News Stories Archives - Since 1998
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$7T, 2,151 Funds, and Counting
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2025 for money market mutual funds...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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Eagle Soars Again, Thanks to a $150MM Month
The M* team updates U.S. flows data for May 2025 for ETFs and long-term, open-end mutual funds...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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Finway Rebrands a Voya- and RBC-Powered Product
The move comes less than five months after the retirement plan offering debuted...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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McDonald Reveals Upgrades to a 58,000-Plan Platform
An asset manager's retirement plan business has added 2,200 plans so far this year across its two platforms...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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A Gotham B-D Vet Joins Fiedler's Leadership Team
The new hire will serve as an EVP at the Lone Star State provider...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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Week In Preview, June 30 - July 6
This week, the teams at ASPPA and ERISApedia will host events, and the teams at Edelman Financial Engines, IRALogix, and Nova 401(k) Associates will mark milestones...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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Week In Preview, June 30 - July 6
This week, the Nicsa team will host an event, and the teams at Allspring, Principal, and the SEC will mark milestones...
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Monday, June 30, 2025
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Kasey Hires a 17-Year TPA Vet
The new hire will serve as VP of FuturePlan Initiatives at the national TPA...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
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The Most Common Government DC Plan Update Now Is ...
New research from a public sector-focused recordkeeper sheds light how on state and local governments are adjusting their retirement plan offerings...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
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SEC Questions BlackRock's Spot ETP App
Maybe Larry Fink and his team do not have secret knowledge and they have not cracked the code for a spot Bitcoin ETP. The SEC staff reportedly has questions...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
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A 12-Year Pensionmark Vet Joins Human Interest
The RKer's new hire previously served as SVP of investments at the KPA aggregator...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
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Stock Fund Flows Bounce Back By $20B
The LSEG Lipper folks reveal the latest weekly U.S. fund flows data...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
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Summer Vacation Tips
WIPN has some suggestions for KPAs who are heading out of the office...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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An Expect Miracles Leader Steps Back and Up
The founder of one of the fundster charities is leaving the staff but joining the board...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Vestwell Brings On Two Regional Sales Directors
The new hires will cover the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Reader Rating: 5
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From AB, to BlackRock, to JPMAM
The asset manager's retirement solutions team welcomes a new hire in the DC space...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Near Boston, a Four-Year Empower Director Switches RKers
The exec now serves as head of channel marketing at a niche DC provider...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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An ETF Startup Bets On the Night
The Bay Area firm has rolled out its first two funds...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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A Bank's RKer Plugs Into an Online Marketplace
The partnership will help the retirement plan provider's team reach more KPAs...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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A $12.7B-AUM AM Adds an ESG Chief
The exec has worked with the 33-year-old fund firm for 14 years...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Borzi Weighs In On Washington's 401k Updates
The ex-EBSA chief talks to 401kWire...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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A $17B Corp. Sticks With Retirement While Exiting Elsewhere
A publicly traded firm in the recordkeeping business wraps up a "strategic review."..
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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At Cuna Mutual, Another TPA-Focused Exec Rises, And ...
A MassMutual vet also joined the provider's wholesaling team...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Reader Rating: 5
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J.P. Morgan Takes the MMF Lead
The M* team updates U.s. flows data for May 2021 for money market mutual funds...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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AB Expands a Nine-Year DC Alliance
The DC I-O adds its in-plan retirement income product to another RKer's platform...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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A VC Joins Cornerstone's Board
The new addition has been recognized for his humanitarian efforts...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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In the Northeast, an RKer's Parent Halts Its Match
The suspension is scheduled to start at the end of next month...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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GRPAA Picks Up a Tech Shield
The KPA aggregator on the West Coast is partnering with a startup in the South...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Reader Rating: 4
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401ks, Now With a Slice of Stock?
A 401(k) brokerage window provider now offers fractional shares...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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The Fiduciary Reg 2.0 Is Here
The DoL's EBSA under the Trump administration has proposed a new version of the controversial rule, even as a sister reg from another regulator is about to take effect...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Nine Years In, a Series Trust Shop Debuts Another
A back-office ally to fundsters rolls out its second mutual fund series trust...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Self-Directed Brokerage Balances Slipped In Q1
A new report highlights the effects of market volatility in a 401(k) investing niche...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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As a Top Nuveen Vet Retires, Another Expands Her Role
The exec has been with the firm for more than 35 years and is leaving today...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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ERIC on the Fence as Oregon Rolls Out SARP
The plan sponsor trade group expresses concerns as Oregon moves forward with its plan. ..
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Filings for Fundsters - June 30, 2017
A compilation of the latest SEC filings!..
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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This Avid Surfer Keeps Retirement Current
Former professional surfer and current retirement-goer talks about the 401(k) space...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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Janus Henderson Merge Facilitates 401k Shake Ups
Upon the merge of Janus Henderson Investors, 401(k) plan mergers follow...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Trending: A New Way of Participant Engagement
Mutual of Omaha's unique approach to participant engagement. ..
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Reader Rating: 1.01
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The Lowdown on the DoL Fiduciary RFI
The DoL request for information is out!..
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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A Key FundsNetwork Exec Retires
There is no word yet on how the platform exec's duties will be handled...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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The Myth of Indexing
As Burton Malkiel himself lends his weight to a new smart beta player, it's worth remembering that investors aren't really passive, even when they own index funds...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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OneAmerica and ERISA Execs Convene in Chi-Town
OneAmerica has been hosting seminars to expand tools for advisors. ..
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Reader Rating: 5
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Empower Vet of 29 Years to Lead Voya's 401k Market
The New York-based recordkeeper has hired Empower Retirement veteran of 29 years to lead the retirement corporate 401(k) market, effective today...
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Friday, June 30, 2017
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Reader Rating: 4
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Ameritas Scoops Up Guardian's 401k Biz
Ameritas will offer 401(k) products and services via Guardian's agency system. ..
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Reader Rating: 2.67
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Transamerica Reaches $3.8MM Settlement in 401k Fees Complaint
Transamerica will continue to serve as recordkeeper to the plan, and many of the asset manager's pooled accounts will remain in the lineup. ..
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Reader Rating: 4
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Stork and Reaper -- June 30, 2016
Check out the latest fund filings with the SEC!..
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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A Georgia KPA Talks Low Fee Structure and DoL's Impact
Bob Lindner, CEO of Atlanta, Georgia-based Lindner Capital Advisors, say his 401(k) advisory shop is way ahead of its competition...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Calvert Phases Out a DC-IO Role Following Reorg
Calvert Investments has eliminated a DC-IO role after restructuring the company. ..
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Gross' Firm Promotes From Within
Janus names a pair on the equity investments team to co-portfolio manager. ..
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Rio Tinto's $463MM 401k Switches RKers
The 401(k) plan may also diversify its TDFs...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Reader Rating: 3
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Pensionmark and CapTrust: Year One
Troy Hammond reflects on the SoCal-based KPA network's alliance with the East Coast-based RIA...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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A $25MM Salve For T. Rowe's $194MM Proxy Voting Pain
The publicly-traded mutual fund shop settles a lawsuit over a company that went private three years ago...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Fidelity Partners with Three Fiduciaries in New Program
Plan sponsors no longer have to stress over their fiduciary responsibilities...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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Inspira Revamps Its IRA Account Platform
As a way to keep up with the times, Inspira's CEO talks about his latest enhancements to the IRA account management platform...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.53
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Morningstar's 2015 Investment Conference: Seen and Heard
Tschotchkes and good food abounded last week at Chicago's McCormick Place convention center for the mutual fund ratings giant's 27th annual investment conference...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 1
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A Quant MF Shop's New Chief Hires
The new wholesaler is the first that the Midwestern mutual fund shop has ever had...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 5
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Fidelity DC I-O SVP Dies At 54
Fidelity DC I-O SVP Dies At 54.....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Towers Watson Merges
All-stock merger values combined company at $18 billion.....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 3.33
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J.P. Morgan Taps New DC Head for GSR, Eyes Further Hiring
J.P. Morgan snags a business development manger from The Capital Group. ..
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 1.5
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A KPA Joins an RIA in Minnesota
A 401(k) plan advisor just joined a new shop located in Minnesota... ..
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Are These the Five Paths to Active Fundsters Winning?
M* guru John Rekenthaler digs into, and ultimately supports, the conclusions of various studies about what makes active mutual funds successful...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Massachusetts Seeking Proposals to Manage $7.4B
The treasure and receiver general is requests proposals for its investment management services...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Reader Rating: 4
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Congress Likes MEPs, But What About Borzi?
Staffers express their support for the small-employer-friendly retirement plan option. Yet the DoL remains unfriendly...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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Healey Polishes off the River Road Course of His Feast
AMG completes yet another deal...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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Contributions, Not Rollovers, Take the Lion's Share of New Roth IRAs
In a new report, Washington, D.C.-based ICI studies Roth IRAs...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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SDBA Participants Put 14 Percent of Their Money in ETFs
Are ETFs the "Creme de la Creme" when it comes 401k investments? Schwab has new data on self-directed brokerage account-using participants' allocations...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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USA Today Looks at the 'Buyer Beware' Nature of Alts
The media outlet weighs the pros and cons of plan sponsors using liquid alts in DC plans...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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The Grey Lady Dishes on 401k Online Tools
A national newspaper publishes a column on 401(k) online tools.....
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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Reader Rating: 5
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Henderson Buys Geneva, in Milwaukee
The Chicago-based manager quadruples its institutional AUM with a purchase in beer-town..
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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A Nobel Laureate Lays Out a Sound 401k Strategy
...that echoes a popular methodology already in the DoL's pipeline.
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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At Long Last, OM Approaches Its IPO Nirvana
After a long and winding road, Old Mutual has finally filed with the SEC to launch an IPO...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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Healey Makes It Big. Expect More Indexed Love For AMG
The asset manager acquirer makes it into one of the most famous indexes in the world...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
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GMO Has a New Chief
The Beantown mutual fund firm finds a new CEO within...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Ameritas Nabs a Wholesaler From Standard
What does this mean for Standard's business in Southern California?..
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Milliman Officially Splits Evaluation Associates in Two and Sells It
Firms from both coasts buy the investment consulting business...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Gannett Lures an Exec From Wellington
The AMG boutique names a new director of muni research...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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An eBay Unit Leaves the Money Fund Biz
PayPal will liquidate its only money market mutual fund at the end of July...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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A Multi-Boutique Brings in Three Distribution Chiefs
A head of distribution, a national sales manager and a director of national accounts join a Midwestern group of asset managers...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Two Advisors Reunite With a Fellow Principal Alum
An advisory firm in Washington, D.C. brings on a third partner, one to lead retirement plan services...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Reader Rating: 5
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Great-West Life Greene-Lights a New Marketing Chief
Updated | The parent of Great-West Retirement Services hires an exec to boost its financial services cred...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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DWS' US Chief Says 'So Far The Plan is Working'
Mike Woods says revenue is higher and the bottom line has improved...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Reader Rating: 2
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A Federated PM Favors European Banks
The WSJ Fund Track column this morning features Richard Winkowski, whose fund counts European banks as its top holdings...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Stevens Defends Money Funds From the WSJ
The ICI chief addresses worries about potential fallout from the Greek sovereign debt crisis...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Reader Rating: 4
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Hancock Aspires to Be 'a Premier Destination for 401k Advisors'
The independent broker-dealer and RIA side of the insurer unveils a number of initiatives aimed at retirement plan intermediaries...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Allianz Phases Out Two Brands
Allianz is about to complete a two-year effort that will result in two of its brands disappearing...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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The Hartford Mutual Funds Report to a New Old Chief
Updated | The wealth management unit at the insurer says goodbye to John Walters...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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A TPA Alum Rides to Transamerica
The provider from the City of Angels expands its TPA-focused team...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Hartford Brings an Ex-401k Chief Back Above Retirement
Updated | John Walters, the head of wealth management, will leave the insurer tomorrow...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Milberg Smites BP and State Street for Company Stock
The beleaguered oil company faces a lawsuit over its 401k plan...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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RiverPark Seeks Fund Service Providers
The New York firm is on the verge of launching a search for service providers for its planned mutual fund family...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services Partners Up in Europe
The Milwaukee-based fund servicer inks an alliance with a European service provider...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Reader Rating: 4
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Survey Findings are Music to I-O Players' Ears
Updated | A Towers Watson survey should give investment-only players a reason to smile...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Reader Rating: 3
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CUNA Mutual Offers Choice Research
Updated | The provider unveils a new group for providing research, analysis and monitoring for investments...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Janus' Shares Fall After an Analyst's Downgrade
The mutual fund firm had a rough day in the market yesterday...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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WSJ Sees a Revival in the Closed-End Fund Market
In Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, Ian Salisbury writes that after two stagnant years, the closed-end market may be back...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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CPI Unveils a New Push Toward Fee-Based Advisors
The Great Bend, Kansas-based TPA, which is in the process of being purchased by CUNA Mutual, rolls out a new marketing push geared toward the fee-based channel...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Long Reaches Up to the Bay
A DC-focused advisor hires two for his 13th branch...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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Haldeman Leaves Putnam For Good
Updated | The former chief leaves his three remaining positions with the fund firm...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4
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Crop of 401k M&A Consultants Gets a New Addition
Fred Barstein, with the help of a Silicon Valley-based investment banker, has ventured into M&A consulting...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Gallagher Hunts For Fee-Only Advisors to Acquire
Mike DiCenso, retirement services chief at the insurance brokerage, talks strategy...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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T. Rowe Enlarges Its Equity Lineup
A new offerings will offer a core investment approach...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Putnam Plans to Shutter a Facility
The Boston-based fund firm plans to close a Massachusetts facility by the end of the year...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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PenChecks Finds A Penchant For Winding Down Retirement Plans During Bankruptcy
A distribution company offers services to assist bankrupt companies with their retirement plans...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Jaffe Slams Foresight Value
The MarketWatch columnist warns investors to watch out for a fund he sees as short-term and volatile...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Franklin Adopts a Fixed Income Trio
A bank passes three funds to the West Coast-based asset manager...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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A Boston Paper Gives Reynolds The Spotlight
The head of Putnam is given the hometown-star treatment...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 3
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401k Fee Fairness Hits Dow Jones
Are the frugal indexers freeloading on active fund investors, or are the active investors being fleeced by their co-workers? The publisher of the Wall Street Journal tackles the issue...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Reader Rating: 5
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Will a New Player Swim in the Stable Value Pool this Summer?
With a little help from an industry trust company, a new capital preservation product from a West Coast asset manager could be just over the horizon.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Re-Worked SMA Aims to Take the Market by Storm
Massachusetts-based F-Squared Investments has a new product that cuts the fees and the minimums.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Fund Industry Vet Switches to SMAs
Howard Present, a veteran of Putnam and Evergreen, has put together a new product to compete with his old colleagues...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Reader Rating: 5
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Senator Takes on DC Withdrawals, Rollovers
UPDATED | A Democratic senator from Wisconsin sends letters to nine 401k providers, and hearings could be on the horizon...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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National Financial Gains Individual 401k Partners
A TPA and a trust company team up with Fidelity's clearing arm to go after the self-employed DC market...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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An ABG Firm is Still Hungry After a Healthcare Bite
A member of the national TPA group buys local to expand one of its non-DC lines of business and looks to acquire more...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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A Construction Company Cements Ties with a New Provider
A Vermont-based plan sponsor changes providers for its DC plan and ESOP...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Blue Bird Migrates to a TRO Provider
The Georgia-based company has turned to just one provider for its $65 million 401k and $90 million defined benefit plans...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Fido Brings its FundsNetwork to a New Market
Fidelity has shipped its famous fund platform to another country...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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DoL Claim Against Bankrupt Jumbo Sponsor Ends
Thanks to an EBSA investigation, a seven-figure settlement will head back to one mega-market plan...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Eugene Sit, Founder of Sit Funds, Dies
The founder of the Minneapolis firm passed away of cancer last week...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Is BlackRock Stake Sale Priority No.1 for Thain?
A T.V. reporter says Merrill Lynch is making the sale of its stake in BlackRock priority number one...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Janus Skippers Get Hometown Press
The hometown paper of the Denver fund firm looked at how portfolio managers are navigating though rocky markets...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Money Funds Targeted by Auction-Rate Note Marketers
Money market mutual funds could be a way to unfreeze the auction-rate note marketplace some hope...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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Reader Rating: 2
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Low Cost Provider Offers Plan Design Review For Free
The Mobile, Alabama-based provider has broadened its lineup of services...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Reader Rating: 1
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Jury Finds Ex-Pimco Executive Liable in Canary Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted a notable regulatory victory in the courtroom...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Round-Up
Another executive joins Direxion, PIMCO's Gross will stick around, and Barclays gets the OK for additional ETFs . That and more in a round-up of recent news notes...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Congress Flies Away as Pension Reform Deadline Flies By
As expected, Congress will not make its third target date of the year...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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PAi Quietly Adds Distribution
The Wisconsin-based TPA has been chalking up key alliances in recent months...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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TD Ameritrade Scoops Another SDBA Contract
The brokerage firm has landed a deal with another former Harrisdirect client...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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How To Comply With 22c-2
An industry trade group has developed best practices for frequent trading monitoring within retirement plans...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Wyderko Fill-In Named
The SEC has named a temporary replacement for Susan Ferris Wyderko, who left the Commission earlier this month to become executive director of the Independent Mutual Fund Directors Forum...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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A Whirlwind of Challenges to Hedge Funds' Footloose Ways
It's been hard to turn around over the past week without walking into a hedge fund story, and most of the headlines suggest greater accountability may soon be required of Wall Street's cowboys...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Calamos Plans Fund Sampler
Investors who like the funds of Calamos may be interested in sampling their new combination platter...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Chicago-Area Fund Firm Goes All Out on College Savings
It turns out that 529 plans aren't the only route by which some investment companies have become involved in financing education...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Reader Rating: 5
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Footwear Maker Steps Away From DB, Boosts DC
The Massachusetts-based firm is the latest to announce a pension freeze...
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Friday, June 30, 2006
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Fink Longs for Equities
BlackRock is still on a crusade to make a name for itself as an equity manager, reports BusinessWeek. Even with State Street Research under its belt, the bond firm is looking to boost assets and its reputation in the elusive asset class .....
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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401k Trade Group Tackles Auto Plan Issues
Members of Congress are increasingly interested in creating laws intended to encourage "auto pilot" plans. What should those laws do?..
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4.5
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Keller Rohrback Investigates Credit Card Co.
Another firm pokes its nose in MBNA...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 2
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Are Tax Reform and 401ks Enemies?
What incentives will people have to save in 401(k) plans if capital gains and dividend tax rates were reduced or eliminated?..
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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GM Blacks Out 400 Execs After Ending Profit Guidance
Nearly 400 top executives at General Motors will no longer be able to trade company stock through their 401(k) plan...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 3
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Ebbers to Repay K-Plan Participants
The payment will be symbolic, but 401(k) participants who lost in WorldCom's meltdown will get something...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 5
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BNP Paribas Makes Managed Account Push
The French bank acquires a Boston-based wealth management technology firm .....
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Hancock Ready to Adopt GMO Funds
John Hancock will be adopting to broaden its mutual fund family rather than selling it. The insurer, which was acquired by Canada's ManuLife last year, will make an announcement as soon as today...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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A Buddy for Barclays?
The WSJ reports that in the past few years, Barclays PLC has had preliminary deal talks with an Italian bank and Bank of America, but both didn't work out. Who will buddy up with the bank?..
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Reader Rating: 4
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Martin Steps up as CFO at Janus
The theme over at Janus still seems to be out with the old and in with the new. Loren Starr, the fund firm's CFO, has resigned and will be replaced by Steve Scheid-handpicked David Martin .....
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Sihpol: Four Counts Still Up in the Air
Will Spitzer try to go after the ex-BoA broker one more time?..
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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SEC Investigates Guaranteed NYLIM Fund
A 10-year guarantee raises eyebrows at the agency. Probe may signal shift in direction of fund oversight...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 1
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Janus: Wholesaler Hiring Up Ahead
The fund firm will try to stabilize asset loss by hiring additional, seasoned wholesalers...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Delaware Ends Subadvisory Contract
The fund firm may need a new advisor for one of their closed-end funds.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Circle Trust Sells Majority Stake
The early NSCC adopter finds finds capital from a Chicago asset management firm.
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401kWire.com -
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.5
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Dick Strong Skated Closer to the Edge than Thought
A Wisconsin regulator sheds light on the decision to drop the idea of criminal charges against Richard Strong...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3.75
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Illinois Looks for 529 Provider
The state wants to add an intermediary-sold complement to its more than $1 billion direct-sold plan...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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New Funds Mix Two Hot Flavors Together
Investors like target maturity funds and guaranty funds as a hedge against this bear market. Will they like target maturity guaranty funds as well?..
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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DST To Debut Open Architecture IRA Rollover Tool
DST Systems Retirement Solutions Group follows the open architecture imperative as it develops a new rollover utility...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 3
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American AAdvantage Spins Props on Two New Funds
The fund management arm of American Airlines adds two new subadvised funds to its roster...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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TIAA-CREF Launches Branding Offensive
The education retirement mammoth fights back against competitors and stakes out non-traditional markets...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 4
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ASPA Sees Role for Third-Party Software in 5500 E-Filing
ASPA urges the DOL and Treasury Department not to make 5500 e-filing mandatory or available only through government websites.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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T. Rowe Price Decides There is No Place Like Home
After hiring an architect to explore a new Inner Harbor building and mulling a move to the suburbs, it will stay where it is after all...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Reader Rating: 1
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ABN AMRO Opens Shop in India
Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is setting up shop in India. The Dutch asset management company announced the formation of ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) yesterday...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Janus Sells High-Net Worth Biz
The fund firm will keep the institutional side of Bay Isle Financial subsidiary...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Bisys Lands Citi Exec
The outsourced recordkeeper hires away a Citistreet business development veep...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Janus To Reopen Overseas
The fund will take new money after being closed for five years...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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S&P to Revamp the Way it Looks at Funds
While many swear by returns attribution analysis, S&P is instead planning to delve into the details...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 5
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DAC Adds Stable Value
The administrator will be offering a stable value fund to its recordkeeping clients...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4.83
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Citizens Eyes the Institutional Biz
The New Hampshire fund complex names a sales director for that channel...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 2
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Transamerica Adds to Web Tools
The tools will be valuable to advisors as well as participants, says the vendor...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 4
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Neuberger Confirms Sale Talks
It was forced to disclose the discussions because of a closed-end fund offering...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Another Sponsor Targeted by Suits
Now it seems as if fiduciaries are replacing MDs as the target of litigation...
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Monday, June 30, 2003
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Reader Rating: 3
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Week of June 26-30, 2000 JC Penney Seeks Options
The 401kWire.com takes its weekly look at searches reported elsewhere...
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Artisan Closes Small Cap Value
Artisan is focusing on defined contribution leads as it closes its small cap offering...
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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In with the New, Out with the Old
Janus launches a new concentrated fund as Artisan closes its small cap offering and adds a manager...
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Stable Value Rates for June 29, 2000
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 30, 2000
Ex-Putnam AVP looking at fraud charges ... Fund flows halved in May ... Cash tops stocks ... Bogle's Tirade...
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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June 30, 2000
Ex-Putnam AVP looking at fraud charges ... Fund flows halved in May ... Cash tops stocks ... Bogle's Tirade...
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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Morningstar Conference: Heard & Seen
*UPDATED* Our intrepid correspondent reports on the action at the 14th Annual Morningstar Investment Conference
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Friday, June 30, 2000
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Reader Rating: 3
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DC Biz in Japan Gets a New Focus
Sanwa Bank (Nikkei: 8320) is hoping that a capital increase of 2 billion yen in July for Japan TPP Securities, a brokerage created by the bank and Partners Trust in 1998, will help it establish a strong foundation for providing defined contribution plans in that nation. The firm will be expanding its consulting practice for businesses currently considering offering a defined contribution package to their employees...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Another New Internet Fund
The Enterprise Group is joining the gravy train, even though they feel the "easy money ... has been made" and adding an Internet fund to its line-up, subadvised by a respected New York asset manager...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Kinetics Hires Say "Not For Sale"
The fund's chairman says that the appointments of a chief operating officer and chief operating officer, both from Chase Asset Management, signify Kinetic's decision to stay independent...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Bill Berger, Berger Funds' Founder, Dead at 73
The Berger Group of Funds' founder has died in Denver at the age of 73...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Two New Advice Alliances
Chicago, Illinois-headquartered Northern Trust Company has decided to enter into an alliance with Financial Engines, Inc. of Palo Alto, California...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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E*Trade Introduces Fund Mini-Mart
E*Trade is going after the small and undiscovered fund families with its new fund incubator program, with special pricing based on size and focused marketing...
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Odd Lots, June 30, 1999
Internet funds' fat fees ... Bankers Trust chief leaving Deutsche Bank ... Merrill's Doll speaks on stopping the outflows ... Morningstar to bulk up advertising, combine websites.
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Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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Reader Rating: 3
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Got da Blues?
They can be found in all parts of the country. There's probably a Blue Cross & Blue Shield near you. So, how do the officials at the insurer's regional offices pick providers for their 401(k) plans?..
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Tuesday, June 30, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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Scarborough Aims at Expansion
The Scarborough Group is ready to launch a dramatic expansion of its advisory services according to Michael Scarborough, president and founder of the Annapolis, Maryland headquartered firm. Scarborough told the 401kWire that the grandaddy of advisory firms is targeting participants at the nation’s 120 largest 401(k) plans for its services...
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Tuesday, June 30, 1998
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Reader Rating: 3
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