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Mesirow Appoints Head of U.S. Value Equity Management
Mesirow Financial announced that Susan J. Schmidt has been promoted to managing director and head of its U.S. Value Equity Management group.
Abusive Retirement Plans Make IRS “Dirty Dozen” List
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has compiled its annual list of “dirty dozen” tax scams, including “abusive” retirement plans.
Smart401k Partners with vWise on New Advice Offering
Smart401k announced a partnership with vWise, Inc. to bring an education and advice component to employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Indiana 529 Plan Adopts CD Option
The CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan (CollegeChoice CD), first announced in January, is now available to college savers in Indiana.
Survey Finds Unmet Needs among Affluent Investors
The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found that advisers are not touching all the bases with their affluent investor client base, including a surprising percentage in need of...
Putnam Develops Open-Architecture Mutual Fund Tool
Putnam Investments is launching FundVisualizer, a tool for researching mutual fund data, designed to be "visually compelling."
IMHO: Rest “Room”
It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of plan sponsors who have adopted automatic enrollment have chosen to default that initial deferral at 3%...
SPARK Finds DC Participants Pay Attention to Plan
Defined contribution (DC) plan participants pay the most attention to their current balance (42%), rather than other plan elements.
ASPPA Seeks Retirement Plan Exemption from Adviser Rules
Two associations expressed concern over how the application of proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will impact retirement plan professionals who work with government-sponsored retirement...
Business Owners Worried about Saving for Retirement
The American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor finds retirement savings is a worrisome topic for business owners.
Retirement Assets up $3.5 Trillion Since Recession
Strong performance across equity sectors coupled with positive returns in the bond markets helped push total U.S. retirement market assets to an estimated $16 trillion by year-end.
Money Market Funds Gain Favor in Asia
During the month of February, local funds in Asia garnered $7 billion in long-term flows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.
Spectrem Offers Insights About Affluent Female Investors
A substantial majority (98%) of affluent women say honesty and trustworthiness are key criteria for selecting financial advisers, the Spectrem Group found.
Marketeria Adopts Social Media Archiving Solution
Marketeria, a marketing and content management firm for financial advisers, will be offering its clients use of the Arkovi social media archiving solution.
First Trust Advisors Introduces 13 ETFs
First Trust Advisors L.P. plans to launch thirteen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into its current line of sixteen AlphaDEX funds.
Pershing Offers Tips for Capturing Rollovers
Through a new Web site, www.retirementpowerplay.com, Pershing aims to help financial professionals grow their business by targeting “money in motion.”
ERIC Suggests Ways to Reduce Regulatory Burden
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DoL) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on ways the Department could reduce the...
SSgA Introduces Muni Bond ETF
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced that its newest high-yield municipal bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading on the NYSE Arca on Thursday.
New Regulations Top Concern for Investment Managers
Meeting new regulatory requirements remains the top challenge among investment managers, according to an SEI poll.
Strategy Changes For Some WisdomTree ETFs
WisdomTree announced that it will change the investment objectives, strategies, and fund names for eight of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs).