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Phoenix Plows Ahead With Virtus Spin-Off
By Staff WriterA financial services company says it is proceeding with efforts to split its insurance and asset management operations.Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, says it has filed ...
September 01, 2008
Major Firms Add to International OfferingsVanguard has introduced the Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund, which aims to track the investment performance of the FTSE All-World Index, a benchmark of...
September 01, 2008
WOW ServiceFinancial advisors often assume that their clients will mainly judge them on the criterion of investment performance. But research shows that when affluent clients fire...
September 01, 2008
Disclosure TimeThe Department of Labor's (DOL) recently proposed rule on 401(k) plan fee disclosure is being hailed by industry officials as a step in the right...
August 31, 2008
Proposed Investment Advice Rules Will Benefit Agents, NAIFA SaysInsurance agents serving as investment advisors, as well as sponsors and beneficiaries of such self-directed retirement plans as 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts will benefit ...
August 31, 2008
Proposed Investment Advice Rules Will Benefit Agents, NAIFA SaysInsurance agents serving as investment advisors, as well as sponsors and beneficiaries of such self-directed retirement plans as 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts will benefit ...
August 11, 2008
Barclays Launches 529 Plan With a TwistBarclays Global Investors and Upromise Investments recently launched the iShares 529 Plan, the first 529 plan designed with portfolios that invest exclusively in iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
August 01, 2008
Deutsche Bank Launches Value-Focused ETNsDeutsche Bank has announced it will issue ELEMENTS exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to Benjamin Graham Intelligent Value Indices. Benjamin Graham ELEMENTS ETNs are senior unsecured obligations...