DEALS/PEOPLE
CUNA Mutual Group Hires Strategic Accounts Head >
May 17, 2013 -- Chris
Phillips was hired as director of strategic accounts in the retirement plan
services division of CUNA Mutual Group.
INVESTING
Considering a Holistic Glide Path Solution >
May 16, 2013 -- In the current low-rate environment, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may want to implement a “holistic” glide path solution.
RESEARCH
CFP Board Aims to Boost Those Female Ranks >
May 16, 2013 -- The relatively small percentage of
women in the ranks of certified financial planners has spurred an initiative by
Certified Financial Planner Board (CFP)
of Standards Inc.
INVESTING
Pension Risk Transfer Attractiveness On Even Keel >
May 16, 2013 -- Even
through a waning rate environment, the relative attractiveness of annuitizing
pension liabilities stayed stable.
INVESTING
Mutual Fund Inflows Moderate in April >
May 16, 2013 -- Inflows for long-term mutual funds during April stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, according to a report from Morningstar, Inc.
PRODUCTS
Goldman Launches Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund >
May 16, 2013 -- Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund to bring alternative investments to a wider investor base.
DIVERSIONS
Summer Vacation Planning Gets Under Way >
May 16, 2013 -- The
summer vacation is alive and well for almost half the Americans surveyed by the
vacation site DreamPlanGo in Hopkins, Minnesota.
RESEARCH
Lessons From Australia’s Retirement System >
May 15, 2013 -- When it comes to retirement savings, the U.S. could learn a few things from The Land Down Under.
RESEARCH
Accumulation’s Done. Now What? >
May 15, 2013 -- How
much, and when, to make withdrawals from individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
in retirement was studied by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
RESEARCH
Plan Sponsors Use Social Media for Provider Data >
May 15, 2013 -- More plan sponsors are embracing social media to access plan-relevant information from multiple sources, a new study found.