News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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An 11-Year-Old Shop Adds an AI-Powered China ETF
The new index fund is designed to a track an index meant to outperform the CSI 300...
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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In OneAmerica, Murray Sees a Strong Fit Overall and "Very Compatible Technology"
The Voya leader talks about the firm's latest deal, which is expected to close in less than four months...
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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Reader Rating: 4
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Post-Schwab, a Texas Retirement Vet Switches to Law
The 20-year Schwab veteran recently joined a law firm that is focused on debt collection...
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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700 ERISA Geeks Raise a Glass to a Law That "Revolutionized Retirement"
11 host organizations and 33 sponsors gathered DC and D.C. insiders alike last night for a celebration of "the law that has been the backbone of American's employee benefits."..
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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A $148MM-AUM Liquid Alt Fund Turns 20
The subadvised mutual fund comes in two flavors and is powered by a charity-owned subadvisor...
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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Verdeyen Plans Multiple Mercer Wise Upgrades
The consultant's U.S. DC chief talks about what's next for the $3.6-billion-AUM pair programs...
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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Rockefeller Float Its First ETF With a New Ally
The new, actively managed fund debuted yesterday on the NYSE and has a four-person PM team...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Vestwell's Landow Hires In TN
The new hire's immediate past position was at Cuna Mutual...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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With 2 Payroll Allies, a 401k Unicorn Accelates Onboarding
A micro-market retirement plan provider's team launchs a new service to help small businesses start new 401(k)s...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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NFP Teams Up With a West Coast RKer
The duo have rolled out a new PEP...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fund #2 Crosses $100MM In 20 Months
A Southwestern boutique's team celebrates a big milestone for their shop's second mutual fund...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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A 7-Year Ameritas Vet Departs
The executive is based in the Philadelphia area...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Five Fund Firms Win As Great Fin Services Place to Work In 2022
A business magazine teams up with a workplace culture specialist to recognize 100 employers in financial services and insurance...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Fundsters Golf to Support DEI
90 golfers participated in the charity fundraiser, and additional industry insiders attended the associated dinner...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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A $6.1B-AUA RIA's Chief Preps a DC Push
The 28-office firm's CEO expects to start hunting KPA practices within a year...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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Most Top-Saving Participants Are Deferring More Since 2020
That's one of the findings in new research released today by the folks at a publicly traded insurer's recordkeeping arm...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Watch For Cybersecurity and Website Upgrades From a 4,600-Plan RKer
The provider's 410 employees support more than 620,000 participants and $12 billion in recordkeeping AUA...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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19 Years In, a JPMAM Exec Switches to PE
The new hire will serve as head of content marketing at a Gotham firm...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Inflows Jump By $20B, Despite a Titan's Slip
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for August 2021 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, September 13, 2021
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iJoin Connects With a Volunteer State Shop
The participant engagement specialists are adding another managed account offering...
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Monday, September 13, 2021
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Week In Preview, September 13 - September 19
This week, the teams at EBRI, Fi360, NAPA, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Monday, September 13, 2021
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Week In Preview, September 13 - September 19
This week, the teams at MFDF, MMI, and Nicsa are hosting events...
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Monday, September 13, 2021
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A Nine-Figure, Multi-Part KPA Deal?
An acquisitive insurance brokerage is about to buy a 401(k)-focused RIA and several of its affiliates...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Platform Chief Joins an 8,900-FA Network
The exec now serves as SVP of investment products and platforms at the east coast-based network...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Hiring a DC I-O Vet, an Income Specialist Preps a 401k Product
The new hire is reaching out to providers, plan sponsors, and KPAs to set up new partnerships...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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IFP Offers Advisors a Passport to DC
The indie B-D teams to customize a 401(k) platform for its FAs...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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Some Plan Forms Now Go to a New Address
A key regulatory address updates a mailing address for certain submissions related to 401(k)s and other retirement plans...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Next Week, a $40B AUM Aggregator Sells
The deal brings together former colleagues from LPL Retirement Partners...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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Berruga Shares Two Big Global X Opps
The Mirae-backed ETF shop's chief talks, 18 months after the deal...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
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Seven Options For Gaining Scale
There are several different models KPAs can choose from to gain the advantages of a bigger firm...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 3
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Benna's Five Steps For Revamping the 401k System
The man known as the "Father of the 401(k)" just wrote a new book, reflecting on the four decades of 401(k) evolution and suggesting what should come next...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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In Gotham, an $11.8B Duo Reopens
A big boutique is again letting new investors into its two mutual funds. Yet don't expect them to ramp up their distribution team just yet...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Lavallee Brings a Top Transamerica Vet to Voya
Updated | The new hire serves as national practice leader for the healthcare, education, and not-for-profit channel...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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In the Midwest, an Insurer Retreats From 401ks
The firm will continue to support existing retirement plan and annuity customer, but it no longer take new ones...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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Another Month, Another Pair of Free Fido Funds
The Boston Behemoth expands its new lineup of index mutual fund with expense ratios of zero bps...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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After Six Years With MFS, a Beantown DC Specialist Departs
It looks like this DC industry insider is going back to school...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Reader Rating: 1
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Lombardi Hires a DC I-O Exec in the Southeast
ICMA-RC's DC I-O chief brings on a DC I-O and recordkeeping sales veteran...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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An ERISA Legal Eagle Fills a PSCA Board Vacancy
The change happened earlier this week...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Filings For Fundsters - September 13, 2017
The latest mutual fund industry filings with the SEC .....
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Stein Opens Betterment's Doors to Two More Asset Managers
Vanguard's ETFs will no longer be the only stuff underlying portfolios at the largest independent roboadvisor...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Which Providers Do Participants Trust the Most?
The survey revealed how trust drives participant engagement...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Reader Rating: 2
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These Female Fundsters Are Worth Watching
A magazine honors 121 women executives, including some in asset and wealth management...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Fidelity's DC Biz Adds $65B in Assets in 1H2016
The momentum is expected to continue into 2017. ..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2
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A CO Separate Account Shop Preps Its Own ETFs
A three-year-old ETF strategist is developing ETFs-of-ETFs...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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People on the Move - September 13, 2016
Hirings, Firings, and the like!..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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PNC Taps a Mutual of Omaha Alum
The new hire was part of Pat Bello's team at Mutual of Omaha. ..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4.91
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RPAG's Advisor Portal to Evolve
At RPAG's National Conference in beautiful Laguna Niguel, California, RPAG announced its newly revamped service offering for advisors.....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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A $40B Asset Manager's Retirement Chief Departs
A DC I-O chief moves on from a Gotham money manager and joins an advisor-focused RKer...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Cryan Shoots Down Deutsche Asset Management Deal Rumors
The bank's CEO tells his employees to avoid becoming "distracted by speculation about alleged mergers or sales plans."..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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2016 RPAG National Conference Kicks Off in California
More than 450 retirement plan advisors headed to sunny California to attend this year's annual RPAG National Conference!..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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American Honda Doubles Down on 401k
American Honda is shutting new hires out of its DB plan after the start of the New Year, though participants will be able to contribute to an "enhanced 401(k) plan." ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 2
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PNC Cuts Another Tie With BlackRock
Exec will serve on board of a different company...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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DundeeWealth Terminates a Fund
On September 12, 2013, the Board of Trustees of DundeeWealth Funds [profile] approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Termination with respect to the Smith Fund.
The plan provides for the sale of all the assets of the Smith Fund to Smith Group Large Cap Core Growth Fund, a newly-created group of Managed Portfolio Series, in exchange for the acquiring fund’s shares with the same aggregate net asset value as shares of the Smith Fund. Smith Asset Management Group, L.P., the current sub-adviser of the Smith Fund, is the investment adviser of the acquiring fund. [SEC Filing]..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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A Columbia PM Announces Plans to Retire
Richard Dahlberg, CFA, a co-manager of the Columbia Dividend Income Fund, has announced that he plans to retire from Columbia Management Investment Advisers [profile] at the end of 2013. Until then, Dahlberg will continue to serve as a PM of the fund with co PMsScott Davis, David King, CFA and Michael Barclay. [SEC Filing]
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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These Are Four Key Steps for Embracing Advisors
Family-owned firm embraced advisor market by bolstering team, rationalizes products, and is currently looking for a national accounts exec...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Columbia Appoints New PMs
Columbia Management [profile] is appointing new portfolio managers to its Columbia Funds Series Trust II. Starting on or about September 12, 2013 Jarl Ginsberg,CFA, CAIA, Christian Stadlinger,Ph.D.,CFA, and David Hoffman will assume the executive roles. [SEC Filing]
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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El-Erian Thinks Fed Still Plans to Taper Soon
Despite the recent jobs report, Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian said he believes that the Fed will taper soon. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Barron's: Will Twitter Mania Take Down Funds?
Barron's Brendan Conway covered funds investing in Twitter and speculates on whether or not they will meet the same fate as funds that invested in Facebook before its botched IPO. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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WAMCo: Not All Puerto Rico Munis Are Equal
Bloomberg interviewed Western Asset Management's Robert Amodeo on the municipal bond market's health. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Institutional Investors Want to Snag Corporate Debt
As interest rates rise, institutional investors want decent returns, and they may turn to investment-grade corporate debt. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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City Officials and Big Businesses Challenge the SEC's Money Fund Plan
The Chamber of Commerce assisted several mayors and business organizations in their letter writing campaign against the SEC's money fund reform proposal. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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A Texas TPA is Building Out a National Sales Force
A Lonestar State shop is working on filling two open spots now, with more hirings coming down the line...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Seen and Heard at the PSCA's 66th Annual National Conference
All conferences have their quirks, and this week's annual PSCA conference, which included conga lines, duck calls and bobcats, was no exception.
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1
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Actively Manage Your ETFs the Eaton Vance Way
Fund firm wants to license its new actively managed ETF model.
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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In Borzi's Eyes, the 'Jury Is Still Out' on Fee Disclosure
The head of 401(k) regulatory body EBSA discussed fee disclosure rules prominently in a keynote address on Thursday morning, saying that providers have been finding ways to cheat and that TDF fee disclosure shouldn’t be far down the road..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Beantown Has a New Securities Sheriff
A new boss bas been named to the SEC's Boston office, Reuters reports. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Fed Chiefs: Money Fund Reforms Must Go Farther
Heads of all 12 Reserve banks want SEC to expand proposals...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Arrowpoint Closes Aster Purchase
Morningstar notes the resulting name change, as well as other important fund industry developments...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Pick Retail Stocks Wisely, Says Fido PM
Peter Dixon, five star fund PM, was interviewed on CNBC's "Fast Money."..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Stock Picker's Market Has Its Disadvantages
Yahoo! Finance writes about the potential vulnerabilities of the stock picker's market. ..
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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Valic Keeps an $86 Million Plan
Minneapolis Public Schools will retain Valic as its retirement plan provider. ..
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Wilshire Bids Ohl Farewell
Wilshire president John Hindman issues a statement in response to Ohl's impending departure...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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BrightScope Welcomes a New Chairman
A veteran software entrepreneur and executive invests in the 401k data specialists...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4.86
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Sentinel Turns to Expense Caps
The firm limits fees to build scale...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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BlackRock Hops On the DST Vision Bandwagon
The DST Vision platform now includes all top 25 whole-sale distributed fund families...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Ohl Returns to Recordkeeping
The former Hartford retirement chief takes a top spot at another 401k provider...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2.6
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Wray Defends 401k One Last Time
At the PSCA conference in New Orleans, an awards ceremony and an impassioned parting speech from president David Wray...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.75
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Hooley Ascends at DST
Change comes to the Kansas City mutual fund back office shop...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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How Is Tom Marsico Like Mark Zuckerberg?
The once high-flying fund firm is paying down its debt in an alternative way...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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What Will Joe Sullivan's Compensation Be At Legg Mason?
Shares issued to Sullivan dwarf those issued to other key executives at the firm. ..
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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iShares Launches a New Frontier Fund
New fund will focus on the least liquid economies in the world...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Gross Cuts Back on Treasury Bonds
The "bond king" is wary of mortgage-backed securities...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Will Gundlach Recruit More TCW PMs?
A trade pub wonders if the DoubleLine founder will return to his old employer for talent...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fidelity's Magellan Has a New Skipper
Fidelity names a replacement for Harry Lange...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2
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Mirae Names its New U.S. Chief
The Korea-based firm appoints a new head for its U.S. operations...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Timothy Turns to Gemini
The Florida firm names its new vendor...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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VanDerhei, Miller to Testify at Senate Hearing
Entitled 'Tax Reform Options: Promoting Retirement Security,' the hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Nationwide Offers a New Retirement Product
The Columbus, Ohio-based plan provider unveils a new offering geared toward retirement advisors...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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MassMutual Eyes Gen Y Participants
The plan provider is hosting a retirement seminar aimed at younger participants...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Gundlach Talks About His Goldman Meeting
Jeffrey Gundlach was the surprise final witness at the trial yesterday...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Bill Gross Ups Treasury Holdings
Gross hiked Total Return's Treasury exposure in August...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Will Plan Sponsors Shift Away From Non-Pooled Stable Value?
A stable value industry veteran anticipates a shift away from general account and separate account versions of the niche DC investment option...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Three Fund Firms Gain 401k Distribution through Transamerica
Products from the fund firms are now part of Transmerica's 401k investment menu...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Public Workers are Also Feeling Retirement Jitters
A new ING study finds many similarities between public and private workers' retirement conundrums.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Sall Says So Long to Gateway
Walter Sall preps to step down from the chairman's seat at the firm he founded 34 years ago. ..
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Great-West Grows its National Accounts Team
The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based plan provider has expanded the team and plans to add another regional director...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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'Efficiency Will Trump Choice' in Retirement Plans, Giovinazzo Says
The RPAG and 401k Advisors chief looks into his crystal ball at the beginning of the sixth RPAG conference...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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GSAM Picks a Chairman
Goldman Sachs picks an insider for the post...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Professor-Powered ETFs Don't Always Score an 'A'
The WSJ's Ian Salisbury takes a look at how ETFs that boast names from academia have fared...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Dimensional Bulks Up
The firm, which has a cult-like following among advisors, expanded its FA group in the past two years...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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The Gray Lady Chats with a Bargain Hunter
The New York Times casts the spotlight on a value investor...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Don Yacktman Keeps the Faith
The New York Post runs a feature on value investor Don Yacktman...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Invesco Has Something in Common with McDonald's and Coca-Cola
Marty Flanagan and his team turn to the agency that has created campaigns for McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's and Procter and Gamble...
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Pru Adds Two to Investment Platform
Prudential Retirement has chosen two new funds to jazz up its retirement platform...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Lincoln Taps Fund Consultant
The provider has tapped a Midwest firm to put together a fund lineup tailored to plan sponsor needs...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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National Financial Beefs Up Managed Account Program
National Financial has added two new facets to its Managed Account Solutions program...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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United Planners Buys Back General Partner
United Planners’ Financial Services of America has made a deal to acquire its general partner, United Planners’ Group, from Pacific Life Insurance Company...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Victory Shares a New Class
After the sale of their 401(k) record-keeping business in 2002, Victory Capital Management has decided to take another stab at the retirement market...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Stock Drop Specialists Line Up Countrywide's Window
The teller window at Countrywide bank branches is not the only queue bank officials are having to deal with...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Ex-Hartford 401k Chief to Head the Insurer's Japan Biz
The onetime head of the insurer's 401k business has been appointed CEO of the Connecticut-based firm's Japan subsidiary...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 4
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DTCC Proposes Adding More Automation to Structured Securities
The DTCC has issued a new white paper detailing a proposal that would further automate the structured securities market...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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The Incredible Shrinking NYSE Trading Floor
It looks like the NYSE trading floor will be half its former size by November...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Money-Market Fund Assets Reach Another Record
Total net assets rose to a new record high of $2.781 trillion...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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SEC Makes a Risky Business of Fund Firm Investigations
Watch out fund firms, the risk rating you get from the SEC might not be on target...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Northern Trust Taps Top Talent For Quant Team
Northern Trust Global Investments has tapped talent from three top money managers to expand its global quantitative management team...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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PSCA Prez Affirms Sponsors Role in the Retirement Picture
The plan sponsor's role is vital to the success of America's retirement savings effort, David Wray tells PSCA meeting attendees...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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Hancock Names Gordon Replacement
The bundled plan provider has tapped one of its own to head sales at its retirement plan services unit...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 2
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Costs Barrier for Smallest Employers
Plan providers need to answer small employers' concerns over costs, complexity and liability if they wish to close more sales...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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American Funds is in the Spotlights for All the Wrong Reasons
Capital Research & Management is finding itself standing in a strange place -- in the floodlights at center stage. The Los Angeles-based advisor to the American Funds is going for total vindication in its fight with the NASD readying an appeal of a five million dollar fine levied by the NASD as punishment for what the SRO claims was improper use of directed brokerage to reward broker-dealers. The fund advisor claims it did nothing wrong and should not pay the fine...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Mutual Fund Store Plans More Outlets
The Mutual Fund Store is continuing to expand by opening new offices. The fee-based advisory firm opened its 42nd location this month when it cut the ribbon on an office in Clifton Park, New York. That office will serve the Albany, New York area and is managed by Scott Woodruff, managing partner and senior investment advisor...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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State Street Lands JP Morgan Vet for Fund Services
State Street is beefing up the team that provides investment services, including fund accounting, custody and fund administration. This month the Boston-based firm hired Virginia Meany to fill a newly created role as senior vice president within its North American investor services team to oversee the effort...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Legg Mason Shakes Up Colorado 529 Funds
Now that Legg Mason is focused on the asset management business -- and out of the distribution side of things -- it is beefing up the fund manager lineup in its flagship 529 college savings program. The asset manager's Scholar's Choice arm added five Legg Mason funds to the $2 billion Colorado Scholars Choice Plan this week...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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FDIC Coverage is Lure for A.G. Edwards Cash Accounts
The brokerage firm will put its sweep accounts on par with a bank account with a planned FDIC covered product. Look for the roll out later this year...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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Raymond James Seeks More Recruiters
The Sunshine State seeks to add recruiting specialists to support its newly promoted head of recruiting...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Southwest Securities to Open Plano Area Office
The Lone Star State BD hopes to open the branch by New Years Day...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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McDonald Kicks in on Reps' Bonuses
KeyCorp is ponying up to keep McDonald's reps on board through the sale of the unit to UBS...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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ETF Provider Hires Two Execs
Chicago, Illinois-based PowerShares has added two to its management team .....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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A New Day is Dawning at TCW
The guard has begun to change at TCW Group. Robert A. Day, chairman, CEO and founder of the Los Angeles-based money manager said that he will hand the CEO reins to a younger executive at the start of October. At the same time the firm's president will also step down. Day will remain on as chairman of the firm. TCW is the advisor to the TCW Galileo mutual funds...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Gartmore Mulls IPO
The Nationwide-owned fund manager is considering a public offering...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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New Player Works Towards a Mutual Fund-Less 401k
SMAs have long been heralded as the next wave in 401(k)s, but is the future finally here?..
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Katrina Lobbying Gets Results
Industry groups have been pushing for rule changes to help Katrina victims access their retirement funds. Those efforts are paying dividends as the Senate acts...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Vendor Offers Square-Bound Kits
The communications provider says participants like the new look...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Basin Electric Power Cooperative
The electric company adds funds and a Roth 401k option...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Oppenheimer Brings on Bond Team
Oppenheimer Holdings has hired away a team of analysts and managers from Carmel, Indiana-based 40/86 Advisors...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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Citi Flips Legg Unit
Citigroup has agreed to sell the sales and trading operations that it acquired in an asset swap with Legg Mason .....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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AMG Is Looking For a Few Good Firms
AMG chief financial officer Darrell Crate says the time is ripe for new investments...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Federated NOT In Settlement Talks
That is according to the ceo, Christopher Donahue, speaking at the Lehman Brothers Financial Services Conference Monday...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Liability Is Always A Plan Issue
Most companies purchase fiduciary liability insurance to protect their retirement plan fiduciaries...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Fiserv Consolidates Trust Companies
Four Fiserv companies are brought under the umbrella of the new Investment Support Services division...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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M&I Trust Hires Sales VP
The new vice president of retirement plan sales is based in the Milwaukee office...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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PIMCO Settles For $50 mm
PIMCO entities will pay $50 million into the Sarbanes-Oxley Fair Fund for Distribution to Shareholders of Funds Affected by Illegal Market Timing..
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.12
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Multinationals Take A Global Perspective On Retirement Plans
The desire for oversight at the highest levels is a main driver of the trend...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Past Returns Are No Guarantee
It's not that open-end mutual fund managers aren't clever, says Roger M. Edelen, Ph.D in an article in the summer issue of the Journal of Investment Consulting. Edelen says that the tendency of open-end mutual funds toward underperformance can be attributed to the costs of providing liquidity to investors...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Ex-PIMCO Execs Force SEC Showdown
The former chief executives of PEA Capital and PA Distributors say their agreements with Canary Capital did not violate any laws...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.12
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Stevens Says, We Made No Excuses
The ICI president takes a look at the bright side of the scandals...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Broker Network Expands
The Benefit Advisors Network expects to have a presence in every major market within a year and a half...
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Monday, September 13, 2004
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Back From Sabbatical
Familiar faces are again being sighted now that Labor Day has passed...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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Enron, DOL & Creditors in Fee Fight
A ruling on just who pays the State Street bill is expected next week. The fee comes to a whopping 50 basis points...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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California Winery to Replace Bundled Provider
The Principal loses a Northern California sponsor. Up to twenty funds may be added to the plan...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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MidAtlantic Firm Taps New 529 Head
The new hire comes from Alliance Capital...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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Beantown Manager Trims Workforce
A Boston manager reacts to tough markets with early retirements, appoints new bond head...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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The Case of Halliburton
Employee ire at their pension underscores a key benefit of DC plans...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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Trustmark Woos Bank America Executive
The regional bank has landed a new president for its investment services group...
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Friday, September 13, 2002
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September 13, 2000
Janus Fund to Close ... Funds Drive Stock Demand ... Magellan Raises Cash Stake...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 13, 2000
Janus Fund to Close ... Funds Drive Stock Demand ... Magellan Raises Cash Stake...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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It's Chase JP Morgan
Today's merger between Chase and JP Morgan marks the end of two storied histories. What is unclear is how it will effect the rest of financial services...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2000
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It's Chase JP Morgan
Today's merger between Chase and JP Morgan marks the end of two storied histories. What is unclear is how it will effect the rest of financial services...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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UAM Launches Fund
UAM is launching a fund in effort to keep 401k participants' rollover assets...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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UAM Launches Stable Value Fund
UAM Investment Services is adding a new stable value product to its lineup and pushing it in the major fund supermarkets...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Back and Forth
After leaving Ivy Mackenzie for a spell, two executives have returned with new titles and responsibilities -- one promoted to national sales manager...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Principal Adds Personal Rate of Return
Des Moines, Iowa-headquartered Principal Financial Group is launching its Personalized Rate of Return, which is an online feature intended to give participants a more complete picture of their personal investment performance. This will be a daily service...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Don't Cash in that Rollover
A majority of participants cash out of their 401k plan when they change jobs. Now, Hewitt is releasing a list of tips about what plan providers can do to stem that tide...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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September 13, 1999
GM gets financial engine revved ... Attracting new money ... Chase loses rating...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Don't Cash in that Rollover
According to the consulting firm of Hewitt Associates of Lincolnshire, Illinois, a majority of participants who change jobs do not rollover their 401(k) plan assets into their new employer's plan. In fact, this trend is so severe that it should cause concern for defined contribution vendors of all sizes...
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Monday, September 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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