Index of Marketplace News for the Year 2010

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2010 MARKETPLACE NEWS INDEX

• Transamerica Retirement Services Appoints Hughes as VP of Business Development
• DOL's ERISA Advisory Council to Meet August 31 and Solicits Nominations
• John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Hires Two Regional VPs
• RPAG Announces Newest Affiliated Member
• Fidelity Reports $22B in Defined Contribution Sales
• PSCA Unveils Comprehensive Communications Campaign
• David Jurczak Joins CPI Qualified Plan Consultants
• Financial Engines Named America's Largest RIA
• Transamerica Retirement Services Appoints New National Sales Director
• Principal Launches Fee Disclosure Website
• DailyAccess Makes ETFs Available on Platform
• Securian Offers Fiduciary Tools to Advisors and Employers
• CBIZ Acquires Retirement Plan Consulting Firm
• Newkirk and NewRiver Announce Joint Marketing Agreement
• Symetra Partners with CPI to Offer Daily Value Feature
• EPIC Advisors and Stadion Money Management Announce Partnership
• Pulse Logic Announces Results of National Study of TPAs
• Securian Launches Facebook Page
• RPAG Inks System Deal With OneAmerica
• Plan Sponsors Honored for Improving Plans for Employees
• Hewitt to Acquire Advisory Firm EnnisKnupp
• Transamerica Retirement Appoints Northeast Regional Vice President
• Hewitt to Merge With Aon in $4.9 Billion Transaction
• Diversified Introduces Mobile Solution for Retirement Plan Participants
• Captrust Accelerates Growth in Key Retirement Plan Markets
• LPL to Buy National Retirement Partners
• CalSTRS Selects BrightScope to Benchmark Target-Date Funds
• Victory Capital Releases Plan Fee Resource Guide
• Guardian Appoints Regional VP for Retirement Solutions Business
• Smart401k Releases New Education Center and Asset Allocation Tool
• McKay Hochman Announces Package Deal for Online Classes
• 401k Advisors Opens Florida Office
• FirstWest Benefit Solutions Hires Investment Analyst
• John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Launches 'Coach's Corner' to Help Advisers
• Lincoln Financial Names New National 401k Sales Manager
• ING Chosen to Provide Retirement Plan Services for QinetiQ North America
• New Wisconsin RIA to Focuses on Institutional Clients
• The Retirement Advantage Adds Two New Wholesalers
• Foundation Releases Details of New Fiduciary Standard of Care
• First Mercantile Adds to National Sales Team
• ExpertPlan Selects Standard & Poor's for Enrollment Kits
• Vanguard Plans Broad Expansion of Index Offerings
• Schwab's Retirement Plan CTF's Surpass $10 Billion in Assets
• OneAmerica to Acquire Retirement Consulting Firm McCready and Keene
• RPG Consultants and Folio Institutional Enter Strategic Relationship
• RPAG Unveils Newest Version of e401k Proposal RFP Software
• Financial Engines to Host Retirement Income Summit
• AllianceBernstein Launches Multimanager Target-Date Fund
• ExpertPlan Expands Into 401k Retirement Plan Consulting
• Fidelity Enhances iPhone App with Access to 401k and 403(b) Accounts
• New Company, PenChecks Missing Distributees, Formed
• Paychex Promotes 401k Automatic Enrollment With White Paper
• 401k Advisors Marks Ten-Year Anniversary
• Putnam Investments to Launch Suite of Multi-Cap Equity Funds
• Ascensus Launches Personalized Enrollment Mailer
• Nationwide Creates Team To Support Fee-Based Retirement Advisors
• Retirement Advantage Acquires Benefits Consulting Group
• First Mercantile Introduces New Enrollment Meeting Service
• Transamerica Retirement Appoints Southern Regional Vice President
• MassMutual Selected as Retirement Plan Provider for McLaren Health Care Corporation
• TIAA CREF Rolls Out Spanish-Language Website
• Putnam Investments Adds New 401k Participant Asset Allocation Tool
• ASPPA Expands Outreach to Investment Professionals
• Captrust Opens Dallas Office
• ABG Carolinas Partners With 401k Rekon
• SunTrust Adds Guaranteed Income Option To 401k Offering
• Merrill Lynch Enhances Small Businesses Retirement Plan Platform
• Vanguard Adds Fund To Target-Date Lineup
• PlanPerfect Using BrightScope Data To Benchmark Plans
• John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Announces Regional VP Moves
• CNM LLP Expands Plan Audit Practice to Include 403(b)'s
• Ascensus Wins $50 Million 401k Plan
• Great-West Retirement Services Expands National Sales Team
• RidgeWorth Launches New Fee Benchmarking Tool
• Yoshida Group Hires Phillips & Company To Advise Plan and Participants
• Texas Based Hutto Retirement Advisors Opens for Business
• Putnam Commits To Fee Transparency
• Social(k) SRI 401k Platform Opens West Coast Office
• Pensionmark Adds Offices in Houston, Boston, and Austin
• Smart401k Names New CEO
• CUNA To Use Synapses 401k Sponsor Profiles Tool
• Financial Engines Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
• 401k Advisors Expands Consulting Team
• Callan Expands Research Efforts Due To Increased Client Demand
• Senior Consultant Joins the Hyas Group
• MassMutual Retirement Enhances Product for $5 Million and Under Market
• Transamerica Announces New iPhone Capabilities for Retirement Plan Participants
• PenChecks Expands National Sales Team
• Transamerica Retirement Services Grows TPA Channel Team
• Mercer Launches Online Education Campaign "Retirement Road Trip"
• Paybridge to Integrate Payroll Within Mutual of Omaha Retirement Platform
• Newport Group Appoints New Head of Retirement Plan Sales
• Fidelity Unveils Bundled 401k for Distribution Through RIAs
• New Financial Advisor Symposium Called Team 401k Announced
• IRI Releases Retirement Planning Pyramid Tool
• MassMutual Retirement Services Introduces Online Virtual Site Visit
• First Mercantile Adds to Investment Analytics Group
• MassMutual Retirement Services Adds Four New Target Date Funds
• Great-West Appoints Additional Texas Regional Sales Director
• Great-West Retirement Seeking Growth in 403(b) Market
• Securian Retirement Offers Paperless Statement Option
• Jensen Investment Management Launches New Value Fund
• PenChecks Forms New Trust Company
• PEO Smart-Tek Signs Agreement With The Hardford to Offer 401k Plan
• Morningstar Launches Upgrade of Advisor Workstation
• RLP Capital Launches "Green" 401k
• Endowment Income Announces Investment Advisors Competition
• Victory Capital Management Launches New Institutional Share Class
• Great-West Announces Maxim Lifetime Funds Meet QDIA Standards
• Morningstar Launches Online Document Library
• Metlife Offers Form 5500 Filing Service for 403(b) Plans
• Northern Trust Announces New Collective Trust Funds for DC Plans
• Austin Firm Expands Into 401k Market
• Smart401k Releases New Retirement Planning Tool
• Financial Engines Prices Initial Public Offering
• Mutual of Omaha Introduces New 401k Investment Option
• The Standard Announces Additions to Retirement Plans Sales Team
• Callan Adds Capabilities to Performance Evaluation Program
• Independent Fiduciary Announces Final 2010 Fiduciary Symposia
• Recipient of 2010 Morningstar—ASPPA 401k Advisor Leadership Award Recognized
• Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Acquires Ftwilliam.com
• Paychex Opens 401k Services to Fee-based Advisors
• Hewitt Supports Legislative Action to Improve Fee Transparency
• ERISA Fiduciary Advisors Selected by Cypress Cove 403(b) Plan
• Retirement Plan Advisory Group Expands Tracking to ETFs
• Fidelity Continues to Add New Employers to Benefits Platform
• Mercer and Synapses Implement Personalized 401k Communications Pilot Program
• Schwab Adds New Roth IRA Conversion Resources for 401k Plan Participants; Others
• BrightScope Enters Strategic Partnership with Acceleration Retirement
• Diversified Investment Advisors Introduces "Mobile Solutions Lab"
• First Mercantile Adds to National Sales Team
• Arizona Selects TIAA-CREF for State 403(b) Supplemental Voluntary Retirement Plan
• Department of Labor's ERISA Advisory Council Announces First Meeting of 2010
• Ceridian Partners with ETF Recordkeeper Invest n Retire
• MassMutual Announces New Participant Statement
• Fwilliam.com Announces Release of Batch 55Autofill Feature
• ABG Carolinas Unveils New Low Cost 401k Program
• R.K. Schaaf Associates Obtains Investment from Silicon Valley Investment Banker
• Great-West Retirement Services Adds New 401k Sales Director
• Enron Savings Plan Begins Distribution from Newby Settlement
• Roth Conversion Portal Launched
• Integrated Retirement Initiatives Adds Two New Consultants
• Ftwilliam.com Introduces FtwLink 2.1
• RPG Consultants Expands Advisor Network
• PlanTools Releases Client Resource Center
• Blue Prairie Group Launches Fiduciary-Based Investment Consulting Report
• Newkirk Expands Gap Reporting and Communication Services
• Survey: DC Default Design and Plan Characteristics
• Moss Adams Releases White Paper to Help Fiduciaries Measure Plan Diversification
• Principal Makes Tools Available to Ease New Form 5500 Reporting Burden
• The Hartford Expands 403(b) Offering to Include TPA Serviced Plans
• Tools Introduced for Advisors to Help Plan Sponsors Deal with IRS Reporting Burden
• ASPPA and CFFP Form Education Partnership
• RidgeWorth Launches Dedicated Retirement Plan Advisor Website
• Great-West Retirement Services Launches SecureFoundation
• 401k Ethos - New Book Released for Plan Sponsors and Retirement Advisors
• MassMutual's Retirement Services Adds to Sales Team
• The Value Quotient Announces Fiduciary Product Release
• Millennium Trust Reports Record Growth of Automatic Rollover Solution
• WisdomTree to Close 10 ETFs
• EPIC Advisors Adds to Management Team
• Putnam Launches New Retirement Planning Platform to Drive Participant Savings
• 2009 Business Boomed for Social(k)
• ASPPA Backs President Obama's Proposal for Automatic IRA
• New York Life Replaces Retirement Plan Services Head
• Ftwilliam.com Announces Release of EFAST 2 Form 5500 Software
• U.S. Retirement Partners Acquires Florida Firm
• Law Firm Announces Class-Action Lawsuit Against Sterling Financial
• ShareBuilder 401k Unveils New Fee Program
• Financial Research Corporation Announces Two Key Appointments
• The Spark Institute Releases Final 5500 Guidelines for Multiple Vendor 403(b) Plans
• Great-West Appoints Florida Regional Sales Director
• BrightScope Unveils Personal 401k Fee Report
• Freedom One Financial Group Enhances Participant Platform
• ASPPA Adds Experts to Recordkeeper Certification Program
• Great-West Adds Six More Internal Wholesalers
• Winston & Strawn Adds Prominent ERISA Litigator to San Francisco Office
• Guardian Introduces Enhanced Awards Program for TPAs
• Archimedes Systems Names New Director of Retirement Planning Solutions
• Newport Group Appoints Two New Regional Directors
• Alliance Benefit Group Carolinas Absorbs Plans From First Sun Employee Benefits
• Great-West Names Director of Business Development for 401k Plans
• Dow Jones Indexes Announces Addition to Target Date Index Family
• Industry Veteran Joins ERISA Fiduciary Advisors
• Lincoln Trust Company Upgrades 401k Support
• Comperio Retirement Consulting Expands Into Pennsylvania
• Diversified Investment Advisors Names New 403(b) VP
• Kring Financial Launches 401kProAdvisor.com
• The Retirement Advantage Unveils New Brand Identity
• SPARK Institute Answers Questions About 403(b) Plan Materials, Schedules Webinar
• Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt Complete Merger to Form Towers Watson
• 401k ASP Rebrands With Name Change
• CPI Adds New Funds to Retirement Platform
• National Press Club to Host Media Briefing on 401k Survey

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