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FINTECH OCT 31, 2008
TD Ameritrade Roadmap, Microsoft goes online

This week TD Ameritrade Institutional announced Roadmap, an online tool that is available on its Veo adviser platform.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2008
For 7.5 million, mortgages outweigh home values

More than 7.5 million Americans at the end of September owed more in loans than their house was worth, according to a report by First American CoreLogic Inc. of Santa Ana, Calif.

RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2008
Japan unveils $275 billion stimulus package

Japan has responded to the global credit crunch today by announcing a 26.8 trillion yen ($275 billion) stimulus package that is designed to assist homeowners and businesses, according to published reports.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2008
The Hartford, Prudential, MetLife

The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. today reported a third-quarter net loss of $2.6 billion, or $8.74 per diluted share.

RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2008
Legg Mason, Lazard and Moody’s

Legg Mason Inc. and Lazard Ltd. both posted third-quarter losses today, while ratings giant Moody’s Investors Service saw profits drop.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 29, 2008
The Reserve Fund’s PR gaffe

The Reserve’s handling of its communications surrounding the financial problems, unfortunately, earn a grade of less than a gentleman’s “C.”

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2008
Consumers leery of annuities, study finds

Not only are investors greatly confused about annuities, but they are also greatly biased against them, according to a new study from LIMRA International.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 29, 2008
Mutual funds must file rule exemptions online

Mutual funds and other companies that seek regulatory-rule exemptions will have to submit their applications electronically under a rule adopted today by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2008
B-D fined $250,000 for lax oversight

Finra has fined independent broker-dealer J.P. Turner $250,000 for failing to employ an adequate supervisory system to ensure that its registered representatives charged customers "fair and reasonable" commissions on stock trades.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2008
Aetna sees steep 3Q profit drop

Aetna Inc., the Hartford, Conn.-based health insurer, announced today that its third-quarter profit dropped to $277.3 million, or 58 cents per share.