Products January 11, 2011

AUL Retirement Services Adopts Advent Software

The retirement services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) announced today that it will offer Advent Custodial Data (ACD) to its advisers.  
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Advent Custodial Data (ACD), Advent Software’s custodial data aggregation service, will be available to registered investment advisers (RIA) in AUL’s distribution network. Specifically, AUL will provide daily feeds to Advent, allowing RIA’s who use Advent’s industry-standard software to more efficiently and actively manage the accounts of their clients.

AUL is the founding member of OneAmerica and offers products and services for retirement plans of individuals and employers, focusing on the 401(k), 403(b) and 457 markets.

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Products January 11, 2011

Principal Shares 2010 Best Practices Practices Guide

When the going gets tough, the best employers stand by their employees – and they’re willing to share how.
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Today the Principal Financial Group released a “best practices” guide drawn from the experiences and practices of the Principal 10 Best Companies (see Principal 10 Best Stand Firm on Benefit Commitment).

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Titled “Standing by Employees during Tough Times,” the guide includes a benchmarking chart of the benefits that contribute to employee financial security by the 2010 “10 Best” compared with national averages, as well as tips for maintaining benefits, case studies, and checklists that can help employers fine-tune their benefits programs. 

And, for the first time, this year the guide also showcases how the winners work with financial professionals to design, manage and maximize their benefit investments.

The guide is available at no charge at http://www.principal.com/bestguide

The Principal 10 Best Companies is a national program that recognizes small- and medium-sized companies that excel at giving their employees a financial edge. Entries for the 2010 recognition will be accepted beginning February 1, 2011. For more information, visit http://www.principal.com/10best.

 

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