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ING said it broadly supports investing in guaranteed lifetime income options within a retirement plan and strongly encourages employers to add this type of feature to their plans.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., has introduced 401KIncome, a public policy proposal that it said “provides incentives for the funding of guaranteed retirement income while strengthening the current employer-sponsored...

As responses to a request for public comment on use of lifetime income solutions in retirement plans continue to be submitted, a trade group has weighed in with...

The 2010 ERISA Advisory Council will study whether the audit requirement and financial reporting model contained in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) §§ 103 and 104...

The House GOP Savings Recovery Solutions Group wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to oppose proposals that would affect private-sector defined contribution retirement...

Things might be looking up on Wall Street, but a new survey found 84% of Americans still fret about their finances.

An employee benefits consulting firm announced it is offering an open-architecture arrangement to allow plans to select from more than 800 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) when developing an investment...

Independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) who custody assets with TD AMERITRADE Institutional now have access to the Valuation Analyzer, an online tool to help advisers estimate their firm’s...

Ivy Funds has launched an asset allocation product that focuses its equity allocation on small- and mid-cap companies around the world.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced it has acquired The Bostonian Group Insurance Agency, Inc., and Bostonian Solutions, Inc.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents to a survey commissioned by TD AMERITRADE reported they are either a little or far behind financially in terms of preparation for retirement.

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired John Low as regional vice president in the company’s Central Region.

Guggenheim Partners has unveiled three Transparent Value mutual funds.

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) urged the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) against requiring sponsors to feature annuities as distribution options and toward providing a genuine safe harbor...

MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division has announced three executive appointments, including poaches from OneAmerica and The Principal.

Markov Processes International (MPI), which specializes in providing technology in the institutional and high-net-worth space, is now making available a Web-based manager research and reporting tool for all...

In comments to the Department of Labor (DoL), TIAA-CREF announced its support for giving workers access to annuities in retirement plans.

Kelly Marshall has been appointed head of Investment Product Management at Putnam Investments.

Dow Jones Indexes has announced the addition of four new indexes to its family of Dow Jones RBP Indexes.

The average U.S. employee will need 15.7 times their final pay in retirement resources to maintain their current standard of living during retirement, according to a new analysis...