Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
An Invitation From Merrill
By James J. GreenFor many independent financial planners and investment advisors, Merrill Lynch is the stereotypical wirehouse that exemplifies what's wrong with the financial services business. Like most...
January 21, 2004
Older IRA Holders Shift Away From StocksNU Online News Service, Jan. 21, 2004, 5:42 p.m. EST -- Older workers were about as likely to have stock in their 401(k) plans ...
January 05, 2004
Curian Wins Credit Union ContractNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2004, 11:13 a.m. EST -- Security Service Federal Credit Union, San Antonio, has agreed to use the managed ...
December 30, 2003
Principal Financial Reveals Market-TimingDec. 23, 2003 -- Principal Financial Group (PFG), which runs the Principal mutual fund family, revealed that some of its employees, including two portfolio managers,...
December 22, 2003
LifeCare Teams With Geriatric Case Manager GroupNU Online News Service, Dec. 22, 2003, 1:24 p.m. EST -- LifeCare Inc., Westport, Conn., has agreed to market the Guild, an organization for ...
December 04, 2003
Thrivent Hires Investment ChiefNU Online News Service, Dec. 4, 2003, 3:23 p.m. EST -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, has hired Russell Swansen to be its chief ...
December 04, 2003
The Really Rich Fared Better Than The Merely Rich In Market DownturnThe Really Rich Fared Better Than The Merely Rich In Market DownturnByThe technology bust of the late 90s hurt those on the low end of ...
December 02, 2003
RGA Stock Sale Raises $443 MillionNU Online News Service, Dec. 2, 2003, 11:13 a.m. EST -- Reinsurance Group of America Inc., St. Louis, a publicly traded reinsurer, says it ...