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RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2007
PessimISM reigns for five months running

Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed for the fifth consecutive month, according to the monthly Institute for Supply Management report.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 03, 2007
Lockwood plans a UMA with an income guarantee

An insurance policy that provides an income guarantee to holders of a unified managed account at Lockwood is in registration at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2007
Garry Bridgeman named IMCA president

The Investment Management Consultants Association has named Garry Bridgeman president for 2008 and 2009.

ETFS DEC 03, 2007
ICI is likely to prevail in its effort to end ETNs' tax break

The Investment Company Institute, the powerful mouthpiece of the mutual fund industry, is trying to torpedo the tax advantages of exchange traded notes, and industry insiders think that it has a pretty good chance of being successful.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
Legg Mason stumbles

These days, Legg Mason Inc. is a bit weak in the knees.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
Fund redemption fees may be on their way out

As the market-timing scandals recede into financial history, the cautionary practices instituted in their wake could face the same fate.

FINTECH DEC 03, 2007
Industry IT spending may outpace others'

While spending on technology in the financial-services sector won't reach double-digit growth next year, it's likely to outpace growth in spending by many other big sector groups.

RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2007
Building retirement income confidence

Many of the retirement income solutions currently being developed by financial services companies involve software — most of which is designed to model financial outcomes once someone has retired.

WIREHOUSES DEC 03, 2007
Morgan Stanley changes pay policies

Morgan Stanley is adjusting some of its pay policies to comply with a wage-and-hour lawsuit it settled last year.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
SEC is evaluating a shortened prospectus

The Securities and Exchange Commission might adopt a shortened prospectus that could save the industry $300 million a year in printing and mailing costs — and help preserve the environment.