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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2007
NYLI elects chief administrative officer

The board of New York Life Insurance has elected Frank Boccio to the position of executive vice president and CAO.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 24, 2007
Merrill reels from $7.9B write-down

The worse-than-expected third-quarter losses raise questions as to the fate of chief executive Stanley O’Neal.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 23, 2007
NYSE Reg creates risk unit

The Risk Group will be responsible for identifying, tracking and addressing key external market and industry trading developments.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
The largest managers

BS AG remained the world’s largest money manager in terms of assets under management, with $2.45 trillion, to lead the Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt Worldwide ranking of the world’s 500 largest money managers in 2006.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
Ladenburg scoops up Investacorp

Ladenburg Thalmann has acquired Investacorp, a B-D with close to 500 affiliated reps.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 22, 2007
ACLI elects chairman, directors

The American Council of Life Insurers today elected Dennis R. Glass, president and CEO of Lincoln Financial Group, as its 2008 chairman.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
Advisers rethink estate planning

With no permanent repeal of the estate tax in sight, advisers are appeasing worried clients by putting new twists on old estate-planning tools.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2007
Reflections of an aspiring financial planner

There just aren't enough planners to go around, according to leaders of the financial planning profession. Speaking this month in New York, Nicholas Nicolette, president of the Denver-based Financial Planning Association, said some firms will need to double or triple in size in the near future.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 22, 2007
Phoenix, Jefferson agree to focus on fee-based advisers

The Phoenix Cos. Inc. has formed an alliance with Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. in which Phoenix will use the Jefferson technology platform to offer no-load variable annuities to fee-based advisers at wirehouses and regional broker-dealers.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 22, 2007
Executive rises at Sun Life Retirement

Sun Life Retirement Services has named Jed Collins as its new president, succeeding Claud Accum.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
Investors get portfolio jitters in October

Investor optimism stayed at par in October, but investors were glum about their own portfolios.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
Aiming to solve the puzzle of active ETFs

Bringing to market actively managed exchange traded funds has proved to be an elusive goal, but at least six managers think that they have the secret formula to make these vehicles work.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
Navigating employer retirement plans

With so much emphasis in this book on buying a long-term, highly diversified portfolio, it would be reasonable if you figured that this is exactly how you should invest the money in your retirement plan at work.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2007
New opportunities for infrastructure investors

Renewed government confidence in privatization and a robust secondary market could create new homes for committed capital waiting to be invested in infrastructure, according to a study by Ernst & Young LLP.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2007
FBI probing Michigan firm

E-M Management Investments is at the center of a series of collapsed private partnerships.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 19, 2007
NAIC chairman re-elected to exec committee

Michel Flamee has been re-elected chair of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors executive committee.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2007
Dollar tanks, crude oil soars

The dollar edged up from its near-record low against the euro, while crude oil traded past the $90 mark on NYMEX for the first time.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 19, 2007
IMSA introduces clearinghouse

The system will help life insurance companies get certifications of supervision of annuity suitability.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 18, 2007
Americans feeling fiscally fit, survey says

Despite careening markets, Americans felt more confident about their financial security.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 17, 2007
Lehman gives $10 million to Spelman

Lehman has pledged $10 million to Spelman College to prepare black women for careers in the financial sector.

By Bloomberg