|
News Stories Archives - Since 1998
|
FAs See Models, ETFs, and SMAs on the Rise Post-Pandemic
New data highlights how advisors are thinking in light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
|
WiPN Reflects
In a recent survey, the trade group's members revealed what works, and what needs work...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
|
From EBSA Chief to Consultant
A familiar Washington insider starts his own shop...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
|
Three Months Later, Active Beats Passive Again
The M* team updates flows data for August 2020 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
|
Envestnet Helps B-Ds Gather DC Intel
The back-office ally rolls out a new solution for home offices of broker-dealers and RIAs...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
|
A 12-Year MassMutual Vet Joins Transamerica, Outside 401k
The new hire previously served as head of biz dev for MassMutual Retirement Services and is a 20-year retirement plan industry veteran...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
-
Reader Rating: 4
|
A Focused Fund Firm Wins In August
The M* team updates flows data for August 2019 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
|
A $3.9B-AUA KPA Team Sells to Hub
The insurance brokerage makes its sixth GRP-adjacent acquisition in a week...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
-
Reader Rating: 2.6
|
An Intelligence Firm Launches a Plan Sponsor Self-Eval Tool
An intelligence firms provides a digital audit system for providers to use with their plan sponsors...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Week In Preview, 9/23-29
This week the teams at CFRA, Expect Miracles, FIASI, ICI, IDC, IMEA, Informa, InvestmentNews, IWI, NICSA, Opal, and Strategic Insight are all hosting events...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
|
Week In Preview, 9/23-29
This week the teams at Chepenik Financial, DCIIA and Informa are hosting events...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2019
|
Cammack Expands Into the Southeast With New Hire
The new hire is a University of Kentucky alum. ..
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
|
Equity Shop Acquisitions On the Brain
A West Coast mutual fund shop's chief just closed his eighth deal, and he's still on the hunt...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
|
Filings for Fundsters - September 23, 2016
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
|
VA-Based Wealth Manager Expands Into 401k Consulting
Safe Harbor Partners has hired a MassMutual alum. ..
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Oregon Hunts a RKer for a Private Sector DC Plan
The state is launching a new retirement savings plan for private sector workers next year. ..
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
NJ Advisor Joins New Shop
An advisor based out of the New Jersey area has joined a fee-based financial advisory shop...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2016
|
J.P. Morgan Gets Creative With White Paper On Millennials
J.P. Morgan talks about everyone's "favorite" generation... ..
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
|
$250MM Plan Switches RKers
Who is the new RKer for this industrial plan?..
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
The Trials and Tribulations of Outsourcing Distro
In a session at Gemini's conference in Music City, three fundsters talk TPMs (or 3PMs) vs doing it yourself...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
F-Squared's Song Ends, As Expected, In a Sale
A sibling of Good Harbor buys up assets of the fallen, high-flying ETF strategist...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
|
A Super OSJ Affiliation Happens For This California Advisor
This 401(k) plan advisor is now aligned with a new Super OSJ...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
|
Financial Engines Shows Its Humanity
Participants are that much closer to accessing human advisors as well as online tools...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
-
Reader Rating: 4.5
|
The SEC Takes Another Hit Over Its In-House Judges
A now-famous judge tells the regulatory agency to investigate alleged bias in its system...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
|
Dimensional is Targeting Retirement
The mutual fund giant has changed course and still hopes to shake up the way 401k plans are run...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
-
Reader Rating: 3.5
|
Toroso Welcomes a New KPA
A 401(k) plan advisor (KPA) just joined Toroso Investments to offer his insights on retirement plans.....
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
|
RIIA Names its 2014 Award Winner
...a well respected name in the industry will be receiving a RI industry award.....
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
|
OppFunds Seeks a Communications Head
The fund giant has an opening for a veteran corporate spokesperson...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
|
Grandeur Peak Turns off the Tap
After gathering $2.4 billion in assets, the small cap shop hard closes all four existing mutual funds to save room for future launches in 2015...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
|
The Envestnet Team Makes Their DC Pitch in Chitown
The publicly-traded TAMP giant's first retirement symposium kicks off today.
..
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
|
O'Connor Will Hire 30 Wholesalers at Capital Group
American Funds' distribution chief in North America is amping up his sales force...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Open Field Capital is No Longer a Sub-Advisor of a Persimmon Fund
Open Field Capital, a sub-advisor to the Persimmon Long/Short Fund, is no longer managing any portion of the assets of the fund, and the fund's investment adviser, Persimmon Capital Management, does not expect to allocate any of the fund's assets to Open Field Capital to manage in the future. [SEC Filing]..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Charlie Nelson Anoints a Retiring Lieutenant's Successor
The Great-West retirement chief says goodbye to one of his top execs...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Pioneer Positions New PMs
Hakan Aksoy and Esther Law will replace Charles Melchreit and Tanqua Le Saout as PMs of Pioneer Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund. The fund's investment adviser is Pioneer [profile]. [SEC Filing]..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
ICI Tax, Day 1: Will Washington Ever Grok Retirement?
During the ICI Tax and Accounting Conference, industry lobbyists consider what's at stake for retirement. ..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
The DC I-O Wholesaler is Where it's At
Cerulli considers the importance of the DCI-O wholesaler in its latest research. ..
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
-
Reader Rating: 1.5
|
New PMs Join Compass EMP Funds
Dan Banaszak and Rob Bateman will join the PM team of Compass EMP Long/Short Strategies Fund. The fund has been managed by Stephen Hammers, CIMA since March of 2003. Hammers is a managing partner, co-founder and chief investment officer of Compass Efficient Model Portfolios [profile], which is the investment advisor of the fund. [SEC Filing]..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Gundlach Brings His Flagship to Another Product Structure
The DoubleLine chief will power a VA product with the same strategy he uses for his famous mutual fund...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
A New PM Oversees a Pimco Fund
Paradigm Capital Management [profile] is no longer a sub-adviser of First Investors Life Series Funds and First Investors Income and Equity Funds. First Investors Management Company [profile] still serves as the funds' investment adviser. Steven S. Hill serves as a new PM of the funds from this month. [SEC Filing] [SEC Filing2]
..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Neuberger Berman Management Signs on to Sub-Advise an SEI Fund
PanAgora Asset Management is replaced by Neuberger Berman Management [profile] as a sub-advisor of Tactical Offensive Equity Fund. Conrad A. Saldanha, CFA, is a PM of Neuberger Berman Management and is responsible for the management of the portion of the fund's assets.
..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Expect Fundsters to Stay in a Flurry over Fair Valuation
Deloitte's new survey shows that fair valuation is top of mind for fund groups of all sizes. ..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Pioneer's Taubes Reacts to the Fed's Tapering Delay
The Beantown mutual fund shop's CIO prognosticates...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Seen and Heard at the 2013 NICSA GMM
Here were some of the interesting developments at last week's conference..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
Transamerica's New 401k Product Features FRE
The Aegon retirement arm in the U.S. debuts a new, open architecture platform...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
-
Reader Rating: 3.38
|
WSJ and Rekenthaler Consider Rothenberg's New Moves
Not only did Rothenberg break his media silence, he released a new report called "The active advantage: A history of delivering persistent above-benchmark returns."
..
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2013
|
AlphaShares Debuts a China Bond Index
Yet another fund firm takes to dim sum bonds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
PSCA Takes Sin City
The PSCA makes Sin City the site of its 64th Annual Conference...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
-
Reader Rating: 1
|
BofA Execs Take on Expanded Roles
Sallie Krawcheck's departure takes its toll...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
401k Heaven Redefined
Back almost 10 years ago when there were 120 national 401(k) record keepers, defined as those that have a national sales force with most attached to a larger financial service organization, it was easy to guess which ones were likely to exit the market next...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
-
Reader Rating: 4.5
|
Ashton and Reish Make the Case for MEPs
Updated | A trio of ERISA legal eagles release a white paper that may be welcome news for some small-market players...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
-
Reader Rating: 4.7
|
The DoL Wins Praise for the Fiduciary Reg Delay
Congressman and lobbyists laud the regulatory agency's decision...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
Advisors Embrace Mobile Access
But more than half of asset managers don't have a mobile strategy...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
Ramius Launches Its Second Fund
The Cowen Group subsidiary unveils a new alternative offering...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
Gallagher Hunts For Three
Mike DiCenso is looking to fill a trio of new positions on the retirement plan team of the insurance brokerage...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
Goldman Preps Futures Fund
It will bet on a variety of asset classes...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
Morningstar Tackles Portfolios of ETFs
The Chitown mutual fund ratings firm adds another business line to its view...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2011
|
ADP's Retirement Sales Head Moves On
The exec left his post last week...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
-
Reader Rating: 4
|
Hancock Has a Dinner Date with 1,000 Advisors
Hancock is hosting a dinner event tonight featuring a Q&A with investment pros...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
-
Reader Rating: 4
|
Pru Reorgs Client Service
Updated | The provider is shifting one unit to a team-based approach...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
-
Reader Rating: 3.67
|
PSCA Praises a Supersize Plan
The trade group gives out its first plan sponsor of the year award at its annual conference...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
-
Reader Rating: 1
|
USAA Lands on E*Trade's Platform
USAA Investment Management's president says the firm is looking to expand through additional platforms in the near future...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
AQR Switches Vendors
The firm transitioned over the weekend to a new service provider for fund administration and prime-custody...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
A Rollover Specialist Unveils a Totally New Brand
The firm also launches a companion site for the new brand...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
Eight Fundsters are Among the Richest People in America
The East and West Coast Johnsons and four other fundsters made Forbes' list...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
SEC is 'Suspicious' of SEC Over Goldman Suit
One of the regulator's own top dogs questions the timing of the agency's high profile attack against the investment bank...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
Emerald Launches its Second Mutual Fund
The Weston, Flordia-based Emerald Asset Advisors has taken the wraps off the global cycle fund...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
How Will Closed-End Fundsters React to S&P's New Plan?
The WSJ ponders the potential of a new rating proposal from the agency...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
A TPA Hires a Pair of Ascensus Alums
The firm adds three new execs, including a consulting one and a sales and marketing one...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2010
|
Fidelity Thinks the World Is Looking Up
Fido increases international exposure in it asset allocation funds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Auto-Enrollment Rose Even After the Market Went Down
The newest retirement plan survey, from consultant Watson Wyatt, shows encouraging trends in defined contribution...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Fidelity Gives Freedom the World
International exposure will increase in the popular target date funds from the Boston Behemoth...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Hancock Hits the Road
John Hancock's annual road show hopes to get investors rolling again...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Asset Managers, Turn to the Independents
Cerulli analyzes advisor movements in its annual report...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
-
Reader Rating: 4
|
DoL Hopes to Put Out an Investment Advice Proposal by Nov. 18
In her keynote address at the PSCA conference Tuesday morning, new EBSA chief Phyllis Borzi discusses investment advice, fees and target-date funds...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
BlackRock Clears Another BGI Hurdle
The sale of Barclays Global Investors gets the green light from a European economic governance...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Northern Trust Unleashes a Bold New Fund
Northern Trust unveils a new high-yield fund, which will feature a group of managers and a range of investments...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Will RIIA 'Build a Floor, Then Create Upside' With a New Program?
The retirement income trade group prepares to launch a new designation...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Prudential Makes Good with Upgraded Systems
Prudential and MullinTBG quickly made moves to rework their retirement tools and services, to help heal a wounded market...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
-
Reader Rating: 2
|
A New Alliance Shifts 8,000 DC Plans to Hartford
Updated | A DC I-O player leaves the bundled business behind...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
-
Reader Rating: 3.6
|
Deloitte Sees More Market Share Gains for ETFs
Will ETFs Challenge the Dominance of Mutual Funds? The short answer is "yes", says a new Deloitte white paper...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Artio Preps IPO Pricing
The mutual fund manager is in the final stages of prepping its IPO as its top executives take their show on the road...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Vanguard Adopts New Indices for Bond Funds
The increasing presence of the Fed as a buyer of bonds has pushed Vanguard to seek new indexes for its bond index funds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
Burned Shareholders Fail to Return as Performance Turns Around
Brand name funds such as Fidelity Magellan, Dodge & Cox, Legg Mason Value and Franklin Growth are seeing continue outflows even as they once again top the performance charts...
MutualFundWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
|
FRC is Up for Sale, Say Sources
Citigoup has decided to sell a business that it acquired in the deal to buy Bisys Fund Services...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
NRP Eyes Retail Biz
The SoCal-based firm unveils a new partnership expand its wealth management business...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
ING Gets Props for its Ad Campaign
The firm is the recipient of the 401kWire-Retirement Income Industry Association Award for Best Advertising...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Providers Swamped with Calls During the Wall Street Tumult
Phones were abuzz as extraordinary events played out last week...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Benchmarkers Expand With New Partnership
A West Coast-based startup adds to its team while gaining an ally in its quest to gather and benchmark data for the DC business...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Cronin is Out at Putnam
Putnam's head of investments has resigned effective October 1...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Will That Be on Your Morgan Stanley Check Card?
The newly minted bank holding company plans a retail push...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Pru Plans Money Market Merger
Prudential planned to merge two of its funds before panic hit the markets...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
JPMorgan Retirement Sees a Change at the Top
The Kansas City-based plan provider has tapped a replacement for Jim Murphy, who left last week after seven months on the job...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Buy-Side Firms Make a Run for Merrill, Lehman Talent
The unprecedented upheaval on Wall Street is creating huge opportunities to capture star talent at b-ds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Fees Drive Jumbo Sponsor to Shop For New Funds
A Cincinnati-based grocery store chain changes the lineup in its four DC plans...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
F-Squared Releases New Account Overlay Product
The Wellesley, Massachusetts-based firm has rolled out a new product...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
American Goes Full Steam Ahead With Expansion Plans
The current market turmoil isn't keeping American Funds down...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Galvin Calls for a Loosening of 401k Withdrawal Rules
The top securities regulator in Massachusetts has approached two lawmakers to look at his proposal for temporarily relaxing withdrawal rules...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Fund Firm Shifts Towards DC Open Architecture
A New York-based drops the proprietary fund requirement for many plans...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
-
Reader Rating: 3.5
|
American Beacon Closes Troubled Money Fund Portfolio
Another money fund is set to close...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Hancock Integration Plan Creates New Jobs
John Hancock plans to integrate more with its parent, Manulife, at least in the investment management business...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Legg Mason, BlackRock are Added to the SEC No-Short List
More fund firms make the list...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
Two Fund Firms Stop Lending Shares to Short-Sellers
Following the crackdown on short-selling, at least two fund firms have stopped lending shares to short-sellers...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
|
BofA Wins Appeal in Eviction Case
The last echoes of the late-trading case brought against Theodore Sihpol are still being heard as his employer wins a case brought by its New York landlord...
MutualFundWire.com -
Saturday, September 23, 2006
|
Cox Orders More Work on Hard Close Issue
The staff is taking another look, wrote Chairman Cox in a letter to a GOP senator...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
AUL's Coffers Still Full
A recent acquistion did not diminish the provider's piggy bank...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
-
Reader Rating: 3.5
|
Janus Bolsters Institutional Sales Team
The new hire comes from Bank of America...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Lord Abbett Merges Channel Management
Institutional and retail distribution are now under one person...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
-
Reader Rating: 2
|
SEC Hits Fido with Second Wells Notice
The SEC has hit Fidelity Investments with a second Wells Notice in the gifts-for-trading scandal. The Boston Globe reported Friday that the notice covered a second area of potential charges arising from the probe into the activity. SEC officials also notified an unspecified number of traders and others of potential charges, according to the paper...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Robison Takes Over at Van Kampen Funds
Ronald E. Robison is taking over the Van Kampen Funds. His promotion comes as part of a reshuffling following Mitchell M. Merin's planned departure from Morgan Stanley. Merin will also resign as trustee to the Van Kampen fund complex...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Federated Completes Vintage Funds Deal
Federated Investors completed its acquisition of the Vintage Funds this week. The Pittsburgh-based fund firm picked up $142 million in mutual fund assets from AMCORE Financial, an Illinois-based bank, in a deal that closed Monday...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Calvert Adds to Wolfsheimer’s Portfolio
Calvert has promoted Ron Wolfsheimer to head its administrative operations. Barbara Krumsiek, Calvert's president and CEO, said that Wolfsheimer is expanding his role at the Bethesda-based fund firm and takes the title of senior vice president, chief financial & administrative officer...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
ICON Fills Legal Suite
ICON Advisers has tapped Donald Salcito as its general counsel. The Greenwood, Colorado-based fund firm also named Stephen Abrams as associate general counsel, reporting to Salcito. Both men join the fund advisor from Perkins Coie, where they were partners...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Mutual Fund Charity Honors John Dennis
Mutual Funds Against Cancer (MFAC) named sports journalist John Dennis as the first Expect Miracles lifetime achievement award honoree. MFAC Chairman Frank Strauss will present the award to Dennis at the second International Wine Event to be held in Boston on November 16...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
RiverSource Debut Set for Oct. 1
It's official -- the American Express Funds will become RiverSource Funds on October 1. The name change is part of a rebranding coinciding with the American Express' spin-off of Ameriprise Financial that will also take place on the first...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Rydex Opens Hedge-Like Funds
Rydex is opening two hedge fund like portfolios inside of a '40 Act fund structure for investors. The Rockville, Maryland-based fund firm explained that the two new funds are designed to give investors access to hedge fund-like strategies with the liquidity, transparency and lower-cost benefits of mutual funds...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
MassMutual Exec Joins PSCA Board
A long-time 401k marketing executive is elected to a three-year term...
401kWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Vanguard Boots Subadvisor, Adds Fund
The Vanguard Group has announced a pair of product moves. The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania based form is shaking up the portfolio management structure in its $4.3 billion Equity Income Fund (VEIPX) by pulling a subadvisor; it is also taking the wraps off a new dividend focused fund that will carry VIPER shares...
MutualFundWire.com -
Friday, September 23, 2005
|
Middle Americans; the Young Are Ill-Prepared for Retirement
An ING Retirement survey spells more doom and gloom for certain future retirees...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
|
Placemark Continues to Build Out Sales Force
Placemark announced its fourth sales hire this month. Rudolph Bayer will lead the overlay manager’s efforts to spread the gospel of UMAs to advisors...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
|
TIAA-CREF Names New Head of Global Equity Research
Thomas Franks will take over for Susan Ulick as global head of equity research. Franks will lead a team of 33 analysts and 11 research assistants...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
-
Reader Rating: 2.33
|
More Investor Suits for OppenheimerFunds
Investors are targeting OppenheimerFunds’ distribution practices in three suits filed in a New York district court this summer...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Putnam is Back in Action
After agreeing to a slew of disclosure and proxy reforms, Putnam is back in favor with CalPERS and CalSTRS. The plan directors hope the rest of the industry will follow...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Grand Rapids Plan Administrator Gets the Boot
The DoL is looking for a independent fiduciary for a small plan...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
|
Transamerica Shakes Up Sales Team
An insider takes the reins of the sales team...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
|
Morningstar Governance Ratings Cause Rift, but Debate Misses the Real Issue
Are fund firms truly unhappy that Morningstar has rolled out its corporate governance ratings for funds, or are financial reports finding division where there is none to make a good story? In the end it really does not matter: Morningstar will keep its ratings (we will bet on it) while fund firms are looking like whiners. Just take a quick look at the Financial Times.
..
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 2004
|
Strong Facing Audit
The Wisconsin state treasurer says he will ask the EdVest board for an audit...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
S&P Reaffirms DTCC Credit Ratings
The ratings cover both the NSCC and the DTC...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
Calvert Good for Moms
The fund firm earns kudos from Working Mother magazine...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
Pioneer Grabs $140 Million in Two Deals
The fund distributor has added six top-rated funds to its lineup through two recent deals...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
NJ Sponsor Molds Combo Plan
A Toms River manufacturer goes with one bundled provider for its DC and DB plans...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Schwab Flexes Report Muscle
SchwabRT adds flexibility to the reports TPAs can offer plan sponsors...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
MONY Offers Indy-K
The insurer adds life insurance and annuities into the mix...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Fund Scandal Not Over Warns Levitt
The former-SEC head sees Congress holding its own fund probe. Calls for changes to boards and distribution...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
Software Firm Retains Legal Eagles
The California firm will use the relationship to stay up with current regs...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
-
Reader Rating: 4
|
TIAA-CREF Zigs, Lets Go 500
The firm handed 500 workers their walking papers yesterday as it implemented a new business strategy...
MutualFundWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
|
TIAA-CREF Zigs, Lets Go 500
The firm handed 500 workers their walking papers yesterday as it implemented a new business strategy...
401kWire.com -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Orbitex Segments the TPA Channel
The firm is seeking an executive to round out trio of regional veep slots...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
TPAs Get Brokerage Choice
Another firm has teamed up with Ameritrade to offer brokerage services for plan administrators...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
Lipper Confirms August Shift to Bonds
Outflows across the industry reached nearly $24 billion in August, says Lipper...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
ASPA Talks Up Fiduciary Competence
The actuary trade group lobbies the DoL for more fiduciary guidance...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
Managers Funds Names Services Provider
The Connecticut-based fund family has awarded a fund accounting and custody mandate...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
Citi Taps Tech to Handle Customization
The provider says a new tool will make it more competitive in the large plan market...
401kWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
S&P and Schroders Team Up
The two firms will offer a fund-of-funds package for distribution outside of North America...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
New DB Fund Opens Possibilities
New fund points the way for fund firms to distribute hedge fund products, with limits...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
Goldman Readying Cuts
A New York paper reports that division heads are readying lists of those to be let go...
MutualFundWire.com -
Monday, September 23, 2002
|
Prudential Names Key Managers
The insurance giant is making several corner office moves in its Prudential Investments division with internal promotions, executives following the new president from Paine Webber, and an ongoing search for a new head of sales...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Citibank Brews Funds in Belgium
Citibank Belgium has reached arrangements with 10 fund companies to market 250 of their funds through its branches...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 5
|
Prudential Names Key Managers
The insurance giant is making several moves in its Prudential Investments division with internal promotions, executives following the new president from Paine Webber, and an ongoing search for a new head of sales...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
ADP Hires New Marketer
ADP has hired a new vice president of marketing and new business development who will assist in the expansion of the business. ..
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Get Your IPOs Here!
Hambrecht & Quist has launched its first mutual fund, designed to provide individual investors greater access to IPOs...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Brand Loyalty
Advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather has developed an investment product for its 401k plan that invests money in its clients' companies...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Brand Loyalty
Advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather has developed an investment product for its 401k plan that invests money in its clients' companies...
401kWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Odd Lots, September 23, 1999
Fiduciary Trust appoints new CEO ... U.S.A O.K. with Y2K, but overseas might be a problem ... UAM sells separate accounts manager...
MutualFundWire.com -
Thursday, September 23, 1999
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Hartford Life Goes Online
Simsbury, Connecticut-headquartered Hartford Life Inc. (NYSE: HLI) is introducing a new online service for its 401(k) clients. The new product is called HartfordOnline and is available at the following url: http://www.thehartford.com/corporate/business/index.html...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Schwab Releases New CD-Rom
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is releasing a new cd-rom that is designed to help sponsors develop 401(k) investment policy. The goal is to provide a service for plan sponsors that will aid them in selecting funds that will best fulfill the investment needs of participants. The other target market for the product is third-party administrators (TPA's). The plan-tools product is free to Schwab clients...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Sparta, Inc. Considers Changes
Laguna Hills, California-based Sparta, Inc. is considering making changes to its 401(k) plan, an official with knowledge of the plan told the 401kWire. The plan has approximately $28 million in assets with 460 participants...
401kWire.com -
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
-
Reader Rating: 3
|
Get MFWire Alerts
]
Raw XML
