Investment Instruments

A round-up of the week's employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

ING has expanded its fiduciary service offerings to help defined contribution plan sponsors navigate their responsibilities under ERISA.

MetLife and other major insurance companies are being questioned by 35 states on their claim settlement practices as part of an investigation to determine whether the companies delayed payment to beneficiaries and withheld unclaimed property from states.

A new iPhone app from Putnam allows users to compare prices while shopping and see how investing the cost of the item would affect their retirement savings.

Almost half survey respondents to a survey by Prudential Financial say they're not likely to ever put more money into the market.

Bill Nash recently joined Lincoln Financial as national sales manager for the MoneyGuard Solutions sales team.