Total assets in target date funds will grow to $2.6 trillion by 2018, attracting 80% of new and reallocated flows into defined-contribution plans for the next decade, according to a projection in a recent Casey Quirk & Associates LLC report.
In the wake of the performance meltdown of many target date funds, a growing number of 401(k) plans are adding target risk funds to their lineup.
Many of your retired clients are discovering that their accumulated savings are insufficient to meet their current expenses, which translates into a need for more retirement income.
A judge in Los Angeles Superior Court pushed back a lawsuit against AIG from a financial planner who once worked for an AIG broker-dealer.
American International Group Inc. chief executive Robert H. Benmosche's reported threat to quit two weeks ago — and subsequent pledge to continue his work at AIG — sets the stage for a battle over pay curbs while underscoring the enormous challenges AIG still faces, observers say.
American International Group Inc. has released a letter Benmosche sent to employees Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that said he was threatening to quit. The Journal said Benmosche has been frustrated by heavy government oversight and cumbersome restrictions on executive pay.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced another series of terminations this week, cutting back 160 posts in its Enfield, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., offices.
A recent bankruptcy protection filing by a provider of life settlements raises concerns that consumers in the midst of selling a policy, as well as investors, may get a raw deal in this and similar situations.
As states propose and pass rules for oversight of life settlement transactions, industry participants wonder just how far the Securities and Exchange Commission will reach into the market to provide uniform guidance on disclosure and broker registration.
State insurance and securities regulators yesterday appealed to members of the Senate for tougher oversight of life settlement transactions in order to curb abuse of senior citizens.
Americans are more likely to turn to family members and friends — rather than advisers — for financial advice, according to data from Sun Life Financial Inc.
The SEC is backpedaling on a proposal that would require advisory firms that deducted fees from client accounts to undergo costly surprise audits.
The economic downturn is hurting the associations that represent financial planners, investment advisers and big brokerages.
Although Americans are aware of the debilitating costs of long-term care, few seem to understand how to pay for those services, according to a study by MetLife Mature Market Institute.
The Internal Revenue Service has closed another loophole in the Tax Code.
John Hancock Funds LLC will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the next few weeks plans to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds, according to an official at the firm.
Despite the market rebound, investors are continuing to pour money into bond funds, causing a number of asset managers and financial advisers to make sure that their clients are diversifying their fixed-income holdings.
Advisers who grapple with the complexities of retirement income will be getting more help next year from Moshe Milevsky, an associate professor of finance at York University in Toronto and executive director of the Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions Centre.
The mutual fund industry's Holy Grail is a fund that can provide investors with a guaranteed stream of income without tying up the client's money in an annuity.
