Products

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) has increased its sales support by adding eight regional vice presidents and a new internal sales desk with 10 sales associates.

Global index provider FTSE Group (FTSE) has licensed GlobalX Management Company to create a new exchange traded fund based on the FTSE Colombia 20 Index.

TD AMERITRADE Institutional released Veo Next Generation, the first in a series of enhancements to its technology platform.

INTECH Investment Management LLC has announced the formal launch of its Market Neutral strategy.

PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund, "designed to help fixed-income investors seize opportunities created by dramatic shifts in the global economy."

Van Kampen Funds Inc., a subsidiary of Van Kampen Investments Inc., has announced the launch of the Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation (GTAA) Fund.

The 403(b) Company offers a 403(b) Administrator service that can help sponsors get through Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DoL) plan audits.

Invesco Aim launched an enhanced Invesco Aim PlanForward Module 3 Benchmarking and Reviewing 401(k) Plans.

vWise Inc. has announced the launch of its new SmartPlan Advisor system.

Morningstar, Inc., has announced plans to provide what it calls "investor-centric, analyst-driven qualitative research and ratings" for European and Asian funds.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced the official debut of the MassMutual RetireSmart Academy.

The Hartford has launched the Sales Assistant's Corner, an online resource to meet the professional needs of sales assistants.

The Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation will require a total of nine college-level courses for students starting the program on or after October 1, 2009.

Curian Capital, LLC, has expanded its Custom Style Portfolios with the addition of an alternatives asset class.

Recordkeeper ExpertPlan has partnered with Riverton, Utah-based American Pension Services, Inc., to support self-directed retirement plans, including IRAs.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has published a new white paper exploring factors that help make retirement advisers successful and the correlation between adviser success and plan sponsor satisfaction.

The Principal Financial Group has unveiled new tools to help plans comply with new disclosure mandates for the Form 5500 and new requirements for retirement plan financial statements...

A new firm has formed with the goal of educating employees about their 401(k) retirement plans.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., has launched a new educational campaign to help financial advisers review retirement plan clients' needs, improve plan designs, and enhance employee participation.

The Janus Capital Group is exiting the institutional money market business after deciding its money market offerings have not achieved the size necessary to be sufficiently profitable.