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MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2010
Aston's Zerhusen: Ignore mid-caps at your peril

Investors are ignoring mid-cap stocks at their own peril, according to Thyra Zerhusen, manager of the $1.3 billion Aston/Optimum Mid Cap Fund (CHTTX) from Aston Asset Management.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 09, 2010
Did motivational speaker kill himself for insurance money?

From the start, the man accused of killing motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker told a startling tale: He said Locker asked for help stabbing himself to death so his family could collect life insurance money.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2010
F-Squared's Present staying fully invested

All signs point toward staying fully invested, according to Howard Present, co-manager of the Virtus AlphaSector Rotation Fund (PWBAX).

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 09, 2010
MetLife near $14B deal for AIG international life unit

American International Group Inc. is in talks with MetLife Inc. to sell one of it's largest insurance units for between $14 billion and $15 billion, according to news reports Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2010
The big three: Morningstar names fund managers of the decade (video)

Who were the top portfolio managers of the last ten years and why? Watch the video below from Morningstar and find out:

By InvestmentNews Staff
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 09, 2010
Report: AIG CEO ready to quit over pay constraints

After just three months as head of embattled insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with heavy government oversight and restrictions on what the bailed-out company can pay employees, according to a published report.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 09, 2010
MetLife CFO: Overseas acquisitions are on tap

MetLife Inc. is licking its chops at the opportunity to expand overseas, according to published reports.

By Mark Bruno
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 09, 2010
Report: AIG discussing sale of unit to MetLife

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 08, 2010
RiverNorth's Patrick Galley: Hot spots in closed-end funds

The closed-end fund market begins 2010 on a somewhat muted note, without the customary New Year's bounce.

By Patrick W. Galley
Nationwide steps away from 200 indie advisers
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2010
Nationwide steps away from 200 indie advisers

Nationwide Financial Network, the sales and marketing arm of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., has informed the 200 independent financial advisers that clear through its brokerage to find a new broker-dealer by April 30.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2010
Insurers would take modest hit from Obama's proposed tax: KBW

Major life carriers' earnings will take just a minor hit from President Obama's proposed Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, according to a report from securities firm Keefe Bruyette and Woods.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2010
N.Y. state orders FGIC to stop paying claims

The office of New York insurance superintendent James Wrynn has ordered embattled bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. to halt claims payments.

By Darla Mercado
ING's insurance unit flops in the fourth quarter
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 07, 2010
ING's insurance unit flops in the fourth quarter

ING Groep NV, one of Europe's largest banking and insurance groups, reduced its losses to €712 million ($980 million) for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, reflecting a mixed operating performance and a big charge related to an earlier bailout.

By Associated Press
ETFS FEB 07, 2010
ProShares wades deeper into the leveraged- and inverse-ETF pool

ProShares today launched eight exchange-traded funds that aim to magnify their benchmark exposures by 300%.

By David Hoffman
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 07, 2010
Investors pull back, fearing China on the verge of a stumble

China's economic engine powers on, but some consultants and managers are becoming more cautious about investing in the Asian giant — at least in the short term.

By Thao Hua
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2010
Government requests information on using annuities in 401(k)s

The Labor and Treasury department have put out a request for information on the use of annuities in defined-contribution plans.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 07, 2010
Carey leaves Oppenheimer too

OppenheimerFunds Inc. has lost its head of distribution just five months after he joined the firm.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2010
Life settlement disclosure sticking point for advisers

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2010
Private-equity firms bring duds to market

After a long hibernation, the lords of leveraged buyouts are up and about.

By Aaron Elstein
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2010
Life settlement suit raises questions about duties of reps, firms

A recent lawsuit concerning a failed investment in a life settlement has exposed a new area of regulatory uncertainty and potential liability for registered representatives and their firms.

By Darla Mercado