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Invesco PowerShares List Chinese Bond ETF
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management announced the PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio is expected to begin trading on Sept. 23, 2011.
Mutual Funds See Gains At Dramatically Slower Pace
Long-term funds took in $370 billion in cash contributions globally, according to Strategic Insight (SI).
SEC Charges Quant Manager With Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the co-founder of institutional money manager AXA Rosenberg with securities fraud.
Investor Appetite for ETFs Increasing
A Charles Schwab study found that 44% of individual investors plan to invest more in exchange-traded funds over the next 12 months.
Scientific Shocker – Men Drool over Women and Cars
It may seem obvious – but the fact that a car and a woman have the same psychological reaction in men means a lot for marketers.
HighTower Adds Eighth Advisory Firm this Year
HighTower, a national financial services company serving high-net-worth and institutional clients, has added The Leventhal Group, based in Bethesda, Maryland, to its network.
Annuities Can Help Wary Investors Stay in the Game
A Prudential survey of near and recent retirees found guaranteed products will help persuade wary investors to stay in the stock market, even during times of volatility.
PSCA Changes Name to Expand Organization’s Scope
The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America is expanding the organization's reach by changing its name to the Plan Sponsor Council of America – the acronym remains the same.
PANC 2011: Retirement Unreadiness
The basics of helping retirement plan participants be prepared for retirement include getting them to save, getting them to save enough, and getting them to invest correctly.
Consistency Beats Out Sympathy with Pricing
Financial advisers who cut their fees during market downturns, a practice referred to as 'sympathy pricing,' are hurting their businesses in both the long and short terms, a...
PANC 2011: What’s the Right Standard?
What are the definitions of plan and provider success and how do you measure it them?
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A Favorite Blend
Advisers share their preferences for helping clients put together a plan menu on a recordkeeper’s platform.
Invesco Adds Consulting Series to PlanForward Program
Invesco is adding a consulting series to its PlanForward program, designed to help advisers and consultants build a compelling value proposition and enhance their brand recognition.
Lincoln Financial Distributors Hires Sales Directors
Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD) has added three regional sales directors to its Institutional Retirement Solutions Distribution (IRSD) team.
Asset Managers Not Supporting Needs of Distributors
Distributors are changing the way they do business, leading them to seek creative, new alternatives from asset managers, according to a report from kasina.
UBS Trader Arrested in London, Worked with ETFs
UBS trader Kweku Adoboli appeared in a London court on Friday to face charges of fraud and false accounting, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Industry Groups Urge no Changes to Retirement Savings Tax Advantages
Witnesses before the Senate Finance Committee offered arguments against changing tax advantages for workers’ retirement plan savings.
U.S. Employees’ Retirement Preparedness Remains Low
U.S. employees’ retirement preparedness remains low despite a positive trend in employees improving their finances and putting greater emphasis on retirement, according to Financial Finesse.