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Vanguard will introduce a new fund to its Target Retirement Funds in early 2012, as well as merge two funds with similar asset allocations.

First National Bank of Omaha, the Nebraska Educational Savings Trust, and the State Treasurer announced the launch of the Bank Savings Investment Option, Nebraska's FDIC-insured 529 savings option.  

The Hartford is rolling out The Hartford Lifetime Income solution that can be delivered through 401(k) plans to provide participants with a guaranteed paycheck for life.

Flexible Plan Investments has launched a turnkey, open architecture 401(k) solution called Strategic Advantage 401k.

Lincoln Financial Group is rolling out the LVIP Protected Profile Funds, a target-date fund-of-funds investment option available through its micro-to-small market retirement plan solution.

John Hancock Funds has established a series of R share classes for many of its mutual funds.

FPA has launched an International Value Strategy, which will be available to institutions.

S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have launched a package of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia.

Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF, which offers investors exposure to Chinese renminbi (RMB)-denominated bonds, often referred to as “dim sum” bonds.

MFS Investment Management has launched the next module in its Advanced (k) practice management program for defined contribution advisers.  

Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) is offering reduced pricing for its ModelxChange service.   

LPL Financial Retirement Partners has added a comparison function to its suite of tools for retirement plan advisers.   

The guide provides an overview of the upcoming Department of Labor (DoL) regulations regarding fee disclosure requirements that service providers must provide to plan sponsors by April 1,...

Pershing Advisor Solutions, a BNY Mellon company, has published a white paper reviewing various independent registered investment adviser (RIA) models, to assist wirehouse advisers considering a change.  

Ashmore Investment Management Limited has launched the Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG), a retirement plan practice management firm, has developed training videos for its adviser members.    

Mutual of Omaha’s Retirement Plans Division has enhanced its Third Party Administrator (TPA) retirement product platform.

Morningstar's structured credit ratings business is introducing a residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) ratings and surveillance analytics service.

In an effort to meet the “war for talent” head-on, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is rolling out a series of enhancements to its 401(k) and other financial...

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has updated its variable annuity, the Accumulator, first introduced in 1995.