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Third Ave CEO Barse departs as fund liquidates - WSJ
NEWS FIXED INCOME DEC 17, 2015
Third Ave CEO Barse departs as fund liquidates - WSJ

Third Avenue Management is parting ways with Chief Executive Officer David M. Barse after he announced plans last week to freeze redemptions in its troubled high-yield mutual fund, the Wall Street Journal reported.

By Bloomberg
Don't shrug off health care conversations with clients
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2015
Don't shrug off health care conversations with clients

As health costs become top-of-mind for clients, savvy advisers will reap the benefits.

By Greg Iacurci
Allianz, Pimco targeted in class-action 401(k) suit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2015
Allianz, Pimco targeted in class-action 401(k) suit

Firms are the latest targets in another class-action lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty due to excessive 401(k) fees.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2015
New owner of AIG Advisor Group may be announced Tuesday

Lightyear mentioned as likely acquirer. Call set for 8 a.m. Tuesday for parent company to discuss plan to sell off non-core businesses.

By Christine Idzelis
Wells Fargo wastes no time hiking its prime lending rate in stride with the Fed
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 16, 2015
Wells Fargo wastes no time hiking its prime lending rate in stride with the Fed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> It took the bank just 12 minutes after the Fed's rate hike announcement to bump its prime rate to 3.5% from 3.25%.

By Jeff Benjamin
Managed futures funds capitalizing on junk-bond fallout
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 16, 2015
Managed futures funds capitalizing on junk-bond fallout

The carnage unfolding in the high-yield bond market has paved the way for serious gains in some managed futures funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL cuts workforce, delaying raises for employees in 2016
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 16, 2015
LPL cuts workforce, delaying raises for employees in 2016

In moves that indicate across the board belt-tightening at LPL Financial, the company has eliminated as many as 70 jobs and is delaying raises to employees next year by at least six months.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2015
Legislators eye strategies that could derail DOL fiduciary rule

Fiduciary legislation could be a part of Congressional negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
AIG Advisor Group on the block
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 16, 2015
AIG Advisor Group on the block

One of the largest networks of independent broker-dealers in the country recently hired a law firm, which in turn will select an investment bank to begin discussions with interested buyers, according to two sources with knowledge of the company's moves.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
New resolution: Create and review your Social Security statement online

If your earnings information is wrong, you may not receive all the benefits to which you are entitled.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Loss of Social Security file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
Loss of Social Security file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown

Restricted application for spousal benefits is still key for married couples.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown

Restricted application for spousal benefits is still key for married couples.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 15, 2015
The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today.

By Jeff Benjamin
Variable annuity products get more variable
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 15, 2015
Variable annuity products get more variable

Insurers have debuted products that allow for change in payout rate, rider fees and roll-up rates under certain conditions.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Stocks fall as stimulus doubts persist

Stocks retreated with government bonds, as investors looked past an unprecedented boost to European stimulus to focus on rising anxiety that central banks have lost the ability to boost global growth.

By Bloomberg
Fixed indexed annuities notch record sales quarter
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Fixed indexed annuities notch record sales quarter

Investors continue to migrate to fixed indexed annuities and shy away more from variable annuities amid low interest rates and market volatility.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
The junk-bond selloff is raining on the Fed's rate-hike parade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Just when the Fed felt it was safe to move off a zero-rate policy, all kinds of heck is busting loose in the high-yield bond market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Senators ask Obama to speed up multistate insurance registry
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Senators ask Obama to speed up multistate insurance registry

The initiative, signed into law in January, can't get off the ground until the president nominates members to the registry's board.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Interest rates headed up, but how fast will they rise?
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
Interest rates headed up, but how fast will they rise?

Most analysts and advisers expect a gradual climb tempered by economic performance.

By Jeff Benjamin
African-American advisers ID business challenges
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2015
African-American advisers ID business challenges

Clients from the black community face barriers to financial advice, according to a group of African-American advisers who participated in an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable.

By Liz Skinner