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Equinox Fund Management, LLC, a sponsor of alternative investment funds, released the Equinox Commodity Strategy Fund.

John Hancock Mutual Funds is releasing three new equity funds that are managed by the U.S. Core Value Equity team at John Hancock Asset Management.

The Principal Financial Group announced that its third party administrator (TPA) installation expense allowance program will now run through the end of 2011.

Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. has expanded its international exchange-traded fund (ETF) suite with the Guggenheim ABC High Dividend ETF.

DST Retirement Solutions has hired Ian Sheridan as division vice president to implement its new Retirement Income Information Clearing & Calculation (RICC) offering.

Lord, Abbett & Co. and Wilshire Associates announced the joint release of Pro Active Income Solutions, portfolios designed to deliver targeted income through an active overlay. 

MetLife is expanding its workplace financial and retirement educational programs with a series of workshops covering an array of financial topics, known as PlanSmart.

Financial advisory firm Aperio Group LLC has partnered with Aquinas Associates to develop a portfolio that adheres to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) socially responsive investing...

Advisers in the DC Advisory program at UBS Financial Services Inc. will receive fee benchmarking services from Fiduciary Benchmarks, in partnership with BlackRock.

Principal Funds is launching the Web site Preferredsecurities.com as a place for advisers to learn about the potential of investing with preferred securities.  

The TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2055 Fund is designed to meet the needs of investors who are currently18 to 22 years old and plan to retire in or around 2055.

The Windham Investment Risk Cycle strategy was designed to measure the interactions between global markets and determine how fragile one may be.

For employees with stock options or nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans at work, myStockOptions.com and myNQDC.com are offering guidance on how to successfully save for college.

PNC Institutional Investments has expanded its relationship with Morningstar Associates to offer managed accounts in its defined contribution (DC) platform.

TIAA-CREF has collaborated with the Center for Due Diligence (CFDD) and PlanTools to create the Advisor Network.   

A recently published white paper from MetLife offers guidance for advisers about how to help clients transition from the accumulation phase to the drawdown phase in retirement.  

Minnesota Life recently added two Ivy Funds Variable Insurance Portfolios (VIPs) to Waddell & Reed Advisors' products. 

VALIC is introducing Plan Essentials, a comprehensive platform of investment products and services in partnership with Mesirow Financial.

ING has expanded its fiduciary services to help defined contribution plan sponsors better navigate their responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Putnam has introduced an iPhone application allows participants to find savings opportunities through comparison shopping, and then immediately direct that savings to their 401(k) account.