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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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With a New Ally, Gleich Triples His Int'l ETF Suite
The folks at a Midwestern fund firm are expanding their ETF lineup to 20 with a pair of launches powered by an asset manager across the pond...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Near Nashville, a TPA and Empower Team Up For a New PEP
The new offering is scheduled to debut later this month...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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A $7B-AUA RIA Increases Staffing After 4 Promotions
Watch for this Midwestern firm's chief to add more investment analysts, operations support staff, and plan consultants to his team...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Ferenczy Celebrates and Rewards a 7-Year FBLC Vet
A Peach State ERISA legal eagle is on the rise...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Smead Expands His $7.78B-AUM AM's C-Suite
Updated | The chief of an Arizona fund firm hires a leader for a newly created senior role...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Jarred Invsts In a Fellow PEP-Backing RIA
A Midwestern advisory firm is buying a New England shop, with a pooled employer plan taking center stage after the deal...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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A Five-Year-Old Shop Adds a Third ETF
The new, actively managed fund is intended to offer protection against both kinds of "flation."..
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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Vestwell Gains an Implementation and Onboarding Leader
The new hire most recently spent four years with Millennium Trust...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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MMA Teams Up With a TPA and an RKer
The trio are powering a new group retirement plan solution, complete with 3(16) and 3(38) fiduciary services...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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A 24-Year TPA Vet Joins an MA KPA Team
The new hire most recently served as a VP and sales consultant at a national TPA acquirer...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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A $13.4B Start to 2022
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal their first weekly U.S. fund flows data for the new year...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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The Shared Vision of Stadion and Its Acquirer
Leaders at the two firms talk to 401kWire about the impending deal...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
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Reader Rating: 4
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Under the New Fiduciary Reg, Mind the Rollovers
My colleague Lauren Corradi talks to ERISA experts about the long-awaited reg that the DoL finalized last month...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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MMI Upgrades Its Training
The wealth management channel trade group relaunches its CLC...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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CFPs' New Chief Speaks 401k
A familiar defined contribution industry veteran takes over an advisor trade group...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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More LGBTQ and Non-White Participants Felt the Crisis' Sting
A provider's research affiliate offers new demographic data on the ongoing pandemic's affect on participants' feelings of retirement readiness...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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RKers Condemn Yesterday's Attack On the Capitol
Several defined contribution industry leaders speak out after protests in Washington, D.C. turned violent...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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Reader Rating: 1
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Cox Targets Early March For Sealing Ascensus' Latest Deal
The recordkeeper is working on a single, bulk conversion of the acquired business that's not already on its platform...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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ICI and Fink Rebuke the Storming of the Capitol
The fundster trade group and the BlackRock chief call for a peaceful power transition...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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After Nearly 30 Years, a MassMutual Exec Leaves
The career exec is moving on from the bundled provider...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Reader Rating: 2.83
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A 24-Year Am Cent Vet Joins Marsh
The former DC I-O exec switches over to the KPA side of the business...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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An Ex-COO Exits a $3B-AUM Shop
The exec spent more than 25 years at the East Coast fund firm...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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An IFP KPA Affiliate Near Chi-Town Hires
The new addition serves as a full-time senior wealth manager at the advisory firm...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Chong Adds a Managed Account Ally
A third-party managed account service will now be available on Cuna Mutual Retirement Solutions' RKing platform...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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Dave Nadig Flows to a New Job
The veteran ETF watcher will take on a CIO and director of research job, still focused on ETFs...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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The RBG Crowd Officially Moves
A KPA group — with 16 offices, 68 people, 580 plans, and more than $10 billion in AUA — switched B-Ds and RIA/OSJs last week, as expected...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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After Gaining Key Distro Access, a Faith-Based Fund Firm Staffs Up
The fund firm is also ramping up its shareholder engagement, going beyond negative screening...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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Fildes Hires ERIC's Next Retirement Policy Chief
The new hire has been working on retirement policy with another Washington, D.C.-based organization for more than 15 years...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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Graff Hires Two Key D.C. Vets
One joins today as chief government affairs officer, while the other joins in three weeks as general counsel...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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A 30-Year-Old PE Shop Buys Into Millennium
The Beantown private equity firm typically invests between $20 million and $200 million in its targets...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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Week In Preview, January 7-13
This week the teams at Credit Roundtable and FIASI are hosting an event...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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Week In Preview, January 7-13
This week the teams at NIPA and SVIA are hosting events...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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The SEC Staff Lays Out Their "Distribution in Guise" Worries
The regulatory agency's staff issues a 15-page report that outlines their take on the multi-year probe into how mutual funds pay intermediaries for distribution...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Reader Rating: 5
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Retirement Preparedness Has Increased, But...
A recent Fidelity Investments study highlights America's retirement progress or lack there of...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Is Saving for College or Retirement Generation-Based?
From Baby Boomers down, study shows savings priorities continue to widen. ..
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Doll Tells Reporters That the Muddle Through Will Continue
Nuveen's equity guru offers his predictions for 2016 and grades his own 2015 predictions...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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This ERISA Law Firm Is Accepting Quality Talent
This employee benefits law group is open to bringing on the right talent...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2.2
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Pimco Reverses a 31-Month Trend as Layoff Rumors Persist
December was actually a good month for this SoCal mutual fund giant, at least when it comes to this metric...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
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Doll Foretells a Good 2015 For Fundsters
The Nuveen investing guru offers his ten predictions for the new year...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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Pioneer Keeps Hiring After Jones Fills Two Key Posts
The new CEO of the Italian multinational asset manager's U.S. arm brings on an intermediary distribution chief and a marketing and product development chief...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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Pentegra's Swisher Promotes in PA
The Empire State Rker’s SVP of national sales just promoted a wholesaler...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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Class-Action Attorneys Target a Cosmetics 401k
A Big Apple law firm investigates a plan sponsor whose stock has fallen 50 percent in a year...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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A TPA In Wisconsin Hires
...to supplement their customer service at the practice. ..
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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This Is the Stock Fund to Beat in 2015
An $871-million large cap growth fund topped all other stock mutual funds last year, according to the WSJ...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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TD Ameritrade Hires Two Regional Sales Execs
...to cover the Midwest and the eastern U.S. ..
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Whitebox Builds a Distribution Team
..and surprise!, the firm's AUM grew tenfold in 2013...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Pru's Kalamarides Calls Congress to Action
...at its annual global economic and retirement outlook forum in New York City. ..
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Reader Rating: 3
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A Former Pru Bigwig Rockets to the Top at New York Life
He has a new title, but won't be abandoning any of his duties. ..
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Four Cougars Gain their American Independence
NY-based American Independence unveils four funds sub-advised by Toronto-based global ETF tactician...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Goldman Lures M* Alts Guru Papagiannis
She will serve as Goldman's third party alts czar, a newly-created role...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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M* Analysts Unveil Their Manager of the Year Nominees
Morningstar has revealed its nominees for the 2013 Fund Manager of the Year Awards. The nominees, which have so far been profiled in this Morningstar article as well as this article are:
Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year; William Martindale and Robert Mitchell, Conestoga Small Cap; the Team for the Dodge and Cox Stock; Dennis Lynch and team, Morgan Stanley Focus Growth, Morgan Stanley Growth, Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth, and Morgan Stanley Small Company Growth; Harry Burn, John DeGulis, and Gibb Kane, of the Sound Shore Fund, and Larry Puglia, T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth.
International-Stock Fund Manager of the Year: Daniel O'Keefe and David Samra, the Artisan International Value and Artisan Global Value funds; Mark Yockey and team, Artisan International; Sarah Ketterer, Harry Hartford, and team, Causeway International Value; the Team for the Dodge and Cox International Stock, and David Herro and Rob Taylor, Oakmark International.
Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year: the Team for the Dodge and Cox Income; Matt Eagan, Dan Fuss, and Elaine Stokes, Loomis Sayles Bond; Stephen Kane, Laird Landmann, and Tad Rivelle, Metropolitan West Total Return Bond; Daniel J. Ivascyn and Alfred T. Murata, PIMCO Income, and Mark Vaselkiv, T. Rowe Price High-Yield.
Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year: Brian Hurst, Yao Hua Ooi, and team, AQR Managed Futures Strategy I; Michael Aronstein, MainStay Marketfield, Eric Connerly, Jay Feeney Jr., and team, Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research.
Allocation Fund Manager of the Year: the Team of the American Funds American Balanced; the Team for the Dodge and Cox Balanced; Mark Landecker, Steve Romick, and Brian Selmo, FPA Crescent, and David Giroux, T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Sackler Family Seeds an Alt Fund with $100MM
All of the $100 million initially backing the newly-launched Balter Long/Short Equity Fund, managed by Boston-based hedge fund manager Brad Balter of Balter Capital Management came from Summer Road, the New York family office which manages a portion of the Sackler family fortune, reports CNBC...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Morningstar's Don Phillips Chats with Barron's
Don Phillips, the 28-year Morningstar veteran who was the research firm's first fund analyst and has served as everything from CEO to company research head to managing director, had a chat with Barron's writer Lawrence Strauss...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Barron's Looks at Some PM Comebacks
Have these managers rediscovered their mojo? Perhaps is the answer presented by Barron's writer Leslie Norton in this review of a number of fallen PM stars who are making a comeback. Noted within the article are Legg Mason's Bill Miller; Capital Growth's Ken Heebner; Fairholme's Bruce Berkowitz, Christopher Davis, PM of the Davis New York Venture and the Selected American Shares funds; Daniel Becker, manager to the Waddell & Reed Vanguard and the Ivy Large Cap Growth funds; Judith Vale, PM of the Neuberger Berman Genesis, and Conrad Herrmann, PM of Franklin Flexible Capital Growth...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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From Fighters to Bond Funds: Bloomberg Profiles Putnam's Kohli
Bloomberg's Alexis Leondis wrote a profile of Puntam Investments William Kohli. Kohli, Putnam's co-head of fixed income investments manages the $5.3 billion Putnam Diversified Income Trust fund, which earned 7.9% in 2013...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Invesco Buys a San Francisco Tower for $261MM
Invesco has bought the 26-story San Franscisco office tower 101 Second Street for $291 million, reports Dan Levy of Bloomberg...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
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Barstein Chalks Up a Big Hiring Win at TRAU
The 401kExchange founder brings an advisor bigwig on board to help lead the training
venture...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Investors to Gov't: Enhance Our 401ks!
Poll says vast majority of American investors view these accounts as vital...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Gallagher's Latest Buy Includes a $1.7B Retirement Biz
Mike DiCenso expands the insurance brokerage's retirement services unit in the Midwest...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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With So Many Firms Launching Alt Funds, How Do You Value Their Assets?
Audit firm grows expertise in hard-to-value securities...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Milligan Shakes Up Mercer's Top Ranks
Two bigwigs are leaving the recordkeeper...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3.83
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Ex-Naval Officers to Launch an Alt Fund
Fund may allocate heavily in junk bonds..
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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An Asset Manager Bolsters Its Institutional Team
Firm hires a consultant relations head and an investment strategist...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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iShares Reports Record Flows for 2012
Both BlackRock and industry see all-time highs...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Pubs Take Up Gross' Inflationary Dragons Warning
Last week the Pimco guru released his latest monthly investment outlook...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Fido Plays Follow the Leader
Boston Behemoth to go into ETFs, cross swords with State Street..
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Is Gross Managing Too Much Money?
Kiplinger columnist says yes...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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Active Bond ETFs, EM Bond Funds and Low-Volatility-Stock ETFs are Hot
Yet long-short funds, managed futures and volatility ETFs are not, WSJ warns...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Berkowitz and Miller Bounce Back
Two big name PM had comebacks in 2012...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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ASPire Schedules a TPA Pow Wow
TPAs, pack your bags for Orlando...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Jaffe Writes Fundsters' 2013 Horoscope
The MarketWatch columnist gets fearless, and astrological, about the fund industry's new year...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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Hedge-Like Mutual Funds Get Ink from WSJ
One advisor is steering clients toward mutual funds with hedge fund qualities...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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State Street Plans to Expands Lineup
Three new value growth products to be launched later this year...
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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A New Mutual Fund Player Plans to Hire More Wholesalers
The New Jersey firm plans to add four external wholesalers this year...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Reader Rating: 4
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BlackRock Says Goodbye to BGI's Chief
Updated | The former CEO of Barclays Global Investors leaves its new parent one year after the deal closed...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Frenemies Mercer and Putnam are Now Free to Woo their Mutual Clients
The non-solicitation pact between the two firms has expired...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2.25
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M&A Vet Says to Watch for MEPs, Auto IRAs in 2011
A M&A consultant is keeping a watchful eye on MEPs and Auto IRA opporutnities in 2011...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Dunham Scouts for a Sales Pro
The San Diego-based mutual fund firm is hiring in the Western region...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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A $7B Plan Reups With Fidelity
Fidelity is starting off the New Year with seven billion reasons to smile...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Wanted: Wholesaler in West Michigan
The plan provider is looking to fill a hole on its roster...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Fidelity Won't Rebrand Contrafund
The PM of the giant equity mutual fund gives a rare interview to a wire service...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Matthews Closes a $4 Billion Fund to New Investors
The move takes effect today...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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T. Rowe's Bigwigs Get the Rock Star Treatment
Brian Rogers and co. are hailed as rock stars by the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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Provider Parent's IPO Could Raise More Than $430 Million
Watch for a DC vendor to become part of a publicly-traded firm in the coming weeks...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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Eaton Vance Sees the Economy's 'Engine Heating Up'
Several top execs from the Boston-based investment giant traveled to NYC on Thursday to cast their investment predictions and outlook for 2010 in light of the findings of the company's annual investor survey...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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TCW Retaliates Against Gundlach
Jeff Gundlach is being sued by his former employer TCW, after snatching away managers post-departure...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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TIAA-CREF Makes a Strategic Hire
The higher-education-focused provider taps an industry veteran to lead strategic institutional sales and lead it to new markets...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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FUSE's Ten Trends for 2010
FUSE Research Network LLC has identified ten trends for the
upcoming year...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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FRC's ETF Analyst Departs
FRC is on the hunt for an analyst to cover ETFs, managed accounts and alternative investments...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Florida RIA Expands Into New England
A DC-focused advisory startup adds another branch with a new hire...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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Great-West Taps a B-D Relations Pro for a Newly Created Post
The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based plan provider appoints a director of business development...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Nassau County Switches 457 Providers
Nassau County in New York expects to finish the transition to the new provider in May...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Gross Tilts at Windmills and Has No Gilt
The Pimco star leans away from American, British and Japanese government debt in his latest market outlook...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Jaffe Sees No 12b-1 Reform in 2010
MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe gives his predictions for 2010...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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529 Plans Catch SRI Fever
The WSJ looks at how more and more 529 college savings plans are adding socially responsible investments to their menus...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Janus Names its New CEO
The Denver fund firm taps a replacement for Gary Black...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2
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Wells Fargo Reveals the Leadership Structure of its Retirement Unit
An internal memo obtained by The 401kWire shows the roles key executives will be playing in the combined company...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4.25
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PNC Preps Administration Service for ETFs
The fund servicer formerly known as PFPC plans to roll out full-service administration for ETFs this year...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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Evergreen Names a New President of its Funds
Evergreen tapped a new president of its funds following Dennis Ferro's retirement...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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TPA and Trustodian Unveil Their ETF 401k
Two more firms take a stab at bringing the hot retail product to the DC world...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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A New Recordkeeper Checks into the Hilton
The Beverly Hills-headquartered hotelier hires a new recordkeeper for its 401k plan...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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AUL Hires in Boston
The new hire will work with regional and national consulting firms...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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A Northeastern Recordkeeper Expands its Staff By 10 Percent
Several new outsourcing deals encourage one full service firm to add substantially to its work force...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1
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Pru Hopes for Greater Adoption of Guaranteed Income
The Hartford, Connecticut-based plan provider wants auto programs to grow in scope to include guaranteed income...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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Neuberger Outsources 403b Work
Updated | The asset manager taps a third-party custodian for its non-profit sector DC business...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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WSJ: International Funds Appear Headed for a Rebound
In Wednesday's WSJ Fund Track, Sam Mamudi writes that international-stock funds look to be making a recovery after losing 45 percent on average in 2008...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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The One Guy in the Black Talks Again
The WSJ follows up with the manager of the only diversified U.S. stock fund to yield a positive return in 2008...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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New York Life Lassoes an Ex-Grail Exec
New York Life's John Kim hired a former Grail managing partner for a new post...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Centennial State Regulators Pile On Bent
A new lawsuit targets the Manhattan money fund specialists over losses in a public investment pool...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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CapTrust Brings in Another Provider Vet
Fielding Miller strikes again, landing another retirement advisor. This time, the new recruit is from SunTrust.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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LPL's Loss is Lincoln's Gain
Lincoln Financial is ramping up its recruitment efforts with a new hire...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fido Bigwig Jumps to a Retirement B-D
An advisory firm focused on the DC business lures in an executive from the Boston Behemoth.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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MassMutual Names a New Retirement Chief
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based insurer has chosen a successor for Fred Castellani, who is retiring at the end of next month...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Pru Closes its UBoC Deal
Prudential execs complete their purchase of Union Bank of California's recordkeeping business as they continue to keep their eyes open for more deals...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Pru Execs See More Sponsors Adopting RI Solutions
With no fewer than 25 plan sponsors in the pipeline, Christine Marcks and other Pru Retirement executives are optimistic about their retirement income entry's future...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Thompson Cuts Profit-Sharing Plan at A.G. Edwards
In a move that may leave some in the B-D industry wondering just what Ken Thompson is thinking, Wachovia has discontinued A.G. Edwards' profit sharing plan...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2.84
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Home Again at Mellon
Michael Ho is returning to Mellon Capital Management...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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Think Tank Rallies Industry to Ponder 403b
A DC trade group unveils a task force to examine the new regs.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Auriana and Utsch to Lead New Federated Fund
Christopher Donahue, president and CEO of Federated Investors, has added another fund to his company's product line...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Gabelli Gives Credit to Media Moguls
Mario Gabelli gives props to Zell and Murdoch for GAMCO's strong stock performance...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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What Lew Sanders Learned Pumping Gas (and More)
Lew Sanders is getting a star turn in this week's Barron's. It turns out that the Alliance Bernstein chief got his start changing tires and pumping gas at his father's Long Island gas station...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Magellan (and Fido) Gets it Mojo Back
Barron's notices Magellan's rebound and one Fidelity watcher predicts that the fund will reopen in 2008. Still, marketing will play a key role in jump starting new growth in the $45 billion fund...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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WSJ Tackles Retirement Income Funds
Tom Lauricella tackles retirement income funds for the Saturday WSJ Fund Track column, drawing some much needed attention to a product line that is struggling to gain a foothold in the market...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Fund Track Visits Down Under
After a slow first news week of the year, the WSJ Fund Track column journeys quite far afield Monday morning. Indeed, reporter Keenan Skelly turns to Australia's Macquarie Group to document its efforts to raise nearly $18 billion for two closed-end funds that will invest in infrastructure. Needless to say, neither fund falls under the Forty Act. Those wishing to read more can follow the link...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Bright Lights for State Street?
State Street Corp. wants to see its name in bright lights. The Boston-based manager is working with the Boston Redevelopment Agency to get its name on the new building where it is headquartered, on One Lincoln Street, reports the Boston Globe...
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Bisys Offer Online Education
Bisys and the CFP are now offering another option for advisors to get educated...
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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A Top Secret Retirement Luncheon?
The DoL has its lips zipped on what topics Secretary Chao will address...
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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U.S. Airways' DB Grounded, Will 401K Fly?
A bankruptcy court judge gives the troubled airline the OK to end three pension plans, but what does it mean for the carrier's 401k plan?..
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Seattle Firm Investigates Krispy Kreme
How the mighty doughnut-maker -- and its stock price -- have tumbled.....
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Schwarzenegger Sets K Plan's Wheels in Motion
The governor is drafting bills and starting the initiative process for his pension reform plans...meanwhile, key California Democrats voice their dissent his plan...
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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Judge Rules Against Ex-Pru Brokers
Five ex-Prudential Securities brokers will face civil fraud charges stemming from mutual fund market timing, said a U.S. Court judge Thursday. The brokers had sought to have the case dismissed.
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Friday, January 7, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Strong has Half Dozen Suitors
Three banks are among the six firms said to have submitted initial bids by the Wednesday deadline...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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Spitzer Calls ICI Figures Crazily Distorted
The NY AG is not impressed with the research of Fink and company...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Franklin Resources Faces Possible Action from Calpers
The largest state pension fund is digging into why the fund firm suspended three employees...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.75
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ABB Grows Relationship with 401k Provider
The Fortune 500 plan sponsor has awarded a total HR outsourcing contract to its long-time 401k plan administrator...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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Top-Paid Participants Plan to Stick with Allocations
Despite, or because, of the fifty percent run-up in the Nasdaq in 2003 most top executives have no plans to change their retirement mix...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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PBGC Head Resigns
Warns Chao that the pension funding rules need to by updated post haste to save the system...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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EnvestnetPMC Adds Two Managers
Two west coast managers made the cut. Their skills with advisors were a key factor in the decisions...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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CIGNA Tapped for Wisconsin Co. DB-DC Plans
The bundled provider takes home a $280 million combined RFP; quality investment management cited for its selection...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Touchstone Partners with eRecordkeeper on New Product
The investments firm works with ExpertPlan to offer a bundled, all-Touchstone retirement program to financial professionals...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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The Hartford Taps ClearFuture for Public Sector Clients
The firm aims to expand its education efforts targeting its large base of 457, 401(a) and 403(b) participants...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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DIA Names DC Head
The provider to one million participants has named a new head for its DC business...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2.75
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Boehner Prepares Legislation for Intro This Month
The 2003 version of pension reform will debut in the House by the end of the month. Its sponsors hope to get it through by spring...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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Software Firm Launches Benefits Site for TexasBank
A California software vendor kicks off a new Website designed to automate benefit communications...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Workers Favor More Control Over Social Security
The Prudential Financial study finds one-third of DC participants cite worries over Social Security as a significant reason for taking part in their 401(k) plan...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Gabelli Launches Small Cap Value Fund
Gabelli quickly takes advantage of a late-2002 acquisition to open a new fund...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2
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W&R Fertilizes its Ivy
The fund firm shakes up portfolio management duties on 11 funds as it tries to lay the groundwork for better performance...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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NASD Readying for Action on Breakpoints
The NASD is preparing to take action against an undetermined number of broker-dealers that have failed to recognize breakpoints...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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MFS Gets Ducks in a Row
The firm has launched a single web portal for all of its services...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Accountants Seek Advice
Turning to the SEC ... Acquiring a Piece of the Sun ... Artisan to Close Fund ... New Partner for GoldK...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Accountants Seek Advice
Turning to the SEC ... Acquiring a Piece of the Sun ... Artisan to Close Fund ... New Partner for GoldK...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Joining Forces on 529 Plans
Four firms have formed an alliance to offer a new product in the college savings marketplace...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Trucking with Fido
A trucking company has tapped the vendor for 401k services...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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SPARK Initiative
The association has created a standard data format between recordkeepers and payroll companies. This may be the right key to success in the small plan market...
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Monday, January 7, 2002
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Reader Rating: 3
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Week of January 7, 2000
RFP Roundup
The 401kWire.com takes it regular look at the week in searches. ..
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Friday, January 7, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Small Bytes: American Century Reaches $100 Billion Point
What is going on around the 401k arena? The 401kWire.com takes a quick look at the comings and goings in the biz...
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Friday, January 7, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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American Express Hires Franklin Portfolio Manager
A former Franklin portfolio manager is moving to the AXP Funds to bring her growth and technology experience to the AXP Growth Fund...
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Friday, January 7, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, January 7, 2000
What do the experts do when the market falls? ... SEC violations at PwC ... Morningstar's managers of the year...
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Friday, January 7, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Exec Transitions at Putnam
The chief of operations at Putnam is retiring and two executives are being boosted up to fill the created gap...
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Friday, January 7, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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SVA Dec. 31, 1998
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Thursday, January 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Babson Restructures
MassMutual subsidiary David L. Babson & Company, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts is reorganizing its management team. The firm has 165 defined contribution clients and has approximately $10 billion in assets, according The Money Market Directory...
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Thursday, January 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Strong Gets A Lifestyle
Strong adds five new funds to its fund family, including its first entry into the growing lifestyle funds market...
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Thursday, January 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Putnam Joins Y2K Compliant Crowd
It was a taste of things to come. With the coming of the New Year, there emerged a 1999 problem. Nothing major. A few scattered programs could not recognize the penultimate year of the millennium. But it was a kind of a wake-up call. What will 2000 be like?..
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Thursday, January 7, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Anthony P. Pennino, Contributing Editor
Tony comes to the 401kWire from academia where they did not offer retirement plans of any kind. He is a graduate of Columbia University earning B.A., M.A. and an M.F.A. Most recently he spent three years studying in the United Kingdom, earning a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of London. He has taught writing at both Yeshiva University and Rutgers University.
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Wednesday, January 7, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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White House Considers Pension Initiatives
The White House is considering proposals to beef up the nation's retirement system. Measures may be announced as early as this month, according to an Administration spokesperson...
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Wednesday, January 7, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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