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IMHO: "Wrong" Headed?
In this as, perhaps, many professional endeavors, it seems that the more you know, the more you know you don’t know.
ETFChannel Comes Online
BNK Invest, Inc. has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) research website.
HighMark Funds Expands Distribution via UBS
HighMark Capital Management, Inc. has announced the addition of its family of mutual funds to UBS’s financial services, retail brokerage and advisory platforms.
Select Sector SPDR Trust Launches Trademark Suit Against PowerShares
The Select Sector SPDR Trust has sued a competitor for “creating investor confusion” by using ETF ticker symbols it says are “astoundingly similar” to those...
NY State Fund Sues BofA, Merrill
New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has filed separate suits against Bank of America (BofA) and its Merrill Lynch unit for losses connected with BofA’s purchase of Merrill...
AUL Picks RPAG Scorecard
Retirement Plan Advisory Group, (RPAG), an independent alliance of retirement plan advisors, says that the AUL Retirement Services division of OneAmerica will use RPAG’s Scorecard...
SEC Votes to Change Form ADV
As if there wasn’t enough uncertainty swirling around the financial services industry at present, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to make changes to...
Transamerica Appoints Northeast Regional Vice President
Transamerica Retirement Services has announced the promotion of Scott Young to regional vice president in its Northeast region.
BofA Merrill Lynch Finds Participants Continue to Make Positive Savings Steps
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Quarterly Scorecard on activity within its proprietary 401(k) business finds positive savings actions by 401(k) participants continuing to trend higher.
Flexible Plan Investments Offers Absolute Return Portfolios
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., a national provider of actively managed accounts, announced Absolute Return Portfolios with Wolf Pack Advisors are now available to the independent broker/dealer and...
PIMCO Introduces Two Sovereign Bond Benchmarks
PIMCO has unveiled the PIMCO Global Advantage Government Bond Index (GLADI Government) and European Advantage Government Bond Index, two sovereign bond benchmarks designed to capture fixed income investment...
Firm Produces Two Investment Education Offerings
Smart401k, an Overland Park, Kansas-based education provider for employer plans, has unveiled two online offerings.
Survey Reveals "Must-Have" Technologies
The results of a recent survey of financial advisers reveal the "must-have" technologies for running a more efficient and profitable advisory business.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hires New Advisers
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired two adviser teams from UBS AG and one adviser from Charles Schwab Corp, representing over half a billion dollars in client...
Hewitt Associates, Inc. to Merge with Aon Corporation
Two giants in the benefit consulting space have decided to join forces.
2009 Respite Brief for S&P 500 Pensions: Report
The 34% global market rebound of 2009, while a welcome respite, only slightly improved the funding status of S&P 500 pension plans, according to a recent analysis.
MA Business Owner Misused Retirement Plan Money
A business owner in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to embezzling $45,000 from his employees' retirement plan.
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Getting the Right Output
Plan benchmarking is increasingly popular but bringing new challenges