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FolioDynamix Joins DTCCs Managed Accounts Service
The Depository Trust&Clearing Corporation (DTCC) said FolioDynamix, a provider of technology platforms and services to the managed accounts industry, has joined DTCC’s Managed Accounts Service.
Fund Fees Expected to Drop
The bear market will lead to a proportional decrease in regular fund fees and severe cuts in performance-based fees, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
More Fidelity Execs Land at Putnam
Putnam Investments President and CEO Robert Reynolds continues to bring in former Fidelity Investments executives.
IRS Reminds Workers about Saver’s Credit
The latest bulletin from the Internal Revenue Service, IR-2008-134, reminds low- and moderate-income workers they still have time to take steps to get the full benefit of the...
Money Manager Unveils DC Fee Product
Rocaton Investment Advisors launched a tool providing plan sponsors with a new way to judge the level of fees and expenses they are paying for their defined contribution...
Americans Plan to Change Investment Strategies
Some respondents plan to increase stock investments and cash reserves in the next year, according to a survey by Allianz.
More Companies Go Match-less
A Las Vegas casino company and one of Utah’s largest employers are the latest to cut 401(k) employer match contributions in an effort to reduce costs.
White Paper Urges Focus on Retirement Income
Plan designs should evolve beyond their focus on helping employees accumulate an adequate amount of retirement savings to a focus on encouraging participants to secure lifetime income during...
Plans Still Need to Step up Plan Governance
While a majority of board of directors or board-level committees retain responsibility for appointing fiduciaries for qualified plans, an increasing number are choosing to delegate that responsibility.
Prudential Unveils Collective Trusts for DC Plans
Prudential Fixed Income Management has made its nine fixed income collective trust funds available to defined contribution plans.
Transamerica Enhances Online Administration Tool for TPAs
Transamerica Retirement Services announced a series of enhancements to Transamerica Partner iSeries, a Web-based, virtually paperless plan administration tool for third-party administrators (TPAs).
Focus Financial Partners Offers Support for Brokers Going Independent
Focus Financial Partners LLP formed a consulting service for “elite broker teams†establishing fee-based registered investment advisory (RIA) firms, the company said.
Younger 401(k) Participants Saw Account Balance Hike in Downturn
Younger participants with fewer years on the job have fared reasonably well with their 401(k) accounts during the economic downturn compared with their older colleagues who have not...
Advisers Say Sponsors Need Better Eye for Target-Date Funds
Three-fourths of financial advisers polled in a new JPMorgan Funds-sponsored survey said that when evaluating target-date fund options, plan sponsors lack clear and objective criteria for selecting the...
Securian Closes Acquisition of Capital Financial
Securian Financial Group acquired Capital Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) and its broker/dealer affiliate, H. Beck.
More than Investment Management: HNWIs Want Comprehensive Services
Capturing high-net-worth (HNW) clients is increasingly focused around a holistic financial outlook rather than generating good investment performance, according to the latest edition of 'The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Asset...
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Many Unaware of Pending Retirement Risk
More than four out of 10 households statistically at risk for not having a large enough retirement nest egg and who will be in serious trouble when health-care...
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Measuring the Unmeasurable
Nobody has agreed how best to benchmark lifecycle funds. What to consider when making that determination.