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Putnam Case Poses Due Diligence Questions For VA Carriers
By Trevor ThomasByRecent allegations of fraud against Putnam Investment Management Inc., Boston, and other fund managers should force variable annuity carriers to revise their criteria for selecting ...
October 20, 2003
Bank Fund Sales Fell 27% In AugustNU Online News Service, Oct. 20, 2003, 4:29 p.m. EDT -- U.S. banks and savings institution branches are reporting only $2.2 billion in sales ...
October 20, 2003
Buyer Beware: Class B Shares Consistently Lag A anOct. 16, 2003 -- Class B share returns generally lag those of Class A and C shares, as adjusted for fees and expenses based on...
October 20, 2003
Two Top Bank One Executives Ousted amid Canary FalCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--The head of Bank One Corp.'s One Group mutual fund division and its head of institutional asset management both resigned Wednesday amid the bank's...
October 16, 2003
Top Mutual Fund Firms Spend 16% More On Support: DGLNU Online News Service, Oct. 16, 2003, 2:03 p.m. EDT -- First-tier mutual fund distributors spent an average of $79,200 more in total sales ...
October 14, 2003
Administration Officials, Employers Spar Over Pension Benchmark RateNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2003, 5:25 p.m. EDT -- Representatives for employers, think tanks, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and the U.S. ...
October 14, 2003
Morningstar Executive Says Fund Risk Outlasts Fund ReturnsNU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2003, 4:47 p.m. EDT -- Daredevil mutual funds stay aggressive, and conservative funds stay careful, according to John ...
October 13, 2003
MassMutual Asia To Use AFN Distribution SoftwareNU Online News Service, Oct. 13, 2003, 11:04 a.m. EDT -- MassMutual Asia Ltd., Hong Kong, has agreed to use WealthSuite Mutual Funds software ...