Fund Administration

Wells Fargo Funds Management Acquires SIFE

Wells Fargo Funds Management Acquires SIFE Wells Fargo Funds Management has acquired SIFE, the advisor, administrator and distributor of the SIFE Trust Fund which will become the Wells Fargo SIFE Specialized Financial Services Fund, with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Northwest Mutual Funds Eyes Merger

Northwest Mutual Funds Eyes Merger Northwest Mutual Funds wants to merge the Northwest Specialty Resource Fund into Northwest Specialty Equity Fund, pending unitholder and regulatory approval.3 Plansponsor.com

AFBA 5Star Funds Increases its Family

Northwest Mutual Funds Eyes Merger Northwest Mutual Funds wants to merge the Northwest Specialty Resource Fund into Northwest Specialty Equity Fund, pending unitholder and regulatory approval.3 Plansponsor.comAFBA 5Star Funds Increases its Family AFBA 5Star Funds has recently added the AFBA

TD Waterhouse Gives IFAs Internet Access to Account Information

TD Waterhouse Institutional Services today unveiled VeoExpress, a downloadable application (applet) that allows advisors to combine the online functionality of Veo, the firm's proprietary Internet based account management and trading platform, with the power of their desktop for more intensive

BNP Paribas Streamlines Flagship Asian Fund Range

BNP Paribas Asset Management has streamlined Parvest, its flagship Luxembourg fund. The fund, which has since its creation in 1990 spawned 77 sub funds covering all major asset classes and markets, is distributed in 22 countries. This unwieldy structure was

Fortis Dons the Hair Shirt Again

Fortis, the Belgo Dutch bancassurance group, which starred in the 2002 Global Custodian Offshore Fund Administration survey, has a reputation for conservatism belied by its exposure to the hedge fund business. Hammered by a mixture of bad debts, bond defaults