With $790MM, PTAM Pulls Ahead
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for September 2024 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, October 28, 2024
Near Boston, Alight Teams Up On Ret Income
An investment and actuarial consulting firm's team is rolling out a retirement income solution for the DC space...
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Monday, October 28, 2024
Week In Preview, October 28 - November 3
This week, the teams at Alerus, Broadridge, DCIIA, ERIC, ERISApedia, Faegre Drinker, Lincoln, PlanSponsor, Spark, Sphere, Tiburon, and WP&BC will host events...
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Monday, October 28, 2024
Week In Preview, October 28 - November 3
This week, the teams at Broadridge, ETFGI, IDC, Janus Henderson, MFDF, MMI, Nicsa, Prudential, Tiburon, and WE will host events...
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Monday, October 28, 2024
A $2.2T-AUM Firm Debuts Its 2nd ETF Batch
This week's trio of launches, all fixed income funds, brings the firm's ETF suite to nine funds in total...
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Equity Fund Inflows Rise 90 Percent
The Refinitiv Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Pimco and an Eaton Vance Exec Win Big
A trade group honors three firms and one industry insider at its annual conference...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
A Top DC JPMAM Alum Wins With EBRI
The think tank honors a former TDF leader as the winner of the 2021 LillyWhite Award...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
A $96B-AUA Provider Teams Up to Open a PEP
A publicly traded insurer's recordkeeping business is helping power a new pooled employer plan...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
A $328B-AUM Boutique's CIO Heads Out
Next year, a 13-year company veteran will step up as CIO at a Beantown fund firm...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Two Counsellors Join Gallagher
Both new hires will serve as senior compliance counsellors in the insurance brokerage's U.S. retirement plan consulting practice...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
From Fund Distro Chief to Fitness Entrepreneur
The head of distribution for an $8.7-billion-AUM asset manager's mutual fund arm recently moved on...
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Monday, October 28, 2019
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Week In Preview, October 28-November 3
This week, the teams at FIASI, High Water Women, IMEA, and MFDF are hosting events...
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Monday, October 28, 2019
Week In Preview, October 28-November 3
This week, the teams at Advisor2X, FIS, and P&I will host events, and the parents of a couple providers will release earnings...
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Monday, October 28, 2019
Will Pioneer Be This $1.1T Fund Firm's Springboard Into the U.S.?
Word is that a European multinational asset manager now leads in the bidding for UniCredit's asset manager, and that Pioneer's presence on this side of the pond is of particular interest...
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Friday, October 28, 2016
Un-Waived A Shares Loads Land Five More B-Ds In $18MM of Hot Water
Three months after ordering five broker-dealers to pay more than $30MM, and more than a year after smiting Merrill for $97.2 million, Finra is at it again...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
DiCenso Hires in Chitown
Managing director of Chicago, Illinois-based independent third party consultant just welcomed a new hire...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
T. Rowe's DeCamillo Welcomes Two
A Maryland-based DC I-O just added on two head honchos to join the retirement plan services collaborative...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Vieth Takes Flight
Two 401(k) plan advisors (KPAs) and ex-T. Rowe Price honchos are flying high! ..
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Sullivan Shuffles Legg Mason's Board
The mutual fund shop's chief adds a third hat, while a former mutual fund chief rises on the board...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
ETFers Dance Distro
Managers in this space are taking distribution and education very seriously, reports P&I...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Jaffe: Beware Fido's Scale in ETFs
The Boston Behemoth is called that for a reason, and it will help--a lot...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
First a Nobel for Fama, Now Record Flows
Dimensional Fund Advisors is having a very good year indeed, reports InvestmentNews...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Ameritas is Getting Ambitiously Cozy with TPAs
The firm is rolling out Ameritas Affinity Third Party Administrator (TPA) Program, a program designed to entice TPAs...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
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Industry STARS Shine in Chicago
Updated | Last week, the MFEA feted the industry's best and brightest in mutual fund communications...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
ADP Zeroes In on Launching a New Platform
By the end of the month, Chris Augelli and his team at the payroll giant will unveil an investment platform for their 401k biz...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
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Guardian Wins Customer Service Kudos
Guardian Retirement Solutions gets a thumbs up from J.D. Power Certified Call Center ProgramSM. ..
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Altegris Launches a Fix Income Alt
Multi-manager fund will invest primarily in long and short positions. ..
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Monday, October 28, 2013
OpFunds Adds Three Marketing Honchos
The fund giant builds up team in New York with new senior VPs of strategy and market planning and brand marketing, as well as a new head of market development. ..
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Monday, October 28, 2013
John Hancock Adds Two DC I-Os
... and an RIA-focused institutional sales exec...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
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Fifth Third Projects for 401k Participants
The Cincinnati-based firm partnered with Advised Assets Group to develop new tools for plan participants. ..
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Monday, October 28, 2013
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ProShares Bumps a Sales Honcho
Exec moves to the position of capital markets director at Proshare Advisors...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
A Fund Firm Loses a Senior Sales VP
The veteran sales exec joins a fund administration firm...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
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These Fundsters Really Like Cash
Bloomberg interviews some hotshots on why they're letting their cash holdings grow.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Bogle Says Target-Dates Are Flawed
Saint Jack tells Morningstar analyst that the products are under-allocated to one asset...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Bill Gross Apologizes
Pimco co-founder tones down tweet blasting Carl Icahn...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Will Fido's Rochte Laugh Best?
Fido may be late in the ETF, but that's a good thing, according to RIABiz...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Fund Marketers See Stars
The Mutual Fund Education Alliance reveals the winners of the 2011 Star Awards...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Legg Mason Focuses on Organic Growth, Not Deals
The Charm City mutual fund firm baets earnings expectations despite falling revenues, net income and AUM coupled with rising outflows...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Asset Growth Goes Negative at WisdomTree
Growing market share and positive net inflows could not overcome falling stock markets causing WisdomTree to tread water...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
OWS is David v Goliath Says Bogle
A columnist from Vanguard's hometown paper wonders what Jack Bogle thinks of the OWS protestors ... and he gets an answer...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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Vanguard Readies 2060 Fund
The horizon of target date funds are now reaches into the second half of the twenty-first century...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
MarketWatch is Bullish on Magellan's Latest PM
Magellan shareholders have good reason, however, to feel optimistic about the fund’s newest skipper, according to MarketWatch...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Ascensus Teams Up with a Consultant
Ascensus is looking to give plan sponsors more fiduciary oversight with a new partner. ..
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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AUL Fills Chitown Wholesaler Position
A Prudential managing director has joined the Indianapolis-based provider's Chicago office. ..
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown
The founder of Vanguard speaks to fundsters after accepting an award at the MFWire FUSE conference in Boston...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Nationwide Settles a 457 Suit
The plan provider is shelling out more than $15 million to settle a lawsuit with one state's employees. ..
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Be Bold (But Not Stupid)!
What do dragons and turtles have in common? And, when you talk to Walt, be warned that he really likes the O's and not the Giants...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Great-West Hires from Hancock, ING
The Colorado-based plan provider has two new faces on its sales team...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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DC and IRA Assets Are Neck and Neck
Together DC plans, DB plans, annuities and IRAs now held $14.4 trillion at the end of Q2...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
AMG Boosts Net Income Year-Over-Year
The Boston-based acquirer of asset managers unveils earnings...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Jefferies Sprouts Two More Equity ETFs
Two new funds use stocks to invest in commodity-related products...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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RolloverSystems Links Up with a Missing Participant Locator
The rollover specialist partners with a California firm to produce an offering aimed at helping plan sponsors, advisors and TPAs manage the accounts of terminated participants...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Cashouts Abound Among the Young
Participants in their 20s who left their job in 2008 withdrew their retirement funds, according to a Hewitt survey...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Trone Preps a New 401k Fiduciary Training Program
The fiduciary guru partners with a consulting program for a new training series, shortly after co-founding a new international organization...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Franklin's Numbers Draw the WSJ's Notice
In Wednesday's WSJ Fund Track column, Sam Mamudi points out that Franklin stands as one of the few asset managers to report higher year-over-year earnings and increased net inflows compared to the previous quarter.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Calamos Returns to the Black
The Midwestern asset manager turns around its AUM, revenue and income...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Advisors Pick the Best Asset Manager Web Sites
Kasina and Horsesmouth unveil the results of their What Advisors Do Online report...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Bill Gross Worries About Asset Overvaluation
'A cold wind from the future blows into my nighttime bedroom, more often than not during those midnight hours when fear dominates and hope retreats to a netherworld,' the Pimco star moans in the night...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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CUNA Mutual Beefs Up its 401k Product
The Madison, Wisconsin-based provider expands the number of choices in its 401k offering...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wasatch Preps a Global Fund
The Salt Lake City-based firm will launch its 15th fund next month as it prepares to add three more to its lineup via an acquisition...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Former JPMorgan 401k Chief Expands His Portfolio
The former JPMorgan Retirement chief takes on additional responsibilities, albeit not retirement industry-related...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
MFS Names DC I-O Chief
The Boston asset manager formalizes its DC I-O initiative...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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LPL Makes Harrington Hire Official
The indie B-D announces its new retirement solutions chief...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Fido Contemplates Job Cuts
The Boston Behemoth is reportedly considering shedding as many as 4,000 jobs, with one media report stating that the cuts could come from throughout the firm...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
CitiStreet Gets the Nod
The provider's website wins an award...
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Friday, October 28, 2005
Is a Midwest Bank for Sale?
Gossipmongers are tying the bank with a West Coast company...
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Friday, October 28, 2005
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Pru Scores Home State Win
The provider won the sponsor beats out two fellow insurance companies...
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Friday, October 28, 2005
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Abby Notches Down Fidelity Stake
News that Abigail Johnson has sold off some of her Fidelity shares to family trusts has people speculating whether a larger move is in store at Fidelity .....
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Friday, October 28, 2005
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SEC Names New Deputies
Peter Bresnan, the man who headed market timing cases against Putnam and MFS, was named a deputy director of the SEC's division of enforcement .....
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Friday, October 28, 2005
Your New Competitor: AARP?
It's no secret that asset managers and financial services firms are scrambling to capture the Baby Boomer crowd. But now a distribution partner is muscling into the game .....
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Friday, October 28, 2005
Lord Abbett Lives Large
The fund firm will change the name and broaden the investment style of its $422 million Large-Cap Research fund to include all large capitalization equities...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Federated Snaps up $29 Bn in Assets
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania-based Federated Investors has agreed to buy $29 billion in money market assets from Alliance Capital Management. Federated will pay $25 million in cash and an estimated $93 million in payments (to be based on revenues) spread over five years to Alliance...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Lawyers Rush to Drag Marsh to Court
Once again a corporate scandal is leading to ERISA law suits over the appropriateness of offering employer stock in a 401k plan.
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
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CNNfn Will Go Dark
Financial news network CNNfn will be shutter in mid-December, after nine years of struggle. Meanwhile, financial news website CBS.Marketwatch.com is planning a sale...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Delta Agrees to Start Pilot 401k
The plan will be created as part of a new agreement that freezes its existing defined benefit plan...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
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Alcoa Adds Advice to Plan
The plan sponsor taps into an advice and managed accounts service for its 42,000 participants...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Calamos IPO Pulls in $360 MM
Naperville, Illinois-based Calamos Asset Management has raised $360 million in its initial public offering. The company offered 20 million shares of Class A stock at $18.00 per share on Thursday...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Charles Schwab Loses Two Counsel
Two general counsels at Charles Schwab are saying farewell to the recently beleagured firm. Selwyn Notelovitz, global head of compliance for Charles Schwab Corp., leaves for a position at Wellington Management. Elaine Lindenmayer, deputy general counsel of the Charles Schwab & Co., will leave in late October...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
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An Automated SMA Contender Joins the Fray
Clear Asset Management Founder Andrew Corn has a vision, and it looks a lot like the computer sitting in front of you...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Fund Opening: IMG Launches a Money Market Offering
West Des Moines, Iowa-based fund advisor the Investors Management Group is planning the launch of a new Institutional Money Market Fund under their Vintage Mutual Funds family in December...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Acadian Finds CCO
Scott Dias has joined Acadian Asset Management as the money manager’s chief compliance officer. The position is a newly created one. Dias reports to Mark Minichello, Acadian's chief financial officer. Dias most recently left LPL Financial Services, where he was vice president of compliance and associate counsel.
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Are Funds Corporate Enemy No. 1?
Senator Joe Lieberman seems to think that the scandals are bad enough for a new law...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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Putnam Lessons
Now that the firm has been charged, what does it all mean?..
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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Manulife Reports Double-Digit Growth
The insurer reports a healthy increase in the number of participants on its platform...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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Putnam Tipster Attacked with Brick
A brick-wielding man in a Yankees cap and union t-shirt failed in his attempt to keep the Putnam tipster quiet...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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Charges Filed in Putnam Case
As expected, this morning William Galvin hit Putnam with allegations that it allowed timing...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
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Fidelity Shuffles Seats at the Top
The growing complexity of its business is cited as the reason for handing some duties once held by Reynolds to Jonas. Also, a FIRSCo president replaces McColgan...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
Advent Puts Wealthline into General Release
The product puts its tool carrying its TrustedNetwork data and MSN Money tools into widespread use...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
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Van Kampen Goes with R Shares
The firm is adding a new class of shares to build its retirement business...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
PFPC Makes Wrap Alliance
The technology firm has cut a deal to offer a managed accounts platform to its clients...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
Another Vendor Looks for the Exits
An insurer today informed its pension business employees that it would no longer sell new plans. This is likely its first step on the way out of business...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
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Manulife Study Lists Worker Worries
Unexpected expenses, investment losses and retirement savings top concerns...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
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NYLIM Unveils CFO Toolkit for DB Plans
The firm targets treasury professionals with one-point access, online service...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
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GoldK Inks Deal with West Coast Bank
The new deal brings another 64 plans onto the platform and adds distribution in eight Western states...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
Bay Area Advisor Platform Makes Deal
A San Francisco administrator pockets an advisor platform to add taxable services to its portfolio...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
Online Provider Wraps Up Funding Round
The N.J.-based firm closes $4.35 million of venture financing and expects to reach profitability in 2003 says its founder...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
Pyramid Ranks on Inc List
The retirement software firm once again makes the Inc list of fast growers...
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Monday, October 28, 2002
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Portfolio Manager Changes This Week
Back by popular demand, we're reviving our wrap-ups of portfolio manager changes as they occur -- this week sees changes at Reserve Funds, Federated Investors, and USAA Investment Management...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Free Advice
Next thing you know they'll be paying you to follow their advice. As expected, Morningstar made a splash with the announcement of its new advisory service, especially the details of its cost...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Free Advice!
Morningstar is betting that the adage about free advice being worth what you pay is wrong. A standing-room-only crowd packed yesterdays Pensions &
Investments West Coast Defined Contribution/401(k) Conference to listen in on Morningstar's big announcement. The payoff was a description by Morningstar's Jim Wironen of the company's plan to offer advice free to plans with more than 5,000 participants...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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New York Life Offers New Options
New York Life Benefit Services, Inc. is releasing a new product entitled the Retirement Investment Series. The vendor will now be offering commingled funds as investment options to its defined contribution and defined benefit clients...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Alger Adds Cost Info And More to Website
Alger plans to offer shareholders their account information on its Website by year-end. It has also started a weekly mailing of distribution updates to intermediaries...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Odd Lots, October 28, 1999
Internet Fund suffering with only 90% returns ... Pulling back the curtain...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Sponsor and Union Reach 401k Agreement
Seattle, Washington-headquartered Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK)and the flight attendants union have both agreed on a four-year contract. A part of that agreement will improve the retirement savings plan for those workers...
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Thursday, October 28, 1999
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North Carolina Makes a Change
The State of North Carolina has selected Great West Life Assurance Company to administer its 457 plan, Lacey H. Reaves, board advisor, told the 401kWire.com. The plan has 16,500 participants and approximately $425 million in assets, according to The Money Market Directory, 1998...
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Wednesday, October 28, 1998
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Hartford Life Adds More Options
Small to medium-sized 401(k) clients of Simsbury, Connecticut-headquartered Hartford Life Insurance Company [a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG)] now have the opportunity to add more investment options and money management firms for their employees. These additions are being made through the Hartford Advantage product, which is designed for companies with between 25 and 250 employees...
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Wednesday, October 28, 1998
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Nationwide's Strategy
More than one member of the stable value community has expressed surprise at the $32.1 million price Nationwide Financial Services paid for Morley Capital last April. What's the skinny?..
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Wednesday, October 28, 1998
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