Index of Marketplace News for the Year 2007

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2007 MARKETPLACE NEWS INDEX

• Labor Department Announces FY 2007 Enforcement Results
• ExpertPlan Develops Private Label 401k Product with Brock Asset Management
• The Hartford Makes Another Retirement Business Acquisition
• Book Provides Fiduciaries with Guidance When Choosing Professional Advisors
• CitiStreet Expands Fiduciary Services
• RolloverSystems to Provide Rollover Services to DailyAccess Retirement Plan Clients
• The Hartford Agrees to Acquire Sun Life Retirement Services
• Paycor and UNIFI Team Up to Offer Retirement Plan Options
• Synapses Opens Facility to Meet 401k Education Material Demand
• MassMutual Retirement Adds to TPA Sales Team
• AIM Investments Launches New Retirement Marketing Tool
• Prudential Retirement Selected to Manage $35 million Retirement Plan
• DOL Bars West Virginia Investment Advisor from Providing Service to Employee Benefit Plans
• Thomson Tax Integrates Payroll Software with Online 401k
• Ftwilliam.com Announces Release of 2007 Form 5500 Software
• Fi360 and RBC Dain Announce Partnership
• Prudential to Acquire Part of Union Bank of California Retirement Book
• RPG Consultants to Add ETFs in 401ks
• Standard Register Selects Financial Engines to Provide Managed Accounts
• ExpertPlan Partners with AccountantsWorld to Launch Retirement Relief 401k Platform
• CAPTRUST Announces New Advisory Board Member
• AFS Financial Group to Offer Enhanced 401k Consulting Services
• Sandy McCarthy Named President of CitiStreet
• Metrics Partners Announces 401kAds
• Financial Engines Reaches $15 Billion in Managed Accounts
• Wolf Popper LLP Files 401k Class Action Against Citigroup
• NIPA Business Management Conference Expected to be the Largest Ever
• Hewitt Augments 401k Services with Rollover Resource
• The Online 401k Expands Retirement Network
• Index Fund Based 401k Platform Launched
• Meritis and FI360 Announce Strategic Affiliation
• BISYS Retirement Services Now Called Ascensus
• Ftwilliam.com Announces Development of DC Plan Testing Module
• AMF Bowling Selects Great-West Retirement to Manage 401k Plan
• CPI Opens Boston Consulting Office
• ASPPA Develops Standards of Practice for Recordkeepers Certification
• Don Trone Appointed to Head Coast Guard Leadership Institute
• Synapses Provides CBA with Plan-Level Analytics Tools
• Institute for Pension Plan Management Partners with ASPPA
• Commonwealth Partners with 401k Producer Services
• First Mercantile Launches LifeStyle Target Date Fund Series
• Principal Helps Fiduciaries Navigate Complex Requirements
• CitiStreet Enhances Participant Web
• Barclays Global Investors Introduces SponsorMatch
• Lincoln Financial Launches Small-to-Mid Size Plan Product
• Financial Engines Signs 200th Managed Account Sponsor
• WisdomTree Launches EFT Based 401k Platform
• Council Formed to Promote Fiduciary Excellence
• Fiduciary Benchmarks Launches New Service for Retirement Plan Industry
• PSCA Announces the 2007 Signature Award Winners
• Fidelity Launches Suite of New Retirement Income Products
• Book "Insider's Guide to DOL Audits" Released
• MassMutual Launches DC Fiduciary Warranty and Third-Party Certification
• ExpertPlan Develops Private Label 401k Program
• TDAX Funds Launches Target Date ETFs
• First Mercantile Appoints Two New Regional Sales Directors
• Transamerica Enhances Wirehouse Financial Adviser Support
• The Standard Announces Fee Education Campaign for Retirement Plan Participants
• Trone to Focus on Foundation for Fiduciary Studies; Aikin Named CEO of fi360
• Great-West Retirement Services Appoints Three 401k Regional Sales Directors
• National Retirement Partners Starts Next Round of Acquisition
• CitiStreet Enhances Service for Managed Accounts
• Envestnet Partners with Business Logic to Offer Managed Accounts in DC Market
• Invest n Retire Adds Select Rydex ETFs to Platform
• Delaware Investments Launches New Collective Trust Products
• Mercer Launches New Global Brand Initiative
• Hewitt Launches Defined Contribution Consulting Practice
• Fidelity and SunGard Enhance Integrated Trading and Custody Platform
• ExpertPlan Opens First Regional Office
• Advisors Access 401k Platform Introduced
• Fidelity Launches Online Retirement Income Planning Tool For Financial Advisors
• Mercer HR Services and Financial Engines Expand Alliance
• John Hancock Introduces New Program and Tools to Help 401k Participants
• Reliance Trust to Provide Custodian Services for BenefitStreet's ETF 401k Platform
• National Retirement Partners Expands With 16 New Members
• Victory Capital Management Launches New Retirement Plan Share Class
• ASPPA Announces ASPPA 401k Leadership Award
• CEFEX Establishes Advisory Council
• MassMutual Will Introduce Fiduciary Warranty
• Texas Technology Company Selects Invest N Retire Platform
• Bionostics Uses Synapses Retirement Income Report Tool
• BLAZE SSI Releases Profit Sharing Allocation Product
• Prudential Names New President of Retirement Business
• ICC Plan Solutions Completes Major Online Enrollment Kit Upgrade
• Metrics Announces New Product Connecting TPAs with Retirement Plan Producers
• Pentegra Retirement Services to Offer SSgA Index Funds
• Cowden Associates Reveals State of the Region's 401k Plans
• National Retirement Partners Releases Study On Target Date Funds
• New Firm, Fiduciary Risk Management, Launches
• TMark Release White Page on Target Date Funds
• 401k Advisors Introduces System to Measure Performance of Asset Allocation Portfolios
• Dalbar and Foundation for Fiduciary Studies Agree to Create QDIA Workshop
• SunTrust Introduces "GamePlan" Retirement Service
• MetLife and ProManage Form Alliance
• Great-West to Assume Franklin Templeton 401k Recordkeeping Business
• "Auto-Everything" Seen as Key Feature Affecting Retirement Marketplace over Next Three Years
• Average 401k Account Grew 8.7 Percent Annually Over 7-Year Period
• ABG to Host 401k Service Training Program
• Multnomah Group Expands into Northern California
• The Standard to Acquire DPA and MasterPlan Advisors
• NAPFA Challenges The DOL To Adopt Tougher ERISA Disclosures
• Twelve Trade Associations Support Improved 401k Disclosure
• CAPTRUST Completes Acquisition of Atlantic Capital Management
• Dow Chemical to Modernize U.S. Retirement Program
• TagData (Technical Answer Group) Acquired by Wolters Kluwer
• Trust Builders Launch New Batch Gap Illustration Tool
• Wachovia Launches New Retirement Income Program
• SurePayroll to Offer Small Business 401k
• Transamerica Retirement Services Expands 401k Distribution
• Five New Recordkeeping Firms Join CIKR
• John Hancock Unit Developing 401k Rollover Solution Program
• The Online 401k Partners With Two Additional Financial Advisors
• MainStay to Launch Target Date Retirement Fund Series
• White Paper Released on Financial Advisor Best Practices
• New Fiduciary Education Campaign Announced by Presidium Retirement Advisers
• CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Enhances Participant Internet Site
• ExpertPlan Jumps into Mid to Large Size Retirement Market, Hires Industry Veteran
• Employee Benefits Institute of America Acquired by Thomson Tax & Accounting
• First Mercantile and Scott & Stringfellow Co-Brand Small Business Retirement Product
• Great-West Managed Account Program Surpasses $1 Billion Mark
• Brasseler USA Sees Employee Contribution Increase With Retirement Income Report Tool
• Ftwilliam.com Integratres Form 5500 Software With Aspen Publishers 5500 Preparer's Manual
• ShareBuilder Launches the '1% Goal' to Combat Excessive 401k Fees
• Independent 401k Plan Recordkeepers Form CIKR
• UNIFI to Help Plan Sponsors with Fiduciary Investment Requirements
• InterOcean Wealth Management Introduces Fiduciary Protection Service
• The Online 401k Upgrades Integrated Customer Relationship Management Platform
• Individual Registration Opens for the CFDD's 2007 Advisor Conference
• ING Enhances Rollover Tool to Enable Employees to Rollover Assets Online
• Metrics Partners Achieves 401k Electronic Marketing Milestone
• Transamerica Adds Two New Fund Families to its Retirement Plan Offering
• The Online 401k Partners With Two Financial Advisors
• BenefitStreet Launches Direct Exchange Traded Fund 401k Platform
• National Retirement Partners Expands Footprint in Midwest
• ASPPA and DOL Jointly Host Employee Benefits Conference
• Greenwich Associates Report "Choosing The Right Investment Consultant" Available
• Social(k) to Divest Retirement Funds from Fidelity Over Sudan
• Organizations Join Forces to Help Fee-Only Advisors Follow 'Fiduciary Adviser' Standard
• Fiduciary Training & Tools for Retirement Advisors Offered Free Sessions
• 401kDIRECT Network Launches New ETF CIF Retirement Funds
• Financial Engines Reaches $10 Billion in Managed Accounts
• UNIFI Launches Fiduciary Investment Safeguard
• MassMutual Introduces PlanSmart for $1 to $5 Million Market
• ExpertPlan Signs Three Key Accounts in First Quarter
• Ftwilliam.com Announces the Release of a Plan Highlights Document
• Boyd Gaming Selects CitiStreet As 401k Administrator
• T. Rowe Price Names DC Industry Veteran to Head Retirement Plan Services
• AllianceBernstein Bolsters National DC Sales Team
• XTF Advisors Enters 401k Market with Mutual Funds of ETFs
• ARUP Laboratories Selects Prudent Investor Advisors to Manage Retirement Plan
• G | Fiduciary, LLC and 401k ASP Unveil the "G | Index"
• American Business Taking Steps to Engage Workers on Retirement Issues
• Castner Josephs Retirement Group Implements New Marketing Program
• PensionOnline Announces Acquisition of iQuikpay
• PSCA Begins Year-Round Campaign to Celebrate 401k Plans
• WisdomTree Investments Establishes Division to Target 401k Market
• Fidelity Reports Record Growth In Advisor 401k Business
• JennisonDryden Names Michael Rosenberg to Lead Defined Contribution Business
• AllianceBernstein Launches New Target-Date Retirement Portfolios
• Schwab Completes Acquisition of The 401k Company
• Firm Launches Service Suite That Determines 401k Plan Effectiveness
• 401k Plan Participant Bill of Rights Announced by The Online 401k
• National Retirement Partners Selects RolloverSystems for Automate Rollovers
• Dressbarn, Inc. Selects CitiStreet as 401k Administrator
• Morningstar Launches Asset Allocation Module for Principia
• Retirement Plan Providers Ready for Rule 22c-2 Compliance Deadline
• Schwab Launches 2050 Target-Date Fund for Retirement Plans
• New Product Launched to Provide Web-hosted Fiduciary Compliance Tools
• Wachovia Launches New Online Pension Protection Act Resource Center for Retirement Clients
• American Benefits Council Stresses Importance of 401k Fee Disclosure Rules
• Roland|Criss Introduces Fiduciary Risk Tool for Retirement Plan Sponsors
• The Online 401k Announces Plan Sponsor's Bill of Rights
• Wachovia Enhances Retirement Offerings
• John Hancock Creates New Retirement Income and Rollover Solutions Business Unit
• Intercare Acquires Retirement Planning Firm SFG Benefits Financial
• Perspective Partners Launches Outcomes-oriented Reporting
• AllianceBernstein Investments Joins RolloverSystems Network
• National Retirement Partners Announces Broker/Dealer Acquisition
• Benefit Plans Plus Promotes Julie Martin to Senior Account Manager
• The Hartford Launches Education Campaign on the Pension Protection Act
• The Standard Opens New Retirement Plans Office in Charlotte
• ExpertPlan Grows 40% in 2006; Appoints New CEO
• Great-West Retirement Services to Pilot Automated Rollovers
• AIG SunAmerica Announces Major Enhancement to 401k Product
• The Online 401k's Partnerships with Independent Payroll Providers
• National Planning Corporation Launches ETF-Based 401k Program
• SunGard Announces Joint Marketing of Rollover Services with WMSI
• The Online 401k Launches Public Campaign to Spotlight Hidden 401k Fees
• First-of-its-Kind "Retirement Credential Survey" Announced
• DALBAR Announces Enhancements to 401k Adviser Certification and Fiduciary Adviser Network
• DWS Scudder Unveils Enhanced Plan Sponsor Website
• 401k Fee Benchmarking Book Released
• Principal Financial Group and Balance Point Form Alliance
• Social(k) Retirement Platform Sees Growth
• Founder of RolloverSystems Leaves Firm
• JPMorgan Hires Two to Accelerate Retirement and DC Business
• Roland|Criss Fiduciary Services Opens Los Angeles Office
• Sanders Booze Capital Advisors Launches New Fiduciary Navigator Program
• Pension Law Shifts Retirement Plan Participation Equation
• Newkirk Adds Gap Analysis to Targeted Communications Suite
• CAPTRUST Completes Acquisition of Plan Advisory Services
• Ryder to Freeze U.S. Pension Plan and Offer Enhanced 401k Plan
• CPI Opens Seattle Consulting Office
• SaveDaily Introduces Revised 401k Statement Extraction Tool
• Invest n Retire Adds WisdomTree ETFs to Platform
• Mellon Capital Launches Lifecycle Funds
• Ann Combs to Join The Vanguard Group

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