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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Lafferty Preps a $1.3T-AUM AM's 2nd Active FI ETF
The new fixed income fund is expected to debut on the NYSE Arca next month and is based on a 17-year-old SMA strategy...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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American Trust Reveals a Breach, Hitting At Least 1.2K Participants
This data breach involved six days of "suspicious activity" in email...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Empower and Finway Team Up In Big Sky Country
The two providers are working with a publicly traded bank's wealth management arm...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Chong-Wulff Passes the CIO Reins, But ...
MissionSquare Retirement's CEO finds another Voya alum to fill a C-suite slot, while an interim C-suiter steps back into her former leadership role...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Week in Preview January 13 - 20
This week, the teams at Bank of America, Broadridge, ERIC, J.P. Morgan, NIPA, Spark, WaiVZ, and WP&BC will host events...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Week in Preview January 13 - 20
This week, the teams at BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, MFDF, MMI, Morgan Stanley, and State Street are hosting events...
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Happy MLK Jr Day Weekend!
MFWire will be closed on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day market holiday...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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Happy MLK Jr Day Weekend!
401kWire will be closed on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day market holiday...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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Human Interest Plans a 25-Percent Staff Boost
An executive talks about what the unicorn will do with its new funding from a DC I-O titan...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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Fink Makes an Interesting Bet
The new round boosts the startup's fundraising total to about $500 million...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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Fixed Income Drives a $32B Flows Reversal
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. flows data...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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Three of 2023's Best 401k Places to Work Are ...
An RKer, an aggregator, and a DC I-O win recognition from a website where employees rate their employers...
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Friday, January 13, 2023
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A Midwestern Prop Trading Shop Enters the ETF Biz
The firm's new affiliate rolls out its first fund, but not under the SEC and the '40 Act...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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A KPA RIA Buys a $105B-AUA Consulting Firm
A private equity-backed KPA and wealth management aggregator is snapping up a 30-year-old retirement plan consulting firm in the Northeast...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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An 11-Year JPMAM Vet Joins Custodia
The new hire now serves as executive director of sales at the 401(k) loan insurance provider...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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In NJ, a 22-Year-Old RIA Sells
A PE-backed insurance brokerage's KPA aggregator bought the KPA and wealth management shop...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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A Six-Year Groom Vet Rises to Principal
The retirement plan litigation-focused ERISA attorney served as counsel last year at the D.C. law firm...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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13 ETFs In Less Than Three Years
A $9.2-billion-AUS boutique's team unveils their newest fund...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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In 2021, an RKer Titan's DC Sales Reached $90B
That's a 22-percent drop from 2020. Yet the provider's total number of DC plans sold jumped 30 percent year-over-year...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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Provencher Hires a MSIM Alum For a Key Role
The new hire hire will lead BNY Mellon Investment Management's financial institutions group...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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A $2.9B-AUA KPA Team Sells to Hub
The insurance brokerage's retirement and private wealth unit now has more than $93 billion in assets...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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A Midwestern RKer Teams Up For Student Loan Repayment and More
The provider's new ally will also help on tuition reimbursement and other benefits...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Fixed Income Gained 401k Ground In 2020
New data shows how participants reallocated their assets last year, at least in the large and mega markets...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Biden Finds Clayton's Successor
The President-elect has reportedly chosen a familiar ex-regulator to take over the SEC...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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MassMutual's Fin Wellness Chief Lands
The executive is taking on a product development leadership role at another provider...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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A 401k Accounting Firm's Other Co-Founder Passes the Reins
Two company veterans are now owners, while both founders have stepped back but not out...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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Fundsters Added $3.9T In AUM Last Year
Markets boomed in 2019, and so did mutual fund and ETF industry AUM...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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Whitney Welcomes Five to Transamerica's Mega-Market Team
Three new hires fill existing positions on the mega/large market client engagement team, while two freshly promoted execs take on newly created roles...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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A 401k Robo Plants Roots Outside DC
The startup, which now has more than $4 billion in AUM, unveils a new service...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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Week In Preview, January 13-19
This week the teams at ARA, FRA, and NIPA are hosting events...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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Week In Preview, January 13-19
This week a big asset manager switches CEOs and the SEC hosts an inaugural meeting...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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An Asset Management Recruiting Boutique Sells
RSR Partners secures Higdon Partners, a 30-year-old industry leader focusing on asset management recruiting...
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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Scaramucci Named Top Trump Advisor
From hedge fund founder to presidential advisor, Anthony Scaramucci will have an influential role in the Trump Administration. ..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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DoL Releases Fiduciary Rule FAQs
In preparation for the fiduciary rule's implementation, the Department of Labor has published a list of frequently asked questions for those in the retirement savings industry. ..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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Mutual Fund Milestones - January 13, 2017
A round-up of the mutual fund industry's latest accomplishments!..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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Filings for Fundsters - January 13, 2017
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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OBEC Hires a Consultant
The search for a 401(k) plan consultant began in October. ..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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John Hancock Names New Wholesaler
John Hancock has named the longtime company employee a regional vice president. ..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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Advisors and Plan Sponsors Not on Same Terms
Voya finds that each group is operating with different perceptions. ..
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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The Center of Fiduciary Excellence Renews 49 Firms
CEFEX, the Center of Fiduciary Excellence, has renewed 49 registrations over the past quarter...
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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White Sets the SEC's Sights on Wrap Fees, ETFs, and More
The departing chair reveals the regulatory agency's 2017 exam priorities. There's no word yet on whether her would-be successor will stick with this script, though...
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Friday, January 13, 2017
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Russell's CEO Anoints a TA-Friendly Right-Hand
The West Coast-based manager-of-managers will add a president next week...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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Acquisitions Are Still the Main Focus For This Big Apple Shop
A Gotham asset manager invested in a mutual fund shop a year ago, and now they're buying a mutual fund subadvisor. Stay tuned more deals...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Four Sentinel Funds Will Become Two
In March the mutual fund arm of National Life will combine several funds...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Ready Responds to Obama's Final SOTU
The Wells Fargo recordkeeping chief and Spark Institute president offers a 401k industry perspective on the outgoing president's last annual update to the nation...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Neuville Makes An Epic Move
A west coast 401(k) plan advisor has decided to go with a new shop...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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The Beaver State Is Gnawing Away at Its Eventual DC Plan
With quick turnarounds for RFPs, Oregon is quickly moving towards a 2017 deadline. ..
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Goldleaf's NSM Hires Two and Keeps Hunting
The Midwestern employer services company, which does TPA work and more, continues to expand its sales team...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Fink and Kapito Reorg BlackRock's Investment Leadership
The world's largest asset manager is reportedly reshuffling the senior leadership for both its stock-pickers and its bond-pickers.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Frels Steps Back: Mairs and Power's Next Generation Rises
The Midwestern mutual fund shop takes the next step in its long-term succession plan...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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RBC Preps Global Credit and EM Equity Funds, Ponders Alts
Even as its global parent changes chiefs, the U.S. arm of the Canadian multinational bank's asset management business launches five mutual funds...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Virtual Retirement Solutions Hires
...a new exec to the retirement crew...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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OneAmerica Welcomes a Virginia Wholesaler
The Indiana-based RKer unveils a new hire...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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SageView Lauds Empower, Fido, Pru and Trans
The golden globes are not the only awards relevant in the month of January... SageView...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3.6
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RBG Hires Two In SoCal
Located in an area where the sun is still shining well over 80 degrees, a SoCal retirement plan consulting and wealth management advisory firm with over $10 billion in AUM just welcomed two new additions to the collaborative...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Hueler Connects With an Empire State RKer
Kelli Hueler and her team make a distribution alliance for their lifetime retirement income product...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Pimco Blindsided Gross
The bond king gives us more info about his departure from the bond fund giant he founded decades ago...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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A $650MM Sponsor Consolidates RKing With Pru
A health system based in Hartford, Connecticut moves from six RKers to one. ..
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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An RKer Joins SPARK's Board
T. Rowe comes on board. ..
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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An Equinox Distribution Exec Returns to Lincoln
The strategic accounts and fund distro veteran had also worked at Merrill..
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Mahan Connects Commonwealth With a Data and Analytics Shop
The B-D's retirement services chief unveils an alliance...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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AssetMark Names a New President and CEO
The $20 billion TAMP formerly known as Genworth anoints former president of Custody & Clearing at Fidelity Investments...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Say Goodbye to One of the 401k Industry's Fiercest Critics
A voice in Washington that fought for years for new retirement plan regulations now begins his final year on Capitol Hill...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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ING IM Begins its VOYAge on May 1st
Firm has revealed key dates for its 2014 rebranding..
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Martin Sets ING U.S.' Voya-ge Timeline
ING's retirement biz is set to complete its rebrand in May this year. ..
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Introduction to Funds Found
Your time is precious. And to make sure you get the most out of your mornings, MFWire is redesigning its morning news coverage. For example, we've launched the Recent News from Around the Web (below) which outlines all of the notable coverage of the mutual fund industry from the past 36-hours...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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McInerney Adds to BMO Retirement
Updated | The global asset management chief makes four new hires, including one in the retirement services business...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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NYT Tips Cap at Three Funds
Three funds have garnered the respect of NYT writer Tim Gray: the Pacific Advisors Small Cap Value; Waddell & Reed Science and Technology and the Oberweis International Opportunities...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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These Index Funds Are Not Low Cost
Not all index funds are low cost. Reuters writer David Randall reports that there are a number of index funds with fees that run above 200 basis points, such as the Guggenheim Partners Rydex S&P 500 fund, which charges 228 basis points per year...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Barron's Ponders the Tactics of Three Fido Funds
Barron's writer Brendan Conway analyzes three Fidelity funds and their tactics within regards to the the stocks of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, which surged 582% in 2013. The funds analyzed were the Fidelity Select Biotechnology, Fidelity Select Healthcare, and the Fidelity Contrafund...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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BlackRock Wins 2013 ETF Race By a Nose
BlackRock won the ETF flows race in 2013, garnering $61 billion, reports the Financial Times. That was a drop of 30 percent from 2012. Meanwhile, Vanguard pulled in $60.2 billion, its best year ever, up 12.5 percent from 2013. State Street generated $18.3 billion, down 52.6 percent from the previous year...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Investors Want Goldman to Aim Higher
Investors in Goldman want a higher target for annual returns than the one which pays a bonus to chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, reports Michael Moore of Bloomberg...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Putnam's Ewing Talks with Barron's
Putnam's co-head of U.S. equities Bob Ewing chatted with Lawrence Strauss of Barron's about his views on value investing in 2014...
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Monday, January 13, 2014
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Pioneer Plans a Sales Force Expansion
The Boston fund firm plans to grow its sales force by at least 10 percent this year...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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361 Capital Ups its Mutual Fund Count to Three
The Denver firm launched two funds right before 2011 ended...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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How Do Advisors and Active Funds Fit Into Schwab's Plan?
Jim McCool and Steve Anderson talk about the San Francisco brokerage giant's new 401k product...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Plan Sponsors Find Professional Advisors 'Very Beneficial'
A trade group releases the results of a new survey of 401k and 403b plan sponsors...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Schwab Takes over a Client from Fidelity
An Ohio-based plan sponsor switched to Schwab last month...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.6
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Kansas Gov. Backs 401k Plan
He reportedly called it an "honest" plan...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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ASPPA Journal Morphs into a Magazine
It's now less formal than its predecessor...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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MassMutual Merges its Fund Boards
The move took effect January 1...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Gross Called an 'Oddball' by a Fed Official
Bill Gross is taking the comments in stride...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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BATS Lands BlackRock ETFs
BlackRock's iShares will be the first ETF provider to list its ETFs on BATS Exchange...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Tillinghast Returns
After a four-month leave, Joel Tillinghast is back running a $32 billion fund at Fido...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Vanguard Shelves a Trio of ETFs
The firm decides to not to launch the funds...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Prudential Unveils a Real Assets Fund
The fim's new offering is aimed at protecting against inflation and rising interest rates.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Principal Scouts for a Sales Pro in KC
The Des Moines, Iowa-based plan provider is looking for a wholesaler in Kansas City.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Mercer Helps Plan Sponsors Write their New Year's Resolutions
The firm has drawn up a checklist for plan sponsors.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Mercer and Putnam Start a Tug-of-War Over 401k Clients
The non-solicitation pact between the two former sister companies has ended...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Rydex Expands its Lineup of Equal Weight ETFs
Rydex's new offering takes a broad sample of of equity markets.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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AllianceBernstein's CFO Returns to the Dark Side
John Howard is going back to the hedge fund world...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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The Evergreen Brand Will Disappear as Wells Fargo Reorgs its Fund Lineup
The Evergreen brand will no longer exist as part changes Wells Fargo is making to its fund lineup...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Turner Hands its Private Client Group Chief a Piece of the Pie
Gary Ross is one of 11 newly minted principals at the Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based firm...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Fidelity Expands a DC-Focused Sales Team
Watch for a retirement plan-focused unit within the Boston Behemoth to add new faces and roles this year...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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Callan's Lucas is Worried about the Commoditization of Target Date Funds
Callan's latest study of plan sponsors shows that many are simply selecting target-date funds from their recordkeeper...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Ex-Janus CEO Goes for the Grail
Grail Advisors names Gary Black to its Advisory Board and reveals plans for a new series of ETFs...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Borzi Sees New DoL Rules Boosting Small-Plan Participant
Accounts by Up to $44 Million
The DoL finalizes a rule aimed at protecting employee contributions deposited to pension and welfare benefit plans with fewer than 100 participants...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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Gundlach Wins Over More TCW Managers for DoubleLine
DoubleLine's ranks continue to grow with ex-TCW staffers...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Sanders Capital Grabs its First Vanguard Sub-Advisory Spot
Updated | The New York City-based sub-advisor will join five other firms in managing Vanguard's $35 billion Windsor II Fund –- its flagship actively managed equity fund...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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A Silicon Valley Fund Firm Hires its First Ever Wholesaler
The firm taps an ICON Advisers alum for the post...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Two Execs Climb a Rung at Jackson National
The new year brings new titles for two Jackson National execs...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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vWise Educates Participants For a Midwestern RKer
The online interactive education startup lands another client...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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iShares Boasts $2 Billion in 401k Assets
The WSJ takes a look at the track record of and issues with including ETFs inside 401k plans...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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A Fund Manager Blazes a Trail Back to Federated
Federated rehires a manager for a growth fund...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Kranefuss' Team Stays Intact as BGI Swings the Ax
BGI is slashing hundreds of jobs, but the cuts do not impact its iShares business...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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BGI Spares its DC Unit from Cuts
The San Francisco-based investment manager is eliminating hundreds of jobs but the cuts do not impact Kristi Mitchem's group...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Morgan Stanley Pays $2.7 Billion to Create New Biggest B-D
Citi and Morgan Stanley the new brokerage joint venture the financial world has been buzzing about since Friday...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Citi Receives $2.7 Billion to Create Giant B-D
The two titans confirm the new brokerage joint venture the financial world has been buzzing about since Friday...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Fidelity Taps a New PM for its Growth and Income Fund
Fidelity installed a new manager for the fund, which fell 50.9 percent last year...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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A Fido Vet's Startup Trains Participants
An industry sales veteran launches his own education-focused firm...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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Two More Sponsors Print Over Matches
The suspension of matching DC contributions continues...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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Putnam Rolls Out Absolute Return Mutual Funds
Bob Reynolds hopes to lure investors back into the market with the launch of Putnam's absolute return funds...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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fi360 Lands a Large Fund Firm Client
Blaine Aikin and his team partner up with a Big Apple money manager...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Mass. Goes After The Reserve
The beleaguered money fund originators face another legal attack since the demise of their flagship fund...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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American Century Moves Management of a JPMorgan-Subadvised Fund In-House
Two new hires from Lehman Asset Management will run the $1.7 billion fund beginning next month...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Fiduciary-less? For Clues on 401k's Fate, Look North
As the media frenzy continues over the fate of defined contribution plans, a new paper from the Canadian government provides a glimpse of what the future might hold here in the U.S...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3.8
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M&A: 2008 Saw $1.99 Trillion of AUM Change Hands
An industry M&A consulting firm unveils its outlook for 2009 and sees more distress sales on the horizon. Who are the buyers?..
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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ExpertPlan Makes Another Buy
The New Jersey-based outsourced recordkeeper pulls the trigger on its second purchase in nine months...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1.67
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ETFs Gain Against Active Funds
A relatively new strategy being used by investment advisors may be benefiting exchange-traded fund over actively managed equity funds...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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AIM Investments Rolls Out Roth Feature
AIM Investments has unveiled the Roth 401(k) feature for its AIM Solo 401(k) program...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Trust Advisors Stable Value Plus Fund Gets New Custodian
The independent fidicuary for stable value manager formerly run by Circle Trust taps a custodian...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1
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UBS Reaches $54M Settlement
UBS Financial Services has reached a settlement with regulators over allegations that it failed to supervise improper market timing of mutual funds by brokers...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Social(k) To Expand Fund Lineup
ExpertPlan is adding to its lineup of funds for its socially responsible product...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Nuveen Dual Lists Two More Funds
Nuveen Investments said Friday it has started a dual listing on the NASDAQ for two of its exchange-traded closed-end funds.
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Janus To Add Fund
Janus Capital is looking to roll out a mutual fund that acts like a hedge fund...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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NASD Picks Successor To Glauber
Mary Schapiro will take the reins at the NASD when its current chairman and chief executive, Robert Glauber, steps down at the end of his term in December...
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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Edward Jones Reveals Who Pays to Play (and How Much it Takes)
The BD shines the light on what it takes to be "preferred" at the brokerage...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Firms Try to Find the Best Bang for Their Buck
Fund families spent cold hard cash in 2004, but did it get them anywhere?..
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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A Fund Upstart Choosing the Outsourcing Route
Constellation Funds is not yet one year old, but with two dozen funds it is already making grown up decisions. Recently, it signed a deal with SEI Investments to outsource its fund accounting and sub-administration services, the companies announced in a release...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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SEC Commish Undergoes Surgery
SEC Commissioner Harvey Goldschmid expects to resume his duties at the SEC later this month after undergoing surgury for prostate cancer, reports Reuters. Goldschmid is planning to step down from the Commission in late summer.
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Funds Face Wholesale Shakeup
Internal wholesaler desks are going to play a different in the future than they do now say the consultants at Kasina. Rather than just handling administrative and support tasks, they will be expected to produce as well...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Fido Offers International Advisor-Sold Option
Fidelity has added a twelfth fund to its lineup of international funds available through advisors. The Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund will be offered to advisors through Class A, T, B and C shares, and will be benchmarked against the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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A 401k Vet is Back with a New Idea
His technology startup hopes to bring better security to 401k transactions in wake of the late-trading and market-timing scandals...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Longtime CitiStreet Prez Says Farewell
Robert Dughi, founder of the Copeland Companies, is handing over the reins to a colleague as he rides into retirement...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Are ETFs Poised to Sweep 401ks?
There is a lot of talk about ETFs, but not much action yet. Should fund firms with bundled products be worried or not?..
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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The RFP That Isn't
U.S. Airways will convert all of its DB plans into DC plans, but it's sticking with its current provider...
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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SEC Expands Revenue Sharing Probe
The practice of paying for distribution is coming under closer scrutiny as the SEC finds it is more common than it may have thought...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Fido Enhances Sponsor Web Site
The Boston Behemoth rolls out new features for its plan sponsor portal...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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SEC Looks at Consultant Pay for Play
Manager payments to consultants may come under SEC scrutiny...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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DIA Partners to Expand non-DC Service Offerings
The defined contribution plan administrator adds a host of health and welfare capabilities to its mix...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Merrill Buys ABN AMRO Divisions
The deal involves clearing and execution units in the U.S...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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TD Waterhouse Deal May be Close at Hand
The Canadian bank is reportedly in final negotiations with a buyer for its U.S. discount brokerage arm...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Judge Dismisses Case Against Morgan Stanley
The broker-dealer prevails. Plaintiff had claimed that B shares are never appropriate for rational investors...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Spitzer Predicts More Twists Ahead
The NYAG provides insights into his investigation in an interview with USA Today...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Assets Up at Fidelity
The largest fund firm grew even larger in 2003...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Marsh Hires Legal Eagle to Help Putnam Oversight
The Putnam parent has tapped an ex-MetLife general counsel to bolster its onboard legal expertise as compliance takes on a new importance...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
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Janus Assets Fall 5.5% in December.
Stock depreciation and not outflows pushed down the figure in December. The firm ends 2002 with $138 billion in its portfolio...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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MSRB Proposes Rules on 529 Sales
The rulemaking board seeks to clarify suitability provisions required when 529 plans are sold through employers...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Bush Recommends More Funds For DoL
The White House will seek to up the DoL budget so it can go after funds looted from pension plans...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Lehman Taps ex-Strong Exec for New Effort
The New York City-based investment bank has tapped a former Strong honcho a month after buying a fixed income asset management arm...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Lincoln Names Delaware CEO
The firm now has a permanent CEO after operating with an interim chief since last fall...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Cigna Retirement Taps Sales Honcho
The firm did not travel far afield to replace Ken Montgomery...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Ohio Bank Pushes SMAs
The community bank has forged ties with SEI and created a unit to deliver separately managed accounts to its affluent clients...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Mellon Lands Towers Vet for HR Outsourcing
The new hire will develop strategy for the hot HR outsourcing business...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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A DC Head Aims to Stand Out Via Education
Chris Cumming of DIA eyes a big service opportunity in extending the reach of online investment guidance...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Bloomberg Shutters Magazine
Fund firms lose yet another outlet for reaching retail investors...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Boston Researcher Explores DC Opps
A Beantown consultant is looking over opportunities to provide DC consulting and research...
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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E*Trade Makes Its Announcement
As the 401kWire.com reported last week, the California firm and DirectAdvice have entered into an alliance...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Small Bytes: The Best Retirement Websites
What is going on around the 401k arena? The 401kWire.com takes a quick look at the comings and goings in the biz. ..
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Riggs Adds Four Funds
One large-cap fund and three bond funds join the Riggs Bank family...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Aetna Hires 401a Leader
Aetna has hired a national sales director to head up its 401a development...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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CFO at mPower
The San Francisco advice provivder as tapped its first ever cfo...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Small Bytes: American Century Reaches $100 Billion Point
What is going on around the 401k arena? The 401kWire.com takes a quick look at the comings and goings in the biz...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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E*Trade Makes Its Announcement
As the 401kWire.com reported last week, the California firm and DirectAdvice have entered into an alliance...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Exec Transitions at Putnam
The chief of operations at Putnam is retiring and two executives are being boosted up to fill the created gap...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Odd Lots, January 12, 2000
We're number one! We're number one! ... Janus spinoff on hold ... Operating expenses decline...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Odd Lots, January 11, 2000
SEC puts a snag in Kansas City spin-off ... AOL Time Warner boosts Janus ... Are Internet funds necessary?..
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Odd Lots, January 10, 2000
Bond pleads not guilty ... Funny business with performance rankings? ... If you can't do, teach...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Odd Lots, January 13, 2000
Let the advertiser beware ... Vanderheiden leaves Fidelity...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Putnam Opens The Doors
Two Putnam funds, currently closed, will open to new investment...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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DAC Adds Franklin Templeton
Daily Access Concepts' Access K plan will include 60 Franklin Templeton funds...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, January 13, 2000
Let the advertiser beware ... Vanderheiden leaves Fidelity manager post...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Schwab Buys US Trust
**Updated 3:31 PM** Schwab said it will be buying US Trust for $2.7 billion in stock, creating a combined entity that now offers a full menu of services for the high-net-worth market and the first to apply for Financial Holding Company status...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Schwab Buys US Trust
**Updated 3:11 PM** Schwab said it will be buying US Trust for $2.7 billion in stock, creating a combined entity that now offers a full menu of services for the high-net-worth market and the first to apply for Financial Holding Company status...
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
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J.P. Morgan Adds Smarter Fund
New York, NY based financial services firm seeks to out perform the S&P index with a "smarter" fund...
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Wednesday, January 13, 1999
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J.P. Morgan Adds Smarter Fund
New York based financial services firm seeks to out perform the S&P index with a "smarter" fund...
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Wednesday, January 13, 1999
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Tucker Anthony Exec Joins DAC
Daily Access Concepts, Inc. (DAC) of Mobile, Alabama has hired Stephen B. Schardin as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to joining the firm, Schardin served at Tucker Anthony (Boston, Massachusetts) as senior vice president and director of private client services...
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Wednesday, January 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Donnelly Switches Vendors
Holland, Michigan-located Donnelly Corporation (NYSE: DON) has tapped Vanguard to be the bundled provider for its 401(k) plan, Carol Kaplan, director of global compensation and benefits, told the 401kWire.com. The plan has 2,500 participants in the United States and close to $16 million in assets...
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Wednesday, January 13, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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MetLife to Administer Union Fund
Landover, MD-located National Automatic Sprinkler Industry has tapped MetLife
to administer its $400 million Sprinkler Industry Supplemental Pension Plan,
according to Michael W. Jacobson, fund administrator. ..
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Tuesday, January 13, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Galliard Opens Stable Fund
Most mid-sized 401(k) plans looking to diversify their stable value fund with synthetics find that their plan is too small to buy these products efficiently or that they lack the necessary expertise. Now these plans--and even larger plans--may have a solution to this vexing problem. ..
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Tuesday, January 13, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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