Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Few organizations seem to understand the ascendancy of "open architecture" better than the Retirement Income Industry Association, whose mantra is "the view across the silos." Here's a report on its Spring Conference, held this week.
Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Using "non-Gaussian" analysis, Jim Otar has created a benchmark for evaluating retirement savings vehicles--and discovered that cautious savers might want to hold fewer equities.
Wed, Mar 09, 2011
Speaking at the 2011 Morningstar/Ibbotson Conference in Orlando, Roger Ibbotson (above) described low-liquidity as a largely unrecognized source of alpha in stocks and mutual funds.
Wed, Mar 02, 2011
Together, PIMCO's TIPS-based managed payout funds and MetLife's longevity insurance mitigate two big retirement risks: inflation risk and the risk of outliving one’s savings.
Putnam Investments CEO Robert Reynolds called for a new lifetime income regulatory body and announced a decumulation tool for Putnam funds in a speech at the RIIA meeting this week.
The Retirement Income Industry Association, led by Francois Gadenne, has published the third edition of the text for its RMA certification program, and the first issue of The Retirement Management Journal.
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
The bad news: America’s households owe even more than the federal government does. The good news: U.S. household net worth—assets minus liabilities--is almost $57 trillion.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Outside of Lake Wobegon, not all advisors are above average—especially when it comes to success in capturing rollover money.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
MetLife named Steven Kandarian as its new president and CEO. In 2006, as CIO, he divested MetLife's aging Manhattan apartment complexes for $5.4 billion. They are now valued at $1.8 billion.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
ERISA experts Fred Reish and Bruce Ashton offer guidelines for fiduciaries who consider offering a guaranteed lifetime income option within employer-sponsored retirement plan.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Late-breaking or short items from Mutual of Omaha, EBRI, Jackson National Life, Nationwide Financial, and Principal Financial.
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