News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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An NY AM Adopts and Transforms a Cali Alt
The four-year-old alternative fund is now a mutual fund, with three share classes and $35 million in AUM...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Why an IPO-Bound Startup Added These 2 C-Suiters
One of the new hires previously served in a similar role with a company as it went through its own initial public offering...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Two Allies to TPAs Integrate to Automate Data Collection
The partnership will include integration of a TPA-focused platform...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Reader Rating: 5
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At an RKer, a 19-Year Vet and a 13-Year Vet Rise
The duo are taking on new leadership roles in the team that focuses on advisor-sold 401(k)s with less than $25 million each...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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In 30 Months, an Active Bond ETF Reaches $1B
The milestone came a month after the fund's elder sibling surpassed $10 billion in AUM...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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An Indiana Lincoln Alum Joins a PPP
The new hire previously spent more than seven years at the recordkeeper...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Strive Leads With $102MM
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for June 2023 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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An Eight-Year Empower Vet Joins BPAS
The New England-based new hire will serve as a regional sales director...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Fiona Reveals CalSavers' New Chief
The new executive director most recently came from CalPERS...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Katie Adds a JPMAM Vet to TCW's Leadership Team
The new hire spent 16 years at the Gotham asset manager and will take on a newly created role at the Southland firm...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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What's Next For a PA Brokerage's Ex-Retirement and Wealth Chief?
A DC industry veteran leaves a PE-backed firm that focuses on non-qual plans...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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An Abs Return Shop Wins As Micro Flows Barely Sour
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for June 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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An Empire State Provider Makes a Massive Upgrade
The rollout took place earlier this month for all of the recordkeeping TPA's participants...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Kmak Reorgs FDI's C-Suite
The retirement plan benchmarketing specialist now has new heads of marketing, product, research, and more...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Three Transamerica Workplace Leaders Rise
The moves, all focused on "transformation," follow the ascension of a new workplace solutions chief last month...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Week In Preview, July 25 - July 31
This week, the teams at Charles Schwab, Fi360, NAPA, and WIPN are hosting events...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Week In Preview, July 25 - July 31
This week, the teams at Charles Schwab, Expect Miracles, IMEA, and LPL are hosting events...
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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Helping Bridge the Plan Sponsor-Participant Gap
A DC I-O marketer shares insights into what participants and plan sponsors are thinking these days...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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As One DWS MD Moves, Another Steps Up
As one DWS managing director moves back to the UK, another takes on a new role...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Greystone Says Goodbye to a Veteran Florida KPA
After 35 years serving the firm, an advisor retires..
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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A Franklin Templeton Alum Joins T. Rowe
He will serve as an advisor strategist for defined contributions...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Big Apple 401k Folks Cruise For Two Causes
For a third year in a row, the Gotham arm of a DC organization gathers industry insiders on a boat...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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An Ex-Fundster Chief May Not Leave After all
The multinational he vice-chairs is pushing back on rumors of his impending departure...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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At Nationwide, Carter Anoints a Successor
A 13-year company vet takes over as retirement plans chief at the insurer...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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A New B-D Plans to "Aggressively Grow" Its KPA Biz
Watch for this firm to expand its recruiting efforts, especially in the retirement plan advisor space...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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A Recordkeeping Giant Launches Another Financial Wellness Tool
The Voya Retirement team has revealed a new participant tool for financial wellness...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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MacAlpine Wins WisdomTree's First NTF IBD Ally
All of the publicly traded ETF shop's funds will be available on the NTF platform...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Pru Launches an Intra-401k Savings Account
The new feature mimics legislation proposed in the Senate earlier this month. ..
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Senators Grill Trump's SEC Pick on Fiduciary Issues
Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, enforcement, insider trading, subpoena power, and other issues also came up at the nominee's shared confirmation hearing yesterday morning...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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BlackRock Pushes Open MEPs, Re-Enrollment, and More
Make it easy: that's the slogan of this new white paper focused on expanding access to workplace retirement savings plans...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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ABG Teams Up With a Tech Provider
The independent recordkeeper group will be using the tech from a California company...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Meet a Gamco-Adjacent Star
Forbes profiles a small-cap value PM. ..
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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AmCentury Updates Target Date Portfolio Strategy
They have three goals they are trying to address with these new changes...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Dodson Starts Passing the Reins at Parnassus
Jerome Dodson, 74, is slowly transitioning out of his role as CEO.....
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Mark Iwry Urges Plan Sponsors to Stretch it Out
"That’s a theme that I’ve been focused on for a long time… they’re not doing as much as they could and it would be desirable for them to do more," so says Mark Iwry...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Trust Company of America Partners Up
These two companies make a new partnership.....
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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VMS Frames Their Focus
Knowing their market also comes along with a new hire... ..
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Reader Rating: 1
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ETC, Chiron, and KraneShares Go Up Once Again!
An analysis of the under $1B fund flow data for June 2017...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Follow the Fundsters - July 18, 2017
The latest hires, fires, and more!..
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Three Employees Shift Roles at Pru
All employees named are placed in leading roles.....
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4
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Company Stock Pulled From 401k Plan
This company has pulled its stock from its 401k plan and will liquidate the fund in December...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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An I-Bank Slows Down One ETF Biz But Amps Up Another
A Wall Street giant is reportedly pulling back from its lead market maker efforts even as it doubles down on its own ETFs...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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GRPAA Affiliate Expands Financial Wellness Capabilities
This KPA shop enhances its practice in a big way!..
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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Jamie Ohl's Boss Retires from Lincoln
The veteran retirement industry executive retires after nearly 35 years of experience. ..
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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A $75B Canadian Asset Manager Buys a Fifth U.S. Shop
The firm being acquired is an alternative asset manager that also powers a mutual fund...
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Stork and Reaper -- July 25, 2016
The latest SEC filings brought to you by MFWire!..
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Participants Are Missing the Mark; KPAs Can Help
401(k) plan participants are actively contributing, however, majority are still missing the mark and do not feel confident in their retirement security...
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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A $7B KPA Team Chooses RayJay For Its Next Step
The California-, Indiana-, and Missouri-based group rebrands, switches B-Ds, and plans big growth...
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Reader Rating: 1
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Mega Plan Sponsors Flock to Non-RKer TDFs
Weak participation among participants in target date funds serves as a catalyst for change. ..
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Mutual of Omaha Will Help KPAs Review Plan Investments
Through its 3(21) partnership, Mutual of Omaha will begin rolling out its new offering in August...
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2
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Empower Wins Over $2.5B in Non-Profit Assets
The Dallas-based health care provider will also introduce a new investment fund lineup. ..
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Launching Active ETFs Is About to Get Simpler, and Faster
BATS and the NYSE trumpet the SEC giving the go-ahead to streamlining the process for launching new, actively-managed exchange-traded funds...
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Monday, July 25, 2016
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Connolly Builds His Putnam Wrecking Crew
Capitalizing on a year of solid Putnam PM performance, Putnam's head of global distribution prepares to do some damage...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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T. Rowe Price Promotes a PR Vet
Updated | A mutual fund giant is keeping the ball rolling.... by promoting someone in the PR department...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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Three KPAs Launch an RIA in Chicago
An independent consulting and advisory firm just opened in Chi-town...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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An IRA Recordkeeper Upgrades Online
A rollover specialist based in Pennsylvania revamps its corporate website...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4.3
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Kirk Expands Newport's Midwestern Reach
The RKing TPA opens a new office...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4
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Happiness ... Is the Hennessy Funds
Bang Bang, Shoot Shoot. Neil Hennessy's firm gets a lot of lovin' from Seeking Alpha for such things as his acquisition strategy and the firm's lean business model...
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Friday, July 25, 2014
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Gemini Kicks Up Distribution
The mutual fund servicer launches new distro initiatives...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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WisdomTree Launches a New Small Cap ETF
The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth
Fund is now trading on the NASDAQ...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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In November, You Can Buy Thompson Funds Online
Thompson Investment Management [profile] has announced that shares for its Largecap Fund, Midcap Fund, and Bond Fund will be available to redeem or exchange over the Internet on or about November 15. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Eagle Replaces a PM
Eagle Asset Management [profile] has replaced David R. Powers with Jeff Vancavage as a PM for the Eagle Growth & Income Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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BNY Mellon Will Liquidate a Long-Short Fund
The board of trustees of BNY Mellon Funds Trust [profile] has approved the liquidation of BNY Mellon U.S. Core Equity 130/30 Fund. The fund is expected to be liquidated on or about August 29. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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A Natixis Affiliate Passes $30B
Reich & Tang hits an AUM milestone...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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A Franklin PM Leaves an AST Fund
Effective immediately, Matthew Nagle no longer serves as PM to AST Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Portfolio [profile]. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Sonneborn Leaves KKR's Two Funds, Too
As previously reported, on July 23, William C. Sonneborn tendered his resignation from his positions as the president and chief executive officer of the KKR Series Trust. He will no longer serve as one of the investment professionals for the KKR Alternative High Yield Fund and the KKR Alternative Corporate Opportunities Fund. Nathaniel M. Zilkha has become a PM the KKR Alternative High Yield Fund effective July 23, 2013. [SEC Filing] [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Transamerica Updates a PM List
Effective immediately, Iain Stealey and Linda Raggi of J.P. Morgan [profile] PM the Transamerica International Bond Fund [profile]. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Epiphany Will Revamp a Fund
On July 24, the board of trustees of the Epiphany Funds [profile] voted to approve an agreement and plan of reorganization whereby the Dana Large Cap Core Fund would be reorganized into the Dana Large Cap Equity Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Charlie Nelson Hires a Large Market Sales Chief
The new hire hails from Prudential Retirement...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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An Electronics Retailer Faces a 401k Stock Drop Investigation
RadioShack is under the gun...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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AllianceBernstein Amends PM Lists For Three Funds
AllianceBernstein [profile] has amended the PM information for its International Portfolio, Tax-Managed International Portfolio, and AllianceBernstein Blended Style Funds. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Brookfield Wants to Liquidate This Bond Fund
Brookfield Investment Management [profile], the investment advisor to the Brookfield High Yield Fund, has recommended that it is in the best interests of shareholders to liquidate the fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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BMO Amends Three PM Lists
TKBMO [profile] has amended the PM information for the Short-Term Income Fund, the Short-Intermediate Bond Fund and the Aggregate Bond Fund. [SEC Filing]...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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How Much Will Floating Money Fund NAVs Cost Investors?
A new report by the Treasure Strategies suggests money market funds could shave a hefty price to pay if a Floating NAV comes into play...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Fed Tapering Concerns Loom Over Allianz's Breakfast Soirée For the Media
Reporters gathered over breakfast to listen to Allianz GI CIOs discuss where the economy stands now. ..
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Three Things to Know From Artisan's Earnings
The Wisconsin mutual fund shop released its second earnings report since going public. Read three things we noticed from the earnings call and report...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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ING U.S. Drops the New York Marathon
ING's U.S. insurer is ending their race sponsorships after 25 percent of its stake has been sold by their Dutch owner...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Yale Bully Ian Ayres Finally Speaks Up, Sort of
...Or at least, his colleague has spoken, and she suggests he's got no ulterior, lawsuit-minded motive behind his menacing letters to plan sponsors. ..
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Obama Picks Up the "401ks Mostly Benefit the Rich" Line
The U.S. President talked about retirement savings tax incentives in his big economic speech yesterday...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Janus Misses as Legg Boasts Inflows
Janus Capital and Legg Mason reported earnings today...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Janus' Board Shakes Up Their C-Suite
The Denver shop has a new presidential role, and a new CFO...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Rekenthaler, Conway Make Bad News Look Worse
Both John Rekenthaler and Brendan Conway wrote about the implications of a recent Wall Street Journal story about fund performance. ..
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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IUniverse, Barron's Focus On Active ETFs in Drag
IndexUniverse and Barrons focused on active management funds and ETFs this week. ..
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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I-News Bemoans "Bad Omen" of Fee-Based Revolution
Kephart writes that the it's only going to get worse over the next two years...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Kennedy Shuts Down Some T. Rowe Branches
Asset manager closes some of its investment centers, declaring that retail investors prefer calling on the phone and communicating online...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Barron's Profiles Legg's Wunderkind
A Legg Mason PM gets covered in Barrons for his small-cap fund's performance. ..
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Crazy Like a Fox? Schiff Bets on a 40 Act Fund
One chief executive goes where few fund execs dare to tread: gold mining stocks...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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The Plumb Falls From Thompson's Tree
Thompson Investment Management re-brands its fund family...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Cook County Makes an RKer Choice for Its $961mm Plan
The home county for Chicago workers has selected its DC plan's bundled provider through 2017.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Huntington Keeps its Touch on Midas Funds
Midas extends a key relationship for another three years...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Stork and Reaper for July 25, 2012
The MFWire's daily report on mutual fund births, deaths, and changes...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Bettinger Teams Up with a Bluff Point Shop
Schwab's retirement unit unveils a new partnership in support of retirement plan advisors...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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ICI Gathers Recordkeeper Data
An ICI Survey Finds that Americans are committed to retirement savings..
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Liquid Alternatives and Managed Futures Are Popular
A new Ramius report says demand for liquid alternatives and managed futures has yet to be curbed...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Nebraska RKer Adds Sales Staff
Three new hires to be based in three different cities...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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It's Not About the Home Runs, Says Stadion
McCabe speaks to caliber of Stadion's target-date funds
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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J.P. Morgan Catches Regulatory Flak Over Another Fund
The Department of Labor is reportedly investigating an institutional fund from the giant bank...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Is There an ETF Fee War Brewing?
Vanguard's new ETF offers a lower expense ratio than iShares' ETF...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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T. Rowe Price Q2 Results: Earnings Up, Funds Performing
T. Rowe Price released a sunny Q2 earnings report...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Legg Mason Eyes International Clients
Fetting discusses prospects for Legg Mason at an annual shareholders meeting..
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Vanguard to Promote Six More Admirals
The upper echelon shareholders at Vanguard will soon have more choice...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Nationwide Hires Goldman to Sub-Advise a Mutual Fund
Mike Spangler and his team have rolled out a Goldman Sachs-sub-advised mutual fund...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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A $3 Billion Plan Switches Recordkeepers
The change took place last month...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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Advisors' Influence on Plan Sponsors Grow
A new survey points to the growing importance of advisors for plan sponsors...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Great-West Names its New Wholesaler for the D.C. Area
The post is pre-existing...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 1
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A Mega Plan Sponsor Offers Target Date Funds to its Participants
The Illinois-based plan sponsor added 11 target-date funds to the roster of investment options earlier this year...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Larry Fink Weighs in on Active ETFs
The BlackRock chief reportedly said it's difficult to make a lot of money in active ETFs until they chalk up greater growth rates...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Alternative Mutual Funds Continue to See Inflows
Despite lackluster performances...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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T. Rowe Ups its Ante in Twitter
The mutual fund shop is looking to gain more exposure to the online social networking company...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Adam Bold Finds a Buyer...For His Home
The Mutual Fund Store buyer sells his four-bedroom Nevada home...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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Finra Lets Investors Choose Arbitration Teams
Finra is starting a two-year pilot program that will let investors making arbitration claims a choice of a panel made up of three public arbitrators...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Mutual of Omaha Seeks Two Senior Sales Execs for its Subsidiary
The Nebraska-based insurer plans to fill the posts, both newly created, within 60 days...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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A California Firm Adds Two for its DC I-O Push
A Santa Monica-based asset manager has recently made additions to its DC-focused team...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Sentinel Promotes its Retirement Exec
The exec at the Montpelier, Vermont-based firm has moved up a rung...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Sentinel Prepares for a Sales Push
The distributor of the Sentinel Funds is filling out its sales team...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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A Case of Not-So-Hardship Withdrawals Points to Hard Time
A Michigan tax preparer awaits sentencing in federal court over eight counts DC-plan-related mail fraud...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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DIA Hopes to Lure Participants with a New Enrollment Form
The Purchase, New York-based plan provider plans to unveil a quick enrollment form in the coming months...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Vanguard Swaps One Manager for Two on Growth Fund
Two portfolio managers are taking the reins of the AllianceBernstein portion of Vanguard's $4.8 billion U.S. Growth Fund...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Franklin is in the Mood for Shopping
Executives say if the price is right they will pounce. ..
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Battling Analysts Weigh in on Possible Neuberger Sale
Lehman CEO Richard Fuld has something worse than an angel and devil riding his shoulders ... on one shoulder sits a UBS analyst, on the other a Morgan Stanley analyst...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Bond Fund Shop Sees a Change at the Top
A California-based fixed income specialist has a new CEO...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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American Files For a New Fund
The Los Angeles company made a rare filing last week...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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T. Rowe Target Date Funds Continue to Bring Home the Bacon
Age-based products at the asset manager accounted for nearly half of its net mutual fund inflows and more than one quarter of all net inflows...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Moody's Says Fido is on Track for a Good Year
The ratings agency gives insights and opinions on the latest goings on at the Boston Behemoth...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Profit Up at Janus, Down at Franklin
The WSJ's Greg Morcroft devotes the Friday Fund Track to report cards coming out of the two asset management firms...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Trade Associations Call for Improved Disclosure
A dozen trade organizations voice support for improved fee disclosure...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Deeper Pockets Allow PowerShares to Slip Its Ad Bonds
The Amvescap subsidiary recently did something it had never done before: pitch its wares on TV...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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BATS Trading Says ECN Sets Volume Record
BATS Trading's ECN set a daily volume record on Tuesday, officials said...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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T. Rowe Says Its Target Date Funds Continue to be Strong Sellers
The Baltimore-based firm said assets in its target-date funds totaled $24.3 billion at the end of June...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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At IBM, 401ks Inspire A Different Type of Account
Big Blue will offer employees savings accounts for training and education...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Bear Stearns Beefs Up B-D Services Unit With New Hires
New York's Bear Stearns has added four to its broker-dealer services unit...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fido Unveils Diagnostic Tool
The Boston Behemoth introduced a diagnostic tool and revealed the findings of its state of the 401k industry report...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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Merrill Elevates Berkery To Vice Chairman
Merrill's legal and compliance head has been promoted to vice chairman...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.83
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Gadenne's REI Snags Patent
Boston-based Retirement Engineering Inc. has received its first patent...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Vanguard Adds To ETF Lineup
Tomorrow, Vanguard's Europe Pacific ETF will start trading on the AMEX...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Legg Shops for International Stock Manager
Raymond "Chip" Mason has made it a priority to buy an international stock manager...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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ETF Securities Hires Product Designer Away From BGI
ETF Securities has nabbed the head of product design from Barclays Global Investor's iShares Europe...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Schwab Expands Platform
The provider adds 12 fund families...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Reader Rating: 4
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What Advice is Best?
Independent advisers and consultants are the best sources of advice, according to a new survey.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Last Invesmart Founder Moves On
Two weeks after the firm he co-founded became officially owned by StanCorp, the last of the trio of founders is leaving to pursue other opportunities...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Hancock Sales Chief To Take New Post
Peter Gordon is moving on to a different division within the firm...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Pension Reform Inches Along
A key legislator abandons adding an estate tax cut to the pension bill, while another says compromise may come today...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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The 401k Company Beats Target For '06
The Texas-based subsidiary of Nationwide will have at least 400,000 participants on its platform by yearend...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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W&R Settlement Not All Bad News
By holding out until yesterday to settle civil market-timing charges in its mutual funds, Waddell & Reed may not have avoided the headlines (the story is being widely covered), but it may have sidestepped public awareness (just who is still paying attention three years later) and maybe even paid a smaller fine. That the settlement is more good news than bad was provided by stock traders that pushed the firm's shares up 2.7 percent in value...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Book Gives Inside Story of Spitzer's Probes
Those who have not yet read enough about New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and his takedown of Wall Street and the fund industry have more to read. This week Washington Post reporter Brooke A. Masters has a new book out about the New York candidate for governor...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Janus Founder Practices Cutting Moves
What do retired fund industry entreprenuers do when they are sent to pasture? Well, if you are Janus founder Tom Bailey, you start training horses. The Janus founder, who did not sit in a saddle until he was sixty, is training cutting horses and even placed ninth in a recent horse handling event...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Watch Out for Falling Stocks
Are falling stock prices and slowing cash inflows dimming the prospects of fund sponsors' own stocks? They are according to a recent roundup by TheStreet.com. The news service reported this week that analysts have trimmed their earnings estimates for asset management stocks because of concerns about those two areas. This week is earnings week for most fund managers, with the largest number reporting results for the second quarter either today or tomorrow...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Merrill Lynch to Eliminate Advest HQ
Nearly all of Advest's senior managers are seeking new opportunities as Merrill Lynch gets ready to turn out the lights in Hartford at the end of the month...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Mack's Agenda Gets Busier
The Morgan Stanley chief will have a meeting with the SEC to discuss the Pequot predicament...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Smith Barney Readies Fifteenth Wealth Center
The Big Five Wirehouse has found a location for the newest of its centers that cater to investors with more than $10 million to invest...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Accused Manager Leaves Merrill
Andy Williams, a manager implicated in Merrill's mutual fund scandal, resigns...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Evergreen Splits Equity Team
Evergreen Investments has split its equity team into two. William E. Zieff and new hire Joseph DeSantis will each lead one part of the bifurcated equity investment group .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Munder to Absorb Amerindo Fund
The board members of Amerindo's Technology Fund have given their okay to merge the $50 million fund with Munder Capital Management's $685 million Internet Fund .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Ex-Putnam Manager to Join Wellington
Paul Marrakand, the ex-portfolio manager of the Putnam Vista Fund and Putnam New Opportunities, will join Wellington Asset Management in August...
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Steel Co Unfreezes DB Plan
The company will reopen its pension plan at the expense of its 401k plan...
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Circle Trust Closes in on Deal
The trust company may again be in the hands of a new owner...
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Great West Lowers Fees for County Plan
A dispute over administration fees ends amicably...
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Nasdaq Eyes Direct Sales of ETFs
While Vanguard links to intermediary channels for its VIPERS ETFs, Nasdaq is exploring how to eliminate brokers altogether for sales of its ETFs .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Mellon's Fund Servicing Unit Hires Exec
George McKay was named executive director of Mellon Financial's Investment Manager Solutions (IMS) group .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Vanguard Lands ETF Distribution
Vanguard has scored distribution for its VIPERS exchange-traded fund series with brokerages including Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley, Union Bank of Switzerland, Raymond James and Park Avenue Securities, confirmed Vanguard spokesman John Demming .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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Bisys Working on Settlement, May Cost $25 MM
The fund services provider reports that a possible settlement with the SEC related to its fund services business will not top $25 million .....
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Monday, July 25, 2005
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American Century Grows Institutional Team
The Kansas City-based fund firm hires three VPs to help grow its defined benefit business...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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Putnam and Janus See Biggest Net Redemptions
All counted, stock funds pulled in $27 billion in June. The biggest winners are no surprise...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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CSFB Will Not Replace Peek
The asset manager has now plans to hunt out a successor to Jeffrey Peek...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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Manulife Rolls Out NAV Product
Sponsors are able to pick from 53 funds, offer a brokerage option and work with a TPA...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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Congress Listens, but Still No TSP Fix
Plan officials suggest participants make transactions in the dead of the night. A TIAA-CREF official tells how the provider successfully serves participants...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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Invesmart Adds Actuaries
The bundled plan provider adds employees in three of its regional offices...
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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Sponsor Hires Outside Fiduciary
An airline taps an independent fiduciary to make decisions regarding company stock in its defined contribution plans...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Now Hiring Conversion Teams
An e401k vendor its staffing its newly-opened office in Silicon Valley...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Will Washington Lend a Hand?
Republicans are considering easing 401k rules to encourage more deferrals...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Waddell Matches Expectations
Third-party sales triple for the firm though retail sales drop...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Walking, Not Running to the Exits
Stilwell reports on second quarter cash flows at Janus...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Alliance Meets Mark
It also reports fund outflows for the second quarter but sees possibilities in defined benefit plans...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Neuberger Misses Mark
But its fund business is a bright spot. Margins in the group expand 10 percent.
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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AMG Beats Mark
But management warns that 2002 earnings may fall short. Affiliates saw positive net flows in Q2...
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Selling to the Post 65 Crowd
Scudder focuses on those approaching or passing retirement...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Selling to the Post 65 Crowd
Scudder focuses on those approaching or passing retirement...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Ambassador at Mother Merrill
Prueher at ML ... ING Makes a Sale...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Ambassador at Mother Merrill
Prueher at ML ... ING Makes a Sale...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Boeing Boomerang
As the company plans its move to Chicago, not everyone in the benefits office is prepared to make the change...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Sign Your John Hancock
The firm completes its team of wholesalers...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Wholesalers Wanted
An online 401k provider is looking to hire for its sales staff...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Getting Back to Basics in Marketing
Advisors who focusing too much on finding new customers may be creating a "hole" in their practice...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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PDS Selects Controller
The retirement plan technology specialist continues to expand the ranks of its senior management...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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Hilliard Lyons On The Lookout
The fund firm is looking for some marketing help...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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Amazoning Advice
TeamVest and Intuit roll out an affiliate program for three free advice product. Can it measure up to TurboTax...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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July 25, 2000
Sale signs at Bear Stearns ... Full-service supermarkets blur lines ... Franklin pressures Mobius ... Misleading fund ads ... Invesco files for global Endeavor ... Clone funds v. the original ... Time for small-cap, value?..
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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July 25, 2000
Sale signs at Bear Stearns ... Full-service supermarkets blur lines ... Franklin pressures Mobius ... Misleading fund ads ... Invesco files for global Endeavor ... Clone funds v. the original ... Time for small-cap, value?..
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Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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