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Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions

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The agreement will help Morgan Stanley at Work deliver services to small-business retirement plans.

Morgan Stanley is expanding its partnership with Denver-based Empower Retirement, a large record keeper, to offer a wider array of services in its adviser-sold plans for businesses with retirement plan assets under $50 million.

Through its Morgan Stanley at Work suite of solutions, the company said the joint effort will include access to its stock plan administration services. It will also result in co-branded digital solutions and capabilities, streamlined administration for plan sponsors and financial advisers, and favorable administrative pricing terms through Morgan Stanley.

[More: Empower’s $3.55 billion deal with Prudential makes the 401(k) world a lot smaller]

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