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FIXED INCOME AUG 13, 2009
Blackstone Group to issue its first bonds

The Blackstone Group LP plans to sell bonds for the first time, but offered no details on how much or when.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 13, 2009
Strong sales of annuities boosted Jackson's earnings, top exec says

Jackson National Life Insurance Co., buoyed by robust sales of annuities, saw its first-half sales and deposits reach $6.1 billion, up from $5.94 billion in the first six months of 2008.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 13, 2009
Moody's maintains A3 long-term issuer rating on AIG after insurer reports profit

Moody's Investors Service today said it would keep its A3 long-term issuer rating on American International Group Inc. after the insurance company reported its first quarterly profit in nearly two years.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 12, 2009
Treasury Department unveils bill to reform OTC derivatives

The Department of the Treasury sent the final piece of its financial regulatory reform legislation to Capitol Hill , a 115-page bill aimed at reforming regulation of over-the-counter derivatives.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2009
Fidelity: Workers again putting more into 401(k)s

For the first time in a year, more of Fidelity's 11.2 million plan participants have raised, rather than reduced, their contributions.

RIA NEWS AUG 12, 2009
Stock futures little changed Wednesday before Fed decision

RIA NEWS AUG 12, 2009
Stocks surge as Fed sweetens up on economy

A more upbeat Federal Reserve reassured investors that they've been making the right bets.

RIA NEWS AUG 12, 2009
June trade deficit rose to $27B, imports increase

The Commerce Department says the deficit rose 4 percent to $27 billion, from May's $26 billion. The May imbalance had been the lowest deficit in nearly a decade.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 12, 2009
HSA balances increase for individuals and families

Balances in health savings accounts increased slightly in the first quarter from fourth-quarter-2008 levels, according to data from Canopy Financial Inc.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 11, 2009
NAIC's proposed suitability regulations irk insurers

Insurance carriers and producer groups are balking at a regulatory proposal that would curb commissions for agents and increase the suitability duties of insurance companies.