The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.
Sen. Sherrod Brown says PE has a track record of 'undermining pension and retirement programs.' The American Investment Council praises PE stewardship of insurance firms.
For the year, policy sales were up 5%, which is the highest annual growth since 1983, according to Limra.
A new report shows that even a brief period of inflationary pressures will have long-term impact on expenses.
In an unusual aspect of the investors' claim and subsequent award against First Allied Securities, the $2.66 million in damages requested matched the amount the three arbitrators awarded.
As inflationary pressures mount, retirement savers are looking for solutions that offer growth opportunities while limiting downside risk.
Both new and existing retirees face the challenge of generating steady income in the low-interest-rate environment, which calls into question the traditional 60/40 investment strategy.
The company said it's buying Beaverton, Oregon-based Niedermeyer Risk Management and Kirkland, Washington-based Pacific Northwest Insurance.
The new products include features that are designed to protect against volatility and increase income.
Among the provisions of a draft bill are one that would improve fee disclosures in defined-contribution plans and another that would allow annuities as qualified investment default alternatives in plans.
The Labor Department charges a Chicago fund's fiduciaries and counsel with committing multiple ERISA violations.
Why aren't advisers talking to clients about the solutions that are out there? Many investors are still choosing only traditional investment vehicles and missing the complementary role annuities can play in retirement portfolios.
Morningstar Retirement Manager will use Hueler's platform to help individuals include guaranteed income products in their retirement plans.
DFA and Midland National are working with RetireOne on its contingent deferred annuity, which launched last October.
Major insurers including Allianz Life, Franklin Templeton and Pacific Life are joining a venture firm in backing San Francisco-based Micruity.
Just half of those eligible take advantage of voluntary benefits, survey finds.
The six-adviser team in St. Louis, Planify Group, is affiliating through super OSJ Cornerstone Wealth Management.
The health care planning fintech is aiming to make complex health insurance decisions easier by collecting data about clients’ plans, usage and medications to find the best possible strategies.
The firm's African American Financial Professionals Network will use tools provided by Changing How Individuals Prosper, an online referral network.
Data collected by the Secure Retirement Institute show gains in all annuity categories in 2021.
