Products & Services

John Hancock’s practice management platform, Build4Success, will now include a third-party valuation and coaching services for its top 250 advisers.

ING launched RetireWithING.com to help people make informed decisions about retirement, while allowing them to consult with a retirement professional if they want personal guidance.

Research firm Dorsey Wright & Associates has written a report, “Guggenheim Funds UIT Report;” the first Unit Investment Trust (UIT) resource of many Guggenheim and Dorsey Wright plan to...

Through a relationship with Ibbotson Associates, TIAA-CREF will offer plan sponsors an additional option for independent, third-party fiduciary services.

MFS Investment Management has launched MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund and MFS Absolute Return Fund.

The MetLife Mature Market Institute, in conjunction with WISER (Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement), designed a retirement planning guide specifically for women.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company is launching the Retirement Gateway, a group variable annuity to fund retirement plans for the small- to mid-size market.

ProShares unveiled what it says is the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States that provides inverse exposure to the investment grade corporate bond market.

TIAA-CREF is expanding its endowment management business with the launch of Covariance Capital Management.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has introduced RetireSmart Ready; a tool to help participants calculate and implement saving rates and asset allocation strategies.

Beginning in April, plan sponsors will be able to produce plan menus that provide access to 20 strategies internally managed by Hedgeable.

The Dreyfus Corporation launched the Dreyfus Total Emerging Markets Fund.

eRollover announced it will provide the U.S. open-end mutual fund platform from Morningstar to its members to research trailing performance.

Vanguard filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an actively managed emerging markets equity fund.

Invesco has rolled out PlanForward Foundations, a series of toolkits designed to help financial advisers grow their defined contribution (DC) business.

Buck Consultants is offering advisers global research and expertise on asset allocation policy and fund manager selection for pension plans and endowments. 

Deutsche Bank and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC have launched six exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to the foreign sovereign bond futures.

Prudential Investments added two mutual funds to its real estate offerings.

Jackson National Life Insurance Company developed an online tool to help advisers build customized investment portfolios for their clients.  

Brinker Capital created the Crystal Strategy 1, which focuses on bringing diversification, transparency, and liquidity to alternative investments.