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Equity Comp Site Unveils Special Adviser Access Level
An equity compensation Web site has created a new adviser membership level that can help you better track and model stock options grants for your clients.
Analysts: 2007 Soft Landing Should Boost U.S. Markets
U.S. and global stock markets should benefit from an economic soft landing in 2007 and are poised for further growth, according to financial analysts shared at a recent...
Globally U.S. is Tops in Retirement Savings
Of 11 countries surveyed, U.S. workers save the most, according to a recent survey by AXA Equitable that found U.S. workers save on average $696 a month for...
Auto Catch-Ups on Fidelity Drawing Board
Fidelity Investments is testing a new feature under which older participants already contributing at or close to the maximum to their 401(k) plans can "automatically" catch up.
NY Firm Unveils ETFs for Health, Biotech Research
New York-based XShares Advisors LLC launched five exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, with each aimed at a segment of the health care, life...
AssetMark Targets Retirement Income
AssetMark Investment Services, Inc. has announced a new investment product designed to address the income and long-term investing needs of retiring baby boomers.
Oppenheimer Asset Management Introduces New UMA Product
Oppenheimer Asset Management has announced a new managed accounts product.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Introduces Target-Date Funds
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. has launched a suite of lifecycle funds.
New York Could Lose Spot as World Financial Capital
In the next decade, New York may lose its position as financial capital of the world to a city such as London, Dubai, Hong Kong, or Tokyo, which...
Pershing Teams with PriceMetrix, Inc
Pershing LLC has formed an alliance with PriceMetrix Inc. that will help Pershing’s introducing broker-dealer customers better evaluate their businesses and identify growth opportunities.
Software Lets Advisers Depict Full Value of Employee Compensation
Benefits advisers, consultants and third-party administrators (TPAs) are now able to produce branded total compensation statements easily and inexpensively for clients with the release of new software.
Meridian Offers Investment Advice to 401(k) Participants
Meridian Business Group is offering advice to 401(k) plan participants who are unsure how to allocate funds, balance their investments, or investigate investment options through its Retirement Asset...
Opportunities Abound for Advisers in Distribution Marketplace
Financial advisers will have many opportunities to win rollover dollars away from retirement plan providers as outflows from 401(k) plans increase and traditional plan providers do not have...
BGI Files for High-Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Barclays Global Investors filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week to offer the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the high-yield corporate bond market.
Schwab Institutional Releases Two Reports to Help Independent Advisers
In conjunction with Moss Adams LLP, a provider of management consulting services to advisory firms, Schwab Institutional has released two reports to aide independent investment advisers with organization...
IMHO: Exit Strategy
This past week, we passed the “anniversary″ of the commencement of bombing strikes in Operation Desert Storm (1991). Now, I was too old—and my kids too young—to have...
Commonwealth Financial Adds New Variable Annuity to Platform
Commonwealth Financial Network now offers Jefferson National Life Insurance Company’s flat-insurance fee variable annuity on its platform, the firms announced last week.
Vanguard Adds Structured Value Fund
The Vanguard Group on Thursday announced the launch of the Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Value Fund.
State Street Gives Retirees Access to Financial Information
State Street Corporation has come out with a Web-based tool that gives retirement plan participants direct and secure access to personal payment information and account transactions.
Fred Alger Management Settles Market Timing Case
Fund manager Fred Alger Management Inc., has agreed to a $45 million settlement of charges it engaged in a “massive″ market timing scheme that benefited favored investors.