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Mercer has launched an online retirement planning and education program for 401(k) plan participants to better prepare them for their financial future.

OppenheimerFunds Inc. (OFI) plans to unveil a new brand and visual identity.

Socialite, a social media platform from Actiance that allows people in regulated industries to share content and delegate access, has several new features.

TIAA-CREF’s white paper, “Prepared for Life: Managing Your Plan to Drive Retirement Readiness,” examines best practices to improve retirement plan outcomes.

Plan Outcome Assessment will analyze defined contribution (DC) plans to help plan sponsors gauge their participants’ retirement readiness. 

Participants of retirement plans with higher education institutions are saving more than their corporate counterparts, says a new report from Transamerica Retirement Solutions.

Schwab Retirement Plan Services announced they will add Morningstar Associates LLC  as a managed account provider for their Schwab Index Advantage service.

The Stable Value Investment Association (SVIA) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding stable value guaranteed insurance accounts. 

FRA/PlanTools began a blog for plan sponsors and advisers with original content on the fiduciary obligations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is launching an addition to its suite of plan health and retirement readiness resources.

The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) released a white paper that examines how to design investment menus for defined contribution (DC) plans.

In seeking to expand within the retirement market, SEI has partnered with Rothschild Asset Management to offer a suite of collective investment trusts (CITs). 

BlackRock turned to registered investment advisers (RIAs) for help in developing its new exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 

The Principal Deferred Income Annuity, a new product, offers a flexible premium and the option to delay the start of income payments.

TIAA-CREF launched the TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund (TIOIX, TIOTX, TIOSX, TIOPX).

Lodestar is an interactive global market intelligence platform that allows users to explore and customize more than 20 years’ worth of Cerulli research data.

The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) has begun its 56th Annual Survey questionnaire, which will examine trends with defined contribution (DC) plans.

Enhanced resources on the website of Prime Advisors Inc. include portfolio access, assets under management, market updates, recent company events, industry presentations and publications.

New York Life lowered the initial premium payment for its Guaranteed Future Income Annuity (GFIA), from $10,000, to $5,000.

Next week, Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS) Frontline program will re-air a documentary called “The Retirement Gamble.”