AUL Retirement Services launches ARTESYS® management account product
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Mary Hediger
For ARTESYS®
(314) 910-7895
mhediger@bigbangmktg.com
Beth King, APR
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
(317) 285-4168
beth.king@oneamerica.com
ST. LOUIS (April 7, 2010) -- The Retirement Services division of American United Life Insurance Company® (AUL ), a OneAmerica® company, today announced that it has made available St. Louis-based R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc.’s ARTESYS® management account product.
Artesys is playing a key role in AUL’s goal of increasing its position in the retirement services industry by showing retirement plan participants how their accounts can be more efficiently managed by a well-known investment advisor for a fee.
“As of today, every AUL retirement plan in America has access to Artesys,” said Robert T. Jones, chairman and CEO of Artesys. “The Regional Sales Directors who have been discussing Artesys are finding it beneficial in helping them broaden their base of business, as well as with attracting new financial professionals. With this nationwide launch, all AUL financial professionals have a differentiating product that meets the market demand for education and management advocacy with proven benefits.”
In preparation for the national rollout to AUL clients, the Artesys platform was field tested with participant enrollments in four AUL’s regional offices.
“We have already noticed from our regional implementation of Artesys that closing ratios have increased, and plan retention rates are rising as well,” said Bill Yoerger, senior vice president of the AUL Retirement Services division. “We’re very pleased with how the process has gone thus far and the technology is ready for widespread enrollments to begin.”
For more information about the ARTESYS® and AUL Retirement Services launch, please contact Robert T. Jones at (314) 783-5000, 1-800-587-2731or via e-mail at bob@artesysonline.com. Additional information also can be found at www.artesysonline.com or by calling the AUL Retirement Services National Sales desk at 1-866-313-7355 (SELL).
About Artesys®
Beginning in 1989, R.T. Jones Capital Equities, Inc. began offering a managed account option on qualified plans, which is now known as Artesys®. Through Artesys, qualified plan participants are given access to a money management approach based upon two noble-prize winning theories and backed by a performance track record of 10 years of returns. We provide a complete investing system with expert investment insight, and strategic and tactical based account management. Artesys offers five offensive portfolios and three defensive portfolios to meet the needs of plan participants with varying tolerances for risk.
Artesys, a product of R. T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor with the SEC under Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
About AUL Retirement Services
American United Life Insurance Company® (AUL) is the founding member of OneAmerica® and offers a wide range of products and services for retirement plans of individuals and employers. As a leader in the retirement services industry, AUL provides local service through a national network of experienced professionals focusing on the 401(k), 403(b) and 457 markets.
About AUL
American United Life Insurance Company® (AUL), a OneAmerica® company, is focused on providing a strong portfolio of products for individuals, families and small businesses. AUL uses a national network of experienced professionals utilizing an extensive menu of financial products, including life insurance, annuities and employee benefit plan products. The company helps consumers plan for tomorrow by helping to protect their financial futures.
About OneAmerica
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. The companies of OneAmerica® can trace their solid foundations back more than 130 years in the insurance and financial services marketplace.
OneAmerica’s nationwide network of companies offers a variety of products to serve the financial needs of their policyholders and other clients. These products include retirement plan products and services; individual life insurance, annuities, long-term care solutions and employee benefits. The goal of OneAmerica is to blend the strengths of each company to achieve greater collective results.
The products of the OneAmerica companies are distributed through a network of employees, agents, brokers and other distribution sources that are committed to increasing value to our policyholders by helping them plan to meet their financial goals.
Tax qualified retirement plans from American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) are funded by an AUL group annuity contract. While a participant in an annuity contract may benefit from additional investment and annuity related benefits under the annuity contract, any tax deferral is provided by the plan and not the annuity contract.
Registered group variable annuity contracts issued by AUL are distributed by OneAmerica Securities, Inc., Member FINRA, SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor, 433 N. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204, 1-877-285-3863, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of AUL.
Variable products are sold by prospectus. Both the product prospectus and underlying fund prospectuses can be obtained from your investment professional or by writing to 433 N. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204, 1-877-285-3863. Before investing, carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. The product prospectus and underlying fund prospectus contain this and other important information. Read the prospectuses carefully before investing.
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