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Target Date Funds Get Too Conservative Too Soon--Securian

November 9, 2008 - The target date funds found in many retirement plans won’t necessarily generate enough retirement savings, a Securian white paper claims.

“Fiddling” With U.S. Retirement Policy Not Enough—Legislator

November 2, 2008 - George Miller (D-Calif.) calls for a re-examination and possible overhaul of defined contribution plans, Pensions & Investments reported.

Morgan Stanley to Distribute John Hancock Retirement Plans

November 2, 2008 - Morgan Stanley's 8,500 advisors will offer John Hancock 401(k) plans, including the JH Signature line and plans with Guaranteed Income for Life.

OppenheimerFunds Touts Its 401(k) Assistance

October 19, 2008 - A new white paper focuses on the value of OppenheimerFunds’ Tru(k)ourse, an enhancement to the firm's Pinnacle and Record(k)eeper Pro platforms.

Lincoln Financial Group Improves Its Retirement Program

October 19, 2008 - The Lincoln Director and Lincoln American Legacy Retirement will merge under the name Lincoln Director, offering more than 80 investment options.

Canadians Seek To Delay Withdrawals From Retirement Accounts

October 12, 2008 - Some Canadian retirees want to delay withdrawals—which might force the liquidation of depressed assets—until share prices recover.

S&P Launches Index of Target Date Funds

September 29, 2008 - The S&P Target Date Index Series consists of nine multi-asset class indices, each correlating to a particular target retirement date.

T. Rowe Price Offers Online Income Help

September 29, 2008 - The tool, which incorporates Monte Carlo methodology, allows users to also calculate the way specific factors will affect their level of retirement income.

Economy Is Worst They’ve Seen, Say Americans Over Age 60

September 20, 2008 - But older Americans haven’t rushed to withdraw retirement funds, according to a new poll from the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

Pension Managers Becoming More Risk-Averse

September 20, 2008 - Most CFOs in Canada and the United States plan on reducing risk in their defined benefit (DB) plans rather than seek greater return on assets.

Prudential To Acquire MullinTBG

September 14, 2008 - The Prudential Insurance Company of America has agreed to acquire MullinTBG Insurance Agency Services, a leading provider of benefit solutions and deferred compensation programs.

Is Age 70½ Too Early for RMDs?

September 7, 2008 - A federal rule that requires those aged 70½ and older to take RMDs from their IRAs and 401(k) accounts every year might be outmoded, one senator says.

Zero Savings Rate in America? What About That $17.6 Trillion?

September 7, 2008 - Americans, who on average sport a close-to-zero savings rate, had aggregated tax-deferred retirement savings of $17.6 trillion in 2007.

Young Job-Changers Are Cashing Out of 401(k) Plans

September 1, 2008 - A survey of 1,200 adults aged 20 to 40 found that 56% of them cashed out their workplace saving plans when they switched jobs.

GAO Cautions Against Proposed PBGC Investment Strategy

August 24, 2008 - The U.S. Government Accounting Office said the new strategy “allocates significant portions of the portfolio to volatile or illiquid assets.”