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MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2009
Oppenheimer sued over California fund

OppenheimerFunds Inc. of New York is facing a class-action involving its California Municipal Fund, which lost 41.3% last year.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2009
Putnam hires asset manager for two new funds

Putnam Investments today announced that David Glancy has joined the firm as managing director and portfolio manager of a couple of new planned offerings.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 19, 2009
N.Y. insurance super Dinallo cracks down

Insurers doing business in N.Y. that receive breaks on accounting rules in their home states must adhere to N.Y.'s accounting rules when filing annual statements.

RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2009
Housing starts dropped 16.8% in January

New residential-housing construction permits continued to decline last month, falling 4.8% from December.

FINTECH FEB 18, 2009
High-tech tool for retirement income withdrawals

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 18, 2009
States fight for right to regulate equity index annuities

When the SEC declared that equity index annuities are securities last year, it ignored the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2009
Greenspan: Bank nationalization may be needed

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that temporary nationalization of U.S. banks may be necessary.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 18, 2009
Insurance broker faces 20-year sentence

John W. Goff, owner of the Goff Group, may face at least 20 years in prison after his conviction yon charges of mail fraud, embezzlement and filing false documents.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 18, 2009
Obama plan targets 9M homeowners

President Obama’s mortgage plan aims to keep up to 9 million families from losing their homes to foreclosure.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 18, 2009
Morgan Stanley exec charged with $2.5M fraud

A former Morgan Stanley employee has been charged with stealing $2.5 million from the firm, with the crimes allegedly occurring over more than seven years.