News

WisdomTree launched the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (ticker: GULF) on the Nasdaq Stock Market Wednesday.

Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for July found dramatic polarization in investment allocations and increased skepticism for earnings forecasts.

Asset management firms struggle to convey a consistent message to the marketplace, according to Cerulli Associates.

Despite the increased focus on the need to capture Baby Boomers’ assets post-retirement, defined contribution plan service providers are largely unsuccessful at retaining participant assets after retirement, according...

Two U.S. Senators have announced a legislative proposal to ban debit cards linked to 401(k) plans.

UBS AG plans to buy back as much as $3.5 billion of auction-rate preferred shares in the face of a lawsuit by Massachusetts authorities claiming the firm fraudulently...

ftwilliam.com, a plan document and government forms software provider, released its 409A non-qualified deferred compensation plan document.

DWS Scudder changed its name to DWS Investments, completing a rebranding started two years ago to align with Deutsche Bank Asset Management (DeAM).

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation, introduced Bond Wizard, a tool to help investors find bonds and certificates of deposits (CDs) or build a bond ladder.

se2 (service.end2end), a business technology provider, introduced a fully automated 403(b) solution to help product providers comply with new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules.

Have you noticed depleting stars from your hotel travel itinerary?

The Principal Financial Group launched a site designed to furnish retirement plan participants with financial tips and tools to help them spend less and save more.

A court ordered that a Dublin, Ohio-based 401(k) plan be distributed to ex-employees.

An Ibbotson analysis of target-maturity funds in the second quarter suggested that equity allocation did not have a clear impact on performance.

Wilshire Analytics launched an application programming interface for its global fixed-income analytics solution.

Wilshire Analytics announced enhancements to the user interface for its integrated collection of tools to manage global equity portfolios for active strategies.

Dow Jones Indexes and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. launched an index to benchmark toll roads, pipelines, and ports.

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has introduced a 130/30 Large Capitalization Peer Group Universe through its Performance&Risk Analytics (P&RA) product line.

A study from Charles Schwab found that across all generations, Americans agree that more financial education is needed.

The DoL issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) yesterday to help navigate fee disclosure requirements for 2009.