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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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3 Boutiques Team Up to Bet On Deregulation
With help from an ETF-in-a-box shop, a trio of firms are rolling out an ETF meant to benefit from a changing regulatory environment...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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18Y In, a Veteran Stable Value Leader Exits an RKer
Word is that the executive now has a consulting shop...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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In TX, a Veteran 403b Sales Leader Resurfaces at GuideStone
The new hire is a sales vet returning to the DC space after a hiatus...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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A Utah Sales Vet Joins TRPC After a Hiatus
The new hire will serve on the Daybright firm's wholesaling team...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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Who Will Be Atkins' Top Asset Management Cop?
A key SEC leader is preparing to say goodbye next month after more than two decades with the federal regulator...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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On the Jersey Shore, a TPA Preps an August Launch
The folks at a Garden State firm are preparing yet another summer debut...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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Hawley Promotes a Four-Year Nationwide Exec In Cali
The rising executive will now lead institutional sales for the retirement plan provider...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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In CO, a Provider Sales Vet Joins Hub
The new hire's most recent past employer is Ascensus...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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First Trust Plans a $504MM-AUM Growth Fund Adoption
The deal is expected to close in Q3 2024, pending approval by the target fund's shareholders...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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A 25-Year-Old RIA Teams Up For a PEP
NestEggs and Schwab will also help power the new offering, which was expected to debut earlier this month...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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A $1.48T-AUM AM Backs an MLB Team
A publicly traded asset manager enters a multi-year partnership with a nearby, freshly acquired baseball franchise...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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A 13-Year Nationwide Vet Joins Hancock
The new hire hails from the Bayou State and will serve on the recordkeeper's wholesaling team...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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A $1.59T-AUM Fund Firm Adds an Alts Distro Chief
The new hire now serves as a business development executive at the publicly traded asset manager...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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A Garden State RayJay Shop Finds a KPA Beachhead
The advisor is also an entrepreneur in the TPA side of the business...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Bitcoin In a 401k? A Robo Adds Crypto
A 401(k) roboadvisor is teaming up with a cryptocurrency exchange...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Two Midwestern KPAs Join a $14.8B-AUA Team
The duo previously worked with Comerica...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Fixed Income Inflows Dominate This Week, And ...
Refinitiv's Lipper team reveals the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Four Tips For Using This TDF Blueprint
A DC I-O veteran shares tidbits about a new tool to help plan sponsors and their KPAs choose and monitor target-date funds...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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AllianzGI Consolidates Multi-Asset Leadership
After 12 years at Allianz, an executive says goodbye...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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After 26 Years, a SoCal Entrepreneur Passes the Reins
A West coast firm's CEO retires, and his son takes over...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Reader Rating: 1
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Recordkeepers Remain Wary of Fully Reopening During Pandemic
Despite many cities and states reopening to the public, some recordkeepers have not chosen an exact date of reentry, prioritizing the health and safety of their staff...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Pianopalooza, 401k-Style
A Midwestern provider's team will host a virtual charity event later this month...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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OneAmerica's RM Chief Hires Seven
One of the new additions is a field relationship management vice president...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Fundsters Resolve to Break the Silence
Many asset management industry leaders have spoken up on racism since the death of George Floyd last month...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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A Fee Auditor Releases a New Ad Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
A Lone Star state team has released a new advertisement detailing the company's retirement plan fee assessment services...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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An Eight-Year OpFunds Vet Leaves Invesco
The move comes as OpFunds merges into Invesco...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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20 KPAs Explore an RKer's HQ
A provider brings advisors into its home base for a tour and more...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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Schreiber Hires In PA and Near KC
The TRA sales director confirms a pair of additions to the TPA's wholesaling force in the field...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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How Much Would Vanguard Have Paid Bogle In His Last Year?
The low-cost leviathan's 2018 profit-sharing payments reportedly rose more than 14.1 percent last year...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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An LA Duo Joins SRP
The move comes after the national KPA shop aligned with an RIA/OSJ and switched B-Ds earlier this spring...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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USI Hires a VP in Cleveland
This new VP of retirement services previously worked for July Business Services...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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An Indie B-D Starts Launching a Fiduciary Service
The new service will be available to some advisors soon and will be rolled out in waves this year and into next year...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Two Southland FAs Enter the MF Biz
If the first fund takes off, watch for them to launch more funds down the line...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Lacey Hires a Biz Dev VP
Stadion Money Management hires a new vice president of business development..
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Boan Hires in the Northwest and Promotes Two
The Transamerica retirement team is evolving, with two promotions and a new hire...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Week In Preview, June 11-17
The teams at FIASI, M*, MFDF, and Osney are all hosting events this week...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Week In Preview, June 11-17
This week the teams at BPAS, PlanSponsor, and Spark are all hosting events...
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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SunGard Takes the First Step to an IPO
SunGard files an S-1 form to go public. Omni and Relius are not mentioned...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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KPAs, Prepare to Become Digital Fiduciaries
My colleague Lande offers a glimpse into the intersection of behavioral finance and the digital world...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Obama, Healthcare, and Tchotchkes: Seen and Heard at Spark
401(k) industry insiders gathered again in Washington, D.C. for the annual Spark National conference...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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2015 Spark National in Pictures
This week about 230 defined contribution industry insiders converged on the Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, D.C. for Spark's 2015 National Conference. Here's a visual look at the conference...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Reader Rating: 1.27
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A Chitown Fundster Entrepreneur Dies
The team at a value mutual fund shop says goodbye to their founder...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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The Road Ends For an Architect of Neuberger's Mutual Funds
On May 30 a mutual fund executive perhaps, best known for a TV ad in which he safely drove an Aston Martin, died at the age of 81...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Roe Sees Movement on RETIRE After Perez' Hearing
The House HELP chairman talked with 401kWire about congressional moves on the retirement space. ..
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Ready Says Millennials Ahead of Retirement Curve
Millennials have a foot forward on saving for retirement...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Chetney Re-Partners With a Financial Wellness Specialist
The GRP Advisor Alliance is teaming up with a familiar player in the financial education space...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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And Then There Were Three ... Russell Bidders
Towers Watson and two Chinese companies are reportedly the remaining would-be acquirers of the asset management arm of the West Coast-based consulting shop...
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
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What Side of the Rollover Coin Do Sponsors Fall On?
Charles Schwab's inability to capture significant rollover dollars in part led to its planned resignation of recordkeeping for nearly $25 billion in 401(k) assets. Some sponsors try to shield participants from any interaction with a provider, while others don't engage in this practice. Where do you fall? ..
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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This is Why the FundVest 200 List Matters
A major platform has gone hyper-institutional with its select list -- will this lead to more straightforward dealings between fundsters and their supermarkets? ..
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Liberi Joins a 401k Tech Shop
The former Bancorp DC I-O chief joins a next-gen retirement plan education and technology provider...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Aisha Goes Hunting in the ALPS
A '40 Act lawyer is leaving Dechert to work for a fund distribution firm...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Deutsche Uncorks New Brews for U.S. Market
The German bank is transferring some of its successful strategies into its U.S. asset management unit and focusing its growth efforts there...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Legg Mason Shutters Its $53.4MM TDF Family
The DC I-O is closing its TDF family in Q4 this year...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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What Does Next-Gen Benchmarking Look Like?
Tom Kmak gives BPAS and its advisor allies a glimpse into the benchmarking future as Fiduciary Benchmarks sees it...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Reader Rating: 4.75
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Now Investors Know the Ins and Outs of Your Flows, Too
Retail investors are starting to drill down on flows just like a fundster...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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The First Mainland Chinese Asset Firm to Enter U.S. Outlines Growth Plans
After launching New York-based distribution arm, $55B manager is targeting retirees with a bond fund...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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Vanguard Makes Predictions for the Next Five Years
A new report by Vanguard considers 2012 trends in retirement savings, and speculates on the future. ..
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Morgan Stanley Hires a 401k Vet From a Rival
The wirehouse welcomes a new national sales manager for retirement...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Reader Rating: 3.6
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It's Awards Season!
EBRI is now accepting nominations for this year's Lillywhite Award. ..
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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RKer Unveils Investment Filtering Tool
Tool cross-references investments by broker/dealer against the recordkeeping platform...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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NYSE Reveals Incentives for ETP Market Makers
Exchange operator receives SEC approval for the program...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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RidgeWorth Buffing up Client Support
RidgeWorth hires three new national accounts managers...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Shift Within Neuberger Berman Fund
The board of trustees of Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund approved changes proposed by Neuberger Berman Management and NB Alternative Investment Management. [SEC Filing]...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Fund Name Change Scheduled for New York Firm
The board of trustees of the Lazard Funds [profile]has approved for the Lazard International Realty Equity Portfolio to change its portfolio policy with respect to the investment 80% of its assets. It also will undergo a name change to Lazard Global Realty Equity Portfolio. [SEC Filing].
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Thrivent To Discuss Fund Mergers
The board of directors of Thrivent Series Fund [profile] has scheduled special meetings of contract holders for August 2, 2013, to seek approval of three mergers. At the meetings, the contract holders for Thrivent Partner All Cap Growth Portfolio, Thrivent Partner All Cap Value Portfolio, and Thrivent Partner Socially Responsible Stock Portfolio will be asked to consider and approve an agreement and plan of reorganization into the following funds: Thrivent Large Cap Stock Portfolio, Thrivent Large Cap Stock Portfolio, Thrivent Large Cap Stock Portfolio. [SEC Filing]...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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DWS Brings in New PMS
Steven Zhou and Rahmila Nadi have been added to the PM team for the DWS Enhanced Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund. Nadi has also been added as a PM for the DWS Enhanced Global Bond Fund, DWS Target 2014 Fund, and theDWS Target 2014 Fund. [SEC Filing:Enhanced Emerging Markets] [SEC Filing:Enhanced Global] [SEC Filing:DWS Target]...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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A DWS Investments PM Set to Leave Post
As of June 20, 2013, Ohn Choe will no longer serve as a PM for the following funds: DWS Core Plus Income Fund, DWS Short Duration Fund, DWS Global Income Builder Fund, DWS Strategic Government Securities Fund, DWS Global Inflation Fund, DWS Ultra–Short Duration Fund, DWS Unconstrained Income Fund, and DWS GNMA Fund. [SEC Filing].
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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A Fund Shop Hires a Biz Development Chief
New hire will help firm build relationships and expand product line. CEO talks to MFWire about product expansion plans...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Preliminary AUM Is In For Baltimore Firm
Legg Mason preliminary assets under management weighs in at $654 billion. ..
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Is Deutsche Asset Management A Buyer or Seller?
First it was yes, then it is no. Fund manager's aggressive growth plans leave people guessing...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Chinese Asset Manager Breaks into U.S.
In a joint venture between its international subsidiary and a U.S.-based team, firm will distribute Chinese and Asia-focused mutual funds to institutional and retail investors in the U.S...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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After One Plan Sponsor Buys Another, BofA Merrill Wins
The 401k provider will handle the combined retirement plan for an employer...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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July Hires an ASPire Alum
The Lone Star State firm names a Northeast regional sales consultant...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Growth Curbing for Top Asset Management Firm
Franklin Templeton Investments reports slightly curbed asset management revenue...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Bloomberg Notes Another Bullish Omen
Stocks in one kind of company are doing well and that could signal an equity rally...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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InvestmentNews Celebrates the Gospel of Bogle
Investors are adhering to Bogle's logic. ..
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Fink Admits to BlackRock's Problems in Active Equity
BlackRock CEO Lawrence Fink said BlackRock could have moved faster to fix problems with active equity business. Fink has replaced 80 percent of active equity's staff to retool the business. ..
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Fidelity Gets a Jump on New 401k Reg Compliance
The country's largest retirement plan provider sends out millions of disclosures in advance of a July 1 deadline...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fidelity's Clients See Their Fee Disclosure Early
The first fee disclosure deadline isn't until July 1, but that did not stop Fidelity from getting a jump on its mailings...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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American Funds Opens Its K-Plans to Other Funds
A new version of Recordkeeper Direct will include an option to use Vanguard mutual funds among others...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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Diversified Releases New White Paper
New paper encourages auto enroll and maximizing employer match..
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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529 Plan Growth Lagged in Q1
College savings plans saw a dip in popularity and AUM during the first three months of 2012...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Hedgers Win a Chance with Neuberger Berman Alts Fund
Neuberger's investment team is open to adding more alts strategies to its new mutual fund-of-hedge funds. ..
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Borzi Talks Fees in E-mail
Phyllis writes about fee disclosure in the latest edition of her bi-weekly retirement e-mail..
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Lincoln Trust Makes Deal, Open to More
Gonnella says to look for another move in the next year..
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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Moore Brings a SunGard Vet Back to Relius
Natalie Wyatt and the new hire split the country in terms of new business...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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TrueNorth Deals for Scale
The advisory shop boasts $520 million in retirement plan assets after adding it makes a deal...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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McNamara Launches Six USAA Allocation Funds
The new funds target different levels of risk...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Crain Sees "A Really Critical Juncture"
New data show's participants believe 401(k) vital to their future..
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Seven Original Sins Doom Mutual Fund Boards: Smartmoney
The magazine takes an exhaustive look at why the board of Schwab YieldPlus failed shareholders and why boards will fail again...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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WSJ Goes Inside the Only Active, Short-Only ETF
The $280 million ETF is posting strong gains...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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"Big Dogs" Gathering Around ETFs May Mean a Fight
Three ETF chiefs and a trade pub talk to Barron's about alternative ETFs...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reynolds Warns of a Second Recession
Putnam's CEO joins the chorus of watchers who say a budget-balancing deal must be ready by year's end or the economy could go over the cliff.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Pimco Goes Back for More After BOND
Pimco boss Bill Gross is prepping a trio of ETF varients of its funds following the success of BOND...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Barron's Notes Dreyfus' Master of Bond Improv
David Leduc earns a profile in the Dow Jones weekly for investors...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
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Top Sales Job Opens Up at a West Coast Plan Provider
The provider's sales chief is leaving next week...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1.67
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Two Provider Associates Face Jail Over 401k Theft
A pair of contract customer service reps allegedly stole money, separately, from two DC participants...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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A Midwestern NRP Shop Aims to Fill Two Posts
A retirement services team looks to hire a client manager and a sales specialist...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 1
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SageView Brings an Ohio Advisor West
Randy Long expands his team with yet another retirement plan consultant...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Stable Value Player Calls it Quits
Updated | A Boston-based firm plans to close its stable value business by year-end...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4.33
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A TPA Takes Advantage of Another Opportunity to Acquire
Updated | A Midwestern third-party administrator does yet another deal, this time with a high-profile industry player...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Delaware Taps Talent from Goldman
Delaware Investments reveals the new addition to the national accounts team...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Gundlach's Fund is the Highest AUM Gatherer Among 2010 Launches
Jeff Gundlach's new DoubleLine fund is ahead of offerings from Pimco and others with new funds...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Fidelity B-Heads an Advisor Funds Share Class
The Boston Behemoth is the latest to schedule a B shares purge...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Openings and Closings
A look at fund arrivals and exits...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Go-Anywhere Funds Haul in the AUM
BlackRock, Ivy and Osterweis are examples of open-mandate funds capturing assets from investors, reports the WSJ...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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U.S. Leads World in Millionaire Households
The latest wealth management survey from Boston Consulting shows a sharp rebound in global AUM in 2009, but we are not back to 2007's peak...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Enter BlackRock Global Investors
Larry Fink and co. are buying all of BGI for $13.5 billion...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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BlackRock Pulls the Trigger on the BGI Deal
BlackRock is buying BGI in exchange for $6.6 billion in cash and 37.8 million shares of common and common equivalents in BlackRock...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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Where Do High Net Worth Rollovers Go?
A study finds that wealthy investors are moving their retirement plan assets to online brokerages...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4
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AllianceBernstein Taps Lieberman's Successor
The New York investment manager has drawn from its own ranks to fill one of two posts soon to be vacated by Gerald Lieberman, who is retiring...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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ING Brings a Nuveen Vet on Board
ING taps a 20-year Nuveen veteran for a business development post...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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An Independent Advisory Firm Drinks In Nine Plans
The Atlanta-based firm expands its DC client base...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1
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Lincoln Makes Another Top Level Distribution Move
The insurer adds an exec to its distribution arm...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 2
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15 Michigan School Districts Tap a Single 403b Vendor
The plan provider bested 27 other vendors for the business...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4
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The 401k Fee Legislation Plot Thickens With a Third Bill
Another Congressman reintroduces his own proposal on DC fee disclosure...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4.67
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A Massachusetts Plan Sponsor Awards DC and DB Mandates
The plan sponsor tapped a provider to handle its $5 million 403b and $7 million DB plans...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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MassMutual Plans Tech Upgrades
MassMutual's top retirement executive says the plan provider plans to spend a significant amount on technology upgrades over the next three years...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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McVey is Back in Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley's former chief investment strategist is returning to the New York firm in a newly created role later this month...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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BlackRock-BGI Mega Deal Could Come as Soon as Thursday
BlackRock's acquisition of BGI could be announced as soon as Thursday, the WSJ reports...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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WSJ Highlights Fund Inflow Streak
The paper points to good news from the ICI for non-money-market funds...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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A Senior Exec Bids Adieu to Pru
The Newark, New Jersey-based provider has yet to tap a replacement for the exec, who is leaving at the end of the month...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Hennessy Climbs Onto a Wirehouse Shelf
Hennessy Advisors just gained some big-time broker-dealer distribution...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Seen and Heard at Spark
As the heat wave swept through the East Coast, industry insiders gathered at Washington, D.C. for the Spark National Conference.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Unified Hires VP of Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting
The company has made a hire for its fund administration team...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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Franklin Vets Lead Search for Global Alternatives
A pair of long-time executives move up at the investment manager and take on two new roles...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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State Street Gains DC Distribution Through Sub-Advisory Deal
An insurance provider taps the Boston asset manager to handle eight new index-based products for its retirement channels.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Eight DC Thinkers Align With Retirement Research Think Tank
One provider brings a number of academic and industry bigwigs on to the board of a research institute.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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NYSE Euronext Adds to Trading Capabilities
NYSE Euronext is improving its trading platform...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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Newport Invests in Tech
The Heathrow, Florida-based provider has unveiled a new data center more than twice as large as the original one...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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New Direxion Fund is a Hot Commodity
The Boston firm has launched a new open-ended commodities mutual fund...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Spitzer Looks to the Vultures to Occupy Time
Eliot Spitzer is looking to keep himself occupied while prosecutors build a case against him...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Rydex Goes Head-to-Head with ProFunds
If you think the Wednesday edition of the WSJ Fund Track column looks familiar, that is because the article on Rydex by Dow Jones first hit the wires last week...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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BNY ConvergEx Group Makes A Buy
BNY ConvergEx Group is buying Chicago-based LiquidPoint LLC...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Invesmart Co-Founder Puts Up New Venture
Christian Echavarria is back on the 401(k) scene with a new venture -- and just like the plan administrator he earlier co-founded, the new firm's name bears the word "smart."..
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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End of B-D Rule Means a Boom in Business to Some Firms
The end of the B-D rule has meant a surge in business to some businesses..
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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McVey Leaves Morgan Stanley for Hedge Fund Shop
Henry McVey has resigned from his post of chief U.S. investment strategist at Morgan Stanley after 12 years at the company...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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SIFMA Hires Managing Director of Goverment Affairs
Margaret Simmons has joined SIFMA as managing director of government affairs...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Hartford Names President and COO
The Connecticut-based firm has tapped an insider as president and COO...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Hilliard Lyons To Pay $1 Million Fine
NYSE Regulation has fined the Louisville, Kentucky-based firm $1 million...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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More Mutual Funds Offer Fee Waivers
More mutual funds are giving their customers fee waivers, according to Lipper research...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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The Hartford Names President and COO
The Connecticut-based firm has appointed Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Big Apple Consultant Joins Mercer
The thirteen-year veteran will work with institutional clients.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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ITG Snaps Up Chicago B-D
Investment Technology Group has entered a definitive agreement to buy RedSky Financial, LLC, a Chicago-based broker-dealer...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Ex-Lipper Research Head Drowns in Accident
The 36-year-old spent a decade at the fund research firm.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Pioneer Sales Chief Pulls Up Stakes
Kevin Rowell will leave the Boston asset manager at the end of the month in the latest of a string of high-profile exits from the firm...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Judge: Detain TPA for the Duration
The owner of a now-defunct recordkeeping and administration firm loses his plea to await trial outside of jail. The ex-executive stands accused of embezzling more than $15 million from at least 1,092 retirement plan participants, and he could be sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Rydex Play Gets Broader Press
Two months after The MFWire first broke the story that Rydex was in play, other news outlets have picked up the deal talks...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Morgan Stanley Plans Asian Push
Morgan Stanley will begin an aggressive push into the Asian market with plans to open retail fund operations in China, South Korea, and Taiwan in the next two years...
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Monday, June 11, 2007
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Great-West Awards Bond Mandate
The insurer makes a $90 million assignment for a MAXIM fund...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Hedge Shop Opens Mutual Fund
A hedge fund manager crosses to the mutual fund side of the fence...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Most Advisors Rate Their Key DC Providers Well
A 401(k) Exchange - SPARK Research Group survey rates the primary DC providers of advisors. But in the apples and oranges DC world, finding the very best remains an art...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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TPA-RIA Alliance Program Supports Competition
The Marketing Alliance Program from BenefitStreet is drawing strong interest, says the firm...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Ranks of US Wealthy Decline
2002 proved that the assumed growth in the ranks of the affluent is not written in stone and should not be taken for granted...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Barclays Trims Gabelli Stake
The bank has cut back its holding in the fund firm...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Bluegrass State Adds Life-cycle and Hi-yield Funds
The state aims to offer the new fund options in August for its $800 million 401(k) and 457 plans...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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New England TPA-RIA Eyes Growth
This TPA can not help standing out, thanks to its multi-tasking president...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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Fido Makes a Monster
Fidelity is getting creative in its attempts to capture IRA rollovers...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Fund Changes Ticker
One of the Everest America family has a new symbol...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Getting Fit with a New Plan
A sponsor in the Mid-Atlantic region makes a shift...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Getting to Everyone
A vendor deploys a system to reach participants even at the farthest reaches of a plan sponsor...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Move Over, Here Comes Bisys
There is yet another player in the 529 space...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Principal Offers New Funding Option
The company establishes a financing alternative...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Climbing Higher on the Rock
Pru names a new marketing head...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Dragon Adds to Horde
A management investment company is buying back some of its stock...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Bouncing Back?
Sales opps are coming back from 2001 lows, but they still are not close to their peak levels and they may be derailed again...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Communications Alliance
Two information firms come together to provide new services for the financial services industry...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Advent Makes Purchase
The San Francisco firm has purchased another technology company...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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Monumental Sale
Foster family to adopt ailing tech funds...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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GoldK Rush
Exec jumps ship after his firm is acquired...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Stagecoach Hijacks Marketer
SF banking giant adds local fund vet to its team...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bogle of the Board
Instinent names new directors ... Not keeping the faith ... AmSouth outsources ... FT's numbers...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bogle of the Board
Instinent names new directors ... Not keeping the faith ... AmSouth outsources ... FT's numbers...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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H.R. 10
Download the complete text of legislation on investment advice and retirement savings reform...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Online Play at ETF Info
Nuveen speculates on the information market in its new plans to launch a data-driven web site...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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A 401k Depression?
SPARK Conference Special: Sales are off by up to 20 percent so far in 2001. ..
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Investment Manager Wanted
A 457 and 401k plan are looking for an investment offering...
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Monday, June 11, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Financial Engines Launches Website for the Individual Investor
The third-party advice-giver has redesigned its website so now any individual can sign on and, for a small fee, get advice for their financial future.
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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SVA June 4, 1999
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Pimco Forms New Global Division
Pimco Advisors has formed a new international division, Pimco Global Advisors, headed by one of the company's co-founders, initially focusing on global marketing and servicing...
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Principal Exec Retires
Steve Hensley -- a vice president of pensions at Principal Financial Group of Des Moines, Iowa -- has retired, a spokesperson with the firm told the 401kWire.com. Some of his duties, which include defined contribution services, will be assumed by Dan Houston, also a vice president of pensions at the vendor...
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, June 11, 1999
House committee strengthens privacy rights of financial services customers ... Not all tax-efficient funds are equally efficient...
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Nvest Will Acquire Kobrick Funds
Nvest is continuing its recent acquisition string with an agreement to purchase the Kobrick Funds, making sure that Fred Kobrick sticks around as well...
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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J.P. Morgan|American Century Buy Into Archipelago
Kansas City-based American Century has acquired a 5 percent indirect economic interest in Archipelago Holdings, LLC, a premier U.S. Electronic Communications Network (ECN), and its alternative trading system...
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Friday, June 11, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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If There is a Run of Bears, Most Sponsors Won't Have a Plan
A new survey released by William M. Mercer, Inc. reveals that slightly more than half of the mid-size and larger companies questioned have no system in place to communicate with employees in case there is a downward trend in stock prices...
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Thursday, June 11, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Mid-Atlantic Utility Seeks Bundled Provider
Washington, DC-based Potomac Electric Power Co. (NYSE: POM) is actively searching for a bundled provider for its three 401(k) plans, Karen G. Almquist, manager of treasury management and analysis, told the 401kWire. RFPs were due at the end of last week. The combined assets of the plans are roughly $400 million with well over 4,000 participants.
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Thursday, June 11, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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