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Stewart Head of EMEA Client Mgt. at BNY Mellon; Franklin Templeton Names Two New Hires; BlackRock Appoints Powers Director/Trustee; Dillon Gage Names Friedman EVP

The two mostly widely held exchange-traded funds are from State Street Global Advisors.

Fidelity Investments did something last week that a decade ago most likely was not imaginable-or feasible.

Custom target date funds are beginning to proliferate at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts.

State Street to Develop Actively Managed ETFs; Investors (Again) Lose Faith in U.S. Equity Funds; Citi, Research Affiliates Expanding Bond Indices

Custom target-date funds are beginning to proliferate at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts. That's due to plan sponsors wanting to have greater control over what's in a fund and have access to a wider array of investments to put in them.

Just a few days after Bob Oros left Trust Company of America as national sales manager, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services has confirmed he will start next week as executive vice president of RIA sales and relationship management.

T. Rowe Price Group reported its fourth quarter 2011 results, including net revenues of $671.6 million, net income of $188.4 million, and diluted earnings per common share of $.73.

When Raymond James inked a $930 million deal to acquire Morgan Keegan’s brokerage earlier this month, it immediately sparked industry speculation as to whether Morgan Keegan’s financial advisor force would stay.

The cultural gap between banking and brokerage is something you need to try to overcome. Don’t wait for the branch manager to do it.