Products & Services

AQR Capital Management, LLC has launched the AQR Momentum Indices, a new set of indexes that capture the returns of stocks that have positive "momentum."

Longview Financial Advisors, LLC, has launched Klear(k), a new retirement plan program that gives plan sponsors a way to access exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through FOLIOfn's investment platform.

MainStay Investments has adopted four equity mutual funds managed by Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.

Fidelity Investments now offers seven Calamos mutual funds on Fidelity Advisor 401(k), Fidelity's financial adviser-sold retirement platform.

Janus Capital Group Inc. said it launched the newly designed janus.com/advisor, targeted specifically for financial intermediaries.

In an effort to grow in the mid-market space, ING's U.S. Retirement Services operations launched a series of educational roundtable discussions for mid-market retirement plan consultants and registered...

Seligman TargetHorizon portfolios, a suite of target-date funds composed of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and managed by RiverSource Investments, has introduced a risk overlay strategy to help mitigate portfolio...

Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) has launched a Retirement Security program to protect retirement benefits in the 401(k), profit sharing, and defined benefit pension plans of law firm...

The Principal West Coast Equity Fund is now the Principal Capital Appreciation Fund (ticker: CMNWX).

BPAS, a Utica, New York-based administrator and consultant, has upgraded its call center and customer service representative (CSR) teams.

P&A Retirement Plan Services is expanding its open-architecture product matrix to focus on the fee-based adviser channel, the company said.

Fringe Benefit Group, provider of group benefit plans designed for hourly and part-time workers, has added the Nationwide Retirement Clear Advantage platform as one of the investment plan...

ALPS launched the Equal Sector Weight ETF (ticker: EQL).

Arnerich Massena&Associates, Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based independent investment consulting firm, has released the white paper "Not All Target-Date Portfolios Are Created Equal."

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) said it launched the Women Financial Advisors Forum (WFAF), a blog for women interested in becoming financial advisers at the firm.

The Hartford has announced a new cash balance program for small businesses and professional entities.

Morningstar, Inc.,added six new commodity categories, four new sector categories, and one broad commodity asset class to its proprietary classification system for mutual fund portfolios domiciled in the...

ProFunds Group launched what it said are the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) built to provide short and leveraged exposure to the Russell 3000 Index.

PIMCO launched the PIMCO Emerging Markets and Infrastructure Bond Fund.

The National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD) launched a new Web site that it said offers a more comprehensive members-only section.