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SEI has partnered with Allfunds Bank to offer a greater choice of investment solutions for Shariah investors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

UBS Global Asset Management has launched the UBS Fixed Income Opportunities Fund.

InvestorForce, Inc. and eVestment Alliance are expanding the partnership they formed last year, the two companies announced.

The Buckingham Family of Financial Services has acquired Advisors Access, a turnkey 401(k) program, from Capital Directions.  

TD Ameritrade Institutional has been collaborating with third-party technology providers in order to open its Application Programming Interface (API) with its VEO management platform.   

In retirement plans that offer Vanguard Financial Planning Services, participants nearing retirement now have free access to a Vanguard Certified Financial Planner.

Robinson & Associates, a Boise, Idaho-based company that helps advisers with client retention, is introducing the Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) calculator.  

Janus Capital Group has launched the Janus Global Bond Fund and Janus Emerging Markets Fund.

Van Eck Global has changed the name of its nuclear energy exchange-traded fund (ETF) to Market Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF.

Prudential Investments announced the launch of its Q Share class for select mutual funds; designed to meet fee transparency needs of group retirement plans.

Howard Capital Management (HCM) and Folio Institutional have made an arrangement to enable Folio-affiliated advisers and their clients to use HCM’s retirement plan analysis tool.  

WisdomTree is introducing the WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WDTI).

Everence Capital Management launched the MMA Praxis International Index Fund (MPLAX for Class A Shares, MPLIX for Class I Shares).

Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (HEMAX, HEMCX, HEMIX).

ProShares, a provider of alternative exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has launched what its says are the first "Volatility ETFs."

Western & Southern Financial Group’s member companies have introduced VAROOM -- Variable Annuity for Roll Over Only Money.

The TCW Group, Inc. announced the availability of the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund.

Van Eck Global has launched a new index-based, open-end mutual fund, the Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fund (tickers: CMCAX, COMIX, CMCYX).

Northern Trust has added functionality to its Trade Order Entry platform that it says will help automate private market investments and global funds.