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Human resources consultant Findley Davies Inc. has acquired the assets of Columbus Retirement Administrators.

John Hancock Funds has relaunched the Turner International Growth Fund as the John Hancock International Growth Equity Fund.

Employers who are thinking of terminating a frozen defined benefit plan (DB) must be aware of termination costs and administrative procedures.

Market76 rolled out the latest version of its adviser customer relationship management (CRM) platform, which fine-tunes mobility, data analytics and optimization, and collaboration.

Mesirow Financial rolled out a series of model portfolios on the Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) ModelxChange platform.

Pension Advisory Group Inc. (PAG) and Pro Financial Services (PFS) launched a group long-term disability insurance product for retirement plans.

Security Benefit Corporation released a series of reports suggesting fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products increase potential for retirement success.

Pentegra Retirement Services introduced a Web tool featuring Q&A’s with Pentegra specialists.

Employees are often struck with inertia when it comes to their 401(k) plans.

Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) introduced an insurance product that would continue contributions to employees’ retirement plans if they become disabled.

BCG Securities unveiled a newly designed website for plan sponsor clients.

Pioneer Investments launched a low-cost share class designed for inclusion in certain qualified defined contribution (DC) retirement plans.

Prudential Retirement added American Century Investments’ line-up of target-date funds to its guaranteed income solution for defined contribution (DC) plans.

A new blog shines a light on the weekly strategy meetings of J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s global fixed-income, currency and commodity group.

Gemini Fund Services LLC and Arrow Investment Advisors LLC have teamed to launch the Northern Lights ETF Trust.

National Financial Partners Corp. said it would begin providing resources for advisers to gain certification from the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX).

The Principal Financial Group created a website designed to make it easier for third-party administrators (TPAs) to manage client retirement plans online.

Diversified’s newly enhanced website, retire.divinvest.com, aims to improve defined contribution (DC) participant outcomes.

Putnam Investments unveiled a dedicated defined contribution investment only (DCIO) website for consultants, recordkeeping firms and investment research professionals.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch enhanced its Benefits Online site for participants with a new education center, home page redesign and mobile upgrades.