Retirement Trends

Quarter over quarter, cash and security holdings increased 4.2 percent and year-over-year they increased 12.5 percent from $2.836.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.

A survey showed that bearishness among retail investors reached 20 percent, a 10 percent increase from December.

Increased fixed and variable annuity sales during the fourth quarter pushed industry-wide sales to $59.3 billion, up 3.1 percent from the prior quarters sales of $57.5 billion and up 17.2 percent from fourth quarter 2012 sales of $50.6 billion.

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New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said the citys $148 billion pension funds withdrew shareholder requests that Jarden Corp. and Microchip Technology Inc. diversify after they appointed women to their boards.

Symetra Chief Executive Officer Tom Marra and Fidelity & Guaranty CEO Lee Launer have lauded Iowas approach to indexed insurance products, which some consumer groups have criticized as potentially risky retirement vehicles.