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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2008
Advisers doubt Obama's ability to cure economy

The majority of financial advisers have little faith in President-elect Barack Obama’s ability to put the nation back on a sound economic footing.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 07, 2008
Managed-account standards attract converts; SEC completes taxonomies

UBS Financial and two units of CitiGroup Inc. adopt DTCC's standards-based managed-account system. SEC complees taxonomies for fund prospectuses.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2008
Biz partner’s troubles could hurt REIT

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., a shopping center real estate investment trust that has struggled with debt issues, faces yet another headache.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 07, 2008
Lack of clarity undermines TARP, firms say

Fully 91% of firms said a lack of clarity about the way the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program works is making them less willing to participate in it.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2008
Chamber of Commerce: Recession is here to stay

The U.S. economy is in a recession that “will likely last longer and run much deeper than either of the two previous economic crises.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2008
Blackstone, Conseco, Nasdaq & Man Group

Blackstone Group LP and Conseco Inc. posted third-quarter losses while the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Man Group PLC reported profit drops in financial statements issued today and yesterday.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2008
Cigna downgraded to ‘negative’

The outlook of Cigna Corp., a Philadelphia-based health insurer, has been downgraded to “negative” by Standard and Poor’s of New York.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 06, 2008
What the new administration will mean for investors

The incoming Obama administration is likely to act quickly to kill the Bush tax cuts for households with incomes over $250,000 a year, and they may move to make any new tax law retroactive to Jan. 1, 2009.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 06, 2008
Direxion introduces triple-leverage ETFs

Direxion Shares this week for its first time launched ETFs that have a goal of returning 300% of the performance of their underlying indexes, either on the positive side or the inverse.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2008
Nationwide remains ‘negative,’ according to S&P

Nationwide Financial Services Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, will remain on CreditWatch “negative,” Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services of New York said today.