Welcome to the new Web site for the Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC). We've simplified navigation, enhanced the graphics, and -- most importantly -- expanded our content and features, all to ensure your visit here is a rewarding and worthwhile experience. Our site now serves as a single source for member communications, permits an ongoing dialogue with industry participants regarding "best practices", allows us to measure the progress and success of our programs and provides easy access to the latest industry research, findings and recommendations. We hope you enjoy the new design and capabilities, just as we hope you'll continue to support our mission to "facilitate the cultural shift of defined contribution plans from supplemental savings plans to programs that provide retirement security."
Institutional Retirement Income Solutions: Product Comparison Criteria Overview and Market Product Types and Distribution Channels
12/11/2008, Benefitslink.com, www.Benefitslink.com
A Growing DC-Plan Focus: Retirement Income
By: ED MCCARTHY
12/3/2008, Researchmag.com, www.Researchmag.com
The Institutional Retirement Income Research Council (IRIRC) has launched a series of planned white papers with its first release, "A Call to Action." The IRIRC, which is comprised of a dozen plan consultants and advisors who work directly with plan sponsors. view
Retirement Experts Urge Plan Sponsors to Shift Focus
12/2/2008, 401khelpcenter.com, LLC, www.401khelpcenter.com
HARTFORD, CT, December 2, 2008 -- Generating secure lifetime retirement income should become an urgent priority for plan sponsors and participants, according to the Institutional Retirement Income Research Council (IRIRC). view
The Income Revolution What is in it for Advisers?
11/25/2008, PLANADVISER
Advisers trying to stay current in the retirement plan industry are being confronted by an increased need for retirement income solutions. However, knowing what solutions are available and communicating those to plan sponsors requires dedication and education. download PDF
New Retirement Think Tank
Group's charter is to tackle income options and help advisors
By: Elizabeth D. Festa
11/21/2008, Investment Advisor, www.investmentadvisor.com
The Institutional Retirement Income Research Council (IRIRC) has taken up the mandate of what it says is the urgent issue of evaluating decumulation strategies for retirement to help everyone in the industry make the best decisions for the coming wave of retirees. view
The Income Revolution Hype or Hope?
11/20/2008, PLANSPONSOR
What is the best way to address the impending retirement of the Baby Boomer generation and the need to generate income from 401(k)s and other such defined contribution savings plans, in retirement? download PDF
Retirement Holy Grail is Secure Income
By: Sara Hansard
11/16/2008, Investment News, www.investmentnews.com
With defined contribution plan assets projected to be the primary source of retirement income other than Social Security in coming years, pressure is building to design retirement income solutions into such plans, according to a new white paper. view
New Website: Institutional Retirement Income Research Council
11/11/2008, Benefitslink.com, www.benefitslink.com
Excerpt: "The purpose of this group is to advance the interests of retirement savings plan participants, plan sponsors, and plan advisers and consultants by: Introducing innovative approaches to in-plan retirement income solutions; Creating acceptable best practices and evaluation tools to supplement the RFP process; Discussing and identifying regulatory, legislative and fiduciary issues pertinent to institutional income solutions; and Producing and publishing relevant findings through various media outlets." view
Group Think
By: Kara P. Stapleton
1/15/2009, Investment Advisor, www.investmentadvisor.com
A new think tank underwritten by Prudential Retirement, the Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), whose mandate is to evaluate decumulation strategies for retirement, had its first open meeting in November and issued a Call to Action white paper. view
Getting the Word Out
By: Judy Ward
1/08/2010, PlanAdviser
"Why employers still shy away from retirement-income products, and what advisers can do about it." view
Features in a Challenging Market: Variable Annuity Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)
By: John Fenton
April 2010
Learn how Variable Annuity (VA) writers are:
- Employing a new pricing paradigm for GMWB features
- Reflecting hedging costs in rider pricing
- Designing hedging strategies for GMWB features
- Variable Annuities Insights view