A new transfer agent will take over the 23 funds come September...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Invesco & AIM Merge Funds
A score of funds will disappear when the dust settles...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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American Century CMO to Retire
Today was the last day at the Kansas City-based fund firm for Gordon Snyder...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Many Small Biz Owners Appear Clueless
A recent Nationwide Financial study finds shortcomings and education gaps among entrepreneurs when it comes to financial and retirement planning...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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401k Education Pioneer Culls Experience
The first employee education specialist in the DC industry aims to lead the way for sponsors with unbiased advice and services...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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Insurers Embrace New Pomeroy-Isakson Bill
The proposal calls for tax-exemption on plan distributions taken in the form of annuities...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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NYLIM Upgrades Sponsor Education Series
The additional tools include training for pension committees and on how M&A activity can affect retirement plans...
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Friday, June 13, 2003
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Capital Trust Taps Mellon Vet
The company hires a veteran from Mellon Private Wealth Management to head its marketing...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Tech Giants Targeted by Fund Firm
The New England fund firm is taking aim at auditor independence at Microsoft and Cisco...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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AFSS Partners with Boston Firm
The two firms will cross-sell education and training through the deal...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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State Street Expands to Europe.
The Boston firm puts its foot in door by opening a new office in Luxembourg...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Insurer Makes Advice Free
For sponsors and participants the advice service will come at no added cost...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Alliance Dropped Assets in May
A decline in growth stocks sliced one percent off the pie managed by Alliance Capital last month...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Bundled Vendor Taps Subadvisor
The subadvisory gig lands a New York City manager another $170 million in 401k assets...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Time to Crack Down on CEO Pay?
Should fund firms take a closer look at corporate governance issues? One fund giant steps out front.
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Reader Rating: 5
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RIA Adds Three
The Bay Area registered investment advisor taps a new face to oversee qualified plan marketing...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Advent Names Partners for Testing
The firm has included Security Trust as one of the testers for its new tools tying data into MSN Money...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Schwab Arm Taps Knight Trading
Schwab Capital has landed another institutional sales person to reach fund trading desks...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Reader Rating: 5
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Polaroid Retirees to Pursue Insurer
The retirees of the bankrupt company will go after the provider of fiduciary insurance to get back the value if some of their lost benefits...
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Thursday, June 13, 2002
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Advice on the Intermediary Chunnel
kasina wraps its research hands around the topic of European distribution...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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The Great Flood of 2001
Tropical Storm Allison triggers emergency plans at AIM...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Advice on the Hill
Rep. John Boehner is going to study 401k advice in his Congressional committee...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Seen & Heard at SPARK
Like nearly every conference so far this Spring, attendance felt "off" at this week's SPARK National Conference. Still, that doesn't mean that not a lot happened...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Morningstar in the East
Chicago firm's Hong Kong operations ... BISYS teams with Sage...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Morningstar in the East
Chicago firm's Hong Kong operations ... BISYS teams with Sage...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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The New Pioneers at Dreyfus
Pioneer Funds is making some changes to its sales force including the addition of two new execs to its team...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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The New Sheriff
Anne Combs is the new head of the PWBA, and she spoke at SPARK...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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INVESCO Subsidiary Starts Money Market Funds
Institutional Trust Company, an INVESCO subsidiary, has received FDIC approval to start money market funds for qualified plans...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Deutsche Asset Management Reorganizes Structure
Deutsche Bank has two new key hires and a reorganized management structure for its asset management unit...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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The New Retirement Players: InvestorForce.com
The first in a series of articles profiling the firms trying to remake the retirement industry. Part 2 of the Investor Force profile will be run later...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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INVESCO Continues Wholesaler Additions
The Denver fund company is expanding its sales force with three new wholesalers in the Northeast and Caribbean regions, and a new manager of institutional sales...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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National Manfucturing Outsources Plan
The $58 million plan's decision hinged on education...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 13, 2000
Fidelity raises cash ... More on Liberty/Wanger...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 13, 2000
Fidelity raises cash ... More on Liberty/Wanger...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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