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Investors Shun U.S. Stocks in September
The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $211.8 billion, or 2%, to $10.824 trillion in September, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).
Altegris Appoints Ken McGuire as COO
Altegris named Ken McGuire as COO to oversee the growth and development of APM Funds, the company’s flagship line of alternative investment products.
Phoenix Unit to Provide Insurance Consulting Services for Edward Jones
The Phoenix Companies, Inc., has formed a distribution company, Saybrus Partners, Inc., which has agreed to provide life insurance consulting services for financial advisers at Edward Jones.
Auto-Enrollment Increases; Other Plan Features Stay Steady
The recent economic turmoil brought great change to the markets, but a recent survey by a defined contribution plan consultant indicates most of its clients and prospects came...
Firms Unveil Target-Date Fund Index
BrightScope, a 401(k) data and analytics firm, and Target Date Analytics LLC, a consulting and research firm, unveiled the BrightScope On Target Index to help measure the risk...
ABA Rolls Out Enhanced Investment Structure
The ABA Retirement Funds Program has launched what it calls "an enhanced investment structure" for program participants.
Great-West Wins Jacksonville 457, 401(a) Plans
Great-West Retirement Services announced that the City of Jacksonville, Florida, has hired it as the city’s exclusive provider for its 457 deferred compensation retirement plan and its 401(a)...
TIAA-CREF Hires Two Business Leaders
TIAA-CREF has appointed Teresa Hassara as senior managing director and head of Institutional Client Services and Kevin Nazworth as vice president and head of the organization's Health Care...
More Participants Increase Savings, Seek Advice
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Retirement & Benefit Plan Services' quarterly report on plan and participant activities within its proprietary 401(k) business found 60% of participants started or...
New Partnership Offers Retirement Platform for Banks, Trust Cos.
A new partnership between EPIC Advisors Inc. and Mutual of Omaha offers banks and trust companies a retirement plan offering to provide to their clients.
Schwab Unveils 8 ETFs
Charles Schwab is rolling out eight new ETFs with expense ratios matching or lower than its competitors at Vanguard, State Street, and Barclays.
Casey Quirk: New Battle Lines Form in Target-Date Arena
A new report predicts that rapid growth will restructure the asset allocation and packaging of target-date products and that target-date and target-risk retirement vehicles will attract 80% of...
Court Rejects State Street’s Settlement Do-Over Request
A federal judge in New York has turned away a request by lawyers from State Street Bank & Trust to postpone preliminarily approving an $89.75-million settlement in a...
Financial Services Firms Could See Benefits Cuts
Nearly half (49%) of 63 surveyed CFOs at financial services firms said their companies are reducing employee bonuses in the next six months, according to Grant Thornton LLP.
Plan Sponsor Advisors Adds Consultant
Thomas Harty has joined Plan Sponsor Advisors in a new senior consultant position, according to Jennifer Flodin and Donald Stone, co-founders of the Chicago-based retirement and investment consulting...
Invesco Aim Changes Name, Structure of Target-Date Funds
Invesco Aim has made some changes to the firm’s target-date funds.
Van Hassel Named CEO of ING Investment Unit
Gilbert Van Hassel was named as global chief executive of ING Investment Management, days after ING announced that the division will be spun off as a separate company.
Raymond James Ups AUM Requirement for New RIAs
In an effort to attract higher-level advisers, Raymond James Financial Services’ Investment Advisors Division increased the minimum level of assets under management required for new affiliations with registered...
LPL Will Pay Victims of Montana Broker’s Ponzi Scheme
LPL Financial Corporation (LPL) has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million in restitution to Montana investors in a Ponzi scheme run by an independent broker.
A Third of Large Employers Restoring 401(k) Match
A recent Watson Wyatt survey of large employers found that 35% of those that reduced their 401(k) match anticipate reversing that decision in the next six months—up from...