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T. Rowe Price will be rolling out a new value-add series called “Pitch Points” to better serve the defined contribution (DC) adviser market.    

Russell Investments has launched a new series of benchmarks to reflect the global frontier market.

State Street Corporation has enhanced its wealth manager services capabilities.

Charles Schwab has created a Twitter account specifically designed for independent registered investment advisers (RIAs).

American Pension Services is introducing a 413(c) multiple-employer defined contribution plan, called “The Platinum 401k” program.   

Putnam Investments has announced the nationwide availability of Putnam 529 for America, its new adviser-sold 529 college savings plan.

Plan Fiduciary Services, Inc. is sponsoring the Affiliated Employers Retirement Savings Plan, a multiple-employer plan it says will lower plan administration costs.

Windham Capital Management revealed the “Windham Tactical Portfolio,” an active asset allocation strategy that uses proprietary risk measures to control exposures throughout market cycles.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG), a national independent retirement plan practice management, firm has enhanced its proprietary Scorecard System with the addition of Overlap, a holdings-based fiduciary analysis...

National Financial, a Fidelity Investments company and provider of custody and clearing services to broker/dealers, announced a suite of fee-based trading capabilities into its Streetscape brokerage workstation.

The SPARK Institute has released final information sharing standards and data records for lifetime income solutions that are used in retirement plans.

At the PLANADVISER National Conference in Orlando last week, the panelists were unanimous: it’s not a matter of “if,” but rather “when” retirement income products become mainstream.

The “Model Manager Exchange” (MMX) currently features 150 portfolios from 35 financial professionals.   

Ascensus and Pacific Life have teamed up to offer a new 401(k) program to address the needs of small-business plan sponsors.

Vanguard will reduce expense ratios on The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan by nearly half on some portfolios.

 The addition of a new Bank Deposit Portfolio across Fidelity’s five direct-sold 529 college savings plan begins today.  

FTSE Group and QS Investors, LLC, an independent investment firm, have launched the FTSE Diversification Based Investing (DBI) Index Series. 

ING Investment Management Americas has launched the ING Global Bond Collective Trust Fund.

ASPire Financial Services has added to its recordkeeping platform a VALIC product that it says offers participants a strong financial foundation, competitive yields, and greater assurance.

ProNvest, Inc., an online provider of retirement plan participant managed accounts, advice, and tools, has added Morningstar Associates to its platform.