Lawmakers consider state-assisted retirement plan
Senate Bill 66 creates a state-assisted savings plan for retirement. The bill is opposed by the Association of Indiana Life Insurance Companies.
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Chase Indiana chairman retiring
Dennis Bassett, who retires at the end of this month, will tell you things might not have gone well for JPMorgan Chase & Co. if it had imported a New Yorker to run its Indiana operations when it bought Chicago-based Bank One in 2004.
State pension board postpones decision on annuities
Indiana pension officials say they want more information from lawmakers before they consider abandoning a plan to privatize one part of a retirement plan for teachers and public employees.
Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans
Some 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say it is at least somewhat likely they will work for pay in retirement, according to a poll released Monday.
No more double dips for public pension retirees
The Indiana Legislature has passed a bill that would cut off supplemental benefits for public pensioners in their second careers — a practice commonly known as double-dipping.
Strong sales of retirement plans boost OneAmerica
A big bet on employer-sponsored retirement plans is paying off for locally based OneAmerica Financial Partners, a company best known for its life insurance offerings.
IU: Growth of Indiana’s labor force slowing rapidly
The Indiana Business Research Center attributes the predicted slowdown during the next 30 years to an increasing number of baby boomers entering retirement and a cresting of the decades-long rise in female labor force participation.
United Way’s Annala planning ambitious final months
Ellen Annala has less than a year to lead United Way of Central Indiana through a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign and launch a five-year strategy. At the same time, the not-for-profit’s board has its own challenge: finding someone to take over when Annala retires April 1.
Indiana pension system is country’s most conservative
The Indiana Public Retirement System has cut its assumed rate of return from 7 percent to 6.75 percent, becoming the first large pension system in the country to go below 7 percent.
WALKER: A watershed 401(k) deadline is hurtling our way
Plan sponsors will face both higher expectations and legal responsibilities.
Finish Line exec Cohen plans to retire in March
Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary Gary Cohen, a key figure in a recent acquisition, will step down from his posts on Thursday and will help with the transition until his retirement in 2012.
Fishers named a top suburb for retirees
Forbes magazine said Fishers had the lowest crime rate on the list, average home prices just above $200,000 and a cost of living 10 percent below the national average.
Bill Mays to retire from Mays Chemical
The most successful black businessman in Indiana plans to retire from the company that bears his name at year-end as part of a transition that ultimately will put his daughter at the helm.
Indiana University to offer workers buyout plan
Indiana University is drafting plans to offer thousands of university employees a voluntary retirement buyout.
Baby boomers near 65 with retirements in jeopardy
Starting in January, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65, but many are facing a personal finance disaster just as they’re hoping to retire.
More cash-strapped workers dipping into 401(k) accounts
A record number made hardship withdrawals in the second quarter, and the number of of workers who borrowed from their accounts reached a 10-year high, according to Fidelity Investments.
Seniors are nation’s fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs
For four decades, Jim Ashby worked as a manufacturing floor manager, first for General Motors Corp., then, after a buyout,
for an Ingersoll Rand subsidiary. He likes to relax and fish, but Ashby considers himself too energetic for retirement. He’s
now 67 years old. And a first-time entrepreneur.
New retirement savings law means new biz for AUL
In order to comply with stricter rules from the Internal Revenue Service, schools and other not-for-profits are making changes
and consolidations to retirement plans, creating growth opportunities for companies like Indianapolis-based American United
Life Insurance Co.