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RIA NEWS JAN 26, 2010
AIG trying to distance itself from its past

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 26, 2010
AIG slashes debt to Uncle Sam by $25B

American International Group says it has slashed the amount of money it owes the government by $25 billion after moving two subsidiaries into special holding units ahead of their planned spinoffs or sale.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 24, 2010
Obama aims to hike taxes on investment fund managers

President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address called for increasing taxes on investment fund managers, oil companies and those making more than $250,000 a year.

By Timothy Inklebarger
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 24, 2010
SunAmerica Retirement Markets looks to pump up interest in VAs

SunAmerica Retirement Markets Inc., the AIG subsidiary, has released two new variable annuity riders — and the company vows to compete with rival carriers to grab advisers' attention.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 24, 2010
Robeco's Pollack: It is high-quality firms' turn to lead a rally

The time is right for higher-quality companies to start leading the stock market rally, according to Steven Pollack, manager of the Robeco Boston Partners Mid Cap Value Fund (BPMIX).

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 24, 2010
Life insurers join effort to help Haiti

Two major life insurers are providing disaster relief to Haiti by making donations to the earthquake-ravaged republic.

By Darla Mercado
ETFS JAN 24, 2010
Proposed ETF council gets mixed early reviews

Exchange-traded-fund providers said last week that they are willing to consider joining a proposed ETF trade organization, but only if it could prove its value.

By David Hoffman
EQUITIES JAN 24, 2010
Harry Rady: Short-sale targets like 'shooting fish in a barrel'

Finding stocks to sell short is like “shooting fish in a barrel,” according to Harry Rady, chief executive and portfolio manager at Rady Asset Management LLC.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 24, 2010
Target date troubles persist

After being battered by a rough market in 2008, target date funds continued to face the problems of attracting consistent contributions from participants, controlling the amount of pre-retirement distributions and discouraging investors from bailing out after they retire, according to a report from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

By Robert Steyer
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 22, 2010
Insurers poised for better 2010

Major insurance companies, some of which were all but left for dead at this time last year, have staged a dramatic rebound, shoring up capital and increasing profits as they look forward to 2010.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 22, 2010
Funds featuring managed payouts off to rocky start

If timing is everything, the mutual fund industry couldn't have picked a worse time to launch managed- payout funds.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
What to expect from revived life insurers: UBS analyst

Life carriers' outlook appears to be taking a turn for the better, according to a prominent equities analyst.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
Sun Life LTC hybrid pits insurer against Lincoln National

Former Lincoln National execs launch Sun Life combo product that will go up against MoneyGuard; 'we know the formula'

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2010
Hot mutual funds were often laggards in '08: S&P

The moral of the story? Look beyond past fund performance for winners of tomorrow.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
U.S. life insurers have plenty of liquidity

But new study by Moody's finds that the financial stability of U.S. carriers trails that of rivals in Asia

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Greenberg to sell AIG stock for at least $278M

In an SEC filing, Mr. Greenberg's investment vehicle, Zug, Switzerland-based Starr International Co. Inc., said it would sell the shares to UBS Securities LLC during the next three years.

By Colleen Mccarthy
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Nearly one out of five insurance producers headed for the exit: Survey

Strong support systems — along with a mentoring culture and time management training — are just a couple of the factors that keep life insurance producers' feet planted at one company, according to a report from LIMRA International Inc.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Life insurance premium levels at banks show 3Q spike

New life insurance premium levels at banks leapt nearly 60% during the third quarter, beating the overall industry's growth for the second consecutive quarter, according to data from Kehrer-LIMRA, a subsidiary of LIMRA International Inc.

By Darla Mercado
Making the case against short-term bonds
FIXED INCOME JAN 20, 2010
Making the case against short-term bonds

In November 2008, many investors believed we were on the edge of financial disaster. Panic was sweeping Wall Street and Main Street. The global economy was in disarray. Now, a little more than a year later, stock market values have rebounded sharply, frozen credit markets are now flowing more freely, and there is greater liquidity in the financial -system.

By John B. Fox
ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2010
Commercial real estate a flop, but REITs are hot

By Jeff Benjamin