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Industry, Fearing 401(k) Default Rule, Touts GICs
By Arthur D. PostalThe deadline is approaching for a final decision on a U.S. Department of Labor rule that could exclude annuities and guaranteed investment contracts as qualified ...
August 27, 2007
MassMutual To Back Plan Fiduciaries With WarrantyMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company says it will soon introduce a warranty for defined contribution plan fiduciaries.MassMutual, Springfield, Mass., will introduce the fiduciary warranty in ...
August 27, 2007
MassMutual To Back Plan Fiduciaries With WarrantyMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company says it will soon introduce a warranty for defined contribution plan fiduciaries.MassMutual, Springfield, Mass., will introduce the fiduciary warranty in ...
August 24, 2007
Analysts Optimistic About PruPrudential Financial Inc. should be a good investment in coming months.Suneet Kamath and Andrew Fernandez, securities analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, New York, ...
August 23, 2007
Fitch Increases Mortgage Default Rate Assumption 20%A rating agency is applying tougher standards to mortgage insurance companies.The New York office of Fitch Ratings, New York, says the firm will increase default ...
August 17, 2007
Insurance Industry Ponders Mortgage Market ExposureA rating agency and a life reinsurer have been talking about the effects of the recent downturn in the mortgage market.Fitch Ratings, New York, says ...
August 15, 2007
MassMutual Earns High Marks in 2007 401kExchange SurveyMassMutual's Retirement Services Division, Springfield, Mass., has captured top 10 rankings among all providers for both its recordkeeping and investment platform in the latest 2007 401kExchange Survey.Plan sponsors in the $10 million to $100
August 08, 2007
Principal Analyzes Fiduciary RoleA retirement plan services vendor has developed a guide for financial professionals who are deciding whether to act as plan investment advisors.Principal Financial Group Inc., ...