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ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2009
Stocks slide as July consumer confidence falls

Jitters about the U.S. economy are putting the stock market rally on hold again.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2009
55- to 64-year-olds most likely to have health insurance in '07, EBRI study says

Adults 55 to 64 were most likely to have health care coverage in 2007, according to a study from the Employee Benefits Research Institute.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 27, 2009
Aetna 2Q profit slides on commercial medical costs

Health insurer Aetna Inc. said Monday its profit skidded 28 percent in the second quarter due to higher medical expenses in its commercial business, which it expects to continue for the rest of the year.

RIA NEWS JUL 27, 2009
Oil rises above $68 as rally extends to third week

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 27, 2009
Brooks named chairman of NAIC's life and annuities committee

Kermitt J. Brooks, acting insurance superintendent for New York, today was named the chairman of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' life and annuities committee.

ETFS JUL 24, 2009
After Finra warning, firms back away from leveraged ETFs

At least three brokerage firms have decided not to sell leveraged exchange traded funds a month after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. warned brokers that they “typically are unsuitable for retail investors” who hold them longer than a day.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 23, 2009
New law adds requirements for CPAs who practice in New York

Certified public accountants who practice in New York — even if they are licensed in other states — will have to register with the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions when a new law goes into effect July 26.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 23, 2009
SEC, FDIC heads want new council to be supercop

Key regulators on today broke with the Obama administration, reaffirming their belief that some new powers to monitor big institutions against financial threats should go to an interagency council not the Federal Reserve.

RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2009
Dow closes above 9,000 for the first time since January

Investors celebrated news of another jump in home sales by propelling the Dow Jones industrials to their first close above 9,000 since January.

RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2009
Credit Suisse reports 29% rise in 2Q profit

Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group today reported a 29 percent increase in second quarter net profit after a strong performance in its investment unit drove up core revenues.