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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2009
Manulife, Prudential may bid on AIG unit

In their bid to buy AIG’s American International Assurance Co. Ltd., Manulife Financial Corp. and Prudential PLC may pay cash and shares to but the Asian unit.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 27, 2009
S&P raises volatility ratings on 10 funds

Standard & Poor's of New York today revised upward its fund volatility ratings on 10 U.S. offshore and European fixed-income funds.

By Bloomberg
ETFS FEB 26, 2009
Should you dump mutual funds in favor of ETFs?

While it’s not wise to change your entire mutual fund investment strategy based on recent performance, it may be time to consider some alternatives like ETFs.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2009
New-home sales plunged 48% in January

Sales of new single-family homes dropped more than 48% to a record low in Jan.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2009
Ohio to relax accounting rules for 20 insurers

The Ohio Department of Insurance has confirmed it will provide temporary reserve relief for 20 insurance companies headquartered in the state.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2009
Hartford COO to step down

Thomas M. Marra, chief operating officer of The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc., will retire from his post July 3.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2009
Obama seeks to jack taxes on hedgers

All carried-interest distributions from private-equity funds and hedge funds would be taxed as ordinary income instead of capital gains under Obama's proposed budget.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 26, 2009
Fidelity to expand in muni bonds, capital markets

Fidelity Investments plans to increase its presence in the municipal-bond market, firm executives said in an interview.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 25, 2009
Advisers want more-understanding wholesalers

Financial advisers, already overwhelmed with frazzled clients, want more understanding from their wholesalers.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2009
Managed-futures funds cool down

Managed-futures funds, which finished 2008 as one of the best-performing alternative strategies, hit a bump in January.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 25, 2009
More boomers buying long term care insurance

The age of long term care insurance purchasers continues to skew downward as more baby boomers buy policies.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 25, 2009
Eaton Vance 1Q profit down 57%

Eaton Vance Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit shrank by more than half.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 25, 2009
Navy Federal partners with FundQuest

Navy Federal Asset Management LLC today announced the launch of a new managed account platform in partnership with FundQuest Inc. of Boston.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 25, 2009
E-Trade closes its index funds

E*Trade Financial Corp. has closed its line of four index funds with liquidations to take place no later than March 27.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 25, 2009
Congress attacks retirement security, target date funds

Congress today commenced an effort to determine whether legislation needs to be enacted to protect the retirement security of the country's aging population.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 25, 2009
Musical chairs at Columbia Funds

Columbia Management Group LLC recently changed portfolio managers at 20 teams that manage more than 55 mutual funds.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 25, 2009
Bernanke backs optional fed charter for insurance

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today backed the idea of creating an optional federal charter for insurance.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 25, 2009
Chubb settles Mass. kickback case

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2009
Paying off a mortgage

A client wants to pay off his mortgage with a retirement account distribution and is wondering about the short- and long-term financial ramifications.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 24, 2009
Regulators anticipate new rules for insurers

By Bloomberg