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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 04, 2009
Stocks higher as investors await Fed decision

Stocks are rising as investors get some encouraging news on the labor market and wait for the Federal Reserve to weigh in on the economy.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 04, 2009
Hartford narrows 3Q loss, posts strong core profit

The Hartford Financial Services Group on Tuesday posted a much narrower loss for the third quarter, as its investment losses shrank as financial markets improved.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 04, 2009
Allianz to stop selling its stand-alone LTC product

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America is pulling its stand-alone long-term-care insurance product off the shelves, effective Nov. 13.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 03, 2009
Challenged to place its products, Phoenix creates own distributor

The Phoenix Cos. Inc., following a series of ratings downgrades earlier this year that halted sales of its life insurance and annuity products by major outside distributors, today announced the creation of a distribution company, Saybrus Partners Inc., and a consulting agreement with Edward Jones & Co. LP.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2009
Broadridge to sell clearing business to Penson (Update)

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 INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2009
Stocks pull off lows as commodity prices rise

Investors sidestepped some of their doubts about the strength of an economic recovery and pushed into energy, industrial and materials stocks as commodity prices rose.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2009
Will CIT bankruptcy hinder the retail sector?

The bankruptcy of a key lender that helps retailers stock their shelves is adding to the industry's worries ahead of the critical holiday shopping season.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2009
Trifecta: 3 strong economic reports lift hopes for recovery

Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2009
Stocks waver, Dow gives up more than 100 points

Stocks are snapping back from Friday's big losses as stronger-than-expected reports on manufacturing and housing allay concerns that the economy's recovery won't last.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2009
Broker pleads guilty in hedge fund fraud

A former securities broker has pleaded guilty to charges he helped a prominent Manhattan lawyer dupe hedge funds into making bogus investments.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 02, 2009
Broadridge to sell clearing business to Penson

Penson Worldwide has agreed to buy the clearing contracts of Broadridge Financial Solutions for $60-$70 million as part of a new partnership the two firms revealed Monday evening.

By Staff Report
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 01, 2009
Insurer CEOs discuss how industry has dealt with crisis

A panel of life insurance company chief executives last week assessed how the industry has dealt with the financial crisis, debating the merits of mutual companies versus stock companies.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS NOV 01, 2009
'Pay czar' compensation model is a good start

Kenneth Feinberg, President Obama's “pay czar,” last week capped and restructured the salaries of top executives at seven embattled corporations that have not yet repaid the help they received from the federal government last year.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 01, 2009
Comedian isn't laughing

Economist, lawyer and deadpan comedian Ben Stein doesn't find much humor in the way the federal government is handling the economic crisis.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 2009
From 'Eight' to Series 7

So you think only ordinary people have financial troubles?

By Davis Janowski
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 2009
U.S. Trust loses $450M duo to RBC

RBC Wealth Management has recruited a pair of financial advisers from U.S. Trust Wealth Management, where they ran some $450 million in client assets.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 01, 2009
Heavy cost cutting brightens outlook for many U.S. stocks

There's plenty of money-making opportunities right here in the USA, despite the sluggish economy, according to some industry observers.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 2009
Advisers, public fear possibility of wider reach for Finra

Investment advisers, state regulators and consumer advocates were astonished by the easy adoption of a key addition to the Investor Protection Act that would give Finra power to oversee any adviser associated with a registered broker-dealer, including about 500 dually registered Finra members.

By Sara Hansard
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 30, 2009
Incapital's Ricketts gets creative with Cubs debt

In the months since purchasing the Chicago Cubs in a highly leveraged, $845-million deal, new owner Tom Ricketts has used his investment banking experience to shore up the team's financial structure, securing major funding from investors who rarely dabble in sports franchises.

By Eddie Baeb
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 30, 2009
Analysts expect 3Q loss for UBS

Swiss bank UBS AG reports earnings for the third quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

By Associated Press