Most participants did not believe that the process was fair to all parties and were not satisfied with the outcome.
The two firms are paying out almost $850,000 to settle cases involving clients burned by Gregory Horton.
Passive management for target date funds means stronger results for investors, according to a study.
Productivity rose 1.8% over the final quarter of 2007, a significant drop from the 6% increase achieved in the third quarter.
The hedge fund, its adviser, founder and two employees will pay a combined $40 million for an illegal late-trading scheme.
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has endorsed President George W. Bush 2009 budget proposal.
The non-manufacturing sector saw its biggest one-month drop since they started keeping record in June 1998.
One money manager and two exchange operators posted profits in the fourth quarter, while an insurer's earnings headed south.
Sun Life Financial's U.S. division announced the creation of a new group and a change in leadership.
Iowa will be the first state to join an initiative to provide customers with plain-English disclosures on fixed and indexed annuities.
