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Mutual of Omaha Expands Fiduciary Services
Mutual of Omaha said it will begin offering a plan-level fiduciary service option to its retirement plan customers.
529 Plan Assets Increased 11.5% in 2010
The College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) reports that assets under management in 529 plans increased 11.5% in 2010 net of contributions and distributions.
Lack of Research Limits Adviser Use of Closed-End Funds
Aberdeen Asset Management surveyed financial advisers and found that more than 75% would like more information on closed-end funds.
Employers Should Offer More Help to Retiring Employees
Transamerica surveyed benefits directors and found that many believe their organizations do not do enough to help employees make critical decisions at the point of retirement.
Brokerage Launches Multiple Employer Plan for Physicians
Millennium Brokerage Group launched Physicians 401k, a multiple employer plan (MEP) designed for physicians and their practices.
Russell Develops Tool for Measuring Business Success
Russell Investments launched the Advisor Health Index, a tool that provides financial advisers with a high-level "health" assessment of their practice in comparison to other advisory firms.
State Street Adds to Derivatives Team
State Street Corporation announced that Charles Cooper has joined the company as senior managing director of State Street’s eExchange derivatives program.
National Advisors Trust Adds UMA Offering
National Advisors Trust Company has added Envestnet UMA – a customizable unified managed account solution – to its platform for registered investment advisers (RIAs).
Advisers Not Doing Enough for Affluent Gen X Investors
Affluent investors in the Gen X demographic – between the ages of 29 and 44 – using advisers saw significantly less growth in their portfolios last year than those...
Perspective: Better than “Good Enough”
I read with interest about Putnam Investments’ recent success with its online Lifetime Income Analysis Tool—a tool that projects how much income a participant’s savings may generate in...
Study Finds DC Plans May Have a Role in Public Sector
The Center for Retirement Research has found that defined contribution plans may have a role in the public sector, but in combination with, not as an alternative to,...
DoL Urges Reversal in Stock Drop Case
In an amicus brief, the U.S. Department of Labor asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal district court’s dismissal of a 401(k) stock-drop...
Security Benefit Hires Eight Regional Directors
Security Benefit hired eight investment and insurance focused Regional Directors for the Personal Retirement Savings (PRS) Group.
Van Eck Global Launches Market Vectors ETF
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF.
BrightScope Rolls Out Adviser Database
BrightScope’s CEO says there is a need in the marketplace for investors to have more quantitative data when selecting a financial adviser.
ETF Share of Broker/Dealer Wraps Seeing Slow Growth
At the end of 2010, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reached 25% of retail fund assets in wrap programs at national broker/dealers (B/Ds), up from 22% at the end of...
Rothschild Asset Management Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Rothschild Asset Management selected Michael Tamasco for the newly created position of Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.
BNY Mellon to Offer Private Capital Benchmarking Service
BNY Mellon institutional clients will be given access to Private iQ, a private capital benchmarking service, developed by the Burgiss Group.
Dow Jones Finds Partner for Index Series
Index provider Dow Jones Indexes announced the development of a new index family.
Riverside Plucks Plake from NISA
Riverside Risk Advisors, a boutique derivatives advisory firm, has hired Steven Plake.