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INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 07, 2008
Great American charged by Mass. AG

Great American Insurance is accused of submitting a false insurance premium quote.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2008
Liebrock jumps from Fidelity to Captrust

Dave Liebrock will be an adviser at Captrust, working mostly with plan sponsors in the mid-market 401(k) space.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 07, 2008
Community investment goes mainstream

Investing in disadvantaged communities is going mainstream, with a variety of investment vehicles springing up.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 07, 2008
Middle East petrodollars attract firms

Western money managers are pouring into the Middle East in hopes of luring its fast-growing pools of petrodollars.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 04, 2008
Bank sales of annuities up in October

Fixed and variable annuity sales at banks rose to $4.2 billion in October, a 14% gain.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 04, 2008
Hartford selects global wealth VP

Peter Smyth is now senior vice president and director of strategy, development and operations for international wealth management.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2008
Unemployment claims climb to 5%

Growth in U.S. payrolls slowed to a trickle and the unemployment rate increased significantly in December.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2008
Private sector adds 40,000 jobs

But financial-services firms trimmed 5,000, marking the third decline in the last five months.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 03, 2008
FINRA wants delay in VA-sale rule

After an outcry from member B-D firms, FINRA proposed pushing back a section of the rule to Aug. 4.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2008
SEC report sheds light on B-D rule

Many investors found disclosures that advisers and B-D firms are required to provide are "problematic.”

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 03, 2008
Jackson adds VIP and S&P funds

Jackson National Life Insurance Co. today added a pair of new portfolios to its retail mutual fund lineup.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 03, 2008
NAIC announces 2008 execs, salaries

Catherine J. Weatherford, executive vice president and chief executive officer, will earn $370,000.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 02, 2008
Millionaires, affluent upbeat in new year

Confidence blossomed among investors with more than $500,000 in investible assets in December.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 28, 2007
New home sales fall 9% in November

Sales of new one-family homes fell to an annual rate of 647,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 28, 2007
Delayed AMT 'patch' to stall refunds

Up to 13.5 million taxpayers won’t be able to file their AMT-related returns until Feb. 11, said the IRS.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 27, 2007
Existing homes value drops 1.4%

Prices of existing single-family homes slumped for the tenth consecutive month in October.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 27, 2007
Bush signs AMT 'patch' into law

The tax package also includes a seven-year renewal of a terrorism-insurance program.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2007
Marsh & McLennan CEO shown the door

The insurance company's president and chief executive, Michael G. Cherkasky, will step down.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2007
Americans earning, spending more

Customers opened their wallets in November, as personal income and prices jumped, according to the Commerce Department.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 20, 2007
Group moves to bridge insurance GAP

America’s Health Insurance Plans today unveiled a proposal to provide health insurance coverage to more people.

By Bloomberg