News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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King Launches His 3rd Covered Call ETF
This latest offering, arriving about a year after the first and six months after the second, focuses on the digital assets space...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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Schafer Unveils Nationwide's Latest Participant Tool
The Midwestern insurer's retirement plan recordkeeper has a new offering to support its DC participants...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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Voya Wins Over an 89YO Plan Sponsor In the NW
The win involves a pair of plans with 150 participants and $27 million in combined assets...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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Reader Rating: 5
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Allianz, Franklin, T. Rowe, and TIAA Plug Into an RKer Titan
A big recordkeeper's team is further expanding their suite of retirement income options, adding news TDFs, new managed accounts, and their 1st in-plan FIA...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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A 24YO FL Fund Firm Gains a Backer, But ...
A VC-like firm is betting on a $5.2-billion-AUM asset manager in the Sunshine State...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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An Ex-RKer Enterpreneur Activates a Biotech Startup
He also previously served as a national distribution leader after his prior venture was acquired a decade ago...
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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AP and FPI Go Global For Fund 13
A familiar duo's teams roll out a mutual fund with two share classes...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Pentegra Teams With Transamerica, AmericanTCS, and Benefit Trust
The Empire State TPA is preparing to launch a pair of PEPs next month...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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AmericanTCS, Ameritas, LeafHouse, and Schwab Prep a December PEP
A filing for the new pooled employer plan was submitted last week...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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More Large Plan Sponsors Are Happy With Participation Than Ever Before
A recordkeeper's team releases new research on plan sponsor perspectives...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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11 of the Best RKers For LGBTQ+ Workers In 2023
An advocacy group recognizes 545 employers, including some in the retirement plan industry...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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30 of the Best Fund Firms For LGBTQ+ Workers In 2023
An advocacy group recognizes 545 employers, including some in the asset management industry...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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A Departing Distro Leader Reflects and Looks Ahead
The executive is moving on early next year, as previously reported...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Vote Now! Today's 19 New Nominees Are ...
We need your help! The 401kWire team is once again working on a list of the Most Influential People In Defined Contribution...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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What 401k Education Formats Do Participants Want? Plan Sponsors Weigh In
The team at a wirehouse releases new research about retirement plan sponsors...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Via an 18-Month Process, a $27B-AUA RKer Upgrades
These platform upgrades were a key reason behind the provider's most recent capital raising efforts...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Two of the Best RKers For Parents In 2022
A workplace culture specialist's team recognizes 70 large employers and 30 smaller ones...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Two of the Best Fund Firms For Parents In 2022
A workplace culture specialist's team recognizes 70 large employers and 30 smaller ones...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Digital to Data: Part of a Trade Group Evolves
An asset management industry group is transforming one of its executive councils...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Perfect Pairing? Itzoe Plays Matchmaker for Employers and Talent
The former KPA RIA entrepreneur has several new ventures...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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A KPA Aggregator's Home Office Moves
Their new office is about four miles from their old one...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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A $2.3B-AUA KPA RIA Sells
An insurance brokerage buys a Keystone State firm...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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Week In Preview, December 6 - December 12
This week, the teams at ABC Northwest, ASPPA, DCIIA, EBRI, Fi360, NAPA, OneAmerica, SS/RBA, and Trucker Huss are hosting events...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Week In Preview, December 6 - December 12
This week, the teams at the Expect Miracles Foundation, IMEA, MarketCounsel, MFDF, MMI, Natixis, and WE are hosting events...
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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Empower Launches a Group For Veterans
It all began with a panel discussion last month...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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Reader Rating: 1
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After 11 Years, an NYC MF Legal Eagle Rises
Starting in January, he will be one of 15 new partners at the firm...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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New Year, New Owner For a KPA Aggregator?
Word is that a shop that supports a host of independent 401(k) plan advisory teams is about to sell...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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Senator Paul and Mayor Pete Offer 401k Proposals
A U.S. Senator and a candidate for President are taking on different retirement plan issues...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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A Cali AM's AUM, Revenue, and Earnings Slip
Though the fund firm's results a year ago were boosted by a tax adjustment...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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An Online 401k Entrepreneur Touts a Pre-Winter Sale
The firm spun off from a publicly traded financial services company earlier this year...
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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If You Try ESG, Rethink Your Assumptions
Conventional wisdom may mislead KPAs and other FAs looking to offer ESG investment options to participants, plan sponsors, and retail investors...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Stoll Retires, Passing the Weitz Reins
Wally Weitz and his team have a new prez...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Boan Promotes For a Key Post While Searching to Fill Another
The moves come after two key execs moved on from Transamerica's retirement plan distribution team...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Ramey Unveils a Transamerica Upgrade For Spanish Speakers
The insurer's workplace solutions chief reveals online enhancements for participants...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Lytle Warns That AM Industry Bifurcation Is Here to Stay
An acquisitive multinational's U.S. chief describes a kind of new normal for asset managers...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Russell and a Financial Wellness Shop Analyze Workplace Programs
Their new white paper suggests that employee engagement can overcome emotional resistance. ..
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Duke Reaches a 403b Settlement
The case followed another 403b suit filed two years earlier...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Which ETF Shops Won In 2018?
Fundsters have until January 3 to weigh in...
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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One Year Into the MF Biz, a Gotham Shop Preps a Real Marketing Push
The move comes after their first mutual fund was added to several key custodial platforms last month...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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LFG Launches a Website for Government Plan Sponsors
LFG launched a website to accompany a study conducted four-months earlier...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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John Carl Transforms RLC While Changing a Key Alliance
In 2018 the Retirement Learning Center is starting up a new business model. Meanwhile, a longstanding RLC ally is changing their relationship...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4
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OneAmerica Hires A Voya Vet To Lead the Eastern Region
A Voya Financial veteran joins OneAmerica as a part of the eastern region sales team...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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A Midwestern B-D Shifts to "More Open Architecture"
The move comes after leadership changes at the broker-dealer, as well as at its parent and its fund firm sibling...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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The Standard Says Goodbye to a 10-Year Vet
A wholesaler in the southwest has left after a decade with the firm..
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Reader Rating: 3
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RKer BPAS Grows with New Deal
Owner Community Bank System acquires Northeast Retirement Services/Global Trust Company and merges the firm into a separate subsidiary. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Morgan Stanley Advising Team Now Affiliated With RayJay
A Morgan Stanley advising team that managed over $250 million in clients' assets has affiliated with Raymond James to launch as an independent firm...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Filings for Fundsters - December 6, 2016
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Invesco Makes Changes to Plan Lineup
Two funds are being swapped out and replaced by three others by the end of the month. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Pioneer's Jones Finds an Interim Successor for Spina
Laura Palmer is now interim head of U.S. intermediary distribution...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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LIMRA Survey Finds Interest in Automatic Emergency Accounts
LIMRA found both employers and workers have a shared interest in an automatic emergency savings account linked with DC plans. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Director Leaves Lincoln Financial Group
The director of consultant relations has left the firm, 401kWire has learned. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 1
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Union Opts for MassMutual's Retirement Services
An Oklahoma-based, electricians union selects MassMutual as its recordkeeper for its over 1,600 members. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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Lincoln Financial Group Sales Exec Has Left Company
The senior vice president and national sales manager for retirement services was with Lincoln Financial Group for just under five years. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Legal Liability, Cost Concerns Hurting 401ks
A Cerulli Associates survey finds a majority of plan sponsors are concerned about potential litigation. ..
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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The Most Concentrated Asset Allocation Shift in History
Fund flows after the U.S. presidential election last month underline a broader trend...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Kublin and BPAS Acquire Again
Community Bank System's retirement plan arm acquires a DB and post-retirement medical benefit valuation business...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3
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Two Key Execs Leave Hancock Retirement
...amid talk of a major reorganization within the firm. ..
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Reader Rating: 2.43
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TIAA-CREF Marshals a DC I-O Invasion Force
Asset firm is building up staff, product lineup and developing platform relationships...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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KKR Funds Switches Back-Office Providers
The private equity giant's mutual fund business replaced two service providers with one...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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BlueBay and Lazard Power an Emerging Fund
A Chitown asset manager launches a new mutual fund...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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A Media Giant Lowers Its 401k Match
Time Inc. will be contributing less to its participants' 401(k) as of next year. ..
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Reader Rating: 2
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The DoL Rescues an Orphaned 401k Plan
Now participants can finally access their benefits and more. ..
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Larry Fink and the $15T BlackRock Genie
A weekly newspaper features the world's largest asset manager on the cover of this week's issue...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Managers Slows the Fire Hose for Both Yacktman Funds
The two five-star mutual funds will close to new investors on December 31...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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Bill Gross, Unconstrained: the Pimco Guru Personally Takes Over a Booming Fund
... as another Pimco PM starts a sabbatical...
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Friday, December 6, 2013
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An Alts Fund Innovator Celebrates While Sharing His Vision
After two years in the mutual fund space, the chief of an alternatives specialist talks about the business and hints at what's to come...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Guardian Looks for K Salespeople
The RKer will continue a hiring spree as the calendar turns over...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Study Finds a Huge Drop in RKing Fees in the Past Year
NEPC found that RKing fees have fallen more than 10 percent in the last 15 months...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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ETF Assets Rise 2 Percent
That's $21 billion...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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kasina Offers a Strategic Compass
Via a $25,000 publication...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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PMs Try to Bust Alts Myths
A panel chats up the press about common wisdom about the asset category...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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3D Adds Three
And the firm is looking for two more.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Skinner Buys USRP's Third New York Shop
The 403b acquirer's 24th partner firm further expands its benefits arm...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Participants Might Save More If Their Cubicle Buddies Do
So finds ING retirement...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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BofA Merrill Wants to Scoop Up Small Business Plans
A lot of small companies don't have retirement plans. The RKer is looking to change that...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Latest Bogle Profile Highlights—What Else—His Simple Tastes
It's the latest in an unending series of Bogle profiles...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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The 2010 Money Fund Regs Wouldn't Have Saved Reserve Primary
A division of the SEC releases a report about money market funds, the financial crisis, and post-financial crisis reforms...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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M* Scrutinizes Hancock's Culture
Subadvised funds can make for an interesting mix, according to a Fund Spy column...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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WSJ Has the Scoop on Fund Pumping
Have you ever been guilty of "window dressing?"..
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Vanguard Plans 300 Arizona Hires
The firm is adding employees in Scottsdale...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Pimco's Flagship Attracts $2.5B
The fund's AUM gets a big boost in November...
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
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An Ex-Putnam Exec Takes the Top Job at Conning
Conning, an asset manager focusing on the insurance industry, names a former Putnam executive as its new CEO...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Aston Partially Shutters a $489M Fund
The Chicago-based mutual fund firm prepares to keep new investors out of one of its offerings...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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U.S. Bancorp Fuses Together ETF Support
Updated | The Midwestern back-office firm launches a new service for exchange-traded mutual funds...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fielding Miller Buys Into Houston
Updated | CapTrust acquires its second shop in Texas, this time further south...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Retirement Sales Boosts AUL's Q3
The retirement unit reported an increase in excess of 50 percent in sales year over year...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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MFS' New Hire Targets Institutional Consultants
Specifically, East Coast-based consulting shops...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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BNY Mellon Wins Over a JPMorgan Fund Client
The fund firm, which runs 42 mutual funds, makes the switch to BNY Mellon...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Collins Joins Alliance Shareholder
A former Georgeson Shareholder Communications executive has signed on with Alliance Shareholder Communications as a business development executive...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Merrill Lynch Pays $10M in Wal-Mart Fee Suit
Merrill Lynch is paying the bulk of monies to Wal-Mart plan participants and their lawyers as part of a settlement in an excessive fee lawsuit...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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A Key Player in iShares' Development Passes
Patricia Dunn, who helped lead Barclays Global Investors push into the ETF market in the 1990s has died...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Research Affiliates Files Suit Against WisdomTree
WisdomTree is accused of patent infringement by the Newport, California-based shop...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Many Fund Firms Now Underperform Their Own Funds
Morningstar finds the old idea about mutual fund firms outdoing their customers is no longer the case, except at the most successful fund firms...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Klein Reports a Milestone for K4
The North Carolina firm highlights the success of its participant advice offering...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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How Do Fund Marketers Stack Up When it Comes to Meeting Advisor Needs?
SwanDog names the top 10 firms...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Principal Hires in Miami
The bundled provider hires a new emerging market wholesaler in southern Florida...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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Spark Institute Unveils Data on Lifetime Income
The group says its members plan on implementing its standards for lifetime income products. ..
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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A Chicago Fund Shop Replaces its Vendor
The fund firm has a new transfer agent, fund accountant, administrator and distributor effective today...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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UMB Fund Services Trumpets the New Additions to its Mutual Fund Client List
Execs at the Milwaukee-based service provider lists its client wins for Q3...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Virtus Fund Board Reverses Itself on the Fate of a Mid-Cap Fund
The board of trustees of the Virtus Equity Trust decides not to push through with a fund merger...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Genworth Inks a Distribution Pact with Another 401k Provider
Another plan provider has signed on to offer Genworth's guaranteed income product.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Barstein Exchanges His Post
The 401kExchange founder is stepping down as CEO of the lead generation specialist...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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JPMorgan Courts Plan Sponsors with its New Share Class
The new share class will be available on 18 funds...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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An MEP Partners With Two Providers
Two insurance companies put their retirement plan units behind a newly-launched DC product...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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iShares vs. the Rest of the ETF World
Reuters tells the tale of iShares, SSgA and Vanguard all got into the ETF game...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Barron's Turns the Spotlight on a Long-Time Buffett Fan
A contrarian PM explains his views to Barron's.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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How JPMorgan Made Advisors Aware of its Mutual Funds
The WSJ chronicles JPMorgan Funds' success story...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Inverse Bond Funds Aren't For the Average Joe
The WSJ highlights a mutual fund niche that might be more popular if interest rates rise...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Is the DoL's Target Date Proposal 'Cosmetic?'
Chuck Jaffe scolds the regulatory agency for its new idea on target date mutual fund disclosure...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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New Leveraged ETFs from Barclays Attract Media Attention
Barron's features new products from Barclays Capital.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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Wellington: Probe Does Not Target Us
A Wellington Management spokesperson says the government confirmed that it is not a target of the probe on possible insider trading...
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Monday, December 6, 2010
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A Sun Life Sales Exec Departs
A sales pro based in the East has moved on from Sun Life's RSI...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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The Mutual Fund Store Makes an IT Hire
The Mutual Fund Store has hired Brad Agadoni as vice president of information technology...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3.17
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Sponsor Aligns With New Stable Value Manager
A $588 million plan moves its capital preservation option...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Wells Real Estate Funds Makes Changes to its Domestic REIT Fund
Wells Real Estate Funds has changed the name, index and sub-adviser for its nine-year-old domestic REIT mutual fund...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Van Eck Adds a New ETF to the AMEX
The New York-based asset manager has launched the Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF on the AMEX...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Fink Sees Opportunity Everywhere in the Subprime Mess
BlackRock's Larry Fink knows a good opportunity when he sees one...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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MassMutual Grows its Third-Party Distribution Sales Team
The Bay State provider has created three posts in its third-party distribution sales team, and appointed a national leader for its non-profit business...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Pru to Set Up Fund Shop in India
Prudential Financial is joining forces with an Indian real estate firm to launch an asset management company...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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More Bond Fund Investors Seek Legal Aid to Recoup Losses
Bond mutual fund investors hit by the credit crunch are increasingly turning to the legal system for recourse...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Janus Names New Institutional Head
The Denver-based firm has tapped one of its own for the job...
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Diversified Scores a TRO Coup
The Empire State provider snags an industry veteran to fill a brand new position.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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ShareBuilder Eyes Advisor Channel
The Bellevue, Washington-based discount broker is planning to release a 401(k) product to be sold through advisors in the coming year...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1
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PPA Keeps Smith Barney On TRAK
Expect the retirement industry's first advice program to up the ante in response to increased competition.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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Participants Worry About Their Financial Future
Even those who feel confident about making the right investment decisions in their 401(k) account are worried they might not have enough saved for retirement...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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Majority of 401(k) Eligible Workers Are Reluctant To Manage Retirement Investments
A new survey found that majority of 401(k) eligible employees are either unprepared or reluctant to manage and monitor their retirement plan investments...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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Eisenberg Jumps Ship from SEC
The SEC's Division of Investment Management has lost two of its top staff, including its Meyer "Mike" Eisenberg, its acting head. Eisenberg said that he retired from the SEC to accept a post in academia. Earlier in the day, David B. Smith, Jr., said he was taking a job at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Bisys Wins Two Fund Clients
Two fund firms -- Arrivato Advisors LLC and Bjurman, Barry & Associates -- both recently signed on with Bisys for fund support services. The two deals cover five new Arrivato funds and $620 million of fund assets at Bjurman...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Merrill To Launch New Brand
Merill Lynch Investment Managers is betting on a new brand to help drive fund sales across the United States...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Can CDs Horn in on the 529 Action?
Mutual funds may be in for some more competition from bank products. That's right, boring CDs are reportedly attracting college savings plan investors...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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ExpertPlan Sees Robust Growth
The outsourced recordkeeping provider says its is seeing strong growth; it readies Roth 401k for the new year...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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RolloverSystems Preps Retention Tool
The IRA rollover tools builder is working on new things for 2006...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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Palmer & Cay's 401k Business Changes Hands
Wachovia is selling the unit just months after buying it as part of a larger deal.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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House Unlikely to Take Up Pension Bill
It looks like there will be no pension reform in 2005 unless House Democrats change their tune...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Verizon DB Freeze Provokes Blog Reaction
Blog readers are debating the phone company's decision to freeze its defined benefit plan in favor of its 401k...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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California Sponsor Freezes Co Stock Fund
Calpine has halted trading in the company stock fund in its 401k plan. The plan sponsor is believed to be on the verge of bankruptcy...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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Julius Baer Sheds Private Client Biz
Julius Baer is shedding its $4 billion U.S. wealth management business in order to focus its efforts on mutual funds and private banking operations elsewhere...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Shiebler Stays with DeAM
It looks like William Shiebler survived the Deutsche Bank Asset Management organizational shakeup unscathed. The former head of Scudder will now share product responsibility for DeAM’s newly formed mutual funds product group with U.K. regional director Axel Benker. Shiebler is also a regional head of the Americas for DeAM...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Bank Sells Stake in MSCS
The founders of Matrix Clearing and Settlement have upped their stake in the business...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.6
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T. Rowe Promotes Solo-K
The provider uses mailings and its website to get the message out...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Holiday Cheer for Citizens Advisers Exec
Citizens Advisers has promoted operations executive Sean Driscoll to executive vice president...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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UMA Provider Adds Three Execs
Placemark Investments, citing rapid growth, has added three senior vice presidents to its staff. John Ehinger joins the overlay manager as chief compliance officer and general counsel, Lisa Harrington joins as vice president of institutional business development and Joseph Rinaldi as vice president of investment operations.
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Fido-Backed Co. Strips All
Everybody wants more disclosure in the fund industry, but one Fidelity-backed company may be taking it too far, giving its main backer a red face. The NY Post reports today that Fidelity is the biggest backer of Private Media Group, a Spanish company in talks with broadcasters to bring its latest twist on reality television to U.S. audiences. The premise of Private Media’s show, called Private Stars, is to stage a survival-of-the-fittest among five male porno star wannabes...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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GOP Out to Destroy Social Security Says Dem Leader
Senator Harry Reid says privatization is an attempt to destroy the program to reward Wall Street fat cats...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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A DC Plan for LA County?
It is a long shot, but Los Angeles County Keith Richman is taking a flyer on replacing the county's defined benefit pension program with a defined contribution plan for new hires...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Summit Loads Up
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based fund firm explores ways to increase distribution...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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Soft Dollars on the Front Burner
Chances are the SEC will take action on the soft dollar issue sometime in 2005, according to a Monday
article in the Wall Street Journal...
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Monday, December 6, 2004
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ICI Sends Letter on Proxy Rules
The industry association says its supports the rules -- if two changes are made...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Is Guardian Ready to Partner with an Outsourcer?
The logic of the situation says yes, the insurer says no...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Hartford Lands Merrill Exec
The insurer has a new head for its retirement services unit...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Merrill Names New COO
MLIM names its replacement for Mary Tyler and the head of ML Connect moves to Hartford...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Fidelity Tries Out Computer Made Fund Reports
The Boston Behemoth will distribute fund sheets created without the help of human editors to intermediaries...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Van Kampen Makes Cuts
The unit of Morgan Stanley is shuttering one of its three back offices as it tightens its belt to adjust to the times...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Vanguard Bends Mandatory Retirement Rule
The Vanguard board has asked one member to stay on until he turns 72...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Schroder Portfolio Manager Strikes Out on Own
Ira Unschuld will reportedly leave Schroder to start his own shop...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Another Player Adds the Ameritrade Brokerage Option
A custody service provider includes a second self-directed brokerage option to its menu in response to client feedback...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Wisconsin TPA Taps New Marketing EVP
PAi recruits an industry veteran for new biz development executive slot...
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Friday, December 6, 2002
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Zurich Scudder Loses $865 Million Mandate
Memorial Funds Makes SubAdvisor Switch ... Bjurman Set to Close Fund ... Amex Names Equity Research Head ... NYC Drops Zurich Scudder
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Zurich Scudder Loses $865 Million Mandate
Memorial Funds Makes SubAdvisor Switch ... Bjurman Set to Close Fund ... Amex Names Equity Research Head ... NYC Drops Zurich Scudder
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Securian Adds eDistribution
The insurer will list its bundled product on this Web site for advisors.
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Key Lands Cat Dealer
The bank wins a local sponsor from an Ohio rival...
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Mutuals.com Hunts Distribution
The firm is seeking more distribution partners for its five funds now that it has sealed its first three deals.
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Wasatch to Add Shorts
The fund firm is ensuring that its equity offerings are able to take full advantage of the downside as well as the upside in stocks.
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Yahoo Cuts Advice Deal
For the first time a major Web portal has moved beyond the usual suspects for a planning service...
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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529 Extravaganzas
Manulife and two other firms build their 529 Plan business.
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Thursday, December 6, 2001
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Step Quick!
Companies are shortening their eligibility periods says the PSCA. ..
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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December 6, 2000
ProFunds Appears to be On Collision Course With S&P...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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December 6, 2000
ProFunds Appears to be On Collision Course With S&P ... Full-Dealer Allowances Revealed...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Pru Shores Up Funds With Subadvisors
The insurer has assigned more investment managers to it bolster its equity fund line-up. ..
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Alliance Promotes Sales Exec
The firm has named a head of sales to its newly formed retirement group. ..
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Web Recordkeeper Unveils Site
Persumma comes public with its Website. Five clients are in the pipeline...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Go West Wholesalers!
Kelmoore brings in a new director of operations and plans to double its wholesale force. ..
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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AXA Unit Taps BISYS
The firm has expended its relationship with the back office vendor...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Are Funds' Advisor Web Efforts Failing?
Speakers at yesterday's conference expressed doubts about the industry's current efforts to leverage the Web to build advisor distribution...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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The Right Way to Reach Advisors on the Web
How do you design a Web site that will sell your mutual funds and strengthen your advisor relationships? Fund marketers gathered in Boston to find out...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Principal Changes
The Principal Financial Group has named a new CEO, as well as several other executive promotions...
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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TAG On: Unions
How is an employee treated for discrimination test purposes if they become a union employee during the middle of the
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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Capturing The Newly Rich
Capturing money in motion is becoming harder but one fund firm is offering investment advisors some advice of their own on how to attract and maintain new customers...
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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New Head of Retirement at MetLife
The New York insurer has combined its defined contribution and defined benefit business and appointed an exec to be in charge of both...
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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Odd Lots, December 6, 1999
McCall to manage Merrill's first focused fund ... OakMark misty for the past ... Value managers hunt for bargains...
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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Dave & Buster's Chooses Plan
Dallas, Texas-based Dave & Buster's, Inc. (NYSE: DAB), a restaurant and entertainment company, has tapped American Express Retirement Services (AERS) for bundled service for its Employee 401(k) Savings Plan. The plan has $2 million in assets...
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Monday, December 6, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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