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GSAM Says $5.5 Billion in Fifth PE Fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has raised $5.5 billion from investors to start a fifth fund dedicated to buying private equity investments on the secondary market.
Ameriprise Fund Fee Challenge Sent Back to Lower Court
A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision in favor of Ameriprise Financial in a dispute over whether its fund fee structure violated Section 36(b)...
Prudential Adds IncomeFlex to Target-Date Funds
Prudential Retirement has a new target for its IncomeFlex solution: target-date funds.
Cutting the Match Could Save Large Employers Millions
A Hewitt Associates study found plan sponsors could save as much as $25 million by cutting the 401(k) match, but it could also hurt participants' savings.
DoL Subpoenas Tribune on ESOP
The U.S. Department of Labor has subpoenaed Tribune Co. in an investigation connected to the media company's employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP).
Younger Participants Increase Saving Despite Economic Pressure
Data from MassMutual's Retirement Services Division suggests that, although economic pressure continues to affect overall participant balances and savings activity, younger retirement plan participants (under age 30) are...
IMHO: “After″ Thoughts
Last week, I attended a media briefing sponsored by BGI titled “Restoring Confidence: Saving the Future of Retirement.″
Donovan Jumps Fidelity Ship for…Putnam
Walter Donovan, Fidelity Investments’ equity chief, has left the firm to join Putnam Investments.
Doctor Liable for Investment Manager 401(k) Plan Theft
A Fairfield, Connecticut, podiatrist has been ordered to restore assets to his firm’s 401(k) plan that were stolen by an investment management firm and to pay a civil...
Most Still Prefer Capitalism, but …
According to a new survey, more than half of Americans think capitalism is better than socialism.
President of Defunct Firm Accused of Stealing 401(k) Deferrals
The top official of a Horsham, Pennsylvania-based medical management consulting firm has been indicted in federal court on charges that he stole employees' retirement contributions.
State Street Must Answer to Nuns
Already facing a number of lawsuits over subprime mortgage investments, State Street Corp. now has to face an order of nuns in court.
UBS To Let Go Lower Producers
UBS plans to lay off lower-producing financial advisers later this month, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
CAPTRUST Adds Another Adviser
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, an independent investment research and fee-based advisory firm, has hired adviser David A. Camper.
College Business Grads Average Start: $47k
Although most starting salary offers to the college Class of 2009 have decreased slightly from those offers extended to the Class of 2008, business disciplines have seen increases...
Institutional Money Managers Show Less Risk Aversion
A survey of investment managers by Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA) found that nearly half of those polled are less risk-averse than they were three months ago.
Most Financial Firms Don’t Mention Crisis
The majority of financial services companies (66%) don’t mention the financial crisis on their corporate Web site home pages.
CVC Capital Partners Wins Barclays iShares Bid
U.K. bank Barclays agreed Thursday to sell its iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) business to European private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
Securian Adds Online Client Support Tools for Advisers
Advisers who sell Securian retirement plans will find new client support tools at SecurianRetirementCenter.com.
Anheuser-Busch to Freeze Pensions, But Leaves Match Intact
Anheuser-Busch plans to freeze its pension plan for salaried employees, eliminate retiree health coverage for new employees and ask retirees to contribute more to their health benefits –...