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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2009
Economy contracted 6.2% in fourth quarter

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 27, 2009
S&P raises volatility ratings on 10 funds

Standard & Poor's of New York today revised upward its fund volatility ratings on 10 U.S. offshore and European fixed-income funds.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2009
Manulife, Prudential may bid on AIG unit

In their bid to buy AIG’s American International Assurance Co. Ltd., Manulife Financial Corp. and Prudential PLC may pay cash and shares to but the Asian unit.

NEWS RIAS FEB 27, 2009
Obama tax plan winner? Tax-managed funds

President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on affluent households, detailed in his budget plan today, could be a boon for tax-managed mutual funds.

NEWS RIAS FEB 27, 2009
Advisory (and adult escort) exec accused of embezzlement

An executive at an investment advisory firm who allegedly ran an adult escort business has been accused of pilfering $400,000 from his company's 401(k) plan.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 27, 2009
Reserve for fallen money fund set at $3.5 billion

A money-market mutual fund that notoriously "broke the buck" has set aside a $3.5 billion reserve to cover litigation costs and damages.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2009
S&P downgrades 10 insurers

Standard and Poor’s yesterday announced ratings downgrades for 10 major life insurers, including Genworth Financial Inc., Lincoln National Corp. and MetLife Inc.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2009
Government to take 36% stake in Citigroup

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2009
Analyst: New UBS chief may sell PaineWebber

Oswald Grubel, the new chief executive of beleaguered UBS AG will likely will take a “fresh, hard look” at the Swiss banking giant’s retail-brokerage business.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2009
Accounting overseers soon may inspect all B-D auditors

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may soon have the authority to inspect auditors for all broker-dealer firms, even private ones.