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A rosy quarter for assets under management
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2009
A rosy quarter for assets under management

The latest quarter was an enormous relief for many major money managers, which reported gains in assets under management for the three-month period ended in September, though several still saw declines from a year earlier.

By IN Staff
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 15, 2009
New York Life revamps sales team

New York Life Insurance Co. has revamped its sales team to make it easier for its wholesalers to sell an array of products to financial advisers — including annuities, mutual funds and guaranteed-income products.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2009
Legal expenses piling up at Morgan Keegan

Company says legal tab in 2009 equaled 12% of revenue; crashed bond funds to blame

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2009
Survey: Women prepare kids for college, but leave the financial planning to others

While women take the lead role in households in preparing children for college academically, many still leave the financial planning process in the hands of their spouses, according to a survey released this week by OppenheimerFunds Inc.

By Hilary Johnson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Bull Path's Kaimowitz: Valuations will get squeezed

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
U.S. Bank slapped with suit over $30M in investment losses

Woodmen of the World wants U.S. Bank to pay nearly $30 million for investing some of the insurer's assets in risky mortgage-backed securities that plummeted in value instead of the conservative investments the bank promised.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Earnings reports push stocks higher after slide

Investors pushed back into the stock market a day after a slide as earnings reports boosted confidence about the pace of a recovery in the economy.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 13, 2009
Sales of NY Life policies grow at record pace

New York Life Insurance Co.'s life insurance sales broke records over the first nine months of 2009, the insurer reported today.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Stocks rise Friday on retailers' earnings news; Dow up 2.5% for the week

Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Fidelity rolls out investment program aimed at RIAs

Fidelity Investments, in a move to attract and retain registered investment advisers and independent-broker-dealer clients, has introduced a program it says offers advisers access to market analysis and industry insights.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Jobless claims fall more than expected to 502K

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Higher oil prices seen threatening global recovery

Rising oil prices could imperil a modest increase in crude demand and the recovery of the global economy, the International Energy Agency said Thursday as it raised its outlook for oil demand this year.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Stocks rise on news of improving job market

Stocks turned higher after an early stumble Thursday as news of an improving job market stirred hopes of an improvement in the economy.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Markets drop on reports of reduction in oil and gas consumption

A drop in energy stocks dragged the market lower Thursday following a government report that consumers and businesses cut back on their use of oil and gas.

By Associated Press
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 12, 2009
John Hancock arms reps with succession planning tool

The John Hancock Financial Network has released a succession-planning platform for its financial representatives.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Federal deficit sets October record of $176.4B

The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red ink.

By Jeff Nash
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 11, 2009
Investment oversight has kept insurers strong, regulator says

Life insurers are still strong in the wake of the financial crisis, insurance experts said yesterday at a life settlement industry conference.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Stocks open higher as dollar continues slide

Stocks are rising in early trading as investors anticipate interest rates will remain low for some time.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
National Planning Corp. to pay $3.9M to Mass. investors

National Planning Corp., <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=basicchart&amp;djoProjId=10815> one of the ten largest independent broker-dealers </a>, has reached a $3.9 million settlement with Massachusetts to reimburse a set of elderly investors in the state who lost money from investments that an NPC adviser allegedly described as safe.

By Staff Report
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Trio who promised 500% returns grilled in federal court

Three South Carolina men accused of bilking investors out of millions made anyone with ties to law enforcement or attorneys leave their seminars, and threatened investors with $1 million in fines if they told anyone about the massive returns they were making, a former bookkeeper testified Tuesday.

By Associated Press