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May 15, 2012 - Stan Wilson

PSCA’s Wray To Retire

The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s David Wray will retire from the presidency of the sponsor lobby as of Sept. 30.

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May 15, 2012 - Stan Wilson

SEC Ruling Favors Social Policy Proxy Bias

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has denied no-action relief to ING Funds that would have allowed the firm to omit an anti-genocide shareholder proposal from the proxy statement of the ING Emerging Country Fund.

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May 15, 2012 - Nick Jardine

Credit Suisse Reveal Hedge-Fund Like Offering

Credit Suisse Asset Management plans to launch a new alternative offering embracing a hedge fund-like strategy, The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Fund.

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May 14, 2012 - Cathy Scott

Federated Expands Campaign, Shifts In Digital Direction

Federated Investors has added two more income-focused funds to the spring flight of its product-specific advertising campaign and shifted to almost entirely digital delivery.

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PSCA’s Wray To Retire
SEC Ruling Favors Social Policy Proxy Bias
Credit Suisse Reveal Hedge-Fund Like Offering
Federated Expands Campaign, Shifts In Digital Direction

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    Fidelity Names European Fund Manager

    Fidelity Funds named Matt Siddle lead manager of its European Growth Fund. He replaces Alexander Scurlock, who has been reassigned. (FundWeb)

  • PlanSponsor

    CPI Names Sales Exec

    CPI Qualified Plan Consultants named Peter Wesner senior manager for internal sales. He has been a retirement plan consultant in Kansas City. (PlanSponsor)

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    Great-West Names Midwest Sales Director

    Great-West Retirement Services named Matthew Orozco regional sales director for the Midwest. He reports to Scott Barnett. (PlanSponsor)

  • InvestmentNews

    ICI: Capital Buffer Plan Could Kill Money Fund Industry

    The Investment Company Institute said forcing money fund sponsors to put up capital buffers could kill the industry. “Our analysis shows that this approach, like the other money market fund changes being weighed by the SEC could undermine the money market fund as a product,” said Paul Schott Stevens, president and ceo of the ICI. (InvestmentNews)

  • InvestmentNews

    DOL Files Suit Against Fiduciary

    The Department of Labor has filed a suit against plan fiduciary Matthew Hutcheson alleging ERISA vilolations. The suit claims Hutcheson transferred $3.27 million from plan sponsors to accounts that he himself controlled. (InvestmentNews)

  • InvestmentNews

    Advisors Move Away From 60/40 Allocations

    Financial advisors are no longer advising clients to use an asset allocation model that uses 60% stocks and 40% bonds, according to a study from Natixis Global Asset Management. The study found barely one in five advisors say the 60/40 strategy is the best method. (InvestmentNews)

  • Reuters

    Schwab To Shutter brokersXpress

    Charles Schwab said it is planning to wind down its brokersXpress unit over the next few months. The company said it does not fit into its strategic plan. (Reuters)

  • The Wall Street Journal

    Fund Inflow Streak Continues

    Mutual funds took in $6.91 billion of net inflows for the week ended May 9, according to the Investment Company Institute. It was the eighteenth consecutive week of positive fund flows. (The Wall Street Journal)

  • Vanguard To Break Into U.K. ETF Market

    Vanguard Group is one step closer to launching exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange after gaining authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland. (FundWeb)

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