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INTECH Launches Its First Enhanced Global Equity Strategy
December 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - INTECH Investment Management LLC has launched its first Enhanced Global Equity strategy.
Vanguard to Offer New Active Equity Fund
December 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard plans to introduce its first actively managed equity fund that invests primarily in small- to mid-capitalization U.S. value stocks.
Technology Provider Releases Common Remitter Solution
December 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PlanServe Data Systems has released a new technology platform for supporting common remittance, compliance, and other data requirements of 403(b), 457, and other...
S&P Launches Metals, Capped Sector Indices
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Standard & Poor's has launched three new indexes.
Lincoln Launches Small Business Product Suite
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Insurance Solutions/Group Protection division of Lincoln National Corporation has announced the rollout of its Lincoln Small Business group benefits product suite.
It’s (Nearly) Unanimous: Shareholders Back Towers Watson Merger
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Shareholders of Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. have overwhelmingly approved the merger of the two...
TEAM Launches Asset Strategy Fund
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based TEAM Financial Asset Management, LLC has launched the TEAM Asset Strategy Fund (TEAMX), the company announced.
Piper Jaffray Picks up Chicago Asset Manager
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Piper Jaffray Companies has announced what it described as a “significant expansion” of its asset management business.
State Street Unveils Governance Info Site
December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street has launched a role-based Corporate Governance Dashboard that allows corporate governance professionals to centralize and manage key class action and proxy...
Wells to Offer Rollover Annuity
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wells Fargo’s Institutional Retirement and Trust division is offering retirement plan participants institutionally priced annuities on the Hueler Income Solutions platform.
Morgan Stanley Launches Emerging Manager Program
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has announced the launch of the Morgan Stanley Emerging Manager Program (EM Program).
Hartford Equity Offering Has New Name
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hartford Mutual Funds renamed its Global Equity Fund as The Hartford Global Research Fund.
Prudential Rebrands JennisonDryden
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Financial, Inc., announced that it will rename its mutual fund family, JennisonDryden, to Prudential Investments.
SSgA Launches Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation, announced that the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corporate Bond...
Russell and Axioma to Launch Factor-Based Indexes
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Russell Investments is teaming up with Axioma, Inc., a provider of tools for portfolio optimization and risk analysis, to...
SPARK Seeks Comments on Form 5500 Data Guidelines for 403(b)s
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released a draft of new guidelines for ERISA-covered 403(b) plans that, due to new regulations, must now file a...
MassMutual Participant Engagement Platform Coming in 2010
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced plans to introduce its new RetireSmart participant engagement platform in second quarter of 2010.
AFSCME Releases Best Practices for Trustees and Pension Systems
December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has released a report on pension plan governance.