Tag: Investing
Chicago Equity Firm Names Fixed-Income Hire
Chicago Equity Partners LLC hired Paul M. LaCoursiere as managing director and senior fixed-income portfolio manager.
ACI Capital Group Formally Dissolved
A registered investment advisory, ACI Capital Group LLC, was formally dissolved Friday.
Retirement Assets Reach $19.5T
Total U.S. retirement assets hit a new record high of $19.5 trillion as of December 31.
Reish on Revenue
Fred Reish will speak at Transamerica’s April 16 webinar, which will focus on the concept and potential benefits of fund revenue equalization for retirement plans.
Manulife Adds U.S. Small Cap Equity Team
March 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Manulife Asset Management has added a new U.S. small cap equity team.
Salient Adds Directors of Investments
Asset management firm Salient Partners appointed Rusty Guinn and Todd Centurino as directors of Investments.
Wilmington Trust to Offer BlackRock Collective Funds
As part of a new partnership, Wilmington Trust will offer a suite of collective investment funds managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company.
Investment Responsibilities for DC Plan Sponsors
A white paper aims to help defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors understand how they can manage their investment responsibilities.
Taiber Kosmala Hires Investment Consultant
Al Scherlie has joined the investment consulting team of Taiber Kosmala & Associates LLC.
Vanguard Offers Fiduciary Services to Small Plans
Mesirow Financial Investment Strategies’ Fiduciary Partnership Services are now available through Vanguard Retirement Plan Access.
Inadequate Retirement Saving Tops Money Mistakes
Seventy-nine percent of Americans responding to an Edward Jones survey admitted they have committed a mistake with regard to their finances.
Fidelity Rolls Out Retirement Income Simulator
The Income Simulator from Fidelity Investments is an online guidance tool that shows retirement plan participants how savings translates into actual retirement income.
Explaining Outcomes and Avoiding ‘Geek Speak’
Asset allocation, liquidity, absolute returns—they’re like gears in a watch built for the investor, but they don’t help them understand how to tell time, a source at Russell...
DOL’s TDF Guidance ‘Mischaracterizes the Market’
Is the Department of Labor (DOL) stepping on toes with its guidance about target-date fund (TDF) selection?
J.P. Morgan Launches 2013 Guide to Retirement
For the third edition of the Guide to Retirement, a couple of key themes were top of mind, Katherine Roy, chief retirement strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management,...
DC Plan Investing Lessons from DBs
Defined contribution (DC) plans could gain the investment efficiencies enjoyed by many defined benefit (DB) plans, a paper contends.
EBSA Offers Tips for Selecting TDFs
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target-date funds (TDFs).
DC Participants Embrace Equities in January
Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volume in January was far above recent trends, according to Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.