NEW YORK — The impending private-equity buyout of Texas’ largest electricity producer may give rise to more deals in which environmental lobbyists are invited to sit at the negotiation table.
WASHINGTON — The life insurance industry is concerned that a bill which would eliminate federal antitrust immunity for insurance could lead to unfavorable attention from the Federal Trade Commission.
A newfangled model for helping independent investment advisory firms transition ownership to the next generation of employees has attracted two of the industry’s more established financial planning businesses.
IRVINE, Calif. — In response to complaints from brokers, Smith Barney has tweaked the final version of its new pay plan.
NEW YORK — Advisers with clients who need life insurance for tax minimization and wealth transfer may want to consider a new policy geared to that market.
PHILADELPHIA — WisdomTree Investments Inc. of New York is betting that when it comes to fundamental indexing — indexes weighted not by market capitalization but by other factors — the simpler, the better.
CHICAGO — Socially conscious and faith-based investing is gaining traction in the retirement plan arena.
After eight months of negotiations, LPL Financial Services Inc. last Thursday finalized the details of its acquisition of three broker-dealers owned by Pacific Life Insurance Co. of Newport Beach, Calif.
At least seven members of Congress, including the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, are planning to reintroduce legislation that would require many small businesses not offering retirement plans to enroll their employees in individual retirement accounts automatically.
Yet another chief executive of a Pacific Select Group LLC broker-dealer is leaving his respective firm, making for a near-complete overhaul in top management of the four broker-dealers in the Pacific Select network.
