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• At the Bell; AIM adds Roth option to Solo 401(k).(Late News)

  - 2006-01-16

  AIM Investments added a designated Roth 401k contribution option to its Solo 401k program last Thursday that allows plan participants to begin making designated contributions to the plan. To add the Roth contribution to the plan, sponsors are required to amend...

  Tags: 401(k), Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp., NASD, Tenet

• News Briefs: SSgA assets up $200 billion as other firms report gains.(News Briefs)

  - 2005-01-24

  State Street Global Advisors had a record $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, up from $1.2 trillion in the previous quarter, according to parent State Street Corp.'s quarterly earnings report. The increase was credited to new business and increased stock prices. ...

  Tags: 401(k), asset, Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, investor, Mellon Financial Corp., Mercer, State Street Corp., Xcel, Xcel Energy Inc.

• Mellon taps into wealth-management market in Rhode Island.

  - 2004-09-08

  By David McPherson, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 8--Seeking to do more business with Rhode Island's wealthy, Mellon Financial Corp. yesterday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire The Providence Group Investment Advisory Co. ...

  Tags: Banking, Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp., Providence

• BenefitNews.com connect

  - 2004-09-01

  House votes for Rx imports, FDA claims safety concerns The U.S. House of Representatives voted July 13 to permit Americans to buy less-expensive prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, but the Bush administration remains opposed to such a move. The green-light provision was included in a funding...

  Tags: Benefits, FDA, FINANCE, Government, HEALTHCARE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp., stock

• PFP Briefs

  - 2004-08-09

  STUDY SAYS TECH FIRMS SLASH OPTION GRANTS: The high-tech industry has decreased its use of broad-based stock option grants by approximately 15 percent to 20 percent, according to two studies by Mellon Financial Corp.'s Human Resources & Investor Solutions business. "These findings are among the first empirical evidence...

  Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp., scholarship, stock, Taxes

• Special Focus: Hedge Funds - Acquisition: Mellon finds hedge fund firm to satisfy its client base.

  - 2004-07-19

  In a bid to profit from the pension fund community's growing desire to invest in hedge funds, Mellon Financial Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evaluation Associates Capital Markets EACM, the US hedge fund firm that manages $2.7bn of hedge fund-of-funds. "The hedge fund-of-funds business has...

  Tags: acquisition, Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp.

• U.S. technology companies cut back on stock options.

  - 2004-07-08

  By Mark Schwanhausser, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 8--Technology companies are getting much stingier with stock options -- especially with rank-and-file workers. A Mellon Financial survey released Wednesday indicates tech companies nationwide have slashed...

  Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Mellon Financial Corp., San Jose Mercury News, stock, survey, worker

• Investor Withdraws Lawsuit against Mellon Financial's Dreyfus Corp.

  - 2004-06-18

  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 18--Mellon Financial's Dreyfus Corp. unit said an investor who sued the mutual fund operator in December over marketing and distribution fees has withdrawn the lawsuit. The investor had challenged the so-called 12b-1 fees...

  Tags: Benefits, Dreyfus Corp., FINANCE, Investment, investor, lawsuit, Mellon Financial Corp.

• Met inks 350,000 s/f deal

  - 2004-06-02

  In what seems to be another win for the midtown market, Mellon Financial Corp. has decided to renew and expand its 310,000 s/f lease at 200 Park Ave. The asset management and consulting services firm had reportedly been considering less expensive locations downtown, but in the end decided to stay...

  Tags: Benefits, Dreyfus Corp., FINANCE, Investment, Mellon Financial Corp., Outsourcing, Transportation

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard Off the Street Column.

  - 2003-06-23

  By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 23--Tales of small investors losing their shirts after throwing money into exotic investments they don't understand are a dime a dozen. Pension funds responsible for providing safe, dependable retirement income for...

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