Products July 5, 2011

Financial Benefits Network Launches Resource Portal

Financial Benefits Network (FBN) has launched a benefits resource portal that provides employers and employees access to corporate benefit information and personal finance educational materials.
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FBN says the portal was designed to help human resource professionals transition their activities from “transactional” to “strategic” and to go paperless by communicating all benefits information online. All employee benefit plan information, including forms and medical provider directories, is available in one place, the company announced.

FBC hopes that this service can free up time and demands on staff, and includes a financial education module that covers financial topics such as as saving, retirement, college planning, health, nutrition, and elder care.

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“Having spent over 30 years in the benefits industry I know the stress it can cause both employers and employees,” said Will Morris, founder and president of the FBN program. “The best remedy for undue stress is information, and the FBN system seeks to provide both parties with the information that will make their lives easier, in a quick and easy to access manner.”

More information on the portal is available here.

Products July 5, 2011

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Introduces OptionEase

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has expanded its Global Stock Plan Software suite with OptionEase, a stock plan administration tool for its partnered solutions offering.
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MSSB announced that its Global Stock Plan Services group will accept data from corporate clients using OptionEase, expanding its partnered solutions offering for clients who sponsor equity compensation plans. The tool allows sponsors to administer their equity compensation plans using their preferred software, and gives employees access to trade execution, online account resources, and personal support.  

“We offer our corporate clients the choice they want so they can achieve the maximum value from their plans,” said Julian Clark, Head of GSPS at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. “We’re excited to now be able to work with the OptionEase software and demonstrate the power of the partnered solution to a new set of clients and their employees.” 

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