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Pru expert reacts to retirement savings message in Labor Day Presidential Address

Jamie Kalamarides, senior vice president of Retirement Solutions for Prudential Retirement and a nationally recognized expert on retirement plans, is available for comment in response to this weekend's Presidential Address and the attention the Administration has brought to the critical retirement coverage gap affecting 78 million working Americans. "Prudential supports the automatic IRA and Multiple Small Employer Plan as complementary solutions that will help put more Americans on the path to a secure retirement," says Kalamarides.

To hear more from Kalamarides on this topic, click on his image at left. Want to talk to Kalamarides? Contact Josh Stoffregen or Dawn Kelly. (more)
 
 

Retained asset accounts: Prudential sets the record straight  

Retained asset accounts, which for nearly two decades have provided a safe place for life insurance beneficiaries to hold their money, have in recent days come under a great deal of criticism that is needlessly inflammatory and flat-out wrong. We want to set the record straight.

We believe the misinformation that has been published about retained asset accounts will ultimately hurt beneficiaries, who are almost always better off using a retained asset account rather than receiving a “check” in the mail.  (more)

 

Jane Bryant Quinn column on CBS MoneyWatch comments on Alliance Accounts (more) 

Prudential Financial study shows women are taking greater control of their finances

Women are more aware, engaged and actively involved in financial matters than ever before. But many aren’t planning sufficiently for their retirement goals. That’s what Prudential Financial’s 10th anniversary study on the “Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women” revealed.

Judy Rice, president of Prudential Investments, shared this and other highlights with journalists, academics, thought leaders and nonprofit executives at a media event in New York City to celebrate the launch of the anniversary study. Emmy-nominated CNBC anchor and reporter Trish Regan served as keynote speaker. (more)

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02 September 2010

Prudential Financial Annual Golf Outing To Support Youth Hockey in Newark

NEWARK, N.J., September 02, 2010 - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) will use the proceeds generated from its 21st Annual Charity Golf Outing to benefit Hockey in Newark, Inc., a Newark, New Jersey-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to introduce the City’s youth to hockey. The outing will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at the Farmstead Golf and Country Club in Lafayette, New Jersey. (more)
01 September 2010

Long-term sustainability takes center stage at Prudential Forum

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., September 01, 2010 - Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, a Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) company, highlighted the relocation industry’s major trends, opportunities and best practices during its annual Prudential Forum conference, Aug. 30-31 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. (more)
26 August 2010

Prudential believes managers have more control over absences than they realize

NEWARK, N.J., August 26, 2010 - Kimberly Mashburn, vice president of Strategic Partnerships for Prudential’s Group Insurance business, a unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) discussed the critical role of managers and effective return to work strategies at the annual Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) conference, August 1- 4, 2010 in San Diego, Calif. (more)
24 August 2010

PREI-Latin America raises more than $290 million for Mexican industrial strategy

Prudential Real Estate Investors announced today that qualified investors have invested $US 293.3 million (3,695 million pesos) in PRUMEX Industrial III, a fund created to invest in industrial real estate throughout Mexico. (more)
24 August 2010

Prudential Foundation Board approves more than $3.5 million in grants for education, arts & civic infrastructure, and economic development initiatives

NEWARK, N.J., August 24, 2010 - The Board of Trustees of The Prudential Foundation recently approved $3.575 million in grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to quality public education, enhancing community-based economic development, and sustaining livable communities. (more)
24 August 2010

PREI® names David DeVos global sustainability officer

Prudential Real Estate Investors has named David DeVos as its new Global Sustainability Officer, responsible for overseeing the company’s evolving strategy to reduce its worldwide environmental footprint as it serves its investors. (more)
18 August 2010

Prudential honors companies for improving retirement plans

The best workplace-provided retirement programs help build retirement security by encouraging individuals to not only participate in their plans, but also to maximize contribution rates, diversify investments and to begin to think about their accounts as a source of retirement income. (more)
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