Tag: Guaranteed income

Employers need to take steps to make defined contribution (DC) plans better primary savings vehicles, said Jamie Kalamarides, senior vice president of retirement solutions at Prudential Retirement.

SunTrust Banks has added an FDIC-insured account as an investment option for its 401(k) clients.

Target-date funds have drawn a lot of scrutiny of late, but a new survey suggests that participants still have confidence in the approach. 

Individual investors buy guaranteed income products for retirement, why not retirement plan participants?

Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company launched a variable annuity designed to help advisers personalize a guaranteed income strategy for clients.

Prudential Retirement released a white paper that said target-date funds should be changed to include guaranteed income features.

Two platforms, Hewitt Associates and Mercer, have taken up Prudential Retirement's IncomeFlex Target guaranteed income product.

Prudential Retirement has a new target for its IncomeFlex solution: target-date funds.

Plan sponsors and employees see some retirement concerns differently—including access to financial advice, a new study by MetLife suggested.

Strategic Insight published an in-depth report containing detailed information on standalone living benefits (SALBs) based on proprietary document research and extensive interviews.

In keeping with trends across the industry, Prudential Retirement saw participants in its plans moving away from equities in the latter part of 2008.

Will guaranteed income wrappers for managed accounts gain widespread acceptance among fee-based advisers?

In-plan investments that provide guaranteed income should be used as part of an overall allocation strategy, garnering only about 15% to 30% of a deferral, said Joseph Eck,...