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News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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Patti Helps ETF Investors Bet On Druckenmiller
The fundster's startup is partnering with a familiar ally to "invest like the best" via another income ETF...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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7Y In, an AmericanTCS C-Suiter Exits
The executive is based near Charlotte...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Strongpoint, Fiduciary Wise, and Kovitz Connect With Nationwide
The four companies are teaming up to power a pair of group plan solutions within a new platform that debuted earlier this year...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Narcisse Picks a 13Y TIAA Vet and an Ex DC I-O Titan Chief
A bundled provider's product and business development chief makes a pair of key appointments...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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For a New SARP, the Empire State Secures a Local Provider
A Gotham recordkeeper will power the state's new payroll deduction IRA alternative for small businesses that lack their own 401(k)s...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Good Takes Over Soon, But ...
Updated | A recordkeeping chief handoff is scheduled for the beginning of next year .....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Taxable FI Flows Shrink By $12.4B
A mutual fund industry trade group's team shares their most recent weekly flows data for long-term mutual funds and ETFs...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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An 11-Year-Old AM Builds a PE-Like ETF
The folks at a Gotham fund firm team up with a Beantown arm of a publicly traded multinational's asset manager...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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SCOTUS Intervenes. Will They Make Lawsuits Against Plan Sponsors Easier?
A familiar legal face gains the attention of the highest court in the land yet again...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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For a Key Financial Finesse Innovation Partner, Davidson Amps Up KPA Support
A recordkeeper's team is extending their relationship with a longtime financial wellness ally...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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4 of the Richest People In Recordkeeping In 2024
A business publication reveals its 43rd annual flagship list of wealthy Americans...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Reader Rating: 4
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Ten of the Richest U.S. Fundsters In 2024
A business publication reveals its 43rd annual flagship list of wealthy Americans...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Floridian DC Insiders Brace For Hurricane Milton
The powerful storm is expected to hit Florida tomorrow...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Four Big Fund Firms Wrap Up Deals
AMG, Federated, Vanguard, and Virtus all recently closed acquisitions...
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Friday, October 8, 2021
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Legal Eagles Weigh in on DoL's Proposed Form 5500 Changes
The regulatory is changing some key industry paperwork...
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Friday, October 8, 2021
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A 14,000-Member Org Hires Principal, NBS, and Hub
The RKer, TPA, and aggregator are teaming up to power a new MEP for a trade group...
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Friday, October 8, 2021
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Reader Rating: 3.67
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For the First Time In 15 Weeks ...
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, October 8, 2021
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MissionSquare and Pru Execs Gain Top Trade Group Roles
The duo will lead the group's industry committee...
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Friday, October 8, 2021
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Reader Rating: 1
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Get More Out of LinkedIn
A DC I-O player researches advisor behavior on social media in the age of coronavirus...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Next Summer, a Beantown Fund Firm Will Move
A big asset manager is preparing to shift into a new HQ...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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An Ally to Gov Contractors Teams With a 338 Shop
LeafHouse will serve as fiduciary for thousands of accounts..
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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A Seven Year RKing Relationship is Renewed
An insurer's RKing continues serving a Midwestern college...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Financial Finesse Alum Joins GRPF
The exec also previously worked at GRPAA, which is no longer affiliated with GRPF...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Reader Rating: 4.87
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In Seattle, an ERISA Legal Eagle Moves
A lawyer switches firms...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Morgan Stanley Will Buy a $500B-AUM Fund Firm
The $7-billion deal, split between cash and stock, is expected to close in Q2 2021 and would boost MSIm to about $1.2 trillion in AUM...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Teague Picks a Successor For a Retiring Channel Chief
The new hire is a nine-year TIAA veteran...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Ed Murphy Hires a Top Conduent Alum
Updated | The exec joins Murphy's C-suite at Empower Retirement...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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Third Avenue's Ex-Chief Plans "Index Disruptors"
A veteran leader from the mutual fund side of asset management has switched over to the ETF side of the business...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Retirement Plan Selection 101: The Millennium Trust Team Highlights Options
The tool is targeted towards small businesses looking to improve their plan offerings...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Should Participants Stay Or Should They Go Rollover? An RKer Analyzes
A bundled provider's team rolls out a service guiding departing participants through their basic options...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Reader Rating: 5
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The Eight Richest U.S. Fundsters Are ...
A magazine releases its annual list of the 400 richest Americans...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Ten Years Later, MassMutual Sells First Merc
A private equity-backed player buys the small market recordkeeping and collective trust business...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Reader Rating: 4
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ETF Revenue and Cost Data is Coming Soon
A veteran ETF researcher rolls out a service focused on ESG ETFs and preps her next product for later this year...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Long Brings a 10-Year Lockton Vet to SageView
The new hire now leads a new office for the SoCal-based KPA shop...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Reader Rating: 5
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Case of the Week: Safe Harbor Validation of Rollovers
ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource Desk regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs, qualified retirement plans and other types of retirement savings plans, including nonqualified plans. We bring Case of the Week to you to highlight the most relevant topics affecting your business...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Week In Preview, October 8-14
This week the teams at Relius, SVIA, and WiPN are all hosting events...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Week In Preview, October 8-14
This week the teams at AIMSE, ALFI, FIASI, IMEA, InvestmentNews, MainStay Capital Management, NICSA, Sheridan Road, and Tiburon are all hosting events...
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Monday, October 8, 2018
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Pondering Roboadvice? Your Participants Have Some Thoughts
The investing and trade press, and the wealth management industry more broadly, can't get enough of roboadvisors. Some, like Betterment and Blooom, are already targeting retirement plans or participants. Perhaps it's time to start thinking about how to support your participants with next-generation, low-cost advice...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Pharma Firm Switches RKer for $656MM Plan
Looks like Perrigo Perri-went.....
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4
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American Retirement Association Hires New Director
A Washington, DC-based non-profit serving to empower retirement plan professionals, has hired a new director of key account sales...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Russell Finds a Buyer
The LSE finds someone to take Russell off their hands.....
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Gross v. Pimco: A Nine-Figure Fight Begins
Gross goes on the offense... ..
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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43-Year Industry Veteran Decides to Retire
This industry veteran spent his last 20 years in the industry with Marsh & McLennan units, Putnam, Marsh and Mercer...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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NEPC Survey: You've Come a Long Way, Baby!
Survey shows insights as to how the DC industry has changed over the past decade...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3
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The Robo Revolution Is About to Take the Indie B-D World By Storm
Get direct-to-consumer, online-only roboadvice. Nearly two-thirds of independent broker-dealers plan to offer a roboplatform...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Yoerger Spreads OneAmerica's 401k Wings to the Aloha State
Today the insurer revealed the launch of a regional retirement services office in Honolulu, Hawaii...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Post-Reorg, Morgan Stanley's 401k Biz Shifts
Pat Rieck and his team now report up through a different side of the wirehouse...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Reader Rating: 1
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JPMAM's Retirement Chief Is Moving On But Not Out
Who will George Gatch pick to lead the retirement effort in the giant bank's asset management arm?..
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Arledge's $23B AUM Deal Includes a Mutual Fund
The bank is buying a U.S. institutional asset management specializing in fixed income...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Two Mesirow Alums Join Reagan at SageView
Randy Long adds three advisors in the Midwest and says goodbye to one...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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A Former Transamerica KPA Aligns With Ameriprise
Updated | The Minneapolis-based B-D just welcomed a new 401(k) plan advisor...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Gross Is Being Sued ... And It Has Nothing to Do With Pimco
The bond king's son's business partner filed a lawsuit on Friday...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Reader Rating: 1
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Morningstar's Don Phillips Diversifies His Life
Mansueto's Number One moves from research to idea generation...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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A Former State Secretary Aide Joins BlackRock's Board
Official who worked with Clinton will join on November 20th...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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NAPLIA Opens the Faucet For a New Advisor-Focused Program
The E&O consulting shop teams up with the Hanover Group to help advisors cover a widening insurance gap: deductibles...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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How Do You Improve the Dialogue Between Advisors and Clients?
OpFunds CMO Marty Willis explains the strategic thinking behind her firm's latest ad campaign...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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A Retirement Platform Adds a Dozen Funds
The new offerings increase plan's menu to 78 products...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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A Platform Green-Lights a Dozen Funds
The offerings, from 11 sub-advisors, include a new non-traditional asset class...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Great-West Unveils New 403(b) Offerings
New products are targeted to small and mid-market nonprofits...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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WHV Launches a Small Cap
The fund will be sub-advised by Seizert Capital Partners. ..
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Reader Rating: 4
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A Texas Advisor Joins Pensionmark and Expands His Practice
Updated | Troy Hammond and his team bring another 401k advisor into the Pensionmark fold...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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A Vanguard Veteran Passes the Baton
The co-founder of a long-standing Vanguard subadvisor will relinquish his PM responsibilities (all $43B worth) at the end of the year...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Fee Benchmarking? There's an App For That!
An industry tools and benchmarking specialist offers a new tool for use on your iPad...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Reader Rating: 5
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The WSJ Solves the Mystery of Why So Many Funds Are Named after Trees
If you were a fund, what kind of tree would you be?..
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Did Ned Johnson Buy a $3MM Altarpiece?
Looks like some Brits are pissed off about it...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Zimpleman Makes a $1.51B Bet in South America
The Principal chief buys a pension manager in Chile...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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Buddy Donohue Lands
The former SEC commissioner joins a mutual fund shop...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 1
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Stork & Reaper for October 8, 2012
StorkTown enjoys a population boomlet...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Castle Rock Reviews Fee Disclosure
Updated | The RIA's new service is aimed at plan sponsors in Colorado, Nebraska and Texas...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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An AMG Boutique Buys Its Freedom
A Beantown shop buys back the 51-percent share AMG bought more than a decade ago...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 5
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Beams Welcomes a Top Hire at ING
Updated | A Vanguard veteran takes a C-suite job at the recordkeeper...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2.4
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Steinberg Fills a Top WisdomTree Post
The fundamental indexer and ETF shop hires one of its funds' independent trustees...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Columbia Shakes Up Its DC I-O Pricing
A filing with the SEC reveals a restructuring of the firm's R Shares class...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 2
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Great-West Teams Up with a 4,000-Plan Group
A government Conference has selected the Colorado RKer...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Hancock Adds to Its DC I-O Suite
The bundled provider and mutual fund shop will sell more of its mutual funds through other 401k providers...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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A New York RKer Hires Three
An upstate shop adds to its systems management and administration teams...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reuters Expects Vanguard and FTSE to Trigger an Index Price War
Reuters thinks that Vanguard's switch to FTSE could spark an index price war...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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The NY Times Likes Pimco, AQR, DFA and ETFs
Study cited by NYT shows low volatility stocks doing better than higher-risk selections...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Jaffe Details an Investor Battle Plan For the ETF Fee War
Here's how the columnist thinks investors can take advantage of the fee war...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Can FlexShares Take On DFA?
The WSJ looks at the popularity of Northern Trust's ETF line, explains where it comes, and wonders if it will last. ..
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Barron's Sees a Rebirth at AllianceBernstein
A New York-based shop is in the process of rising from the ashes of 2008...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 4
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Vanguard.com Went Dark
Vanguard had a 20 minute website glitch Friday morning...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Reader Rating: 3
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Magellan's Success Hasn't Stopped the Outflows, Yet
The new PM has stirred the fund from being a ghost ship to again being the
flagship...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Sauter Sees ETFs as a Disto Tool
Vanguard's outgoing investment chief talks about the future of the mutual fund business...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Lehman Fell and Neuberger Rose
Two pubs highlight the high net worth shop's mutual fund success since the demise of its former parent...
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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PowerShares is Pulling the Plug on 10 ETFs
The last day of trading for the ETFs will be December 14...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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American Century Becomes a Blogger
The Kansas City, Missouri-based firm enters the blogosphere...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Principal Expands its Retirement Education Portal
The plan provider is looking to make it easier for advisors and plan sponsors to educate participants.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Leavy Leaves OppFunds for BlackRock
Chris Leavy is taking on a newly created position at BlackRock...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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DoL Helps Revive a 401k Plan
The DoL appoints a fiduciary for a 401k plan in limbo. ..
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Mutual of Omaha Heads East
The Nebraska-based plan provider is expanding its footprint in the Northeast...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4.6
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Turner Swaps Vendors
Turner Funds has a new distributor, sub-administrator and custodian...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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CapTrust and an NRP Firm Hire ... from Another NRP Firm
A New Jersey advisory firm says goodbye to two of its advisors...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Reader Rating: 5
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Abby Johnson is More Powerful than Venus, Queen Rania, Martha
Forbes unveils its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Dreyfus Catches the iPad Fever
The asset manger is looking to giving its sales force a leg up with the popular gadget...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Franklin Realigns its I-O Sales Team
The global investment manager is targeting the advisor-sold market with a revamped sales force.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Pioneer is Not Likely to Get Hitched This Year
Fundsters won't be hearing wedding bells yet...
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Another Online Brokerage Firm Crashes the ETF Party
The USA Today reports on another online brokerage firm offering no-commission ETF trades.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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The McCann-BofA-UBS Saga Nears Conclusion
Bob McCann will reportedly join the wirehouse by the end of the month...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Vanguard Sails into the Final Stages of its Ad Agency Search
A Boston ad agency is among the finalists, a source told The MFWire...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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First Merc Taps a New CIO
The MassMutual subsidiary brought on board a Nationwide alum...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Reader Rating: 1
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Wells Fargo Appoints Head of Large-Market Sales
The plan provider promotes one of its own for the post...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3.25
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Driehaus Switches Custodians
The fund firm awards the mandate to a fellow Chicagoan...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Seven Fundsters Land on Forbes' 400 Richest List
Abby Johnson is the 17th richest person in America. Her net worth is $3 billion greater than her father Ned...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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JPMorgan Chases Away WaMu Stock Drop Suit
A federal judge rules that JPMorgan cannot be blamed for the alleged ERISA breach...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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403b Participants Often Pay More
A new GAO report compares fees across different types of DC plans...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Study Deals a Fresh Blow to Active Funds
WSJ's Sam Mamudi picks up on findings from a Morningstar study...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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BlackRock is in the Running for Yet Another Government Gig
The New York City-based asset manager is among the firms that have held discussions with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Virtus Overhauls Two Funds with a New Sub-Advisor
The Connecticut-based firm has completely revamped two of its fund offerings...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Russell Chair Follows CEO Out the Door
The chairman of Russell Investments is retiring...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Wachovia-Wells Deal Would Make a Fund Giant
What will the deal mean for the fund industry's competitive landscape?..
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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New Jersey Fund Firm Goes for a Guarantee
Another fund firm has joined the Treasury's guarantee program for money market funds...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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DoL Sues a Defunct Charlotte Firm Over Undistributed 401k Assets
The Department of Labor sues a now-defunct Charlotte employee staffing company and two executives over their alleged failure to distribute $115,589 in 401k assets to participants...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Reader Rating: 1
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Rollover Provider Braces Advisors For Plan Terminations
As the markets continue to shudder, an East Coast-based firm unveils new tools and services to help intermediaries and sponsors deal with shutting down 401ks...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Citi and Wells Come to No Resolution Over Wachovia, Yet
Citi and Wells Fargo had an uneventful afternoon in their battle over Wachovia...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Provider Transplants Customer-Facing Units Post-Deal
A Northeastern firm moves three units to a newly-acquired location in a neighboring state...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Smith Barney Reportedly Swings the Axe
Smith Barney is undergoing some changes...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Retirement Plan Losses Reflects the Broader Market
In the wake of the hearing yesterday, the broader media fixates on the $2 trillion figure. But where is the context?..
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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FRC Alums Prep Retirement Income Study
A new research firm created by FRC founder Neil Bathon plans to come out with a retirement income study in December in partnership with Mast Hill Consulting...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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CIF Specialist to Advisors: Maximize Plan Simplicity
A California-based firm unveils a new DC offering with an all-in fee structure...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Outsourced Recordkeeper Hunts for a New Finance Chief
A DC vendor searches for a new CFO following the departure of a company veteran...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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I-Bank M&A Report Says Deals Are Up With More to Come
I-bank Jefferies Putnam Lovell's Q3 M&A assessment points out the obvious to fund industry insiders -- deals increased last quarter...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Legg Mason's Moody's Debt Rating Drop Gets Wide Coverage
A change in Legg Mason's Moody's credit rating, which in normal times would go largely unnoticed, got coverage from four news outlets Tuesday...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Reader Rating: 4
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Fido, T. Rowe Join the Ranks of Guarantee Program Participants
Add Fidelity and T. Rowe Price to the list of participants in the Treasury Department's guarantee program for money market funds...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Another High-Level Exec Leaves Fidelity
Another exec with a 401k background has departed from the company...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 1
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MediaWatch: An Ignites Reporter Heads to Bloomberg
Ignites loses it last senior reporter to Bloomberg Asia, while a DC&SPA vet walks out from II News...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.65
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Publisher Switches Stable Value Managers
A Virginia plan sponsor chooses a new investment manager for a conservative option in its DC plan.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Prospectus-Gate at the NYSE
The NYSE has censured and fined 14 of its member firms for a myriad of prospectus violations...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 3
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Hancock Touts the Value of its Lifestyle Funds
The Boston firm has released a study which found that participants who invested in a single lifestyle portfolio fared better than those who did not...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 4.75
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Litman/Gregory Selects Sub-Adviser for Re-Opened Fund
Litman/Gregory Fund Advisors has found the sub-advisor it was searching for...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2
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Key Lobbyist Sees No Chance for GICs in QDIAs
A Beltway insider says it's 'pretty clear' that stable value will not make the list of QDIAs...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Five New PowerShares Funds File Onto the AMEX
PowerShares plans to list five new ETFs on the AMEX on October 11...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Lincoln Unveils New DC Offering
The Philadelphia provider is targeting small- to mid-sized plans with its new retirement product.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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WisdomTree Places Its 401k Bet and Spins the Wheel
WisdomTree and Al Shemtob took the wraps off the fundamental indexer's debut 401k product for reporters at the W Hotel in Manhattan's Time Square Monday morning...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 5
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Murky Succession Plan at Fidelity Sparks Takeover Rumors
The lack of a clear succession plan at Fidelity has led to its name being thrown in the ring for a possible takeover target...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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Quant Funds Bounce Back from a Rocky Summer
During the summer's market turmoil, many quant funds have posted double-digit but a big portion of those losses were quickly recovered...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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Reader Rating: 2.85
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New SPDR Crawls Over to the WSJ
An SSgA director says if you doubt the dollar, invest in the new SPDR...
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Monday, October 8, 2007
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McDonalds: a Paragon to the Fund Industry?
What do fatty burgers and mutual funds have in common? The fast food industry, like the fund industry, has had a rough year. While fast food faced Super Size Me, mutual funds faced a year of Eliot Spitzer...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Reader Rating: 5
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Searches Reported This Week
Fido funds are dropped from two plans ... Will a Illinois-area sponsor look for a replacement fund manager?..
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Regulators Snoop Around at Gabelli
Regulators were not kidding when they said the scandals would go on. Gabelli disclosed in a Tuesday SEC filing that the SEC and the New York Attorney General have subpoenaed and requested information from the Rye, New York-based advisor. The disclosures were made in a filing for the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Pottruck Calls Schwab 401k Biz a Missed Opp
The former Schwab CEO tells BusinessWeek he will take the fall for missing a chance in the 401k business. He also prepares to share his experience with others through two new gigs.
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401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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SSRM Calls it Quits for Institutional Funds
Future SSRM parent BlackRock has decided to shutter four funds that have done poorly in the business of gathering assets...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Cunningham Loomed Large in Invesco Timing Deals
Regulators release details on just how involved the former Invesco Funds Group executive was with Canary and other market timing deals...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Paper Still Crucial for Participant Education
Fund companies communicate with investors on a personal level...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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SSRM Shutters Four Institutional Funds
Although the BlackRock-SSRM deal is not expected to close until the first quarter of 2005, changes are already afoot. SSRM will close and liquidate four institutional funds -- Institutional Core Fixed Income, Core Plus Fixed Income, Large Cap Growth and Large Cap Analyst -- with approximately $115 million in assets. SSRM will close the funds to investors on October 8, and expect to liquidate the funds by January 14...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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SEC Scrutinizing Performance Fees
The SEC has a growing interest in performance based fees. The issue of whether funds are properly assessing these fees was raised last month when the SEC settled charges that Bridgeway Capital Management, which has a sterling reputation as a friend of shareholders, overcharged shareholders. Bridgeway paid $5.1 million to settle the civil charges. Now the SEC is looking into the fees at three more fund groups.
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Bogle, Lynch in Top 25 of Past 25
Two fund industry pioneers make the cut in a new book ranking the top 25 leaders of the past 25 years...
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Friday, October 8, 2004
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Former US Trust Honcho Takes New Job
Jeffrey Maurer has come out of retirement to help another fund firm fit into a new owner...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Bisys Names Fund Service Head
The back-office specialist promotes from within to replace James Fox...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Driehaus Completes Fund Mergers
The fund complex slims its product list by three...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Lockwood Offers Overlay SMA
The BoNY subsidiary taps a Seattle firm as its overlay manager...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Bay State Reportedly Mulls Putnam Firing
The contracts of both Putnam and Wilshire Associates are reportedly at risk...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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New STC CEO Keeps Old Job
Tom Plumb will wear CEO hats at both PlanAnalytics and Security Trust for now...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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North Dakota Trust Firm Adds Guidance
The firm has tied the online guidance tools to its recordkeeping product...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Cali Consultant Adds MDs
The SF Bay Area firm adds veterans from ICMA RC and Financial Engines as it broadens its mandate...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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House Passes 30-Year Stand-In Bill
HR 3108 passes in a 397-2 landslide. Now it is on to the Senate...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Bay State Will Hire Search Firm to Find Pension Chief
The Massachusetts pension board decided on a new course of action in its attempt to find a new executive director...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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AERS Explains Why Health Care Costs More
The bundled provider adds seminars covering health care costs to the list of those it offers workers...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Spark Institute Takes on DoL
It is a battle of the briefs in the Enron 401k law suit and the issues go deeper than company stock...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Fund Costs Drop 7 Bps. Says ICI
The average cost of owning funds is dropping as fewer fully-loaded shares are sold...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Portman-Cardin II Takes Next Step
Even with the quick action by House Republicans insiders say the bill is DOA...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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The PSCA Survey is Out
Despite the foul stock market, some two-thirds of assets are still in stocks, says the trade group's 45th annual survey...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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TPA Loses Kentucky Sponsor to Bank
The company cites flexibility and customization as major reasons for its move from a TPA to a bundled vendor...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Top Vendor Draws on Outside Expertise for Ed
The No. 7 bundled vendor strives to create cutting-edge education initiatives for public-sector plans with the help of industry experts...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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AHA Endorses Bundled Plan for Members
The hospital association is endorsing a bundled provider after an extensive assessment...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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NY Firm Swaps Sub-Advisor
Husic Capital losses a small-cap mandate...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Fund Chief Takes Off for Boston
The fund firm names an interim replacement and starts search for a permanent head...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Who is Number One?
FRC has awarded the title for the biggest fund to a new champ...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Reader Rating: 5
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No More Mutual Funds
Fund firm executives heard one last briefing from Mutual Funds Magazine on what turned out to be its final day...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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T. Rowe Keeps Tampa
The firm maintains one of its important hubs in the Sunshine State...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, October 8, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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Fido Leads Colt Bailout
Once the twinkle in the eye of Fidelity ventures, the Boston Behemoth now finds itself leading a bailout and owning a majority stake...
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Monday, October 8, 2001
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Nationwide Launches New Service
The firm has a new service for plans in the smaller end of the market...
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Monday, October 8, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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IMPACT Still a Go
Conference Still On ... Minimum Lowered for Patriotism..
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Monday, October 8, 2001
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Reader Rating: 3
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IMPACT Still a Go
Conference Still On ... Minimum Lowered for Patriotism..
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Monday, October 8, 2001
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Is the Boehner Bill Good for the 401k Biz?
An in-depth look at the advice legislation. Part 1 of 4...
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Monday, October 8, 2001
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2000 Conferences
| Dates |
Event |
Location |
| 5/16/00 |
Mid-Sized
Pension Management Conferences |
The Westin,
Copley Place |
| 5/19/00 |
Boston,
MA |
|
| 6/11/00 |
SPARK National
Conference |
|
| 6/13/00 |
Washington, DC |
|
| 6/13/00 |
Third Annual NISCA USA-Ireland
Mutual Fund Conference |
Dublin
Castle |
| 6/15/00 |
Dublin,
Ireland |
|
| 6/26/00 |
Morningstar Retirement
Conference |
|
| 6/27/00 |
Chicago,
IL |
|
| 6/28/00 |
Advanced Pension
Conference |
|
| 6/30/00 |
Boston,
MA |
|
| 7/24/00 |
Effectively
Using Web Sites for Employee Benefits, Retirement Planning &
Advice |
The Empire
Hotel |
| 7/25/00 |
New York,
NY |
|
| 9/18/00 |
The Fall Investment Forum for
Endowments & Foundations |
The Hotel
Intercontinental |
| 9/21/00 |
Chicago,
IL |
|
| 9/20/00 |
PSCA 53rd Annual
Conference |
|
| 9/22/00 |
Atlanta,
GA |
|
| 10/3/00 |
Mid-Sized
Pension Management Conferences |
Chicago
Hilton & Towers |
| 10/6/00 |
Chicago,
IL |
|
| 10/11/00 |
The
Berkeley Cash Management Program |
Hyatt
Regency |
| 10/13/00 |
San
Francisco, CA |
|
| 10/22/00 |
UNC Treasury
Management Series |
The Carolina
Inn |
| 10/25/00 |
Chapel
Hill, NC |
|
| 10/22/00 |
Investment
Management for Institutional Investors |
Hotel
Nikko |
| 10/25/00 |
San
Francisco, CA |
|
| 10/24/00 |
Health
& Welfare Plan Management for Mid-Size
Employees |
Sheraton
Chicago Hotel & Towers |
| 10/27/00 |
Chicago,
IL |
|
| 10/25/00 |
AIMSE 10th Annual Fall Conference:
Consultant-Manager Dialogue |
Grand
Hyatt |
| 10/26/00 |
New York,
NY |
|
| 10/25/00 |
Shareholder Servicing for Mutual
Funds |
Grand
Hyatt |
| 10/26/00 |
New York,
NY |
|
| 11/3/00 |
SPARK
Forum |
The
Breakers |
| 11/5/00 |
Palm
Beach, FL |
|
| 11/13/00 |
Facing Challenges in the
Family Office |
The
Metropoliten Club |
| 11/15/00 |
New York,
NY |
|
| 1/7/01 |
AIMSE/Wharton Investment
Institute |
The Wharton
School, Upenn |
| 1/12/01 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
| 1/21/01 |
Mid-Sized
Pension Management Conferences |
Wyndham
Palace Resort and Spa |
| 1/24/01 |
Lake Buena
Vista, FL |
|
| 1/25/01 |
Challenges in Wealth
Management |
The Ritz
Carleton |
| 1/29/01 |
Palm
Beach, FL |
|
| 1/28/01 |
The Annual Investment
Management Forum for Endowments &
Foundations |
The Arizona
Biltmore |
| 1/31/01 |
Phoenix,
AZ |
|
| 3/18/01 |
Mid-Sized
Pension Management Conferences |
Hyatt
Regency |
| 3/21/01 |
San
Francisco, CA |
|
| 9/12/01 |
PSCA 54th Annual
Conference |
|
| 9/14/01 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
| |
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401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Week of October 8, 1999
RFP Roundup
The 401kWire.com takes its Friday look at the week in searches. ..
401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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NSCC Head Retires
The long time chief executive of the NSCC is clearing his schedule for the long-term and retiring early next year...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Is the Web the Answer to 401k Administration?
Get ready for the Web to reshape the 401k business. At least this is the hope of
Fidelity and a growing number of startups. ..
401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Is the Web the Answer to 401k Administration?
Get ready for the Web to reshape the 401k business. At least this is the hope of
Fidelity and a growing number of startups...
401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Musical Chairs
"America's Seating Company" will be looking to add to the investment options in its 401(k) plan...
401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, October 8, 1999
And the award for the best board goes to ... Bogle Jr. takes first steps ... Powerstreet open late ... and more...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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ProFunds to Open Web Site for Trades
ProFunds is wooing advisors by educating them about its niche market and courting market timers, even as it's launching a transactional Web site...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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SVA September 30, 1999
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401kWire.com -
Friday, October 8, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Digi Moves to New Provider Soon
Eden Prairie, Minnesota-headquartered Digi International Inc. (Nasdaq: DGII), a computer hardware company, will be bundling its 401(k) plan with Norwest at the beginning of the year, Lorie Buerkie, administrator for payroll and benefits, told the 401kWire.com. The plan has 400 participants and approximately $12 million in assets...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, October 8, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Companies Face Unexpected Contributions to Their DB Plans
As 401(k) plans have performed a blitzkrieg across the retirement landscape, the 401kWire.com has heard many actuarial types lament the inadequacies of the defined contribution model. "Just wait," they tell us, "in a correction employees will realize the follies of these new-fangled plans and ask for a return of their pension plan." Don't count on it...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, October 8, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Puget Sound Energy to Search
Bellevue, WA-based Puget Sound Energy will search for a new 401(k) provider, according to a report in P&I Daily. The search is an outgrowth of a recent merger with Washington National Gas. Altogether, the utility's plan now has $250 million in assets. R.V. Kuhns is acting as consultant on the search, and the company has said that unsolicited calls are not welcome...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
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Reader Rating: 3
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Illinois Tool Works Adds Window
Glenview, IL-located Illinois Tool Works has added an investment window to its $750 million 401(k) plan, according to a report in P&I Daily. The window will enable participants to choose from 20 Putnam funds. The plan is also adding two Putnam funds to its core line-up, raising the total of core funds for nine...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
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Reader Rating: 3
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Diagnostic Clinic Moves to Daily
Austin, TX-located Diagnostic Clinic Association has made a number of changes in its $53 million defined contribution plan, according to a report in P&I Daily. The most significant changes were the hiring of UAM as recordkeeper to replace NationsBank. At the same time the plan was also moved onto a daily valuation cycle and the number of investment options were raised to 11...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
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Reader Rating: 3
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Crown Vantage Bundles with Vanguard
Oakland, CA-located Crown Vantage has tapped Vanguard as bundled provider for its 401(k) plan, according to a report in P&I Daily. Main & Co. assisted with the search that replaced State Street Global...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
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Reader Rating: 3
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