Carrier rejiggers pricing and products due to low interest rates; 'small window' for rivals
Warren Buffett, who amassed the world's third-biggest personal fortune through decades of stock picks and takeovers, told CNBC his worst investment was the textile mill that gave its name to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
President's budget would end break on corporate-owned insurance; dividends-received reduction also targeted
Prudential once again has pulled back on the living benefits in one of its most popular variable annuities
Genworth Financial Inc.'s decision to leave the variable annuities business could herald more departures by other peripheral players this year.
Group still 'kicking the tires' on MetLife annuity; offering is popular with firm's reps, however
LPL Financial soon will unveil to its representatives an expanded menu of fee-based VAs — a product that has proved unpopular among brokers so far.
Bond fund manager sees little risk of major price hikes; other experts agree
Federal monetary policy killing savers, says Pimco bond king; little reason to hold Uncle Sam's paper
Rising prices on the march, says fixed-income fund manager; 'worst thing that can happen' for debt investors
BondView LLC, an operator of a free site for muni bond investors, is planning to launch municipal bond fund ratings by March.
Veteran portfolio managers Larry Pitkowsky and Keith Trauner have “put the band back together” in the form of Goodhaven Capital Management LLC.
Fairholme Capital Management LLC, the investment firm run by Bruce Berkowitz, said its funds will sell their stake in General Growth Properties Inc. to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.7 billion.
Agricultural commodities represents a creative way to invest in the world's emerging middle class, according to Philip Tasho, founder and chief investment officer at Tamro Capital Partners, which manages $1.4 billion in asset management.
Lack of investment choices also slammed; fee-based variable annuities the next step?
As Pimco takes over the distribution of all its funds and expands its equity fund lineup, it plans to cut expense ratios and arm financial advisers with more research and access to its investment managers
Western & Southern Financial Group Inc.'s decision to base its variable annuity investment options on exchange-traded funds is a positive for the insurer, allowing it to better manage market risk tied to the products, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Does anyone want to write long-term-care insurance policies anymore?
To make their variable annuities more attractive, insurers revved up living-benefit features last year. This year, some top VA sellers are hitting the brakes and trimming benefits.
