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End of the Road for SSGA’s streetTRACKS
The investment management arm of State Street Global Corporation is rebranding its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), ending the streetTRACKS label and consolidating under the SPDR brand, in an effort...
John Hancock Offers Advisers Two New Fund of Funds
John Hancock Funds has announced the launch of two new fund of funds products available to retail investors through their financial advisers: the John Hancock International Allocation Portfolio...
UBS Securities LLC Gets New CEO
Teresa Mullett Ressel has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of UBS Securities LLC, the US broker-dealer unit of UBS Group Americas, the company announced today.
Mutual Funds See Decrease in Fund Flows for November
Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $17.4 billion in November, down from the $29.8 billion they brought in the month before, according to monthly data from...
A Look Back at Historical Performance
New data published by Morningstar offers a historical perspective on the market returns of major asset classes.
Deutsche Bank, PowerShares Launch 7 New ETFs
Deutsche Bank and PowerShares Capital Management LLC have announced that seven PowerShares DB Commodity Sector exchange-traded funds have been listed on the American Stock Exchange.
ThomasLloyd Group Launches Asset Management Group
ThomasLloyd Holdings plc has announced that the combined asset management divisions of US-based Illington Fund Management LLC and European-based DKM Asset Management AG are now operating as ThomasLloyd...
Participants in Tax-Exempt Market Accumulate Less Savings than Corporate Peers
Tax-exempt sector employees, those in the higher education, health care, government, foundations, and faith-based organization sectors, have saved an average of $48,000 in their defined contribution (DC) plans,...
Workers Want Access to DC Plans
A majority of private industry workers would opt to participate in a defined contribution plan if their companies offered them, according to a recent Department of Labor report.
Combs to Head Vanguard Strategy Operation
Ann Combs, who helped shape national pension and employee benefit policy during five years as head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will be taking a new...
Mellon Releases Target Maturity Funds
Mellon Capital Management Corporation has launched the Mellon Capital Target Maturity Funds, a group of portfolios designed to systematically adjust investors' asset allocation as they approach their projected...
Morningstar Awards Gold Medals to Three Fund Managers
Morningstar, Inc.’s three 2006 Fund Managers of the Year are “familiar names″ who have run funds recommended by the fund rating company for years, according to a press...
Another Insurer to Stop Contingent Commission Payments
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal this week announced that The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. plans to stop paying contingent commissions to insurance agents and brokers by the...
MA’s Galvin Examines “Hedge Fund Hotel″ Operations by UBS
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is looking into whether hedge funds have increased their trading fees to compensate banks for office space they lease as a temporary...
Women Have Disconnect in Saving for Retirement
Although a majority of women (72%) say retirement is their primary investment goal, almost half of them (48%) do not participate in a retirement savings plan and 60%...
Boomers Not Relying on Social Security for Retirement
A scant 16% of Baby Boomers report that all or most of their future retirement income will come from Social Security, according to a survey by the US...
Most Canadians Do Not Use Financial Advisers
Less than half (46%) of Canadians get help in financial management from an adviser, according data from Investors Group, a Winnipeg-based financial advisory firm.
Boston Firm Releases Financial Planning Package
New Frontier Advisors (NFA), LLC has unveiled an enterprise-wide version of the firm’s LifeCycle financial planning software.
Commonwealth Financial Network Introduces Fee-Based 401(k) Platform
Commonwealth Financial Network has released a fee-based 401(k) platform, giving advisers access to about 12,000 funds, including no-transaction fee funds, load-waived funds, institutional funds and exchange-traded funds.
“Clean″ ETF Set to Launch
First Trust Advisors is slated to introduce this month an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the NASDAQ Clean Edge US Liquid Series Index.