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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Happy Juneteenth Weekend!
MFWire will be closed Monday in observance of the Juneteenth market holiday...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Happy Juneteenth Weekend!
401kWire will be closed Monday in observance of the Juneteenth market holiday...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Post-Deal, a Jersey TPA Secures a PR PEP Alliance
The acquirer will serve as PPP, RKer, and TPA, while a familiar ally will step up as trustee...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Benetic Exits
Word is that the online, KPA-focused marketplace's platform recently shut down...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Long-Term Inflows Rebound By $38B
The LSEG Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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The $196MM-AUA OG SARP Gains a New Chief
Meanwhile, the program's former chief joined a familiar RKer last week...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Is Larry Creating a Spot Bitcoin ETF ... Or an ETC?
BlackRock is not filing such a product under the '40 Act. The truth is far more interesting...
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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Reader Rating: 5
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Innovator Repeats, Yet Small Firms' Outflows Double
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2022 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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A Two-Decade Retirement Vet Joins Pimco
He now serves on the DC I-O team and is based in the Gotham area...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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An EGPS Alum Joins Pentegra
The new hire now serves as a relationship manager at the Empire State provider...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Northern Trust Will Help Power a $90B-AUA CIT Biz
The publicly traded bank's fund services business will handle custody, fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Reader Rating: 1
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7 Years, $15.2B AUM, 45 Funds, 126 Employees
A Keystone State firm's team celebrates their fund family's copper and wool anniversary...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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A $275B-AUM Managed Account Shop Targets Ret Income
The PE-backed firm is rolling out a retirement income solution to its large plan sponsor clients...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Thomas Sees Fundsters' "Tremendous Moral Opportunity"
The Northern Trust Asset Management chief speaks to a CNBC correspondent during the first keynote session of a trade group's new conference...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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Will This Bay Area Startup Find More 401k Partners?
The VC-backed benefits brokerage recently made its first alliance in the space?..
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Reader Rating: 1
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DC Plans' TDMF Marketshare Is Slipping, Slightly
A mutual fund industry trade group shares its latest data on total U.S. retirement assets...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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GA and IL RM Vets Join OneAmerica
The new hires most recently hailed from Schwab and Lincoln...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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The $1.023T Inflows Year
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2021 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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A 3MM-Participant RKer Builds a Fully Transactional App
Watch for the provider's team to upgrade the new offering's engagement capabilities...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Reader Rating: 1
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A Tar Heel Firm Hires a COO, With an Eye On Tech
The new hire joined on June 1...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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13 Percent of Workers Say They'll Need to Tap Retirement Accounts
A provider also finds that 45 percent of plan sponsors say they're set up for special loans and withdrawals in light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Pru Brings Fin Wellness to Nurses
The RKer's parent is teaming up in celebration of the Year of the Nurse...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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After Three Years, a DC I-O Exec Exits Russell
The executive previously spent more than 27 years at American Century...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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In Michigan, a Trade Group Preps a PEP
The Platinum 401k, Highland Consulting, and an as-yet-undisclosed RKer will power the new plan, scheduled to launch on 1/1/2021...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Midsize Fund Firms' Inflows Return
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Mango Takes Over a Fin Wellness and CIT Shop
The appointment took effect on Friday...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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A CT Congressman Discusses Pending 403b Law
The Connecticut State Senate just passed a bill that would hold 403(b) plans to higher fiduciary standards. ..
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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HSA Product Launches with Retirement Savings in Mind
As HSA accounts are starting to be known as a related 401(k) product, this HSA firm launches something new.....
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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Renaissance Benefits Advisory Group Adds a Dynamic New Consultant
This independent retirement consulting firm has made a new addition to their team...
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Filings for Fundsters - June 16, 2017
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Two Illinois Firms Merge
IronBridge's investment team and senior members are joining RMB...
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Meet One of This Year's Top Women Advisors
Broker-dealer Commonwealth Financial Group has named one of the Top Women Advisors on Barron's 2017 list!..
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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What Will Aaron Rodgers Tell FAs and Fundsters?
After the Pershing team and attendees took over a whole San Diego block last night, this NFL star will take the main stage this morning for the final session of Insite 2017...
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Reader Rating: 3
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Top Dogs at RidgeWorth Depart Post-Virtus
After the acquisition closed earlier this month, these execs are moving on...
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Friday, June 16, 2017
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Three KPA Takeaways From Morningstar IC 2016
The Chicago conference, focused on FAs and B-D and RIA home-office execs doing due diligence by listening to and meeting PMs, offers more evidence of the spreading fiduciary reg interest and the awakening of retail to 401k...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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American Bar Association Pursues a DC Plan Overhaul
The Windy City-based organization issued an RFP for bundled services. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Captrust Adds a KPA in PA
After years in business development, this new hire now works as an advisor. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Envestnet Integrates With an NYC B-D Network
Envestnet teams up with a B-D network to offer its suite of solutions for 401(k) plan advisors...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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M* Investment Conference 2016 In Pictures
About 2,000 fundsters, FAs, and others gathered in Chitown this week for the conference. Here's a a glimpse...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Roboadvisors Gather in the Big Apple
The second annual In|Vest conference kicks off today in New York City...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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OKC Plan Sponsor Names New Internal Administrator
The employee who formerly administered the plan is retiring...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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LPL Picks Up a SoCal KPA
From Met Life to Edward Jones, and now LPL, this KPA keeps producing. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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SIFMA Strongly Opposes SARPs
The securities advocate prefers more education and good will for Americas who do not have access to retirement plans. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Fred Reish Talks Prudence in Best Interest Standard
Reish goes to LinkedIn to tackle a portion of the Department of Labor's best interest standard. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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SSgA's Retirement Mandate Gains Traction on Capitol Hill
Plan sponsors are also supporting the proposal. ..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Fink Says Asset Management Needs Consolidation
The BlackRock chief thinks that "quite a bit" of M&A is possible. Where is he looking?..
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Kublin and Co Hold BPAS' 2nd Annual Conference
This week Barry Kublin and his team gathered about 130 of their colleagues, advisor partners, and other industry insiders at the Le Meridian Regency Hotel in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina for the second annual BPAS Partner Conference. ..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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A 401k Robo-Advisor Closes in on VC Funds
Its founders plan to use the capital to build a sales team. ..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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AEP Juices On its 401k Recordkeeper
The utility giant has made a decision on who will provide recordkeeping services after the sale of J.P. Morgan Retirement...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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LifeLock Offers a Solution for 401k Theft
Retirement income theft and stolen identity are growing issues in the financial industry... until now?..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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ADP Affirms That Employers Know the Value of 401ks
... But many smaller employers are still not putting the knowledge into practice. ..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Reader Rating: 2
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Mainstay Hires Two, Plans Consultant Team
Now out of the recordkeeping side of the business, NY Life's Mainstay Investments is making a DC I-O push with new hires. ..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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A Tactical SMA Shop Enters the ETF Biz
A Connecticut-based ETF strategist has launched its own ETFs, and it's looking for asset manager allies..
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Are Regulators Chasing Imaginary Mutual Fund Waterfalls?
Morningstar's policy research director pushes back against U.S. and global banking regulators who want to slap the SIFI label on big mutual funds and mutual fund shops.The mutual fund ratings giant's policy research director pushes back against U.S. and global banking regulators who want to slap the SIFI label on big mutual funds and mutual fund shops...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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40 Years, $100B: This Week the Nationwide Retirement Team Celebrates
John Carter and his team are gathering together after the insurer's retirement plan provider crosses two big milestones...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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In Fights Over Revenue Sharing, Good Faith Matters
Earlier this month one of the SEC's own administrative law judges tossed out the regulator's case against a Texas RIA. The RIA's attorney talks about the implications...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Healey Is a Casanova of Alts Shops
The courting of D.E. Shaw is far from AMG's first alts romance. Healey's firm owns stakes in at least 14 boutiques that are either hedge funds or alts investors. ..
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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"We're Doing More Work Defending DoL Investigations Than Ever Before"
Steve Saxon updates Spark National attendees on regulatory and litigation issues affecting the retirement plan industry...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Nationwide's Marketing Head Retires
Doff Meyer has stepped down from her chief marketing officer role, while Tiffany Grinstead, a tenured Nationwide marketer, has taken over...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Healey Bids $500MM for a Portion of D.E. Shaw
Publications say AMG is near a deal for the 20% stake of the hedge fund owned by the Lehman Brothers Estate..
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Stock Funds Rock the Inflows with $11.4B
Equity products saw the most inflows since February in the week ending June 11. Eighty percent of those flows went to ETFs...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Ready Kicks Off Spark National 2014
The Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust welcomes recordkeepers and other retirement plan industries to the conference in Washington, D.C...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Reader Rating: 3.8
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Corrieri Offers Mutual of Omaha Clients a New 401k Advantage
The insurer's 401k team launches another fiduciary service for small retirement plan sponsors...
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Monday, June 16, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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OppenheimerFunds Hires a DC I-O Exec
The exec takes on a newly created role at the New York City-based asset manager...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3.62
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DST Addresses the Chatter
DST executives issue a statement in the wake of a Reuters article about private equity suitors...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Reader Rating: 4
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Fidelity Expands its Target-Date Lineup
The Boston Behemoth its targeting investors in their early twenties...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fidelity's Fund Supermarket Has a New Boss
There's a new chief gatekeeper at Fidelity's mutual fund supermarket...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Saturna Creates an iPhone App
Saturna launched its iPhone app a month ago and plans to release the second version before the year is over...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Hancock Updates an Advisor App
The Boston-based plan provider says the enhanced app had about 700 downloads last week...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Schwab Sees a Two Percent Drop in its Participant Count
The number of Schwab's corporate retirement participants fell by two percent year-over-year.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Reader Rating: 3
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DST Comments on Suitor Buzz
DST Systems comes out with a statement in the wake of a Reuters report...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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IndexIQ Builds a Roof
The Rye Brook, New York launches an ETF that offers access to the small-cap US real estate sector...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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SSgA Hunts for a Biz Dev Exec
The asset management arm of the Boston-based bank promotes one exec and searches for his successor...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Hancock Brings in a DWS Alum
The Boston-based mutual fund firm names its choice for a newly created position...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Trone Relinquishes One of His Hats
The fiduciary guru passes a top spot to a long-time collaborator...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Kohl Wants to Help Retirees 'Make Their Savings Last'
The Senate Aging Committee chief gathers together regulators and others to talk retirement income...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Old Mutual Execs Woo Reporters
The asset management arm of the firm hosts a press breakfast featuring five managers...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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Rogerscasey Spins Off an Expanding Analytics Team
A third-party platform gains its independence from the consulting firm...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Paychex Sings Auto-Enrollment's Praises
The payroll provider unveils a white paper on the impact of an increasingly popular DC plan feature...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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Schwab Urges Participants to Say RRRR
The provider outlines how DC investors can evaluate their investments mid-year...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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SEC Decides to Change to Target Date Branding
Updated | Mary Schapiro and her colleges consider new regulations for the naming and marketing of age-based asset allocation funds...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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American Beacon Execs Fly to the Big Apple
Bill Quinn, Gene Needles & co. host a media briefing in Manhattan...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Cohen & Steers Signs on a Marketing Trio
The New York City fund firm is building out its marketing team with new hires...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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A Schwabie Makes Plans for an Alternatives Mutual Fund
A top sales pro from Charles Schwab plans to leverage his experience with hedge funds into a new mutual fund family...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Fido Throws it Weight Behind Fund Tax Reform
Current tax rules unfairly disadvantage mutual fund investors compared to buyers of individual securities and a new law would fix that, says Fidelity's Fisher...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Anoints a Retirement Chief
A Merrill Lynch alum takes over retirement services at the freshly merged mega-wirehouse...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Barclays Formally Accepts BlackRock's Offer
The sale of BGI moves into its final stages...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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The DoL and SEC Set Their Target Date Agenda
The two regulatory agencies reveal who will testify at their Thursday hearing...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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A House Sub-Committee Votes Tomorrow on Miller's Fee Disclosure Bill
The committee will also address a 401k advice-focused bill...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4
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A Federal Judge Pushes a Reserve Primary Court Fight to September
The SEC and the beleaguered money fund manager will duke it out in court over a year after its flagship fund broke the buck...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Claymore Puts Three More Active ETFs In Registration
The fund firm appears to be putting together a diverse menu of active ETF offerings...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Another DC Firm Partners to Launch Collective Funds
A consulting group looks to build its third-party administration business with a new hire and a new alliance...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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A Senator's Mutual Fund Sales Fall Under Scrutiny
Some are questioning the timing of the Senator’s trading...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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An ETF Finds That It's Not Easy Being Popular
Headaches continue foor a commodities ETF, which recently saw assets balloon to nearly $3.7 billion from roughly $670 million in February...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Fido Mulls Charging Advisors For HNW Referrals
A new charge may soon affect financial advisors doing business with Fidelity...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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AEGON Vet Departs Stable Value Team
The Kentucky-based GIC and wrap provider bids adieu to another one of its own...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Boston Financial Works on a Plan Setup Tool
The Quincy, Massachusetts-based offspring of DST Systems and State Street is crafting a tool that will enable plan sponsors to set up their plans online...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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RiverSource Outsources, Lays off 68
The Ameriprise subsidiary laid off workers from its Minneapolis office last week as it outsourced back-office work to another provider...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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A Second Law Firm Files Suit Against Fido Over Fund Losses
Another law firm has filed suit against Fidelity for losses in its Ultra-Short Bond Fund...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Julius Baer Americas Gets an Artful New Moniker
Julius Baer Americas Inc. is now officially Artio Global Investors Inc...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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JPMorgan Names Head of Institutional Sales
The Kansas City-based provider has tapped one of its own for the job. In addition, it also hired Sun Life and American Century vets for two posts...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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American Century Replaces Putnam-Bound Stockpicking Duo
The Kansas City-based fund firm has tapped replacements for two portfolio managers that defected to Putnam...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Lehman Unveils Q2 Report Card
The firm lost $2.8 billion ion the second quarter...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Cox to Fast-Track Fund Regs
Chris Cox is thinking legacy as his term winds down...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Active ETFs Miss Out on the Small-Cap Party
Active ETFs not taking part in the small-cap action could be a thorny problem for the new breed of ETFs, Ian Salisbury writes in the Monday edition of the WSJ Fund Track column...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Wasatch Re-Shutters its Recently Reopened Funds
A month and a half after reopening two of its funds, the Salt Lake City-based firm announced plans to once again close the funds to new investors...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Blue Grass State Adds Roth
A Roth 401(k) is just over the hill for Kentucky State employees...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Round-Up
Conscience brings a US and a UK company together, the Supreme Court lets class actions go back to Illinois, and Phoenix raises up a new logo...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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EM Panic Passes Month Mark
Investors running scared from emerging markets equity and bond funds are breaking longer-standing records...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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Deal Chatter Grows Despite Lack of News
Industry insiders continue to speculate on which 401k provider will be the next to sell...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1.42
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Boomers Count on 401k Savings
A soon-to-be released study finds that nearly half of workers plan to depend on their DC plans as a major source of retirement income...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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A Wall Street Giant Wants a Wider DC Footprint
An investment banking giant is rewriting its defined contribution strategy and is on the hunt for an executive to lead the effort...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Merrill Lynch Taps Insider for Retirement Product Sales
The brokerage firm looks within to fill the opening created by the departure of Jim McCarthy...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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BlackRock and Forward Veteran Goes Hedge
A San Francisco-based hedge fund manager has successfully courted a mutual fund industry veteran to be its managing director and head of distribution and product management...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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Lavish Party Launches Dividend ETFs
WisdomTree Investments aims to make its mark on Wall Street, signaling to Thursday night with a soiree for several hundred on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The company that's united publisher Jonathan Steinberg (son of financier Saul), Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel, and hedge fund tycoon Michael Steinhardt is based on the concept of a new type of ETF, launched Friday -- but it's building its talent pool in part with recruits from existing ETF leaders...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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New MSRB Rules Increase Broker Obligations
Brokers marketing 529 college savings plans will have to disclose more to their customers starting August 7...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Reader Rating: 3
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RIA Lets Everyone In On Portfolio "Masters"
If the average investor is tired of high fee funds with poor performance and ready for more transparency, says Dan Kiley, the Retirement Corporation of America hopes to meet that demand. Kiley is founder and CCO of the Cincinnati-based registered investment advisory firm, which has developed the Money Masters Investment Portfolio to give individual investors access to what it deems the top fund managers -- 10 in stocks, 5 in bonds...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Fidelity Switches Benchmarks
Fidelity Investments has decided that most of its sector funds can be better evaluated using different benchmarks...
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Friday, June 16, 2006
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Putnam Bulks up Retirement Sales Force
Two wholesalers join, and more new hires may be in store...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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PowerShares Partners with Amex for More ETFs
Eight of PowerShares' sector-specific ETFs, based on American Stock Exchange indexes, are expected to trade on Thursday, June 23...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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T.Rowe Adds 2045 Age-Targeted Fund
The fund firm says assets in the target-date funds have surpassed $5 billion...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Nationwide's LA Saga Comes to an End
A judge rules against the provider...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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M&I Hires Taft-Hartley Pro
The new hire will cover the Midwest for M&I...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Union Central Hires Advice Firm
A provider expands its relationship with an investment consulting firm...
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Ex-Fidelity Exec Joins Board
Retirement is not just all about golfing, boating and living in Florida .....
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Who's with Amerindo?
Investors in the Amerindo Technology Fund have pulled out 39 percent of the funds assets in the last three weeks .....
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Russell Hires Strategy Exec
Russell Investment Group has hired David Rothenberg as a director of business growth and development .....
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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MassMutual Shuts out Galvin
MassMutual seems to be putting up a fight as Secretary of State William Galvin bears down on the company .....
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
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SEC Toys With Bear Stearns
The agency is considering a civil action against the investment banking and securities arms...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Janus Sells Last of DST Stake
The sale brings in $336 million in cash...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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NASD Bans Pru Broker Involved in Fund Scandal
The NASD bars a former Prudential broker from the securities business because he took the Fifth...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Reader Rating: 2
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LA Drops Consideration of DC Switch
The creation of a new 401k for Bayou state workers is a no go...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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TPA Provider Builds I-share/Fund Hybrid K-Plan
Can ETFs be used to build 401k programs? One firm thinks the time is ripe and is bringing ishares to clients in a new offering...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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E&Y Markets 401(k) Advice Program
Ernst & Young is marketing eAdvisorPlus to plan sponsors...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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New Tool Spotlights Managers for Advisors
Pershing adds manager search capability to its updated broker platform that focuses on more than just the fund...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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TSP Adds Toll-Free Account Access
The largest defined contribution plan in the nation gets with the agenda and adds a free phone access for participants...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Philly Union Plans to Fight 401k
The city wants to convert its existing defined benefit plan, but city unions do not plan to take accept a 401k sitting down...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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529 Plan Selling Rules May Be Amended
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is proposing changes to rules governing 529 plans...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Directors, Trustees and Third Parties Watch Out
An SEC enforcement officer says future investigations will focus on the parties above.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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The White House Likes Funds
Top advisors to the President hold substantial stakes in mutual funds...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Bill Banning Soft Dollars Introduced in the House
A representative introduces a companion bill to the Mutual Fund Reform Act in the other half of Congress...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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IRS Defers To Congress on Cash Balance Conversions
The Treasury Department and IRS are stepping back while Congress considers a legislative response to age discrimination in cash balance conversions...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Living Ex-SEC Chairmen Unite Behind Independent Chair Rule
Seven former heads of the SEC form bipartisan coalition in support of independent director rule...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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Finally, The TSP Goes Daily
It took six years, but Federal workers can now transfer between the five TSP funds on a daily basis...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Rollover Service Partners for Distribution
RolloverSystems has inked a deal with a career Web site...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Transamerica Offers Free Client Checkups
The provider has added free annual reviews as part of its Signature Services product for larger plans...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Philly-based Vendor Rolls Out R Shares
Advisors and administrators preferring to work with retirement class shares get another choice of partners...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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Sauter Gets a Helping Hand
Vanguard names a co-portfolio manager to help out with active equity management...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Zurich Finds Threadneedle Buyer
The price tag is some 30 percent below the initial speculation...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Invesco Shuttering Asian Fund Group
Regulatory changes let it fold the assets into its European operations...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Another B Share Suit Filed
This time the target is Smith Barney...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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Buckeye State Bank Swaps Plans
An Ohio-based sponsor has decided to terminate its DB plan and startup its first 401k...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Crew Members Divvy Up Less Loot
Vanguard workers are allowed to go casual after learning of smaller bonus, but Brennen sees good times ahead...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2
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Schwab Debuts Stock Plan Manager
The new tool takes stock plan administration to the Web...
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Monday, June 16, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Week of June 12, 2000
The Week in Searches
We take our weekly look at searches reported elsewhere...
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Broker Gets mPowered
The PaineWebber Group Inc. is the latest bundled 401(k) vendor to ally with a Web-based provider of investment advice.
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Small Bytes: NetBenefits Goes Wireless
Fidelity will let participants gather 401k account data through OmniSky. Vanguard spiffies up site...
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Small Bytes: NetBenefits Goes Wireless
Fidelity will let participants gather 401k account data through OmniSky. Vanguard spiffens site. BNA adds funds. ..
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Small Bytes: On the Move
Pyramid Digital, Merrill Lynch, First American, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, J.P. Morgan announce staff changes.
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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New Site Offers 5500 Data
You knew someone would do it before too long. The site allows salespeople to download information on company at a time.
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Happy Birthday, 12b-1!
Bloomberg's fund columnist chimes in on the still debated "marketing and distribution" fees...
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Have You Reached Your Midyear Goals?
The first year of the new millennium is almost half over! Are you on track to reach your 2000 goals? Sales? New clients? Health and fitness? Personal?..
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 16, 2000
Janus execs still upset ... Fidelity gets help on ads ... ETFs' hidden disadvantage...
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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June 16, 2000
Janus execs still upset ... Fidelity gets help on ads ... ETFs' hidden disadvantage...
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Friday, June 16, 2000
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90% of Hedge Funds Beat S&P 500
The May numbers from one Nashville-based hedge fund advisory firm show that 90% of all hedge funds beat the S&P 500 for the month, and the average fund returned over 4% more...
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Cascade Offers Passport to Recordkeeping
A number of new product stories in recent months have focused on increasing ease and access for participants. Now, the focus is turning toward professionals at vendor organizations. At least it is in the offices of Cascade Technologies, Inc. The firm, along with IMIS-Mastech, is launching Passport, a new system designed to make the administration of defined contribution plans more efficient...
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Fidelity's Internet Publishing Focuses Fund Info
Fidelity's custom publishing arm, recently renamed Devonshire Custom Publishing, is streamlining fund data collection with its new Data-2-Dev product...
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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TAG On: Mergers and ADP Testing
Our company is being purchased (stock sale), and the sale will close next month. The majority of our employees will continue to work for the purchaser. It is our intention to terminate our 401(k) plan and distribute account balances to participants. Unfortunately, we are failing our ADP test. How do we calculate earnings on the refunds for a short plan year and when do the refunds have to be made?..
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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American Century's Teeing Off With the Celebs
AC is joining the list of financial service companies sponsoring a golf tournament -- maybe the pros won't be there, but Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura will ... ..
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Sheet Metal Workers Tap Provider
Local 27 of the Sheet Metal Workers union located in Farmindale, New Jersey has bundled its Taft-Hartley plan with MassMutual, a spokesperson with the firm told the 401kWire.com. The plan has $50 million in assets and 800 participants...
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Odd Lots, June 16, 1999
Fidelity to sell $750 million of debt ... Inside the turmoil at Strong ... Why Kobrick chose Nvest ... Stein Roe to launch Net fund ... Fund uses Community Reinvestment Act to rope in bank shareholders ... No more Money Honey...
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Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Great-West Goes Online
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of Denver, CO has announced the launch of its new Internet services for its 401(k) customers. 401(k) participants will be access their account balances, alter their investment choices, and transfer existing funds by visiting the Great-West Life website: www.gwla.com/benefits. This new feature will be available immediately...
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Tuesday, June 16, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Ziegler Changes Recordkeepers
West Bend, WI-headquartered BC Ziegler & Co. has selected Diversified Investments Advisors to be the administrator for its 401(k) plan, Ron Strzok, benefits administrator, told the 401kWire. The plan has apprxoimately $25 million in assets with 300 participants...
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Tuesday, June 16, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Newkirk, MasteryPOINT Unveil Joint Marketing Effort
Albany, NY-based Newkirk and Minneapolis, MN-located MasteryPOINT Financial Services announced a joint marketing effort at Monday's meeting of the Society of Professional Administrators and Recordkeepers in Washington, DC. The two companies are joining to provide 401(k) providers with easy access to customize educational materials for both print and online...
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Tuesday, June 16, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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