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MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced the official debut of the MassMutual RetireSmart Academy.

The Hartford has launched the Sales Assistant's Corner, an online resource to meet the professional needs of sales assistants.

The Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation will require a total of nine college-level courses for students starting the program on or after October 1, 2009.

Curian Capital, LLC, has expanded its Custom Style Portfolios with the addition of an alternatives asset class.

Recordkeeper ExpertPlan has partnered with Riverton, Utah-based American Pension Services, Inc., to support self-directed retirement plans, including IRAs.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has published a new white paper exploring factors that help make retirement advisers successful and the correlation between adviser success and plan sponsor satisfaction.

The Principal Financial Group has unveiled new tools to help plans comply with new disclosure mandates for the Form 5500 and new requirements for retirement plan financial statements...

A new firm has formed with the goal of educating employees about their 401(k) retirement plans.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., has launched a new educational campaign to help financial advisers review retirement plan clients' needs, improve plan designs, and enhance employee participation.

The Janus Capital Group is exiting the institutional money market business after deciding its money market offerings have not achieved the size necessary to be sufficiently profitable.

Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC, and Archimedes Systems, Inc., released the Roth IRA Conversion Optimizer for financial advisers.

Geneos Wealth Management announced the latest improvement to its technology platform, Artesian CRM 3.0.

For advisers interested in selling or learning more about long-term care insurance, SellingLTC.com offers a free resource center.

Northern Trust announced Tuesday the scheduled closing of Northern Exchange Traded Shares (NETS) traded on NYSE Arca for February 20.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (symbol: BWZ) and the SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF...

T. Rowe price unveiled a Web resource for advisers, featuring customizable and downloadable data to the firm's mutual funds.

The Hartford is launching an electronic application process for its SMART529 accounts.

ijoin has introduced a new turnkey 401(k) enrollment solution it says will offer greater efficiency and effectiveness while helping participants make sound investment choices.

ProNvest Inc. has rolled out a new service designed to assist plan sponsors with their fiduciary liability in offering managed accounts.

Charles Schwab&Co. has launched Real Life Retirement Services, to provide practical help for people making the transition to retirement.