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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 29, 2008
Banc One fined for deferred VA sales

Banc One Securities Corporation of Chicago was fined $225,000 by FINRA for making the unsuitable sales.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 29, 2008
T. Rowe, Waddell, Countrywide & more

T. Rowe Price earnings grew 28% in the fourth quarter on increased investment advisory fees and net inflows.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 29, 2008
Perella to advise NY on bond insurers

By recruiting Perella Weinberg, the state regulator would focus on protecting the policyholders of “monoline” insurers.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 29, 2008
Bleak house prices keep tumbling

Home prices in the United States fell by a record 8.4% in November, for an 11th consecutive monthly decline.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 28, 2008
Independent Broker-Dealers: Independent B-Ds facing tough times

After a sterling 2007, leading independent-contractor broker-dealers are facing a horde of significant problems this year, with the subprime-mortgage crisis, skyrocketing gas and oil prices and the threat of a recession the most daunting.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 28, 2008
New-home sales fall to 12-year low

Sales of single-family homes fell 4.7% in December to a seasonally adjusted rate of 604,000.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2008
Insurers revamp equity index annuities for boomers

Inspired by market volatility, insurance carriers are making over their equity-index annuities in an attempt to beat a bad reputation and target baby boomer investors.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2008
Gender is big factor in pension gap

Gender is a strong factor in determining the likelihood of whether a worker 50 or older receives an annuity or a company-sponsored pension payment, according to a recently released study.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2008
Assurant CEO returns to duty

Robert B. Pollock's return follows a six-month hiatus when Mr. Pollock went on administrative leave by order of the board of directors.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 28, 2008
Barrett Capital brings endowment approach to 'mini-millionaires'

When entrepreneur David Barrett couldn't find an investment firm he trusted to manage several million dollars, he created his own.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2008
Annuity sales can destroy estate planning strategies

Insurance agents and advisers are hawking annuities without grasping the adverse impact on clients' estate plans, industry observers said.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2008
Earnings: Ameriprise, E*Trade

Ameriprise posted strong returns, while E*Trade took a larger-than-expected plunge into negative territory.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2008
Jobless claims decline for week

First-time jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 301,000, the lowest level since early September.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2008
Existing-home sales drop 2.2% in December

For all of 2007, the median sales price of an existing single-family home fell 1.8%.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2008
Earnings: Janus Capital, Franklin Resources

Franklin Resources reported a 21% increase in profits while Janus Capital Group experienced a 29% drop in earnings.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2008
UBS and Genworth team up on life option

The new benefit will go with UBS’s target retirement funds and other investment options.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 23, 2008
Earnings: Piper Jaffray, Jefferies Group

Piper Jaffray's earnings fell 27% with net income falling to $15.1 million while Jefferies reported a loss of $24.2 million.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 23, 2008
Global markets react to Fed cut

Asian stocks bounced back while European securities slumped following the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2008
Economists down on GDP, upbeat on hiring

Although they are pessimistic about the U.S. economy, they are optimistic about their own company's prospects.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2008
Earnings: BofA, Wachovia, Ambac

The subprime-credit debacle caused the firms' profits to fall sharply in the fourth quarter.

By Bloomberg