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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.
Fidelity Tagged in Another 401(k) Fee Suit
The St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter Bogard&Denton has filed another 401(k) fee lawsuit.
Filing of Securities Class Action Suits Hits Record Low in 2006
Securities fraud class actions decreased by 38% in 2006, falling from 178 filings in 2005 to just 110 in 2006 - the lowest ever recorded in a calendar...
Sitzmann Morris&Lavis, Inc. Acquires Benefits Advisory Group
Benefits Advisory Group (BAG) has been purchased by Sitzmann Morris&Lavis (SML), an independent based insurance advisory firm in Oakland, California.
Jefferies Introduces Small and Mid-Cap Specialty Indices
Jefferies&Company, Inc has announced the introduction of 20 proprietary equity indices to track the performance of small- and mid-cap companies, both domestic and global.
Insurers Settle Up at Year-End
On the last day of 2006, two more financial services firms announced settlements with regulators about their insurance business practices.
Merrill to Offer Better Bonuses to Advisers
Merrill Lynch has launched a new 2007 Focus on Growth bonus program for its 15, 700 financial advisers, through which its advisers will be eligible to receive payouts...
ICI: ETF Assets Grow to $396B in November
The total combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) climbed 3.5% to $396.73 billion in November, according to an Investment Company Institute (ICI) news release.
Major US Exchanges Closed Tuesday for President Ford’s Death
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be shut down January 2 for a national day of mourning for the death of former President Gerald Ford,...
Marsh&McLennan Agrees to Sale of Putnam
Marsh&McLennan has agreed to sell its money-management unit for $3.9 billion to holding company Power Corp. of Canada, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
UnumProvident Exec Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee has announced James Michael Foley, former Vice President of Sales for UnumProvident Corporation, pled guilty on Friday to fraud...