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Black Swan or Black Turkey?
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
The Great Recession is just the latest financial ‘black turkey,’ said the CFA Institute's Laurence B. Siegel at the Morningstar/Ibbotson conference in Orlando.
Industry Views
The Future Of Online Customer Feedback Has Arrived
TIAA-CREF’s TC Listens website is an innovative new medium for obtaining client feedback online.
TIPS for Retirement Investing in the ‘New Normal’
TIPS can preserve purchasing power, provide systematic income and offer the assurance of a government guarantee for retirees depending on income from their investments.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
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Cover Stories
Which Way Out?
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
With the worst of the Crisis apparently over, Fed watchers are wondering about Chairman Bernanke's exit strategy from a low interest rate environment.
“Face-Off” at the IRI Marketing Conference
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Annuity manufacturers and distributors went eyeball-to-eyeball at the Insured Retirement Institute's marketing conference in New York this week, where medical economist J.D. Kleinke (pictured here) was a featured speaker. Photo by IRI.
In League with the Angel of Death
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
Lawsuits filed in Rhode Island, New York and Illinois shed light on the sinister, multi-million-dollar strategy of using the dying as fronts to exploit variable annuity loopholes.
Featured Stories
The Joy of Illiquidity
The legendary Roger Ibbotson told money managers that there’s hidden gold in low-turnover stocks.
News
Pension Funding Edged Higher in February
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
“We continue to see significant interest in liability driven investing (LDI) from plans looking to limit their exposure to volatility,” said Peter Austin of BNY Mellon Pension Services.
Stock Losses Won’t Hurt ‘Early Boomers’
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
Those who defer retirement to rebuild their savings may be far outnumbered by those forced to retire early by unemployment, according to National Bureau of Economic Research paper.
MetLife To Acquire ALICO for $15.5 Million
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
When the deal goes through, AIG is expected pay about $31.5 billion to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cutting its debt to the New York Fed to about $45 billion.
Pacific Life Creates “Retirement Solutions Division”
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
Among other things, the change reflects the recent transfer of Pac Life's structured settlements and retirement annuities business to the division.
Jackson Announces Record Sales, Profit in 2009
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
A unit of Britain's Prudential plc, Jackson National Life sold $10.0 billion in variable annuities during 2009, up from $6.5 billion in 2008.
