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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
In a first, influential legislator looks to preserve secondary market for death benefits

Kentucky state rep – and head of national group of legislators – introduces bill that would preserve right to resell benefits

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 23, 2010
John Hancock launching 'to retirement' series of target-date funds

John Hancock Funds LLC has filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new suite of target date funds that are specifically designed for investors up until the point they retire, a company official said today.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 23, 2010
Muni bond demand strong despite budget woes, says Dalpiaz of Advisors Asset Management

Municipal bonds are an ideal alternative to low-yielding cash allocations and could be the perfect place to invest in an environment of rising taxes, according to Thomas Dalpiaz, a portfolio manager at Advisors Asset Management Inc.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
Nationwide to pay $2.1M in variable annuity settlement

Nationwide Life Insurance Co. has reached a $2.1 million settlement with five state insurance regulators over nine-year-old claims involving allegedly unsuitable variable annuity sales. The five states are California, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
Crandall promoted to CEO at MassMutual

Roger W. Crandall was named CEO of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, effective Jan. 1, confirmed MassMutual spokesman Mark Cybulski.

By Timothy Inklebarger
MassMutual shuts down its retirement income unit
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
MassMutual shuts down its retirement income unit

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
MassMutual's field force hits milestone

MassMutual on Wednesday announced that its field force has grown to more than 5,000 representatives, a record level for the 158-year-old insurer.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2010
MassMutual sues alleged Ponzi schemer over life insurance

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has taken alleged Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein to court in an attempt to rescind a $15 million life insurance policy.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2010
ING's El-Khodr: U.S. dividend play is yielding dividends

International money managers drawn to dividends have been gobbling up shares of U.S.-based companies over the past year, according to Moudy El-Khodr, co-manager of the ING Global Equity Dividend Fund Ticker:(IAGEX).

By Jeff Benjamin
Slimmer variable annuities attract thin following
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 22, 2010
Slimmer variable annuities attract thin following

Despite the market's lukewarm reception to John Hancock's slimmed-down variable annuity, other insurers continue to introduce competing products aimed at financial advisers who have usually sidestepped such VAs.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 22, 2010
ING to sell stripped-down VA with stripped-down commission

ING plans to replace its traditional variable annuity offering with a simplified VA product that comes with a scaled-back commission.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2010
InvestmentNews announces winners of its Adviser's Choice awards

InvestmentNews today announced the winners of its inaugural Adviser's Choice Awards, which honor financial advisers' top picks for the most outstanding companies and portfolio managers in the mutual fund industry.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 21, 2010
Guggenheim adds to collection

Guggenheim Partners LLC, an investment firm founded by the famous family for which it is named, said last week that it is acquiring Security Benefit Corp. — and with it Rydex SGI.

By David Hoffman
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2010
John Hancock Funds the latest to launch interest rate hedge

John Hancock Funds LLC today launched an international fixed-income fund to enable investors to hedge against rising interest rates.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 21, 2010
Spotlight on VAs

The humble variable annuity is gaining in popularity

By mlanche
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 21, 2010
ICI, kaChing in smack-down over fund fees

The Investment Company Institute has slammed assertions kaChing Group Inc. made regarding mutual fund fees, continuing an online sparring match between the two.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2010
After VC storm, who will be left?

Venture capital today is survival of the pluckiest.

By Arleen Jacobius
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 21, 2010
The last laugh

For most investors, not having access to their money is a drawback.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 21, 2010
Fund companies are prepping bond investors for rising rates

Fearing a backlash from investors who are still piling into bond funds, mutual fund companies are rolling out sales and marketing campaigns to encourage investors to shift assets into other products.

By David Hoffman
FIXED INCOME FEB 21, 2010
High-quality junk bonds aren't junk at all

Their name is an oxymoron, but high-quality junk bonds themselves make a lot of sense in the fixed-income space right now.

By Jeff Benjamin