Investment Instruments

Uncertain workers may need help from 401(k) plan sponsors to achieve a guaranteed income stream, BlackRock study says.

Towers Watson said revenue from its benefits segment climbed 2 percent to $520 million, as retirement revenues remained flat.

The Hartfords first quarter net income was down 81 percent to $96 million, compared with $501 million in the first quarter of 2011.

The number of alternative investment strategies used among four popular types of products more than doubled between 2007 and 2011, according to a new report.

The fund hopes for votes against CEO Mike Duke and four other board members due to concerns about the world's largest retailer's bribery investigation in Mexico.

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company has introduced a new retirement income solution for bank-affiliated broker/dealers, called Great-West SecureFoundation Smart Future.