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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...
Evergreen Settles With NASD for $4.2M
Evergreen Investments, a unit of Wachovia Corporation, agreed to pay a $4.2 million civil penalty to settle National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) allegations that it adopted improper...
Private Equity Group Sets its Sights on Capitol Hill
Ten private equity firms have teamed up to educate policymakers in Washington, DC about their business.
IRS Calls for Comment on PPA In-Service Payout Provision
Federal regulators have turned to the public for comment on how to formulate guidance on “phased retirement″ in-service plan distributions as provided for by the Pension Protection Act...
Fund Assets Up, But Inflows Fall
Rising market values continued to lift mutual fund assets last month, but new cash inflows were down from October’s pace.
Americans Have “Healthy″ Concerns About Retirement
Nearly one-third of Americans say not having enough to pay for health care is the biggest concern facing our nation in retirement.
Schwab Acquires The 401(k) Company From Nationwide
Consolidation in the retirement services industry continued Friday with the announcement that the Charles Schwab Corporation will buy The 401(k) Company from Nationwide Financial Services.
DoL QDIA Proposal Prompts 98 Comment Letters
The Department of Labor’s (DoL) September proposal governing qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) evoked applause from the retirement industry, but that approval was soon followed by a flood...
So, You Think You Have Problems?
You may think things are crazy this time of year in your office – and they may well seem that way. Advisers are human, after all, and advisory...