Retirement Income News

By Editorial Staff Wed, Jul 1, 2026

Empower to buy Milliman's retirement businesses; Ford offers Hueler’s Income Solutions platform as 401(k) distribution option; U.S. Treasury selects two BlackRock funds for Trump Accounts; Security Benefit launches short-surrender...

Published July 2026

Corebridge-Equitable Merger: An Aftershock of 2008

By Kerry Pechter Wed, Apr 1, 2026

In 2008, Corebridge was still AIG’s retirement business and Equitable had not yet separated from French insurance giant AXA. (Back then, ING-US hadn’t become Voya and MetLife hadn’t yet...

Published April 2026

Goldman Sachs acquires NextCapital

By Editorial Staff Wed, Mar 30, 2022

NextCapital, based in Chicago, is an open-architecture digital retirement advice provider that partners with US financial institutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Published March 31, 2022

Feds block Aon’s bid for Willis Towers Watson

By Editorial Staff Thu, Jun 17, 2021

In suing to block the mega-merger, the Justice Department said the merged firms could 'use their increased leverage to raise prices and reduce the quality of products relied...

Published June 17, 2021