Investment Product and Service Launches
PGIM Investments to acquire Green Harvest Asset Management; ProShares launches first U.S. Bitcoin-linked ETF; Pacific Life introduces Invesco V.I. defined outcome funds; and more.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Broadridge enhances fiduciary toolkit for advisers; GoalPath makes managed accounts available on iJoin; BlackRock announces option to include annuities in target-date strategies; and more.
Employees and Employers Are Paying Attention to Annuities
Research from SRI anticipates the annuity market to grow as much as 30% by 2025.
Next-Generation Retirement Plans Will Deliver Customized Retirement Income Solutions
PGIM says evolving technology will enable plan sponsors and advisers to deliver on this promise.
Despite Reservations, Sponsors’ Interest in Annuities is Growing
Advisers should be educated about annuities and how to analyze them to help plan sponsors decide the best products to use.
The Role of Guaranteed Minimum Benefit Riders in In-Plan Annuities
With some riders, participants can enjoy the upside of the market with downside protection.
Gen X Facing the Stark Reality of Retirement
More than any other generation, its members are receptive to in-plan guarantees.
Interim Final Lifetime Income Illustration Rule Published by DOL
The interim final rule includes assumptions plan administrators must use to calculate estimated lifetime benefit payments to be included on retirement plan participant statements.
SECURE Act Is No Lifetime Income Free-For-All
One analyst argues the landmark legislation’s lifetime income disclosure requirement may prove to be more influential than the annuity selection safe harbor.
Legislative and Judicial Actions
With LDI, DC Plans Can Address Individuals’ Retirement Obstacles
Americans in LIMRA Survey Prefer Lifetime Income Over Lump Sums
More than half say they would prefer guaranteed income of $660 a month over a $120,000 lump sum, LIMRA SRI found in a survey.
Exploring How Sponsors Can Offer Guaranteed Lifetime Income
One option is through a profit sharing plan that invests the money in an annuity once a participant retires.
24 Financial Service Companies Form Alliance for Lifetime Income
The objective is to educate Americans about the importance of protected lifetime income solutions.
Advisers Want Improved Annuity Options for Clients
Three-quarters of advisers believe they understand annuities well, yet of that number, 62% say their clients do not.
New Plan From OneAmerica Offers Participants Guaranteed Lifetime Income
“OnePension is a good fit at the workplace for plan sponsors wanting to provide participants an annuity (guaranteed lifetime income) to ensure that employees, once their working career is finished, have retirement income,” says Pete Welsh, vice president and managing principal, OneAmerica Retirement Services.
Single Female Retirees Worry the Most About Longevity Risk
Forty percent of single retirees overall do not think their savings will be enough if they reach age 90.
Nearly Three-Quarters of Americans Value Guaranteed Income
Seventy percent believe their advisers have a responsibility to discuss guaranteed lifetime income products with them.