Products June 18, 2012

MFS Unveils New Brand Positioning

 MFS Investment Management unveiled its new brand positioning, Building Better Insights.
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To implement its rebranding, the firm is opening investment research offices in Hong Kong and São Paulo, establishing its first independent institutional sales office in Australia, expanding its market and investment commentary materials for clients, and enhancing its website.

The updated website will have a new universal landing page offering access to MFS’ market insights and commentary, and a “carousel” feature that delivers and rotates additional content from within a single page. It will also feature MFS’ new corporate logo, “infinite M,” which is a multidimensional shape with several pieces coming together to form a whole.

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Products June 18, 2012

ShareBuilder 401k Unveils Fee Calculator Website

A new website from ShareBuilder 401k allows companies to calculate and compare 401(k) plan fees.
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The site at www.401kFeeSaver.com features a free “fee checker” to calculates a 401(k) plan’s employee fee percentage. Employers enter their plan’s total assets (or average annual balance) and total investment product fees listed in their 401(k) plan fee disclosure document, and the checker produces an estimate and assessment of their plan’s fees.

“Now that sponsors will have a full accounting of their 401k fees with fee disclosure, many could be left wondering if they are paying too much,” said ShareBuilder 401k General Manager Stuart Robertson. “Our goal is to make it quick and easy for employers to review their company’s 401(k) plan and determine if they’re getting a good deal, or should consider a change.”

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Robertson said employers should aim to keep plan fees below one percent.

Employers can also submit their fee disclosure documents to 401kpros@sharebuilder.com, and within 48 hours, ShareBuilder 401k will return a breakout of potential cost savings for both employer-paid and employee-paid costs on an annual basis and over a five-year horizon.

 

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