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As Florida weighs proposed legislation that could make it easier to toss annuity salespeople into prison, agents and the insurance industry are rallying to fight the bill.
The possibility that Barclays' iShares exchange traded fund business could be sold to another big ETF provider, reducing competition by creating an industry behemoth, is worrying advisers.
A bill has been introduced in the House that would impose stricter rules on how credit card companies set interest rates and charge fees to consumers.
Internet Explorer 8 is unveiled and ING launches online comparison tool designed for retirement planning.
The federal budget deficit for the current year will top $1.8 trillion under the latest estimates produced by congressional economists, say Capitol Hill aides briefed on the figures.
Arguing that they can do more than federal agencies with less, state securities regulators today asked Congress to consider giving federal grants to state securities divisions.
New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram said yesterday that her office is spearheading an investigation into the bonuses paid to workers’ at American International Group Inc.’s financial-products unit.
Janus Capital Group Inc. paid its chief executive $7 million in 2008, including a bonus, which represents a 27.8% pay cut from the previous year, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday.
