Products June 22, 2009

Denver Firm Releases Target-date Fund Oversight System

UAT, a Denver-based technology and consulting company, has unveiled Unified Compliance and Control System (UCCS), a pre-trade compliance and real-time risk management system it says will bolster the oversight of sub-advised target-date funds.
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UAT said in a press release that UCCS will give sponsor firms and fund executives a new tool for monitoring target weightings and maintaining proper limits around target-date fund allocations.

“The kind of enhanced oversight UCCS affords will go a long way toward protecting target-date funds from undesirable asset allocation drift,” said Tom Warren, president of UAT, Inc. in the announcement. “It’s like a GPS for target-date funds…know where you are, know where you need to go.”

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UAT asserted its UCCS provides fiduciary control, lower brokerage costs, and improved investment performance for organizations utilizing external asset management, including insurance companies, pension plans, bank trust groups, 401(k) providers, mutual fund companies, foundations, and endowments.

 

  For more information on UCCS, visit www.uatinc.com.

 

Products June 22, 2009

Transamerica Launches 401(k) Business-Building Workshop for Advisers

Transamerica Retirement Services unveiled an audio tool to help financial advisers build and maintain profitable business in the growing small-plan retirement market.
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This CD workshop, “401(k) Business Building Workshop for Financial Advisors,” provides advisers with tools or solutions that can be immediately implemented into their business development efforts and help them take advantage of the opportunities available in the 401(k) plan market, according to a Transamerica press release.

“Having worked with some of the retirement industry’s most successful financial advisers, Transamerica has a deep understanding of how beneficial a well-structured 401(k) plan practice can be for all involved,” said Stig Nybo, president of Transamerica Retirement Services, in the release. “The 401(k) Business Building Workshop gives advisers access to this knowledge so that they can take advantage of the tremendous opportunities to expand their business.”

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The hour-long audio workshop is divided into seven topics to help advisers understand the opportunities in the 401(k) market and walk them through strategies that they can immediately use to successfully build their business, the company said. The workshop topics include:

  1. Why sell a 401(k)?
  2. Define your 401(k) value proposition.
  3. Identify your target prospect and learn where to find them.
  4. Learn creative prospecting and prospect tracking.
  5. Plan your approach.
  6. Effectively communicate your value and follow-up.
  7. Our coaching and accountability.

Financial advisers can request a copy at 888.401.5826 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Advisers who have previously worked with Transamerica Retirement Services can download the audio files at

Financial advisers can request a copy at 888.401.5826 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Advisers who have previously worked with Transamerica Retirement Services can download the audio files at www.TA-Retirement.com.

 

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