Given the disconnect between what ESG investors expect and what some ESG funds are actually investing in, it's time for some serious reputation risk management.
New York says insurer improperly engaged in pension risk transfer business.
Gov. Jay Inslee says legislators need time to refine the program, the Washington Cares Fund.
Except for a big investment in real estate, there wasn't that much divergence, a recent survey found.
DPL added 11 more multi-year guaranteed annuities, or MYGAs, to its commission-free marketplace, which previously included a single product in that category.
State Street's product is far from being the first in the DC market — but the plans using it are potentially the largest to opt for a target-date series paired with an insurance feature.
In a recent speech, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee pointed out how the annuity rule differs from Reg BI on mitigating conflicts of interest.
Guaranteed Income Direct is integrated into Fidelity’s employee benefits portal and offers workers immediate income annuities at institutional pricing from the insurance company of their choice.
Developing a tailored regulatory filing form for RILAs could help investors better understand the product. The proposal has the backing of the insurance industry and investor advocates.
Opponents of Washington's long-term care insurance program are claiming that it violates a handful of laws.
Seven industry notables offer their views on what the financial advice business will look like in coming years.
Sales dipped slightly during the third quarter compared with the second, a report finds, but the year is still on pace to be the biggest since 2008.
The product, which will be offered in defined-contribution plans, is engineered to deliver 6% income at retirement.
Carson Group Excell conference whets the appetite of advisers looking for fee-based insurance products.
The platform, which provides structured notes, annuities and other investments, plans to use the funds to expand its product offerings.
The biggest players are getting bigger, with the top four increasing their share of the health savings account market from 56% to 60%, according to a recent report by Morningstar Inc.
The insurance provider has created versions of the new product for commission-based and fee-based advisers.
The retirement plan sponsors that have signed on for the new service, which mixes target-date funds and annuities, collectively represent more than $7.5 billion in plan assets.
RetireOne's contingent deferred annuity for the registered investment adviser market includes about 200 mutual funds, ETFs and model portfolios.
Jeffrey Dampf was barred from the securities industry last week for not cooperating in Finra's investigation of allegations that he stole money from elderly clients.
