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 Roughly half of all U.S. households that control more than a third of U.S. financial assets are attracted to lifetime-guaranteed income—even if returns are low.   

New York Life Retirement Plan Services has enhanced its Client Access website, with upgrades to plan participation and contribution dashboards for each plan sponsor.

An analysis from the Social Security Administration (SSA) shows how income replacement in retirement decreases over time.

Baby Boomer voters, ages 50 to 64, who are still working are pessimistic about retirement, an AARP survey found.

Proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings from Mercer will be included in client reports related to manager searches and performance.  

An additional 21 investment options from Securian Retirement offer diversity to advisers looking for more choices for retirement plan clients. 

Commonwealth Financial Network, a privately held independent broker/dealer, revamped its public-facing website at www.commonwealth.com.

A true understanding of longevity risk is the needed catalyst for U.S. corporate pension plans to more actively adopt de-risking strategies, according to Prudential.

Reporting capabilities for Form PF were added to the alternatives product suite of services for J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services.

Schwab Advisor Services scheduled ‘Insight to Action’ training classes that focus on strategic planning, client profitability, transitioning the team and technology.

Russell Investments unveiled a series of six target-duration liability-driven investing (LDI) commingled trust funds.

Although the majority of defined contribution (DC) plan participants say a DC plan is their primary retirement savings account, they are not putting enough in.

Embedding in-plan guaranteed retirement income options in defined contribution (DC) plans is a key solution to improve DC plan participants’ overall retirement preparedness, a white paper asserts. 

The Retirement Services division of MassMutual enhanced its defined contribution (DC) plan participant statements to help paint a clearer picture of participant retirement readiness.

The Department of Labor (DOL) disclosure requirements have pulled back the curtain on fees paid to service providers by retirement plans, a white paper contends.

Defined benefit (DB) plans experienced the worst decrease in funded status in the 12 years since Milliman Inc. began tracking it.

Negative domestic and international returns may have caused U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe to lose 1.5% at the median in the second quarter.

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