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February 15, 2012 at 09:20 AM
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC) and Putnam Investments said Wednesday that Merrill’s retirement-plan program has been expanded to include Putnam Investments for those business clients with $5 million to $50 million in assets in their defined-contribution plans.
Merrill’s Advisor Alliance program, which includes investment services, recordkeeping and retirement-plan administration services, now includes offerings from 13 defined-contribution companies. According to BofA, the program serves more than 1 million plan participants from more than 40,000 businesses.
“As with our other alliance partners, Putnam shares our commitment to employee wellness and retirement readiness,” said Rich Linton, head of business-retirement solutions for Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, in a statement.
“Putnam has thoughtfully designed a plan-participant experience that simplifies turning a savings strategy into retirement income. Its tools complement the education and guidance that are such an important part of our Financial Advisors value proposition,” Linton explained. One such resource now available to Merrill’s 17,000-plus advisors and their business clients is the Lifetime Income Analysis Tool, for instance.
