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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 22, 2010
LTC insurance a hard sell to boomers

For Tori Fontenot, the clarion call to consider long-term-care insurance for herself and her husband came as she tried to coordinate care for her elderly mother.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 21, 2010
Law targets insurance agents barred by other regulators

Florida measure empowers state to revoke licenses of brokers who have run afoul of various agencies

By Bloomberg
Conservative streak helped Canada skirt financial crisis: TD's Tomczyk
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 21, 2010
Conservative streak helped Canada skirt financial crisis: TD's Tomczyk

How did Canada avoid the worst of the banking crisis? "Generally speaking, Canadians are more conservative," Fred Tomczyk, president and chief executive of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., said in an interview Monday.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 21, 2010
A renewed confidence

Investment advisers' confidence in the financial health of the insurance industry &#8212; though still underwhelming &#8212; is on the rebound, according to the <i>InvestmentNews </i>2010 Insurance Product Survey.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 21, 2010
Return of the Great Recession? More like a soft patch, says Bob Doll

The economic recovery will continue; we do not believe that the economy will endure a double-dip recession. Growth levels should remain positive for the time being, although the pace of growth will be slower than that typically associated with recoveries.

By Bob Doll
NEWS FINTECH SEP 21, 2010
TD Ameritrade adds brokers at record clip

TD Ameritrade Institutional attracted more breakaway brokers in the last nine months than it did in all of its 2009 fiscal year, company executives said last week.

By Dan Jamieson And Jed Horowitz
TD Ameritrade to spend $30M on tech in 2011
NEWS FINTECH SEP 21, 2010
TD Ameritrade to spend $30M on tech in 2011

Despite expectations that interest rates will remain near zero for another year, the interest-sensitive TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. plans to invest $30 million in technology and &#8220;client-facing&#8221; activities in fiscal 2011.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 21, 2010
Dreman Value Management cuts 20% of staff

David Dreman, an iconoclastic value fund manager, has eliminated a significant portion of his staff at his investment management firm as it looks to reduce costs, an executive confirmed today.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2010
Stocks set to extend rally ahead of Fed meeting

Stocks were set to extend their September rally into a fourth week Monday as traders eye the Federal Reserve's meeting later in the week.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2010
Five Midwest branches sold by RBC wealth unit will stay on as clearing clients

Brokerage firm Wunderlich Securities Inc. plans to buy five RBC (U.S.) Wealth Management offices in Michigan and Ohio with 21 retail brokers and about $700 million in client assets under administration, the firms said.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2010
Unprecedented number of stock bears as VIX futures recall rally

Concern that stocks will plunge has never been higher in global options markets, and that may mean it's time to buy.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 20, 2010
Executives from tainted B-Ds find the past isn't a problem

Last month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. shut down APS Financial Corp. for overcharging clients $1.3 million for bond trades in 2005 and 2006.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2010
'Oversold' market superb for stock pickers, says Needham's Retzler

Lower trading volume during the summer doldrums has contributed to an &#8220;oversold&#8221; stock market, according to Chris Retzler, manager of the Needham Small Cap Growth Fund Ticker:(NESGX).

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2010
UBS woos Asia's ultra rich amid incredible wealth spurt

UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, is putting more focus on its richest clients in Asia and bringing its investment bankers closer to asset managers to meet their demands.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2010
Buckingham snaps up $400M wealth manager

The Buckingham Family of Financial Services today announced a merger with Wealth Management Consultants LLC.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2010
Percentage of fraud cases involving B-Ds rose in '09: SEC

The percentage of overall financial fraud cases brought by the SEC that involved broker-dealers rose last year, according to an agency official.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 19, 2010
New York Insurance Exchange revival plans move ahead

Officials who are seeking to revive the New York Insurance Exchange may be moving away from earlier discussions of favorable tax treatment for participants, according to preliminary recommendations that indicate what shape the facility may take.

By Zack Phillips
Pre-retirees a great niche – but advisers not scratching
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2010
Pre-retirees a great niche – but advisers not scratching

By Lavonne Kuykendall
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2010
Seniors get additional time to make 2010 IRA charitable rollovers

Can elect to appy donations made this month to last year's tax returns

By Liz Skinner
'New normal' for retirement: A job
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2010
'New normal' for retirement: A job

A massive gap exists between what workers think they'll need to retire &#8212; and how much they've actually saved. The result? Worktirement.

By Bloomberg