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Fidelity Launches Four Sector Funds Available Through Advisers
Fidelity Investments launched four new sector funds Tuesday available through financial advisers, increasing the total of Fidelity Advisor funds to 92, including 14 sector funds or Focus Funds.
IRS Lifts Moratorium on Cash Balance Conversion Letter Requests
Facing a backlog of about 1,200 requests for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letters on cash balance conversions, the agency announced Thursday that it had lifted a 1999...
Fidelity to Pay $42M into Funds After Report Reveals Brokers' Gifts to Traders
Fidelity Investments has announced it will pay more than $42 million to its funds after a report issued by independent trustees of Fidelity’s board said some of its...
AXA Equitable Releases Fiduciary Info Product
AXA Equitable has unveiled the Fiduciary Toolkit, a resource available through its Retirement Strategies 401(k) product aimed at helping small to mid-size defined contribution plan administrators manage their...
Deutsche Asset Management Settles Alleged Market Timing Accusations
Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) confirmed Thursday that it has settled proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer related to alleged...
Chubb to Discontinue Contingent Commissions to Agents and Brokers
Chubb Corporation announced on Thursday it will discontinue paying contingent commissions on all insurance lines in the United States beginning in 2007 as part of a settlement agreement...
Study Finds 401(a) Growth
A new survey has found a notable hike in the number of larger corporate employers offering 401(a) money purchase plans.
Final Regs Issued Concerning Prohibited ESOP Allocations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department have issued final regulations that provide guidance concerning prohibited allocations and disqualified person requirements under section 409(p) of the Internal...
Plan Sponsor Sues Principal over 401(k) Fund Revenue Sharing
The sponsor of a 401(k) plan for employees at an Illinois racetrack is suing Principal Financial Group for fiduciary breach over revenue sharing arrangements with mutual funds whose...
Investment Survey – Putting the Pedal to the Mettle
Advisers look beyond performance in making fund selection but not much further
Participants Continue Return to Equities in November
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at new record levels and the S&P 500 at highs not seen since 2000, 401(k) participants have begun to respond and net...
State Street Global Advisors Lauches International Real Estate ETF
State Street Global Advisors launched an exchange-traded fund Tuesday on the American Stock Exchange that will track the performance of real estate securities outside the US.
Profit Growth Lagging Revenue for Adviser Firms
The past five years may have been kind to advisers in some respects, but their financial picture may be starting to darken, a new study found.
Spitzer Says UBS Defrauded Clients Through Brokerage Program
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office charges UBS Financial Services, Inc. with leading inappropriate clients into its InsightOne brokerage program...
Vanguard to Offer ETF Shares for New FTSE Index Fund
The Vanguard Group will offer ETF shares for its new FTSE All-World ex USA Index Fund, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2007,...
A Third of Online Investors Flag Year End Gains for Retirement
Nearly one-third (27%) of online investors plan to focus some or all of their end-of-year investment gains on retirement and 22% plan to put them into savings.
Court Gives Thumbs Down to Citigroup Cash Balance Plan
A federal judge in New York has ruled in a lawsuit that Citigroup's cash balance plan is not “age neutral″ in the latest in a long line of...
Franklin Templeton Picks New Head of RIA Division
Franklin Templeton Investments said Thursday that it hired Lincoln Baca to lead its Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) division.
Prudential Settles CA Contingent Commission Suit
Prudential Insurance Company of America has agreed as part of a lawsuit settlement over the use of contingent commissions that it will now disclose all broker compensation to...
Prudential DC Feature Guarantees Lifetime Paycheck
Prudential Retirement has introduced IncomeFlex, a defined contribution plan feature that provides participants with the guarantee of lifetime income.