Tag: Retirement Income

Benefits | May 4th, 2010

SPARK Institute Argues Against Lifetime Income Requirements

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As responses to a request for public comment on use of lifetime income solutions in...

Benefits | May 4th, 2010

Nationwide Offers Proposal for Guaranteed Income in Retirement Plans

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has introduced 401KIncome, a public policy solution that it says “provides...

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

ING Encourages Use of Guaranteed Income Options in Retirement Plans

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING said it broadly supports investing in guaranteed lifetime income options within a retirement plan...

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

ERIC: No Annuity Mandate Needed

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has argued in a letter to the U.S. Department of...

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

15.7 Times Final Pay Needed for Retirement Readiness

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average U.S. employee will need 15.7 times their final pay in retirement resources to...

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

TIAA-CREF Supports Guaranteed Income Options in Retirement Plans

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to the Request for Information Regarding Lifetime Income Options for Participants in Retirement...

Opinions | April 19th, 2010

IMHO: “Out” Spoken

As I noted last week, about two months ago, the Department of Labor asked the public for some insights...

Opinions | April 12th, 2010

IMHO: “Safety” First

April 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Back in February, the Department of Labor and the U.S. Treasury turned to...

Reader Responses | April 8th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Does Your DC Plan Offer a Retirement Income Option?

April 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The subject of retirement income – perhaps more specifically arranging for sufficient retirement income...

Products | March 29th, 2010

ING Adds Variable Annuity to New Product Suite

March 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING's U.S. operations, which merged its annuity and rollover businesses to form ING Financial Solutions...

Opinions | March 18th, 2010

IMHO: Afford Abilities

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are in this--or perhaps any—business certain moments of epiphany that shed light and...

Products | March 16th, 2010

New Option Designed to Help Retirement Income be “Shown, Known and Guaranteed”

March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors looking for a retirement income solution have another option to consider.

Administration | March 12th, 2010

Investors See no Standout in Retirement Income Market

March 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a proliferation of retirement income products and financial services firms’ best efforts to capture...

Administration | March 12th, 2010

Investors See no Standout in Retirement Income Market

March 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a proliferation of retirement income products and financial services firms’ best efforts to capture...

Products | February 16th, 2010

Newkirk Releases Retirement Readiness Package

February 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Albany, New York-based Newkirk, a retirement plan communications provider, has unveiled a suite of retirement...

Products | February 5th, 2010

Great-West Launches Guaranteed Income Investment Options

February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has introduced a new set of guaranteed income investment options.

Products | February 2nd, 2010

Transamerica Offers New Withdrawal Schedule for Retirement Income Products

February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Life Insurance Company has introduced an enhanced withdrawal schedule for its Retirement Income Choice...

Benefits | February 1st, 2010

Feds Call for Lifetime Income Product Public Comment

February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As expected, the Obama Administration has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather public...

Opinions | February 1st, 2010

IMHO: Facts in Circumstances

One of the things I have always enjoyed most about this job is the access to information.

Products | January 27th, 2010

Securian ‘Checkups’ Help Participants Maintain Savings Rate

January 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of participants in Securian retirement plans who received a personalized Annual Checkup on...