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401k Widgets' product line has been expanded to include a glossary, checklist, and FAQs.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Advisor Alliance program now has partnerships with 12 recordkeeping partners.

Barclays Capital has launched Barclays Capital Research for iPad, which provides the firm’s institutional clients with access to its research via iPad devices.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has developed applications for use on BlackBerry smartphones, which cover retirement income and life insurance topics.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).

Transamerica Retirement Services is launching TPA Choice, a suite of solutions that provides third party administrators (TPAs) the ability to customize how they work with Transamerica.

7Twelve Advisors, LLC launched the 7Twelve Balanced Fund.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has cross-listed four of its physically-backed precious metal products on the Mexican stock exchange, the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).

MSCI Inc. has launched three risk-based indices.

Actiance, a firm specializing in Internet-based security, management and compliance issues, has partnered with LinkedIn to broaden social media usage by financial service professionals.

Archimedes Systems has a new “RMD-Stretch IRA” modeling tool to help financial advisers and their clients better plan a retirement distribution strategy.

ProShares launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide inverse exposure to the U.S. Treasury market.

BCG Bankruptcy Retirement Plan Services and Millennium Trust Company have teamed up to offer rollover and termination services for retirement plans of bankrupt employers.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) is offering the Hueler Income Solutions platform to its plan sponsor member companies.

Asset manager Van Eck Global launched what it says is the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to give investors pure-play exposure to Europe’s largest economy.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., added the Westcore Funds family of mutual funds to its retirement plan platform.

FundQuest, a provider of wealth management solutions and investment research, has introduced the ActivePassive Portfolio Console.

Securian Retirement added six American Funds to separate account investment options through its qualified retirement plans.

Columbia Management launched two open-end mutual funds: the Columbia Absolute Return Multi-Strategy Fund and the Columbia Absolute Return Enhanced Multi-Strategy Fund.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management unveiled the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund.