Products November 17, 2011

Russell Brings Adviser Site to Mobile Devices

Russell Investments has introduced a mobile application based on its adviser-facing website.
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Russell Investments launched Helpingadvisors.com in 2009 to provide its adviser clients with tools and insights to better serve their own clients, and to help them build successful practices (see “Russell Launches Site To Help Advisers”).

The new mobile app features some of the most popular components of the Helping Advisors site, Russell says, including the Economic Recovery Dashboard (now called the Economic Indicators Dashboard), which can help advisers evaluate the economy in the wake of the global financial crisis, the Helping Advisors blog and the Business Cycle Index.

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These and other elements are now tablet-friendly.

Deals & People November 17, 2011

ASPire Expands DC Sales Team

ASPire Financial Services has hired Eddie Griffin as Regional Director of Sales in the Northeast Region.
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Griffin joins ASPire from Expert Plan, where he led sales in the Northeast Region and managed several national accounts. Griffin will report to Lou Bachetti, Head of Sales and Distribution, who joined ASPire in September.

“The addition of Eddie Griffin is a great fit for ASPire given Eddie’s many relationships and track record in sales growth,” said Lou Bachetti. “It is an important step in the initial phases of the expansion and build out our distribution model. ASPire is well positioned to grow market share with RIAs, TPAs, advisers and broker/dealers.”

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Founded in 2002 and rebranded in 2009 (see “Tampa Recordkeeper Rebrands”), ASPire Financial Services provides recordkeeping services and communications platform solutions to the retirement plan industry. With offices are in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Denver, the company has more than $4 billion of recordkeeping assets, 150,000 participants and 5,000 retirement plans.

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