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  • Ky. governor signs pension reform legislation Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 3:49 PM ET

    Steve Beshear has signed legislation intended to shore up Kentucky's financially troubled pension plan for government retirees. The legislation would provide nearly $100 million a year to make the state's required contribution to the pension plans of state government employees.

  • How to Make Americans Really Save for Retirement Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:15 AM ET

    Tax incentives to spur retirement-plan contributions lead only relatively wealthy, well educated Americans to save more, studies show. Automatic contributions work much better.

  • Tweaks could revive proposed deal on Ky. pensions Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 10:13 AM ET

    Steve Beshear had pitched the idea of making several changes to the tax code to generate about $110 million a year in funding for the pension system. To offset that revenue increase, the proposal called for lawmakers to roll back the gas tax by 2 cents per gallon, cutting revenue by $61 million a year that would go the Road Fund.

  • Potential deal in works on Ky. government pensions Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 4:24 PM ET

    FRANKFORT, Ky.-- Legislative leaders are working on a potential deal that would eliminate a standard $20 personal income tax credit for Kentuckians in a move that could generate some $65 million a year to shore up the financially troubled pension system for government retirees.

  • Are Hedge Funds Risking Public's Pension Money?  Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 12:47 PM ET

    Outsized risks by hedge funds and fees could imperil pensions, says Simon Lack, SL Advisors founder and author of "The Hedge Fund Mirage."

  • Emerging Economies New Haven for Pension Funds?   Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 4:30 AM ET

    Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum, executive chairman at SHUAA Capital, explains why pension funds are buying into emerging countries as well as why he is focusing on SME asset based lending, and moving away from any banking and sovereign risks.

  • Treacherous Times for Hedge Funds Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

    The stock rally, low fixed-income yields, plateauing commodities and legal pressures have added to the concerns many investors have when dealing with hedge funds.

  • AMP: Why Australian Sentiment Is Improving  Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 6:10 PM ET

    Craig Dunn, CEO of AMP, tells CNBC how falling interest rates have boosted domestic sentiment in Australia, helping achieve a 2 percent rise in fiscal-year net profit.

  • *Austria's Fekter welcomes plan to boost coffers. LONDON, Feb 14- The European Union's executive formally proposed on Thursday a tax on financial trading in 11 countries to raise up to 35 billion euros annually, a step investors said would hit savers and pension pots.

  • *Options limited amid tight budgets, Washington gridlock. WASHINGTON, Feb 5- For too many of Vada Lindsey's lower-income clients, their hard-earned 401 accounts become go-to emergency funds when they are faced with unexpected cash needs.

  • Want to Face Retirement....Literally?  Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 | 10:23 AM ET

    CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports BofA's "Face Retirement" site shows users digitally aged photos of themselves in an effort to compel people to save more money for their "golden years." And, CNBC's David Faber takes a peek at what his retirement will "look" like.

  • Is It Safe to Chase Yield in Retirement? Thursday, 13 Dec 2012 | 3:36 PM ET

    Retirees are ditching government bonds and demanding riskier assets.

  • Why the Rush to Fixed Income May Be Dangerous Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012 | 3:54 PM ET

    Investors are flocking to fixed income ETFs -- but they may be dangerous when rates rise.

  • All Eyes Are on the Fed, but 'Fiscal Cliff' Looms Larger Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012 | 6:00 AM ET
    Federal Reserve Building, Washington, D.C.

    Markets expect the Fed to continue buying Treasurys, but the course for rates is more likely to be determined by the "fiscal cliff" talks.

  • Forecasting Wall Street With a Finger in the Wind Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012 | 11:56 AM ET

    A weak economy, soft corporate earnings and the fiscal cliff, investment houses are warning of impending market turmoil. The outlook is gloomy for the immediate future, with glimmers of optimism for the longer term.

  • Delivering Alpha to Pensions  Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012 | 8:43 AM ET

    The nation's pension funds and endowments are feeling the pressure of low interest rates on their portfolios. James Bailey, Cambridge Associates co-founder and Janet Cowell, North Carolina State Treasurer, provide perspective.

  • IBM Overhauls 401k Plan  Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 1:22 PM ET

    CNBC's Bob Pisani and John Carney discuss "Big Blue's" plans to contribute to its employee retirement accounts once a year, instead of twice a month.

  • Where Are Pensions Putting Their Assets?  Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 2:00 AM ET

    Nancy Curtin, chief investment officer at Close Brothers Asset Management, tells CNBC that both in the United States and the UK you are seeing pension funds switch out of equities into fixed income.

  • Ready to Retire? What to Do Before You Tell Your Boss Thursday, 6 Dec 2012 | 1:54 PM ET

    Start preparing for your retirement at least six months before you tell anyone at your office you are leaving.

  • Do You Wish You'd Prepared Better for Retirement? Thursday, 6 Dec 2012 | 11:29 AM ET

    Tasks to complete with your employer before your last day or work.