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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 27, 2008
NAILBA: Fixed indexed annuities not securities

The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies has announced its opposition to the SEC's regulation of fixed indexed annuities as securities.

RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2008
Cuomo eyes cozy ARS link between firms

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating how a close business relationship between Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs affected auction rate securities transactions.

RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2008
FOMC sees rate hike ahead

Inflation may fail to moderate unless monetary policy is tightened "sooner than currently anticipated by financial markets.”

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 26, 2008
Court throws out award in Executive Life case

A $241 million award given to the state regarding its takeover of the now-defunct Executive Life Insurance has been overturned.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2008
Report: Private equity eyeing Lehman

Five firms are said to have expressed interest in buying a stake in Lehman's investment management business.

RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2008
Stronger dollar, cheaper gas cheer advisers

The Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Inc.'s Advisor Confidence Index rose 13% in August to 97.06, from 86.27 in July.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2008
Home prices tumbled in second quarter

An index covering all nine U.S. census divisions fell 15.4% compared with the year-over-year decline of 14.2% in the first quarter.

RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2008
What costs can volunteers deduct?

A married couple has cut back on their charitable donations and are instead volunteering their time and services.

ETFS AUG 25, 2008
ETFs hang tight in the down market

Industry insiders believe that the ETF slowdown is little more than a bump in the road and attributable more to sour markets than exchange traded funds themselves.

ETFS AUG 25, 2008
Interview with Bruce Bond

The exchange traded fund world got a little more exciting this year with the introduction of the first truly actively managed ETFs.