It's that time of year when you are talking to clients about taxes.
Aviva USA last week rolled out a series of changes to its fixed-annuity lineup, including reductions on agents' commissions and the discontinuation of one of its income riders.
More affluent Canadians are flocking south for the warm winter sun and cheap real estate deals
A new Finra rule could put a crimp in the business of brokers who run outside investment advisory and insurance businesses
U.S. socially conscious investing assets grew to $3.07 trillion as of year-end 2009, up 13.3% from $2.71 trillion in 2006, according to the Social Investment Forum Foundation's latest report on such investing trends
The slow-food movement has inspired an investment approach known as slow money.
Mountain Pacific Group LLC, a money management boutique led by Ronald G. Layard-Liesching, plans to measure and manage the commodities-related risks embedded in institutional investors' U.S. equity allocations
Ameriprise Financial Inc. has cut off outside broker-dealers from selling its RiverSource variable annuity, limiting sales to Ameriprise registered representatives.
CalPERS' investment committee is leaning toward expanding the $220.1 billion system's risk portfolio by increasing its public-equity and infrastructure allocations
Mountain Pacific Group LLC, a money management boutique led by Ronald G. Layard-Liesching, is plans to measure and manage the commodities-related risks embedded in institutional investors' U.S. equity allocations
In light of a recent IRS decision that took some by surprise, there's one options strategy we're not likely to see anymore
Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation's stores in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys on Black Friday.
Sanjeev Jayant Kumar Shah, a former adviser at Smith Barney, pleaded guilty today to defrauding clients of more than $3 million, prosecutors said.
Prudential Financial Inc. is teaming up with Edward D. Jones & Co. LP to create a new A-share variable annuity. The insurer expects to submit a filing for the product in the next 30 to 60 days.
Pruning investment options limits their ability to put clients in the best funds, reps say
Risk-reward ratio shot to heck; 7% yield, but one typhoon and your investment may be lost
Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell First Republic Bank, a private bank it inherited from Merrill Lynch & Co., to a group of investors.
A combination of equity market volatility and slumping interest rates pushed sales of fixed indexed annuities in the third quarter to a new high, according to data from LIMRA and AnnuitySpecs.com.
Generous withdrawal benefits for variable annuities — albeit with limits — continued their comeback in the third quarter, according to a report from Ernst & Young.
