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Supply-demand imbalance to weigh on US yields: BlackRock
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
“The biggest dynamic is simply the lack of supply in fixed income,” a BlackRock executive said. “We are seeing something we have not seen for at least 25 years.”
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‘Toxic’ annuity market exists in UK: Report
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Under the current system, many new retirees from employer-sponsored plans fail to shop around for the best income annuity.
Sales mount for New York Life’s deferred income annuity
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
The nation's largest mutual insurer said Guaranteed Future Income is the “fastest growing annuity product solution in the company’s history.”
Capital One’s bid for ING Direct could be approved this week—or not
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Capital One said it would remain a “traditional bank” and hold just 1.5% of total U.S. deposits if the deal goes through.
Answers to the eternal question: What do women want?
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
A Hearts & Wallets study found that women tend to own fewer types of investment products than men, and have higher allocations to bank products.
The Bucket
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Brief or late-breaking items from the Retirement Income Industry Association, the Defined Contribution Institutional Investors Association, Lincoln Financial, and Prudential Retirement.
