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Advisers a Key Part of Fund Sales for Many
About half (49%) of investors who hold mutual fund shares outside their workplace retirement plans have purchased fund shares through a financial adviser.
Final Roth 401(k) Distribution Guidance Issued
Newly issued rules on the taxation of distributions from Roth 401(k) accounts keep many provisions of the proposed version of the regulations.
PPA to Pump Up 529 Sales Interest Among Advisers
A quarter of financial advisers who do not now sell 529 college savings plans intend to start offering them as a result of the Pension Protection Act (PPA).
Schwab Retirement Advisor Platform Adds 16 Families
Charles Schwab has added 16 fund families to its Schwab Retirement Advisor Services platform, including BlackRock, JPMorgan Funds and LeggMason.
IMHO: The Deification of DB-ification
Last week, I stumbled across another of those “DC plans are becoming like DB plans″ articles—you know, the “DB-ification″ of 401(k)s?
ERISA Expert Discusses Plan for Successful Retirement Plans
According to Fred Reish, there are three main components to a successful retirement plan.
Vanguard to Change Fees for Many Investors
Emphasizing the benefits of increased online usage, Vanguard is replacing four account-related fees with a single account service charge.
Despite Current Broker Disclosures, Investors Still Confused
Most investors still do not understand the difference between stockbrokers and financial planners.
Adviser Sentiment is Positive for Year Ahead
Why do most not save enough for retirement?
Edward Jones Customers Get Fair Fund Distribution
Current and former customers of Edward D. Jones&Co. customers who were “victims″ of the firm’s failure to adequately disclose revenue payments from a select group of mutual fund...
Active Value Family of Indexes Unveiled
IndexIQ has introduced the Active Value family of indexes and has licensed the IndexIQ Active Value Small Cap Index to Claymore Advisors, LLC, which will create the Claymore/IndexIQ...
American Funds is Best-selling Fund Group in March
American Funds edged out the Vanguard Group as the best-selling fund group in March with $7.2 billion, while Vanguard ended the month with $6.5 billion.
“Down″ Down Under?
Australia has a private savings system that, by all accounts, is working to the benefit of savers and financial advisers alike – but it doesn’t seem to be...
Young Adults Interested in Planning for Retirement
As the understanding that the safety net of Social Security might not be there in the future, young adults seem poised to prepare for their post-working years.
XTF Introduces Mutual Fund Portfolios
XTF has introduced nine new ETF-based mutual fund portfolios, available with four pricing models, targeted for the 401(k) market and retail advisers.
SEC Announces PBHG Fund Market-Timing Distribution
Mutual fund investors dinged by the fund trading scandal are getting ready to get some pay back.
State Street Introduces International SPDRs
New SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs) include the first capitalization-weighted vehicle covering international small cap equities.
Mollahan for Names Employee Benefit Investment Executive at JPMorgan
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services has named Edward Mollahan as employee benefit investment executive, a new position designed to help private and public institutions address growing requirements for benefit...
Morgan Stanley Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $46M
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $46 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit brought last June by thousands of female advisers.
Pru Joins SRI Movement with New Funds
Prudential Retirement has introduced three new institutional sub-advised funds that will be managed in a manner consistent with socially, ethically and morally responsible investing.