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CPI Adds Huntington Funds to Plan Platform
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., a third-party recordkeeping and administration company, has added the Huntington mutual funds to its retirement plan platform.
Investors Still Follow Bond Objective
Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $41.6 billion in June, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).
Outliving Money Is Clients’ Greatest Concern
When asked to rank their clients’ greatest concerns as of the second half of 2009, advisers overwhelmingly (70%) chose “greater chance they’ll outlive their money.”
Genworth Unveils Single-Contract Income Solution
Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company launched a variable annuity designed to help advisers personalize a guaranteed income strategy for clients.
Association Launches Online LTC Learning Center
Financial and insurance professionals interested in marketing and selling long-term care insurance have a new online resource from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
Neuberger Takes on Lehman Brothers Trust Company
Neuberger Berman Group LLC has agreed to acquire Lehman Brothers Trust Company, N.A., and Lehman Brothers Trust Company of Delaware.
McCarthy to Head Mercer’s Retirement Biz
Sandy McCarthy, late of ING and CitiStreet, has joined Mercer to head its retirement business.
Plourde to Lead Sales at DailyAccess
DailyAccess Corporation, a national provider of retirement plan and benefits services, has announced the appointment of Gary A. Plourde as Senior Vice President of Sales and...
Appellate Court Sends Annuity Rule Back to SEC
A federal appellate court has sent a 2008 rule governing fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) back to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the court said was...
Prudential Calls for Stable Value To Be Included as QDIAs
Testifying before the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, James King, Jr., vice president and head of Prudential Retirement’s Stable Value Markets Group, urged that stable value...
Investors Change ETF Investing Strategies
U.S. ETF asset flows were marked by a continued shift away from large cap and developed international equities during the first half of the year and into emerging...
Psst – Here’s a Tip….
Advisers aren’t generally shy about expressing their feelings – but there are times when discretion can nonetheless be the better part of valor.
Driehaus Releases Active Income Fund
Investment adviser Driehaus Capital Management now offers the Driehaus Active Income Fund (Ticker LCMAX), an absolute return mutual fund.
New Emerging Markets ETF Introduced
Emerging Global Advisors (EGA) has introduced the Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund (NYSE Arca: EEG).
AUL Retirement Announces New Investment Offerings
AUL Retirement Services clients now have more investment options available for retirement accounts through DWS Investments, Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn (CRM), BlackRock, and Pax World Investments.
Relationship with Adviser Drives Investor Firm Satisfaction
The financial adviser is the most important aspect of overall investor satisfaction with full service investment firms, comprising 30% in 2009—an increase from 22% in 2008, a new...
WealthEngine Releases HNW Prospecting Tool
WealthEngine has launched Prospect Generator, a searchable database of more than 7 million high net worth individuals.
RolloverSystems Introduces Service Enhancements
RolloverSystems, Inc. (RSI) has launched several moves to provide enhanced rollover asset retention solutions and participant retirement readiness tools to plan sponsors, institutional providers, third party administrators (TPAs),...
Cornerstone Group Adds Retirement Plan Consultancy
Cornerstone Group, a West Warwick, Rhode Island, benefits advisory firm, has added Cornerstone Retirement Advisors as a subsidiary.
Cox Named Head of Barclays Wealth Global Investment and Product Office
Mitch Cox has been named Managing Director and Head of the Global Investment & Product Office (I&PO) at Barclays Wealth, a global wealth manager and adviser.