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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
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
ETFS JAN 02, 2008
Mutual funds boast banner year

Asset levels hit $13 trillion in December, gaining approximately $1.8 trillion from the beginning of the year.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2007
Mitchell named Pacificor CEO

Pacificor has named portfolio manager Andy Mitchell to helm the hedge fund after Michael B. Klein, former CEO, died after his private plane crashed in Panama on Sunday.

By Bloomberg
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
ETFS DEC 21, 2007
Vanguard unveils ETFs on NYSE Arca

The Vanguard Group has launched ETFs on the NYSE Arca today, which seek to track three MSCI Indexes.

By Bloomberg
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
ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2007
Barclays next up to sue Bear

Burned in the aftermath of Bear Stearns’ two collapsed hedge funds, Barclays has sued the firm and a pair of its fund managers.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2007
Evergreen bows three mutual funds

Evergreen Investment Management has launched three new diversity equity mutual funds.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2007
ING announces fixed index annuities

The products give “windows of opportunity” to withdraw from the policy without incurring surrender charges.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2007
Hedge funds dying on the vine

The number of hedge fund launches and liquidations are off at a 25% annual rate for the second consecutive year, according to HFR.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2007
Insurers prescribe broader health care

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

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2007
VA assets grew $1.5 trillion in 4Q

That’s a 15.3% gain from the same period last year, when net assets for variable annuities were $1.3 trillion.

By Bloomberg
ETFS DEC 18, 2007
Claymore launches China real estate ETF

The first U.S.-listed Chinese Real Estate ETF gives investors exposure to the Chinese real restate market.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 17, 2007
Aon spins off two units for $2.78 billion

Aon's Combined Insurance will be sold to ACE for $2.4 billion and Munich Re is buying its Sterling unit for $352 million.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2007
Chiefs at funds of funds take top pay

CEO and CIO were the best-compensated positions at hedge funds of funds in 2007, according to an Infovest21 survey.

By D Hampton
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2007
Investors yank cash from REITs

Due to negative returns, investors are pulling money out of mutual funds that invest in real estate investment trusts, but financial advisers believe that now is not the time to trim holdings.

By Bloomberg
ETFS DEC 17, 2007
Growth of ETFs, separates outguns that of mutual funds

While mutual funds continue to garner the lion's share of investment assets, their growth is trailing that of exchange traded assets and separately managed accounts.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2007
Tudor clients take bite out of Raptor

Tudor Investment clients have pulled more than $1 billion from its Raptor hedge fund after it fell 8.5% this year.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 17, 2007
More states may clamp down on improper asset transfers

Elder-law attorneys are concerned that the new year will bring new rules in a number of states regarding how — and if — immediate annuities can work with Medicaid eligibility and planning.

By Bloomberg