Trends

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  DIAs add pizzazz to annuities business

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 24, 2013

  Deferred income annuities have taken the insurance world by storm, attracting investors and companies.

• Muni bond investors on edge over tax proposal

  By Mark Jewell  |  May 23, 2013

  Municipal bonds continue to provide a reliable refuge from stock market volatility and a steady source of tax-free income.

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  Retirement plan advice needs more scrutiny

  By Rich White  |  May 23, 2013

  The GAO found that “the current rollover process favors distributions to IRAs” whether or not this is in participant’s interest.

• Jindal-backed retirement change delayed

  By Melinda Deslatte  |  May 23, 2013

  Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.

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  Stock slump drags on

  By The Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.

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  Plan sponsors focus on fee disclosure rules

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 22, 2013

  Sponsors also face growing liability, with the number of claims against fiduciaries having tripled since the 1990s.

• Stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes, home sales

  By Bernard Condon  |  May 22, 2013

  Stocks are moving higher Wednesday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its massive economic stimulus programs.

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  Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts

  By Martin Crutsinger  |  May 22, 2013

  Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.

• Stocks edge higher as investors watch Fed

  By The Associated Press  |  May 22, 2013

  Stocks are opening slightly higher as investors watch for the latest moves from the Federal Reserve.

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  JPMorgan’s Dimon survives referendum

  By Christina Rexrode  |  May 21, 2013

  Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase will let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs.