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RIA NEWS FEB 25, 2008
U.N. summit highlights climate risk

Pressure is increasing on the U.S. government and the investment community to address climate change.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2008
Pressure to be fiduciaries intensifies

Last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow individual participants to sue 401(k) plan administrators will put further pressure on financial advisers to ensure that they are adhering to their fiduciary status, industry observers say.

RIA NEWS FEB 25, 2008
Economists split on recession odds

The gross domestic product will rise by just 2.9% in 2008, according to economists polled by NABE.

WIREHOUSES FEB 25, 2008
Industrial bank bill moves closer to passage

Legislation is moving forward in the Senate that would allow financial services companies to keep their industrial banks.

ETFS FEB 25, 2008
Vanguard lowers fees on five ETFs as it chases Barclays

The Vanguard Group Inc. has slashed costs on five more exchange traded funds in its latest effort to play catch-up with Barclays Global Advisors.

RIA NEWS FEB 25, 2008
Ignoring risk of climate change could put companies in hot water

After a sputtering start, the green revolution appears to be steadily making its way into corporate boardrooms.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2008
Financial advisers hope to tap timber market for growth

At a time when recession fears are rattling the stock market, some financial advisers are looking to trees for growth.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2008
Fees push managed accounts off 401(k) default lists

Managed accounts aren't popular default options in 401(k) plans, because fees are too high for plan executives to justify, leaving them concerned about fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility, experts say.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 25, 2008
Sean Dilweg

As Wisconsin's insurance commissioner and vice chairman of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee of the Kansas City, Mo.-based National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Sean Dilweg is focusing on suitability, wholesaler training and curbing VA abuse.

ETFS FEB 25, 2008
Revenue weighting is the latest wrinkle in ETFs

RevenueShares Investor Services LLC became the latest firm to enter the exchange traded fund market Friday, launching three ETFs based on indexes weighted by the amount of company revenue.