Investment Platforms
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December 01, 2007
Give, WiselyNo one need be extremely wealthy anymore to participate in charitable giving through donor advised funds (DAFs), but they can be, and some participants have...
November 15, 2007
Five New Funds at Aston Asset ManagementAston Asset Management, in Chicago, launched five new mutual funds on November 5, including two international funds: Aston/Barings International Fund (ABIIX), and Aston/SGA International Small-Mid Cap Fund (ASNMX); and three mid-cap funds: Aston/Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth Fund (AMCMX), Aston/ClariVest Mid Cap Growth Fund (ACVMX), and Aston/Cardinal Mid Cap...
November 01, 2007
Defining the BestHere's how we define "top" firms in small and large categories. Top Small Firm Category Size of Firm: Qualifying small firms have $100 million or less...
October 16, 2007
Environmentally Sustainable InvestmentsAdvisors and their clients who want to invest in environmentally sustainable assets have two new choices with the launch of Sustainable Asset Management's (SAM) Sustainable Water Fund and Sustainable Climate Fund.
October 01, 2007
Roth Moves Up AIG Executive LadderThe AIG Advisor Group says Larry Roth is the new president and CEO of the 7,800-advisor organization, which includes Advantage Capital Corporation, AIG Financial Advisors,...
September 01, 2007
Merrill Posts 2Q Results; Bank Deal Moves AheadIn the second quarter, Merrill Lynch's global wealth management unit had net sales of $3.6 billion, a jump of 18 percent over the year-ago period....
September 01, 2007
Positve New Inflows Return to JanusAs of the second quarter, Janus Capital Group's total assets under management stand at $190.6 billion, an increase of 8.2 percent compared with $176.2 billion...
September 01, 2007
Changes Ahead for 403(b)sRetirement plan advisors, distributors, and providers are finding themselves responding on the fly to the trends shaping the 403(b) and 457 markets. The old model...
September 01, 2007
Legg Mason After Citigroup Swap: New Distribution Model, Growing AssetsBaltimore-based Legg Mason, which struck a deal with Citigroup in 2005 to swap its brokers for Citi's asset-management business, saw its total AUM grow to...
August 20, 2007
TWG Capital Executes $100 Millions Financing with Fifth Third Bank, MidAmerica Bank, Cardinal Growth, and Stark InvestmentsTWG Capital, Indianapolis, has announced it has entered into a $100 million financing with Fifth Third Bank, MidAmerica Bank, a group led by Cardinal Growth, L.P., and Stark Investments. The financing includes a new asset securitization facility