US start-up onboards ratings for indexed annuities

The Index Standard, which provides index rating and forecasting services, has announced coverage of standard and risk control indices built into fixed-income annuities (FIAs) and registered index linked annuities (Rilas). The ratings system is the first of its kind and will cover 150 indices used in the FIA and Rila markets, as well as benchmarks underlying selected exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have also been deployed in the US retirement space. Not many people are aware of the time