Products & Services

Great-West Retirement Services today introduced the Maxim Lifetime Asset Allocation Series.

ProFunds Group announced the launch of four ProShares ETFs (exchange-traded funds).

The MetLife Broker-Dealer Group has launched an electronic business processing system for its broker/dealer operations known as eApp (electronic application) and eApp with electronic signature option.

Baring Asset Management announced the launch of an international small-cap product for institutional investors in the U.S.

Financial Engines launched Financial Engines Retirement Plan, a personalized statement giving individualized advice to participants about investments, savings, and retirement income.

Prudential Retirement released a white paper that said target-date funds should be changed to include guaranteed income features.

VALIC, a 403(b) plan provider, said it intends to participate in the IRS 403(b) prototype program.

MetLife launched a Web site with tools and informational resources aimed at helping employers and benefits brokers most effectively communicate with employees during benefits enrollment season.

A book from MetLife aims to provide strategies to help brokers and employers control costs and maximize their benefits dollars as they strive to meet the needs of...

Invesco Aim announced the launch of AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (ABRZX), which uses a proprietary risk management process with the potential to generate consistent returns in any economic...

Pershing said it has added Neuberger Berman, The Hartford Mutual Funds, and T. Rowe Price to FundVest, Pershing's mutual fund platform.

Pershing said it expanded its suite of managed account solutions to provide advisers with access to a diverse list of money managers and a broad spectrum of managed...

DWS Investments - Americas, the U.S. retail unit of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division, unveiled the DWS Fee Transparency Report.

John Hancock launched AnnuityNote, which the company said is designed to bring "guaranteed income to a broader market beyond the reach of traditional variable annuities."

Transamerica Retirement Services announced a new service, Plan Administration Service Support (PASS), which gives plan sponsors the opportunity to delegate day-to-day plan administration responsibilities to Transamerica.

Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc., introduced the Managed DB Financial Advisor Resource Guide to assist retirement plan advisers in their efforts to meet the retirement program needs of defined...

Federated Investors, Inc., announced a definitive agreement with Touchstone Advisors, Inc. under which Federated will acquire certain assets related to the management of Touchstone Value Opportunities Fund and...

Thrive Income Distribution System, LLC, in partnership with the Retirement Income Solutions Enterprise (RISE), has launched a turnkey planning and selling system designed to help advisers grow a...

A sample plan amendment to suspend safe harbor non-elective contributions was released by ftwilliam.com, a plan document, government forms, and administration software provider.

The Hartford introduced the SMART529 Education Planner, which features a database of annual costs, updated bi-annually, for approximately 3,800 colleges and universities.