News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Only One-Eighth of Large Firms Net Inflows
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for April 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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WIPN Versus the Burnout Factor
The trade group's chief talks about their new wellness initiative...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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Alerus and T. Rowe Partner With an Insurance Brokerage
An employee-owned firm with more than 1,700 associates is rolling out a small plan offering...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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An HR Chief Joins a Texas TPA
Updated | The acquirer's new hire hails from New England...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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Long-Term Outflows Fall 42 Percent
The Refiniv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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An $18B-AUA KPA Aggregator Teams Up, Building a PEP
The KPA aggregator will serve as 3(38), while an insurer's RKer arm will step in as PPP and 3(16)...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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Seven Tips For Talking Succession Planning
Succession planning takes years, and communication is naturally key. Here are a few succession planning conversation pointers from an exit coach who specializes in FAs...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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After a $76B-AUM Deal, What's Next For This Multinational?
The acquirer's chief talks about the deal, the ongoing integration, and more...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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In a 401k First, TDF Marketshare Slips
New research from a large- and mega-market provider offers another look at how participants fared in 2020...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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Will Secure 2.0 Go the Distance? Reish Weighs In
The ERISA legal eagle tells advisors about the bipartisan retirement legislation and more...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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LeafHouse's C-Suite Expands
The new hire started earlier this week...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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A Contrarian Boutique Wins In April
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for April 2021 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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Why This $2.3B-AUA KPA Shop Sold
He's combining his team with a nearby, also freshly acquired competitor...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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An Ex-MF Chief Joins an AI-Driven Shop
He's taking over the firm's North America efforts. Next up is their first hedge fund, and then, perhaps later this year, their first mutual fund...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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PSCA Honors an Ex-EBSA Chief
The plan sponsor trade group recognizes a former Assistant Secretary of Labor for lifetime achievement...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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How a Midwestern RKer's Team Is Educating Mid-Crisis
401kWire checks in with the folks at an insurer's recordkeeping arm...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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What Should RKers Share About Pen Tests?
A trade group offers providers guidance on opening up, partly, on these cybersecurity issues...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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Micro-Market Flows Swing Back to Black
The M* team updates flows data for April 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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Geli Adds a 27-Year-Old Shop to TRAC
The newcomer to the platform is a managed account provider...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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A Managed Account Giant Delivers 5,000 Meals
The firm also continues to partner with local charities during the ongoing coronavirus crisis...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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Fidelity Both Won and Lost Last Month
The M* team updates flows data for April 2019 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Two Eaton Vance DC I-O Directors Depart
A 13-Year and A 10-Year Vets left the company...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Elmslie Brings a 30-Year Industry Vet to Voya
The new hire reports to Nick Wilson, SVP of sales, west division, for Voya's small and mid-corporate markets retirement plan business...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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401k Access Is a Mystery to Most Americans
New research highlights retirement savings gaps...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Week In Preview, May 20-27
This week the teams at ALFI, Capital Market Strategies, DAI Partners, ETFGI, FIASI, and Irish Funds will all host events...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Week In Preview, May 20-27
Memorial Day is just around the corner, and summer is fast approaching...
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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Plan Sponsors Demand More From Their Recordkeepers
Recordkeepers should focus on communication and greater transparency. ..
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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Most FAs Expect Robos to Help Them Scale
FUSE issues its first "Advisor Top Trends" report from its Advisor Trend Monitor series...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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A Pennsylvania KPA Joins CapFinancial
A Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) makes changes to his broker-dealer...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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Kentucky Plan Sponsor of $610MM 403b Mulls Annuity Option
Norton Healthcare also has a couple of funds on watch...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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White to Fundsters: Your Disclosures Should Change Continuously
The Flash Crash (2010) and NAVgate and the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund collapse (both 2015) loom large as the SEC chief speaks at the ICI GMM for the fourth time...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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RCG Faces the Valeant Music, In Person
This week the shop behind the beleaguered Sequoia Fund will hold its annual investor day in the Big Apple...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
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Kim Rises: New York Life Investments Has a New Chief
A familiar face is taking over the investment group of the Gotham mutual insurance company...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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OpFunds Responds After Reports of SEC Attention
It's the advisor, not the funds, that's paying platform-related fees in the 401(k) market, according to OpFunds officials. The statement follows reports of an SEC probe into its practices...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Former BlackRock COO Joins BrightScope
Allegra Heyligers joins BrightScope as executive vice president of business development. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.86
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Two Join Lincoln's IRD Team
Mark Seidenburg and Chris Neece join Lincoln's Institutional Retirement Distribution (IRD) team, focused on delivering the retirement services firm's retirement plan services. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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26 Senators Sign Letter to Obama
Members of the U.S. Senate, including members of the Senate HELP and finance committees, have signed a letter to President Obama, asking for removal of barriers to state-based retirement programs. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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$1.6 Billion Plan Searches for Bundled Provider
Illinois State Universities Retirement System (SURS) has issued a bundled provider RFP for its 401(a) defined contribution plan. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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NFP Advisor Services Has a New Platform Compatible for KPAs
James Poer, president of independent broker-dealer NFP Advisor Services, confirmed today that it will provide integrated access to the Vestorly solution to all affiliated financial advisors that includes over 1,400 registered representatives...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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This KPA is Now the Retirement Services Chief
An appointment has been made at a full-service financial firm located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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SEC Targets At Least Two Fund Firms Over Sub-TAs
Updated | The regulatory agency has reportedly referred cases to enforcement over at least two mutual fund shops and the way they pay for sales with fund assets...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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MassMutual Receives Recognition From Plan Sponsors
The Enfield, Connecticut-based recordkeeper MassMutual earned high scores for satisfaction among employers that sponsor defined contribution plans as well as defined benefit plans, so says Chatham Partners, an independent research firm...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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Is Obama's Fiduciary Reg Doomed ... or Sneakily Unbeatable?
Fundsters, B-Ds, and politicians from both sides of the aisle are speaking out against the DoL's proposed fiduciary redefinition for retirement plans and IRAs. What's the administration's endgame?..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Principal is Revamping Its Website
Des Moines, Iowa-based financial investment and management company innovating its already highly-rated website. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Reader Rating: 1
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The 56th ICI GMM Begins
Fundsters from across the country gather in Washington, D.C...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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And the TPA Winners Were ...
Two 401(k) veterans received awards at the annual NIPA Conference...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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Reader Rating: 2
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DC Advisors Are Poised to Move Up-Market
Mid-sized plans and up in need of a personal touch might be fertile territory for DC advisors, a report from kasina finds...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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A 401k-Focused Software Company Debuts New Widgets
401k Widgets has a suite of new widgets for its provider, TPA and advisor clients. ..
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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A TPA Restructures His Admin Team
A midwestern TPA is restructuring its administration team...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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NorCal's 401k Participants Save the Most
A Fidelity analysis of retirement savings by metropolitan area shows that participants in San Jose and San Francisco have the highest average savings rate nationally. ..
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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Royce Hands Off One Hat, But He's Still In
The Legg Mason subsidiary's founder prepares to pass the president hat to one of his co-CIOs...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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It Is a Really Good Time To Be a CEO in Asset Management
The FT says fundster chiefs' pay jumped last year. Yet Mister Market jumped more...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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After 43 Years in the Biz, a TPA Prepares to Retire
A 43-year industry veteran says goodbye at his final NIPA conference and looks toward Mexico...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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An Ex-Pimco Exec Will Lead Sales for an Alts Shop
New hire will lead all sales initiatives for ETFs and mutual funds...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1
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Borzi Talks Lifetime Income
When Borzi sends an e-mail, we tell you what it says...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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The Supremes Take Fido's Whistleblower Case
The nation's top court will decide whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as those at publicly traded companies...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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IndexIQ Passes $1B AUM
The liquid alts specialists celebrate a milestone...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Funds See "Two Great Rotations"
Strategic Insight releases mutual fund flow data for the first four months of 2013...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Pru Holds on to a $425MM Public Client
A West Coast county sticks with the New Jersey RKer...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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ING and Morgan Stanley Face a 401k Suit
A plan sponsor alleges a "pay-to-play" scheme...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3.08
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An ABG Shop Aligns With LPL
The indie B-D giant expands its retirement presence with the addition of another $1-billion team...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1
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An Insurance Giant Settles a Mutual Fund Fee Suit
A local paper delves into the lawsuit...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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M* Explains Its Medals
How does the firm hang medals on funds?..
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Barron's Shares Its Love for Some Active ETFs
The financial pub touts products of five firms, argues that some really can offer more oomph than costlier mutual fund competitors...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Gross and Gundlach Go For the Gusto Again
Forbes dives down into some of the bond mavens' latest bold market calls...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Which Funds are the Worst?
CNBC has the unfortunate list...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Principal Looks for Help in the South
It also has open positions in Indy and NYC!..
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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Why Would Hartford Sell?
The insurer has reportedly put its mutual fund business on the block...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Scout Gears Up for a Fund Launch
The Kansas City-based mutual fund firm plans to expand its mutual fund product line...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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A Transamerica Client Manager Departs
The plan provider does not plan to tap a replacement...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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ASPire Expands in the Rockies
The St. Petersburg, Florida-based RKer is growing its West Coast team...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Russell Takes a Step to Bolster its Wirehouse Ties
The Seattle firm taps a Dreyfus alum for the newly created position of director of wirehouse channel distribution...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Lincoln Adds a New Relationship Manager
The firm is beefing up its West Coast team...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Mutual Fund Execs Hang Out with Oprah
Not many mutual fund bigwigs can say they have partied with the queen of daytime TV.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Post-BofA, Will Other Wirehouses Smile on BlackRock?
A trade pub sees a brighter distribution future for the retail mutual fund business of the world's largest asset manager...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Morningstar Feels Ambivalent About Wells Fargo Fund Mergers
A mutual fund analyst ponders the bank's plan to do away with eight funds...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Global X Revs Up its Own Auto ETF
The ETF purveyor enters the auto ETF race...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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FRC Targets Lifecycle Funds
A fund researcher offers offer tips on target-date and target-risk business practices at the conclusion of a new study...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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ALPS Scores Two Mandates from a Georgia Fund Firm
The firm taps ALPS to replace JPMorgan Fund Services and IFS Fund Distributors...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Executive Comp Specialist Seeks Partners in the DC Biz
A consulting firm looks for 401k advisors to team up with...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Janus Ties Fees to Performance For Eight More Funds
The Colorado-based company already has 14 funds with performance fees, but will have eight more should shareholders approve...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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SSgA Spins Out an International Bond ETF
State Street unveils its latest ETF...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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A New Player Makes Matrix's ETF 401k Trades Fly
A New York firm helps the Bluff Point company connect to Goldman Sachs for a new capability...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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The Tax Man Doesn't Want Participants Stuck in Company Stock
The IRS follows up on the PPA with some new regs...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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The Political Weaponization of 401k Continues
The fear of a purported plot to take over 401ks continues to spread...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Beware Mutual Funds Bearing Hedging
Forbes magazine sinks its teeth into absolute return and other hedge fund mimicking mutual funds...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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The IRS Tweaks Rules For a Non-Mutual Fund 401k Investment Option
To protect employees' savings, the IRS makes is easier for participants to shed company stock from their 401k plans...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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An Evergreen Alum Takes Over Loomis Sayles Growth
The Natixis affiliate hires a large cap growth chief...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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A Startup Offers Fundsters Real-Time Control Over Sub-Advisors
How do you keep track of what your managers are doing, minute by minute? A new Colorado-based firm has an idea...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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An Independent Asset Manager Aims for DC I-O Growth
Watch for yet another fund firm to increase its presence in the retirement plan marketplace...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Walker Leads Neuberger Berman Back to Fundamentals
Executives at Neuberger Berman are dusting off their suit jackets from last Fall's implosion of Lehman Brothers and refocusing on fundamentals...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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An Asset Manager Fills its First DC I-O Post
A fund firm seeks to grow institutional sales with a focus on defined contribution...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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SPARK Weighs in on the Fee Fray
In a new white paper The SPARK Institute addresses fees in 401(k) plans...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Eaton Vance Reports higher Q2 Inflows
Eaton Vance reported earnings for Q2 of its fiscal year Wednesday...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Third Avenue Adds Two Institutional Sales Vets
The Big Apple fund firm places a pair of new MDs beneath its new institutional chief...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1
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Principal Promotes its Chief
The company has replaced J. Barry Griswell...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Principal Switches Chairmen
Principal has replaced J. Barry Griswell...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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An RKing TPA Reaches Into the Southwest
A full service provider teams up with a new distribution partner...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Cogent Sells to a Group of B-Ds
Fund Research shop Cogent is set to get new owners...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Bombay Stock Surge Lifts Indian ETFs
Barclays iShares, Powershares and WisdomTree are on the recommended list for investors seeking exposure to Indian stocks...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Weitz Leads Value Funds in 2009 After Dismal 2008
The WSJ Fund Track shines on Weitz Values performance turn around...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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Calamos to Refinance out of Auction-Rate Holdings
Auction-rate shares are a thing of the past for Calamos Investments...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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MassMutual is Cooking Up a New Product
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based provider plans to launch the new product in the third quarter...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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New Numbers Underscore That 403b is a Take-Away Market
Projections from Retirement Research Inc. drive home the notion that providers should rely on consolidation and not organic growth.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Fido Sees Opps in Emerging Markets
Fidelity is making a bet that emerging economies are going to pay off big...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Finra Arbitration Halted in Fragasso Case
There are new developments this month in Fragasso v. Rydex...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Former A.G. Edwards Heir Apparent Resigns
A day after Wachovia said it will be dropping the A.G. Edwards brand, an heir to the Edwards name is leaving also...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Zealous Trades LA for the OC
Zealous Trading Group is relocating its headquarters...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Pioneer Seeks a New CFO
The job opened with the move of Anthony Koenig to a new role...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Insurer Adds DC I-O, Solo K Consulting Support
An annuity and mutual fund provider beefs up its retirement division with a new team.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Maryland FA Cops to Theft and Fraud
An FA who previously ran the Phoenix, Maryland-based Forrester Financial Group, is likely going to be spending some time in the big house...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Lincoln Hires Three for its RI Group
The Philadelphia-based firm has made additions to its retirement income group, which it formed a year and a half ago...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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GEAM Puts an Emphasis on DC I-O
The Stamford, Connecticut-based asset manager plans to add wholesalers and expand its line of target products.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Direxion ETFs Seek to Triple Market Performance
The Boston-based firm specializing in leveraged index funds has filed to launch three dozen ETFs...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Coming Soon to a TSP Near You: Auto-Enrollment and Mutual Funds?
A new proposal would also switch to a target date default and add the Roth option.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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DWS Scudder Taps a New Director for its Financial Institutions Group
The firm has hired a senior exec from Ziegler Capital Management.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Feds Go After Taft Hartley Corruption
Regulators are dusting off a rarely enforced provision to go after kickbacks in the union DC plan market. At least one criminal case is pending...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (to See SPARK)
A new Senate leader on retirement took the time to meet with Spark members at the group's National Conference this week. He is seeking ways to increase retirement savings with new bill...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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ADP Lands Industry Marketing Vet
The plan recordkeeper continues to build its bench strength in the retirement market...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Canary Day 13: Sihpol Prosecutors Appearing More Desperate
The judge and prosecution clash over whether a defense witness should be allowed. Professor's testimony could be the key to Sihpol walking...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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Paychex Teams with AICPA
The bundled plan and payroll specialist is tapping into the AICPA for referrals...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fund Transparency Act is Back
Legislation that would require funds to disclose more information about fees and other costs is back before Congress. Hawaiian Senator Daniel Akaka reintroduced the bill this week.
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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WSJ: Attack of the Clones
Are clone funds bad? Tom Lauricella at the Wall Street Journal takes on the issue in his latest Fund Track column and provides no final answer to the question. He does, though, warn investors to be skeptical and points out that "clones don't necessarily benefit investors, but, rather, give fund-management firms a way to earn more in fees," according to critics...
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Friday, May 20, 2005
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DB for One
Three years after the successful launch of its Uni-K plan, Pioneer hopes for another hit with a single-proprietor/small business DB plan...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Loomis Sayles to Sub-advise Three Managers Funds
Boston-based Loomis Sayles will manage the Managers Fixed Income, High Yield and Balanced funds...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Strong Reaches SEC Settlement, Founder Apologizes
Strong Capital and founder Richard Strong will pay $140 million in a settlement with the SEC...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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NASD Recommends Action Against AEFA
The NASD informed American Express Financial Advisors’ broker-dealer subsidiary of investigations into revenue sharing arrangements with mutual funds...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Fund Firm Restitution Payments Tax-Deductible
In some cases, restitution payments to injured shareholders are tax-deductible...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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SEC Director Chides Fund Execs at ICI
Paul Roye chastises fund executives at the ICI meeting for their whining and hypocrisy. He encourages them to take a strong moral stance and says they sink or swim together...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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Integrity Brings Back Veteran
The North Dakota fund firm names a new head of its day-to-day operations and lands an ex-Orbitex sales pro...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Mellon Lays Out its Strategy
The bank is reoganizing its HR Services and Jude Metcalfe has left as head of retirement...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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TRUSTlynx Rolls Out New TPA IRA Product
The new program is designed to allow TPAs to capture the rollover market with minimal effort...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Schwab RT Lassos ex-PFPC Sales Pro
The executive will oversee field sales for the Schwab DC recordkeeping platform...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Raymond James Taps Into Fund Info Portal
The broker-dealer has tied into a fund information portal to lend a hand to its 5,000 intermediaries...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Cisco Hikes Match
Not all employers are playing scrooge with their 401k match...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Invesco UK Taps ID Management Platform
The new platform will be used in the EMEA markets...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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NASD Pushes Breakpoint Deadline
The NASD has given broker-dealers another month to gather their data...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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A New Man Takes the Reins at TSP
An ex-PNC Bank executive is picked to lead the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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UBOC Adds New Funds to Retirement Prog
The bank forms a new relationship with an asset manager to add lifestyle fund options to DC investment menu...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Look at the DC Market in Europe, Part II
This is the second of three reports following the IBC 3rd Annual Defined Contribution Conference, recently held in London, England...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Investors Group Launches New Fund
Winnipeg, Manitoba-headquartered Investors Group, Inc. has launched its Investors Quebec Enterprise Fund, another in its Investors Master Series. The fund will be managed by Christine Decarie, CFA, in Montreal, Quebec...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Aetna to Offer 401k Forum Advice
401(k) providers allying themselves with advice-givers is the definite trend of 1999. In the latest move, Aetna Retirement Services of Hartford, Connecticut has decided to offer participants in plans it administers advice from 401k Forum of San Francisco, California, a spokesperson with Aetna told the 401kWire.com...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Are There 55 Million Participants?
How big is the 401(k) market? Where within it lie the opportunities? If you don't have the right numbers, you can't have the right answers. Three strategies to attack the market...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Security Benefit Group Taps BT
New York, New York-headquartered The Security Benefit Group has chosen the Bankers Trust PreservationPlus Income Portfolio to be the only investment vehicle for its new Security Capital Preservation Fund. The BT offering is a stable value vehicle targeted toward IRA's and employee defined benefit retirement plans...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Retirement Head Now CEO at American General
Houston, Texas-headquartered American General Corporation (NYSE: AGC) has named John A. Graf, who is the president of the retirement services division, to the additional post of ceo for that division. He replaces Thomas L. West Jr., who will serve as vice chairman and group executive for the retirement group...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Odd Lots, May 20, 1999
SEC's Roye to weigh in on SIA, ICI spat Friday ... Eaton Vance on the gravy train ... Funds' median market cap slips ... The impact of extended trading hours...
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Thursday, May 20, 1999
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Colonial Bank Seeks Recordkeeper
Montgomery, AL-based Colonial Bank (NYSE: CNB) is looking to hire a new recordkeeper, Denise Gilmore, benefits administrator, told the 401kWire. The plan has approximatley $32 million in assets with about 1,700 participants...
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Wednesday, May 20, 1998
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Putnam Closes Fund
The spate of recent fund closings will grow by one when Putnam Investments closes its Capital Appreciation Fund on June 30. The fund is closing after its asset base tripled to $3.3 billion in the past year. The reason for the action, according to a report on Bloomberg, is the difficulty of managing the fund with its larger asset base. ..
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Wednesday, May 20, 1998
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