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Fifth Third Bank announced changes to its retirement planning site in response to feedback it collected through surveys, focus groups, and other interactions with its 401(k) clients.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has expanded its retirement plan offerings with a new product “designed by and for retirement plan specialist advisors.” 

The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) has released a three-course 401(k) Day campaign that encourages employers to promote the benefits of saving for retirement year-round.

ADP has established a Strategic Advisory Services group, dedicated to advising clients on their benefits administration services.

UBS Investment Bank introduced 12 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) linked to the daily performance of an index in the S&P 500 VIX Futures Index Series, which began...

The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC) is encouraging plan sponsors to begin offering plan participants more options for generating retirement income.

John Hancock Annuities has launched “Inflation Guard,” an annuity that combines a principal guarantee with the ability to help protect the purchasing power of retirement assets from the...

Charles Schwab has created Schwab Intelligent Integration solutions for independent registered investment advisers (RIAs). 

M&I Institutional Trust Services is rolling out PlanView, an interactive online enhancement that enables retirement plan sponsors and advisers to evaluate plan and participant metrics.

The SPARK Institute released its final version of data layouts for sharing investment-specific information for non-registered investment products that retirement plan administrators must disclose to participants under the...

Putnam Investments has enabled its shareholders to access its Web content by scanning a code on their quarterly statements with a smart phone.

MSCI Inc. has announced the launch of the MSCI Overseas China Indices.

Wells Fargo & Company has made an agreement to acquire LaCrosse Global Fund Services from Cargill, pending regulatory approval in several jurisdictions.

New York Life Retirement Plan Services has redesigned its plan sponsor and adviser Web site.

Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) is hoping to increase its presence in the retirement plan marketplace with its new Partnership Program.

Summit Alliance Financial has partnered with Michael G. Goldstein and W. Garrett McDaniel, to form a new division, Summit Alliance Executive Benefits, LLC.

Including a retirement plan provider’s affiliated funds as part of a plan’s investment lineup is not a fiduciary conflict of interest or prohibited transaction under ERISA, writes ERISA...

Longfellow Advisors, a Boston-based retirement plan consulting and advisory firm, has launched its Web site at www.longfellowadvisors.com.

Self Directed IRA Services, Inc. has implemented InnoTrust, Innovest Systems’ trust and wealth management platform.  

Janus Capital Group Inc. announced the launched of Janus Aspen Moderate Allocation Portfolio, which aims to provide investors with moderate growth through its investments in other Janus mutual...