News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Vestwell Teams Up In New England
The provider is joining a marketplace of partners...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Most 401k-Less Employers Don't Plan to Change That
New research underscores the continuing retirement plan coverage gap among small businesses...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Alps Plugs In a New Thematic ETF
The SS&C unit teams up with Ladenburg Thalmann on a new index fund...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Davidson Says a New Partnership's Timing Is Critical
The Financial Finesse Founder talks about a new alliance...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Am Beacon Takes Over a 3YO ETF
The actively managed fund is powered by a Gotham shop and has $12 million in AUM...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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A Gator State DC I-O Vet Leaves MassMutual
The departing wholesaler first joined MassMutual in 2019...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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2 B-D Leaders' New Shop Enters the ETF Sector
A Sunshine State fund firm's team is rolling out their first offering...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Most Pre-Retirees Don't Expect to Retire At 65
New research also suggests that a signicant percentage of pre-retirees expect to need to keep working in retirement...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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AmericanTCS Preps a Pair of May PEPs
Both planned PEPs are for clients of a specific partner firm...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Employer Contributions to 403bs Are On the Rise
New research undercores how common employer contributions are, at least among larger ERISA 403(b)s. Yet most such plan sponsors still don't have automatic enrollment...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Week In Preview, April 29 - May 5
This week, the teams at Broadridge, Corebridge, DCIIA, Equitable, Lincoln, P&I, PlanSponsor, Spark, That401kSite.com, Voya, and WIPN will host events...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Week In Preview, April 29 - May 5
This week, the teams at IDC, IMEA, Janus Henderson, MFDF, Prudential, Voya, and WE will host events...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
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A $43B-AUM Gotham Shop Bets On VR
The fund firm is rolling out another thematic growth ETF...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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Mourning John Carl
The late retirement training guru's family has scheduled a funeral service and reception for next month...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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An Ascensus Vet Joins a Texas Acquirer
The new hire now serves as director of strategic accounts at the national TPA...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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Healthcare Workers Stay for Better Benefits, Including DC
A recordkeeper releases new research on one segment of plan sponsors...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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$28B Flows In, But ...
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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12,558 New Jobs In 3 Quarters: Who Is a Provider Titan Hiring?
A financial services giant that is, among other things, a big 401(k) recordkeeper, is expecting to boost its headcount by about 19 percent this year...
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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Thornburg's Brady Hires a 25-Year USAA Vet
The new hire joins a team that manages $9.3 billion in mutual funds, SMAs, and institutional strategies...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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An Insti Vet Retires After 17 Years With T. Rowe
The exec will officially bid adieu in June...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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An RKer Startup Recruits a U.S. Board
The new board includes three senior leaders within the company and two outside allies...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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A $240MM-AUA Texas KPA Sells
A PE-backed acquirer makes its first retirement purchase in the Lone Star State...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Four Fundster CEOs Win a Trade Pub's Praise
The quartet win recognition as leaders "who are pushing the industry forward."..
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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11 Years In, a Principal Leaves Galliard
Updated | The move comes as the stable value shop's parent is spinning off in a private equity deal...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
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An ETF Provider's Chief Will Take Over a Key Indexer
The hand-off is expected in less than two months...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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A CO KPA Launches an RIA
Some of his old team members are joining him in the new venture...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Three Midwestern MDs Join MassMutual
A trio of new hires sign on with the recordkeeper's emerging markets sales team...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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Principal Launches a $25MM Pair of Relief Efforts
The team at the insurer, which is a big retirement plan recordkeeper, are trying to help those hit hard by the coronavirus crisis and economic slowdown...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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DCIIA Looks For the Excellent and the Innovative
The trade group teams up with a trade pub and seeks nominations for awards...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Will Warren and AOC Delay This Mega Merger?
The two Democrats say they're proposing a moratorium on a host of deals...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Minnesota Plan Sponsor Gives Its Match a Rest
Its plan had more than $136 million in assets as of the end of 2018...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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A Texas RIA Combines ESG and 401k
This isn't the company's first venture into the world of sustainable investing...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Mass Customization, ESG Style
A firm looks to help asset managers and B-Ds offer investors ESG versions of various models...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Post-Deal, Moody Will Combine Two RKers Under One Brand
Meanwhile, the PE-backed acquirer is still on the hunt...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Empower Partners Up With a Mutual Fund Titan
The 9 million-participant recordkeeper teamed up to advance its Dynamic Retirement Manager program...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Reader Rating: 2.5
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Week In Preview, April 29-May 5
This week the teams at AIMSE, ICI, IMCA, and SunStar are all hosting events, and several companies are reporting earnings...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Week In Preview, April 29-May 5
This week the team at That401kSite.com is hosting an event, and several companies are reporting earnings...
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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VMS Sees Positive Inflows Circa DoL Reg
Chief revenue officer chats with 401kWire...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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A VA County Seeks a 457 Consultant
A Virginia county seeks an investment consultant for its government plans...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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Touchstone Re-Teams With a Subadvisor In Transition
Today the Buckeye State mutual fund shop unveils a new offering...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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ICI to Host Fiduciary Reg Conference
The Investment Company Institute (ICI) will bring industry leaders together in May...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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Paychex's Haase Is Expanding His Team By 30 Percent
The retirement plan sales national director for the payroll giant is hiring...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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ETFs Gain Ground In Five Distro Channels While Backsliding In Two
Broadridge shares AccessData's fund flows information for Q1 2016...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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A Midwest KPA Moves His HQ
A Dublin, Ohio KPA shop is moving on up... in square footage that is...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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More ETF Policing? E Tu, Gastineau?
An early ETF pioneer and current NextShares ally is calling on the SEC to do more to watch over the very products he helped popularize...
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Friday, April 29, 2016
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The DoL Files a $4MM Lawsuit Against a CA Bank
The Los Angeles banking firm was slapped with a $4 million lawsuit filed by the U.S. Labor Department for alleged excessive 401(k) fees. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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T. Rowe's HQ Reopens
Some of the mutual fund giant's employees returned to its Baltimore HQ today...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Mercer Brings On New Sales Hire
Sales leader leaves Aon Hewitt for Mercer...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 2.33
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Hodge Hires an Ex-Fed Chairman
The Pimco chief brings on the man who led the U.S.'s central bank during the financial crisis...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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A $540MM FL 457 Chooses Empower
City of Tallahassee, Florida switches its recordkeeper. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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ICI's Study Finds More DC Contributions and Less Withdrawals
ICI's latest study of retirement plan savers' behavior shows consistency is the name of the game. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 2
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A Texas KPA is Now a CCO
A 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) and consultant with plan investment, regulatory and operational compliance, and vendor management experience, officially took on a new role!..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Healey's Deal Pipeline Skews, and AMG Skews More to Mutual Funds
The acquisitive multi-boutique releases its results for Q1 2015...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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LIMRA LOMA Secure Retirement Institute Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair
The Windsor, Connecticut-based LIMRA LOMA Secure Retirement Institute provides comprehensive, unbiased research and education about all aspects of the retirement industry, and it just elected its new Chair and vice Chair...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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401(k) Balances Are Up, Fido Reports
Fidelity's latest Q1 analysis shows 401(k) balances are on the rise, thanks to employers and employees. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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The LSE Promotes Its Fave Russell Brand, Even As the Auction Heats Up
Yesterday the exchange's indexes gathered journalists in the Big Apple. Meanwhile, several more names surfaced as bidders for the manager of managers...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Transamerica Re-Appoints a Retirement Plan Consultant
Transamerica Retirement Solutions recently re-appointed a retirement executive to the fold...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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A CA 457 Drops PIMCO
The San Jose 457 plan introduces participants to its latest investment addition, the Loois Sayles Fund. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Chetney Wins Over Another B-D's Retirement Chief
Updated | The LPL Retirement Partners president welcomes an SVP from an East Coast-based broker-dealer...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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BlackRock's Barbara Novick Talks Regs, Marketing
The asset management giant's leading lady sounds off on regulatory changes, new products, marketing, SRI and a slew of other timely industry topics...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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A Benchmarking and Tools Specialist Consults on 408b2 Compliance
FRA/PlanTools now offers the consulting service to providers on the fee disclosure compliance. ..
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 2
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Borzi's Newsletter Features 401k Fees, Financial Health
The EBSA chief looks at retirement security topics in her latest newsletter. ..
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Three Cheers for Borzi's Retirement Income Disclosure Idea ... With a Few Minor Tweaks, Of Course
Bob Kaplan talks about Congressional bills with no future (except in inspiring later lawmakers), DoL efforts to spotlight bad 401k folk, and more in his keynote on the third day of NAFE 2014 in Sin City...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4
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A New Campaign Guns for Gun-Free 401ks
The Unload Your 401k campaign encourages plan participants to invest gun free...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 1
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Pru's New Ad Campaign Plays on Participant Passions
Pru looks to get participants excited about retirement with a new advertising campaign. ..
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Another Distro Honcho Joins Virtus
Soon after the hiring of Barry Mandinach has head of distribution, Virtus hires another honcho for the team...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Mercer Welcomes Four DC Consultants to the Fold
As North American business grows, the firm finds two consultants returning to the fold and two new hires.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 2
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Fido: Auto Escalation Is a Boon to Gen Y Deferrals
About half of Gen Y participants in Fido's recordkept 401k plans increased deferrals thanks to auto escalation. ..
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4
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Healey Feasts Again
AMG buys into an global and Asian equity asset manager across the pond.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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I'm Sorry, They Paid Gabelli What?
The 2013 salary of GAMCO's chief executive and chief investment officer was one eighth the GDP of Somoa...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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White-Collar Industries Have the Strongest 401ks
Employee benefits data provider Judy Diamond Associates conducted new research scrutinizing 401k plan strength by industry. ..
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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What Do People Google When Searching For a TPA?
An industry consultant teaches TPAs about using social media...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Reader Rating: 2
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OpFunds Unveils New Brand
New identities forged for retail and institutional will unveiled on May 1st...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Three Things to Know from DST's Earnings
Hooley & Co. saw business boom thanks to conversions...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Occulus Has Advice for Providers from Consultants
How to win more business...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Reader Rating: 1
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Alts Firm Narrows Sub-Advisor Draft Picks
Shop to add two new hedge fund managers to mutual fund platform by middle of May...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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A RKer Adds a Sales Manager in the Lone Star State
The new hire will focus on small plan sales...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Mesirow Promotes An Investment Advisor Exec
New senior director works with individuals, families, corporations and retirement plans...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Asset Manager Lures an RIA Exec from Direxion
New hire will focus on RIAs, Trust Companies, Private Banks and Family Offices on the West Coast...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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A 401k Lead Generator Hires a Quality Control Chief
Another 401kExchange alum joins the Sunshine State shop...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Berkshire Starts An Investment Management Firm
The new shop has $178 million cash on hand...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Three Things to Know From Federated's Earnings
Donahue weathers money market doldrums and sets up positions of strength for 2013...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Fund Fees Fall in Face of Competition
New Lipper data cited in a Financial Times article...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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WSJ Shouts Out to Funds that Ignore that Long-Term
Five firms that focus only on the past 12-months get some love...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Teachers' List Gets More Press
The list of asset managers being called out by the Teachers Union gets covered in Barron's...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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First Trust Prepares an ETF Launch
The new fund will be an actively managed senior loan fund...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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NIPA Kicks Off NAFE 2013
More than 350 industry insiders gather in Las Vegas for the TPA trade group's annual conference...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Most 401k Maxers are, Unsurprisingly, High-Income
The GAO's latest report angers an industry trade group...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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After Learning its Fate, Pioneer Launches Two Products
Pioneer has entered the absolute return mutual fund space The absolute return fund is one of two new products Pioneer unveiled on Friday...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Newport Fills a C-Suite Post with 'Hope'
An AXA exec joins the Newport Group...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Starting Your Own Fund Family: Recruit Directors for the Fund Board
Step three in MFWire.com's eight-step primer for starting a mutual fund family is recruiting directors for the fund board...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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USI Hires in the Big Apple
A DC consultant switches firms...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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First Merc Alums Join Huntington
Huntington is making a further push into the collective trust business...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Sales Chief, Four Other Execs are Bidding Old Mutual Adieu
The news of the five execs' impending departure comes two months after Old Mutual installed a new CEO...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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SEC Bars a Former Bond Fund Star from the Biz
An administrative law judge finds an ex-PM guilty of insider trading...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Thornburg Will No Longer Sub-advise Eagle's Growth & Income Fund
Thornburg has sub-advised the fund for 10 years...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
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Deal Will Send a $2 Billion DC Advisory Shop to Marsh
The insurance brokerage giant is about to buy a benefits consulting firm in the Northeast...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Baron's Ex-Distribution Chief Takes Over a Niche Fund Firm
A relatively new mutual fund player switches CEOs...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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ProShares Magnifies Its European Exposure
The ETF expert has launched four new funds...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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One Fund For All of Africa
A small fund company launches its fourth fund to invest in African companies...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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MassMutual Simplifies Small Plan Pricing
The provider strives to make it easier for TPAs and advisors to win small plans...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Wells Fargo's Top Execs Talk Integration, Sales and Retention
Retirement business heads Laurie Nordquist and Joe Ready talk about the strength of their combined company...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 2.88
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Bostonian Group Adds a DC Advisor
Bob Clark expands his team at the benefits consulting firm...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Hewitt Hires a Senior Consultant From Rogerscasey
The consulting company's latest hire will work with DB and DC plans...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Mansueto Sees 'More Acquisition Opportunities Globally'
Morningstar releases its first quarter earnings...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Artio Doubles Its Net Fund Flows
The Big Apple mutual fund firm unveils its first quarter results...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Franklin's Johnson Says 'The Equity Investor is Back'
The WSJ highlights the earnings reports from the California-based asset management giant. Later, the paper also points to ETFs suffering from European, Greek and Spanish woes...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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FRC Expects Indie, Regional and RIA Fund Flows to Gradually Rise
The Boston fund researchers unveil a new market sizing study for the mutual fund business...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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DTCC Quits Merger Talks with LCH.Clearnet
DTCC is no longer pushing through with its proposed merger with London-based LCH.Clearnet...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Nationwide Hires a Sub-Adviser for $5.6 Billion of Money Fund Assets
Nationwide Mutual Funds has picked a sub-adviser for three money market funds...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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A Prime Time News Show Highlights an ABG Client and ExpertPlan's Chief
Television coverage of 401k woes and fees continues...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Pru Lands a Pair of Distribution Deals for its Retirement Income Product
UPDATED| The insurer seals agreements with two recordkeepers...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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iShares Prefers a Jersey TPA
A recordkeeping third party administrator and a trust company team up with the soon-to-be-sold ETF giant...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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ExpertPlan Brings a Veteran DC Sales Exec Back to RKing
Updated | The outsourced RKer brings in a new business development, marketing and sales chief...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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A Noted Fund Lawyer Switches Firms
The lawyer joined Dechert on April 27...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Outflows Increase But AMG Remains in the Black
The acquirer of asset managers unveils its first quarter results...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Gamco Expects a 16 to 21 Percent Drop in Q1 Earnings Per Share
The Rye, New York-based firm sees earnings per share dropping to $0.29 to $0.31 during the first quarter...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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WSJ Sees the Bright Side of Fund Firms' Earnings
The paper takes a look at first quarter results from several fund firms while highlighting a ratings change for another...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Story-Telling: A Skill Small Funds Need to Excel
An industry consultant says small fund firms need to have a compelling story to tell if they want to get noticed...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Merrill Shakes Up Its Retirement Division
Bob McCann makes more changes at the wirehouse...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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BGI Intros New White Paper to the Press
This morning BGI unveiled its new white paper, The Future Shock of Retirement, to the press...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Pioneer Hires Another Former MFS Exec
For the third time in the past six months a fund executive makes the cross-town trek from MFS to Pioneer...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Broadpoint Taps New Restructuring Chief
Mark Hootnick has joined Broadpoint Capital as the managing director of the Recapitalization and Restructuring group...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Four Bear Brokers Jump to Morgan Stanley
Another team of Bear Stearns brokers has found a new home...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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ExpertPlan Buys a Software Partner
The outsourced recordkeeper brings one of its long-time vendors under its wing.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1.33
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Consulting TPA Teams Up With 403b ASP
A Texas-based firm private labels a platform for non-profit sponsors.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Hancock Coaches TPAs With New Online Program
The US retirement plan provider arm of Manulife launches a new training initiative for its third party administrator partners...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Great-West Alum Joins Insurance Brokerage
A provider vet out West joins a retirement services team on the advisory side of the equation.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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MLIM ... Err BlackRock Gets New Euro Marketer
BlackRock has lassoed a Goldman Sachs marketer to oversee retail and institutional marketing throughout Europe. The hire comes as the New York-based asset manager also rebranded this week...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4.9
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Fink Jealous of Thain -- We Think Not
John Thain got a bigger pay package than Larry Fink, causing the NY Times to worry about Fink and his happiness...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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FundTrack: Calpers and Cogent Gain Attention
Russell Read is going to private equity and more coverage of the BGI/Cogent survey on attitudes about funds...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Wirehouse Expands Recordkeeper Relationships
Morgan Stanley advisors will have more places to send their 401(k) clients when the brokerage firm expands its partnership program...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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Low Balance, Female Participants Favor Advice
The provider's study of its advice users provides unexpected results...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Cardin Intros Pension Reform Bill
The Maryland Rep's bill would eliminate Roth 401ks. Also would make EGTRRA reforms permanent and unify DC plan types...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Hartford Sets Spitzer, SEC Reserve of $66 MM
Regulators' investigations take a bite out of another company's earnings .....
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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401k Sales Drop at The Hartford
The company's first quarter earnings also take a hit from a reserve fund for mutual fund investigations...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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MMRS Lands Southwest Sponsor
The recordkeeper will provide bundled services...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Alliance AUM Up, but Earnings Disappoint
The company earnings suffer from high legal fees, lower investment advisory fees and costs related to the company deferred compensation plan .....
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Bay Area Fund Firm Works It
Socially responsible fund firm Parnassus Investments is launching a new fund with a different take on what it means to be responsible .....
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Federated Sets Aside $53 MM for Settlement, Other Costs
The Pittsburgh firm takes a charge to first quarter earnings in anticipation of settlement, legal and compliance costs...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Three Ex-Alliance Execs Settle for $850K
Three former Alliance Capital executives have settled market timing allegations with regulators .....
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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Gabelli's Slips on Q1 Earnings
Mutual fund assets drop from last quarter due to both market depreciation and negative net cash flow .....
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Friday, April 29, 2005
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MFS Regaining Balance
Sun Life Financial earnings report shows higher revenues and assets under management at MFS despite an SEC settlement charge and U.S. investor outflows...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Board Pay is Up as Directors Log More Hours
Two studies delve into the pay received by directors on mutual fund boards...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Emerald City Selects Pru For 457
The City of Seattle chose Prudential Retirement as bundled provider for its $321 million 457 plan...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Management Changes at BB&T
Three moves on the executive management team at the North Carolina bank...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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SEC Gets New Beantown Digs
Staff at the Boston SEC office will be moving down the block...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Vanguard Rolls Out 401k Managed Account
The nations second largest 401(k) administrator introduces a fee-based investment management program for plan participants...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Janus CEO Sets Example With Pay
New Janus CEO plans to set an example for the firm by tying executive pay to performance...
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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AERS Adds Seminars
The bundled provider is expanding its list of participant seminars by seven...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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FIRSCo Has a New Leader
The Boston Behemoth names the successor to LoRusso...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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ICMA Readies Aggregation
The provider will launch its service on May Day...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Manulife Adds to Advisor Tools
The firm has built a suite of Web-based tools to help FCs build their SMA book...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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CSF Finalizes Board
The 529 trade group opens its doors...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Morningstar Expands Separate Account Info Distribution
The Chicago fund tracker is adding its separate account data to more products...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Another ETF Effort Launches Thursday
Just a week after Gastineau called it quits, another child of the Nuveen effort is hitting the Amex...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Milliman Adds Another Consultant
The firm continues to expand its retirement service capabilities with experienced new hires...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Fidelity to Give Raises After All
But just those earning less than $75,000 will be eligible. Executives will share the Johnson family pain...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Consulting Outfit Enters Recruitment Space
An industry consulting concern has launched a new recruiting services division in anticipation of an economic cycle uptrend...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Pinnacor Offers Goal-Based Planning Tools
The new line of customizable retirement planning applications provide guidance on savings and investment strategies...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Liberty All-Star Adds New Manager
The Boston fund company is adding a new portfolio manager to this multi-managed fund, replacing Mississippi Valley Advisors...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Word on the Wire: 401k's in the Popular Media
The Wall Street Journal takes a different look at a 401(k) plan. Ellen Shultz's article Scudder Brings Lessons to Navajo... And Gets Lessons of Its Own reports on some of the lengths vendors must pursue in order to provide customized service to clients...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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SVA April 29, 1999
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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SVA April 23, 1999
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Enterprise Replaces Brinson With New Sub-Advisor
The Atlanta-based fund family replaced Brinson Partners as sub-advisor of an international fund and variable annuity...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Principal Fine Tunes Online Services
The Internet. It used to be just another bell-and-whistle. Now, everyone has to have it. And once you have it, you have to keep improving it. Des Moines, Iowa-headquartered Principal Financial Group is the latest to upgrade its online services for its 401(k) products...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Survey Reveals 401k Participants Still Lack Savvy
Even after nearly a decade of intensive investment education efforts by plan sponsors and vendors, a new survey reveals that participants are still in the dark about their investments...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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DAC Grows Staff
Mobile, Alabama-based Daily Access Concepts, Inc. (DAC) has added yet another member to its team. Catherine J. Gianotto has been hired as relationship manager at the administrator...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Odd Lots, April 29, 1999
Putnam Cuts Fees, Investors Yawn ... UFS launches Select index funds ... Clinton to call for hedge fund disclosure ... Templeton v. advisors, round 1 ... and fund mentions...
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Nationwide Snaps Up Morley
Nationwide Financial Services announced today that it has agreed to purchase Morley Financial Services. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 1998
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Federated Team to Run DC Area
Federated Investors will use a team of three senior executives to head up its defined contribution area, according to a company spokeswoman. ..
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Wednesday, April 29, 1998
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Growmark Updates Plan
Bloomington, IL-based Growmark, Inc. has made a number of changes to its 401(k) plan including hiring a new recordkeeper, Randy Schmidt, manager of benefits and compensation, told the 401kWire. The plan has approximately $30 million in assets with 700 corporate participants and 2000 others working in affiliates...
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Wednesday, April 29, 1998
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