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Prudential Financial has redesigned its Web site for retirement plan participants in an effort to make online retirement planning easier.

The Vanguard Group announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its fifth international ETF.

IndexIQ Inc. has agreed to provide indexing solutions to Advisor Partners LLC, a separate account manager serving the professional high end adviser market.

Harris Investment Management is now offering institutional investors a long equity portfolio geared toward the microcap U.S. equity market, an international equity product, and a long/short equity product.

An online payroll services firm is getting ready to bring a new online 401(k) offering to market.

John Hancock has added three new strategies to its target-risk Lifestyle portfolios, effective May 1, the company announced.

Claymore Advisors, LLC will be using Morningstar Super Sector Indexes for its new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the manufacturing, services and information sectors.

Through relationships with Oracle and Emerging Information Systems Inc. (EISI), Fidelity Investments will introduce customized and efficient customer relationship management (CRM) and financial planning systems for registered investment...

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company now offers participants in the firm’s defined contribution plans an annuity distribution option.

John Hancock Annuities has added three new asset allocation options from American Funds and Franklin Templeton to John Hancock Trust (JHT), the firm’s variable annuity investment platform.

401kDIRECT Network has introduced nine individual ETF collective investment funds (CIF) and three (Conservative, Balanced,&Growth) ETF CIF Strategy Portfolios that will be available to qualified plans.

T. Rowe Price unveiled an expanded financial intermediary Web site that provides streamlined access to institutional investment content and educational resources designed for client use.

Fidelity Investments last week announced the offering of three new enhanced index funds.

MassMutual Retirement Services' new PlanSmart is a bundled plan solution for plans with $1 million to $5 million in assets, the firm announced.

Charles Schwab has added 16 fund families to its Schwab Retirement Advisor Services platform, including BlackRock, JPMorgan Funds and LeggMason.

New SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs) include the first capitalization-weighted vehicle covering international small cap equities.

Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC has launched a new program for independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) offering support in the area of practice management, including planning and marketing.

The Online 401(k) is partnering with nine payroll firms around the country during the first quarter of 2007, enabling small businesses to access an independent, integrated payroll and...

Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NRS) has launched managed account and guaranteed balance products available to participants in NRS administered 457 plans.

Four bond exchange traded funds (ETF) from The Vanguard Group featuring expense ratios of 0.11% began trading Tuesday on the American Stock Exchange.