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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Genworth's Tim Knepp: 'We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors'

Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
SEC funding shift in Senate's draft financial fix

Measures that would significantly boost funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as give shareholders a say on executive pay are included in draft financial overhaul legislation in the Senate, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
Insurance regulator: Life settlements industry must protect seniors

A key state insurance figure has called upon the life settlements industry to keep Main Street policyholders in mind — or else.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
With an eye on advisers, NY Life overhauls sales strategy

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

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS RIAS NOV 10, 2009
Google searches for 'Roth 2010 conversion' triples over past 10 months

Google searches for “Roth 2010 conversion” have increased dramatically in recent months, indicating that investors are desperate for information on the upcoming rule change.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 10, 2009
John Hancock Funds to double sales team targeting RIAs

John Hancock Funds LLC is looking to double the size of its sales team targeting registered investment advisers to 12, according to Keith Hartstein, the company's president and CEO.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 10, 2009
Stocks mostly fall as the dollar's slide eases

Investors cooled their buying of stocks and commodities, pausing from a surge that's carried major stock indexes to their highest levels in more than a year.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2009
Wells Fargo's Ann Miletti: 'The days of 20% or 30% annual returns are not going to be possible'

The latest data showing unemployment now at its highest level in 26 years translates into a challenge for stock pickers over the next several years, according to Ann Miletti, who manages more than $2 billion for the Wells Fargo Funds Management Group.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2009
Stocks hit new 2009 highs on growing confidence in global recovery

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 08, 2009
A financial transactions tax would bite investors

Wealthy investors know that tax increases are in their future.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2009
Penson Worldwide to buy Broadridge clearing business

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., the brokerage services firm spun off by Automatic Data Processing Inc., is selling its securities clearing business to Penson Worldwide Inc. and its Penson Financial Services Inc. subsidiary.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 08, 2009
Ex-PaineWebber chief Don Marron snares ING B-Ds

After months of pursuit, Donald Marron finally has landed a broker-dealer network, and the former chairman and chief executive of PaineWebber Group Inc. can't think more highly of its potential.

By Bruce Kelly
People
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2009
People

The Federal Reserve Board has named Patrick M. Parkinson, 57, director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2009
B-Ds seek money for lending

Upset by what they see as government bailouts of banks that still aren't lending money, several small broker-dealers are floating the idea of getting government money to smaller firms.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2009
Rollover firm on a roll

The lousy economy hasn't been bad for everyone.

By Sara Hansard
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 08, 2009
After sales drought, Phoenix creates its own distributor

After a series of ratings downgrades this year halted sales of its life insurance and annuity products by major outside distributors, The Phoenix Cos. Inc. has created a distribution company of its own, Saybrus Partners Inc., and has struck a consulting agreement with Edward D. Jones & Co. LP.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2009
Mixed signals on commercial property

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2009
State Street to buy Italian bank's securities services biz for $1.87B

State Street Corp. said Tuesday that it will buy the securities services business of Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo for about $1.87 billion in cash.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2009
Obama: Government working to restore economy

President Barack Obama says new figures showing national unemployment has hit the double-digit mark are regretful and says he's working hard to restore the struggling economy.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2009
Oil drops below $78 a barrel as U.S. unemployment rises

Oil prices lost over $2 to stumble below $78 a barrel Friday as rising U.S. unemployment figures renewed concerns about the economic recovery and consumer demand.

By Bloomberg