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Franklin Templeton Institutional hired Patrick T. Hughes, CFA, as vice president, U.S. Institutional Business Development.

Russell Investments and Axioma, Inc., a provider of advanced tools for portfolio optimization and risk analysis, have collaborated to launch a series of long-only large and small cap...

A 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) and The Principal reveals sponsors are increasingly asking for help from investment advisers.

An Aon Hewitt study found that participation in defined contribution (DC) plans has reached a record high of 75.8% among eligible employees.  

Seventy-five percent of U.S. broker/dealer (B/D) and independent registered investment advisory (RIA) firms are planning to hire in the next 12 months. 

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Benji Baer as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.  

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has requested comments on the proposed extension of three information collection requests (ICRs).

Aaron Friedman, national practice leader for nonprofit consulting at The Principal, says "there is still a huge opportunity for advisers to step in and help." 

Cathy Bolz is joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Institutional Client Relationships leadership team as an Executive Client Relationship Manager.

Martin J. Coughlin has joined the consultant relations team at Robeco Investment Management.

Lincoln Financial Group has introduced the Lincoln InStep participant education program, a suite of resources designed to help plan participants with retirement planning.

 The majority (76%) of married female clients make financial decisions with their spouse; whereas 39% of the men consult their wives, according to research from Brinker Capital.  

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Nuveen Investments, LLC, $3 million for creating misleading marketing materials used in sales of auction rate preferred securities (ARPS).

State Street’s SPDR University suggests that investors would be well-served to start thinking about how exposure to real assets can help position their portfolio for rising inflation.

Saguenay Capital and Strathmore Capital announce their merger to form Saguenay Strathmore Capital, a global alternative investment manager.

Institutional investors are increasingly bullish on using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their portfolios, according to a new study.

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC announced plans for a suite of nine Fundamental Pure Style ETFs based on the Research Affiliates Fundamental Index (RAFI) methodology.

Since the financial crisis, institutional asset holders are selecting fewer strategic partners and even fewer products, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Investment Metrics’ (IM) analysis of approximately 6,200 institutional separate account composites and commingled fund products finds the U.S. Small Cap category topped the performance chart in Q1 2011.

David Reich has been appointed executive vice president of retirement platform development for LPL Financial.