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Index of Marketplace News Archive for the Year 2010

The following is an index of Marketplace News for the year 2010 contained in the 401khelpcenter.com database. Most current releases are at the top. The press release URL contains the date of the release.

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2010 MARKETPLACE NEWS INDEX

  • DOL Announces Appointments for 2011 ERISA Advisory Council
  • MassMutual Publishes White Paper on Roth Retirement Plan Conversions
  • Captrust Expanding With Another Strategic Acquisition
  • NTSAA & ASPPA to Launch New Magazine for 403(b) Plan Advisors
  • ProManage Names New Chief Investment Officer
  • 401k Rekon Introduces Seminar Sponsor Rewards Program
  • MassMutual Adds $15 Million Gyrodata Inc. 401k to Book
  • First Allied Hires ERISA Attorney to Lead Pension Services Team
  • MassMutual Sponsors Webinar to Help Demystify World of 403(b) Regulations
  • Multnomah Group Adds Senior Consultant
  • DCIO Market Growth Predicted Between 2010 and 2015
  • Diversified Investment Advisors Adds Sales Executive for West Coast and Hawaii
  • Mid Atlantic Trust Company Announces the Launch of ModelxChange
  • RidgeWorth Adds DCIO National Sales Manager
  • Newkirk Enhances Participant Fee Disclosure Services
  • BB&T Adds Fixed-Annuity Option to 401k Product
  • Arnerich Massena Names New Director of Institutional Services
  • Fred Barstein Resigns as CEO of 401kexchange
  • Plan Size Influences 401k Plan Fees
  • SPARK Institute Releases Data on Support for Lifetime Income Standards
  • Roland|Criss Launches Center to Promote Fiduciary Excellence
  • Mobile Fee Benchmarking App Announced
  • The Principal Unveils Mobile Planning Tools for Participants, Advisors
  • David Castellani Appointed Head of New York Life Retirement Plan Services
  • Securian Retirement and 401k Advisors Offer Fiduciary Risk Management Program
  • ESG Focused Funds Outperform Traditional Funds According to Study
  • MassMutual Launches Enhanced Plan Document Management Solution for TPAs
  • Putnam Cuts Expense Ratios in Absolute Return Funds up to 54 Percent
  • PenChecks Announces Recent Distributions and 1099R Outsource Clients
  • Great-West Retirement Takes Steps to Grow TPA Business
  • Pulse Logic Announces Completion of 2010 Retirement Plan TPA Study
  • Charles Schwab Expands DCIO Sales Team
  • Legg Mason Creates a Retirement Advisory Council
  • Prudential Introduces FDIC Insured Deposit Account for 401k Clients
  • MassMutual Retirement Services Readies New Participant Website
  • Indiana Consulting Firm Nyhart Introduces New 401k Product
  • National Investment Managers to Sell for $48 Million in Cash
  • Fiduciary360 Names New Washington Based Senior Policy Analyst
  • Goldleaf Partners Opens Regional Sales And Service Office
  • CPI Adds ETFs to Retirement Platform
  • Hand Benefits and Trust Hires Institutional Trust Consultant
  • ShareBuilder Revamps 401k Retirement Plan Product
  • Arnerich Massena Hires New General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Sentinel Benefits and Geller Group Combine
  • Nationwide Adds Five 401k Field Service Reps
  • Schwab Adds International Fund to Collective Investment Suite
  • MassMutual Adds Lyman Products to 401k Client Roster
  • Lincoln Financial Adds Regional 401k Sales Director
  • ShareBuilder 401k Adds Tiered Allocation Services
  • EPIC Advisors Announces Transition of Top Officers
  • CEFEX Enhances Investment Advisor Certification Program
  • RPAG's "Knowledge Center" Gets a Makeover
  • CFDD Launches In-Plan Participant Advice Research Project
  • BPAS Launches Major Upgrade of DC System Website
  • Newport Introduces Personal Account Aggregation Feature
  • MassMutual Retirement Services to Host RetireSmart Participant Seminar
  • AT&T Selects Fidelity Investments as Sole Retirement Provider
  • 401kDIRECT and Matrix Financial Team Up on Workshops for Advisors and TPAs
  • Lincoln Financial Adds Regional Sales Director
  • BlackRock, SunGard Create DC Plan Lifetime Retirement Income Solution
  • DOL and AICPA Launch Website Highlighting Small Business Retirement Solutions
  • TD Ameritrade Expands Retirement Plan Solutions for Advisors and TPAs
  • DOL's ERISA Advisory Council to Meet Nov. 3-4, 2010
  • Quarles & Brady Adds New Employee Benefits Attorney
  • Thomas Finnegan Elected ASPPA President
  • NEA Member Benefits to Offer Still River's Retirement Planning Software
  • The Hartford Launches New DC Retirement Plan Educational Program
  • PlanTools Releases 408(b)(2) Disclosure Reporting Solution
  • ASPPA to Release TPA Owner Survey
  • BLAZE SSI and McKay Hochman Announce Affiliation
  • DOL Issues Final 401k Fee and Expense Disclosure Rule
  • MassMutual Hosts Webinar to Help TPAs Understand Fee Disclosure Requirements
  • Putnam Announces New 401k Fee and Expense Disclosure
  • ASPPA & NTSAA Petition DOL for 403(b) Plan 5500 Filing Relief
  • New Book Shows 401k Salespeople How to Close More Deals
  • BrightScope Launches New 401k Data Product
  • Newkirk Launches QDIA Notice Service
  • ASPPA Enhances Service Provider Certification
  • Franklin Templeton Expands Investment-Only Team to Address Retirement Marketplace
  • Pulse Logic Announces New TPA Best Practices Survey
  • Lincoln Financial Enhances Retirement Plan Services Technology
  • Great-West Retirement Appoints Sales Executive in Pittsburgh
  • ASPPA Urges DOL to Issue Form 5500 Extension
  • Aon Completes Merger With Hewitt
  • PSCA Announces the 2010 Signature Award Winners
  • ASPPA and Morningstar Accepting Nominations for 401k Advisor Award
  • RPAG Enhances Platform With Fiduciary Analysis Tool
  • Ascensus and Pacific Life Join Forces on Small Business 401k Program
  • Retirement Plan Veteran Forms Atlanta Based Southeastern Fiduciary Services
  • Vanguard to Simplify Diversification in Target-Date Funds
  • Transamerica Retirement Services Names New Western Regional VP
  • ProNvest Adds Morningstar Associates to Platform
  • 401k Rekon Announces 2011 Symposiums
  • Morningstar Introduces Report Studio for Customized Investment Report Communications
  • McDonald's Corporation Named Plan Sponsor of the Year
  • Chartis Introduces Fiduciary Liability Insurance for Plan Fiduciaries
  • CPI Introduces Investment Fiduciary Protection Program
  • Purdue University Chooses Fidelity for 403(b) Plan
  • DOL's ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Teleconference
  • New York Life Introduces Participant Retirement Planning Program
  • Retirement Alliance Rolls Out SmartPlan Enterprise
  • Ackley Associates Announce New Retirement Education Program
  • Cardinal Pension Outsources 1099R Processing to PenChecks
  • PSCA Releases 53rd Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401k Plans
  • Newkirk Enhances Participant Investment Services
  • MassMutual Retirement Services to Host TPA Symposium
  • CPI Retirement Adds Delaware Investments Funds to Platform
  • Prudential Launches IPS Scorecard Tool
  • Fidelity Reduces Pricing on Retirement Annuity
  • Financial Research Corporation to Provide Variable Annuity Tools
  • Great-West Retirement Services Adds Regional Sales Director for Rocky Mountain Market
  • Transamerica Retirement Services Enhances Investment Line-up
  • Diversified Investment Advisors Launches Facebook Page
  • John Hancock to Expand Retirement Planning Platform
  • John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Hosts Webcasts With Fred Reish
  • Chatham Partners Launches QDIA and DCIO Studies
  • Transamerica Asset Management Will Introduce Value Fund in Fall
  • EPIC Advisors Hires Sales Manager
  • Hand Benefits Appoints Two Sub-Advisors for Target-Date Collective Trusts
  • Hewitt Associates Completes Acquisition of EnnisKnupp
  • Ancora Advisors Introduces Open Architecture 401k Product
  • Firm Seeks Retirement Advisors to Participate in Marketing Effectiveness Survey
  • DailyAccess Awarded IFLC's Five-Star Fiduciary Fitness Ranking
  • Web-Based Mutual Fund Selection Tool Launched by Investment Risk Management Systems
  • The Hartford Seeks Larger Share of 401k Middle Market
  • Wolters Kluwer Releases New Automated Amendment Module
  • CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Opens Birmingham Office
  • DailyAccess Adds Two Regional Sales Directors
  • Smart401k Releases Webinar on Participant Investment Advice
  • Sentinel Benefits Opens North Carolina Sales Office
  • John Hancock Offering Both 'To' and 'Through' Target-Date Funds
  • SEI Adds 15 Clients, $2.5 Billion In New Institutional Assets
  • Financial Research Corporation Announces Key Leadership Changes
  • U.S. Retirement Partners Acquires Texas Benefits Firm
  • TIAA-CREF Selected by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools as 403(b) Provider
  • The Payroll Company to Offer Multiple-Employer 401k
  • Vanguard Introduces Low-Cost Target-Date Fund
  • MassMutual Retirement Launches Online Demonstration Portal
  • RPAG Adds MPI's Stylus Web Tool to Scorecard
  • BB&T Introduces FDIC-Insured Deposit Program for 401k Plans
  • 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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