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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
Jury finds that Unum defrauded U.S.

A Boston federal jury found that disability insurer Unum Group committed fraud against the United States in some of its disability cases.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
AIG might need more money

AIG has borrowed $90.3 billion from the federal government, surpassing its original $85 billion rescue loan.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2008
Sales of existing homes begin to rise

Home sales increased 5.5% last month from August and 1.4% from a year earlier to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.18 million units, according to the NAR.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2008
U.S. equities plummet at the open

U.S. equities plummeted at the open, sparked overnight by news that Sony reduced its 2009 forecast while Toyota Motor Corp.'s third-quarter sales contracted.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
U.K. insurer mulls purchase of AIG units

Great Britain’s second largest life insurer, Prudential PLC, is considering buying some of American International Group Inc.’s business units.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 24, 2008
Gold prices rise more than 2%

The price of an ounce of gold for December delivery increased more than 2% in Friday trading, following a decrease of more than $190 .

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2008
Treasury invests in several regional banks

The Department of the Treasury has begun to purchase stakes in several regional banks as the government aims to halt the freeze of the credit markets,

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2008
Financial organizations receive threats

More than 50 letters that contained threats and an unidentified white powder have been mailed to U.S. financial institutions and government offices.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
Treasury wants to recapitalize insurers

The Treasury Department wants insurance companies to participate in its $700 billion bailout program —and it may take equity stakes in return.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 24, 2008
Schwab upgrades; TD Ameritrade offers deal

Charles Schwab has upgraded its online trading system, and TD Ameritrade Institutional is offering advisers preferred pricing for donor-advised funds