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FINTECH OCT 08, 2007
First Southwest to send platform via B-Ds

The clearing firm's B-Ds will provide consolidated performance reporting across all accounts.

RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2007
Jackson names VP of eastern B-Ds

In this newly created role, Gregg Mahalich will oversee Jackson’s wholesale efforts among regional firms.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 08, 2007
Marsh unit sued by Connecticut AG

Guy Carpenter and Co. is accused of conspiring with reinsurers to fix prices and eliminate competition.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2007
Annuities for 401(k)s meeting resistance

Financial advisers are resisting using annuities designed for 401(k) plans which are created by insurance firms.

RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2007
ING takes carbon-neutral path

ING Investment Management Americas will purchase wind energy credits for its domestic operations equal to all of its electricity needs in the hopes of becoming carbon neutral by the end of the year.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 08, 2007
Advisers, providers remain skeptical on ETF-based annuities

More than two years after the launch of the first variable annuity based on exchange traded funds, VA providers and financial advisers are still ap-proaching the product with caution.

FINTECH OCT 08, 2007
At long last, regulators to define "promptly'

Under regulations governing the securities industry, it's not enough for firms merely to archive e-mails; they must be able to furnish them to regulators “promptly.”

FINTECH OCT 08, 2007
National database is in works

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is developing for mortgage brokers a national database similar to the Central Registration Depository.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
B-D exemption rule dead, but the debate rages on

The debate over issues related to the broker-dealer exemption rule continues.

ETFS OCT 08, 2007
TDAX Funds offers play on the life cycle fund market

With the launch of the first-ever life cycle exchange traded funds, TDAX Funds Inc. plans to muscle in on the fast-growing life cycle mutual fund market.