National Planning Holdings Inc., the Santa Monica, Calif. independent broker-dealer network, saw its revenue slip 15% during the first quarter, to $136 million from $159.9 million a year earlier.
First-quarter sales of index annuities hit $7 billion — down 2.1% from the fourth quarter but up 22.8% from a year earlier, according to research from AnnuitySpecs.com.
Citing a growing interest in options trading, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. today announced the launch of more-advanced options-trading tools, including screening capabilities and historical-options-price charts for its traders.
The Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund (PVSAX) and Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund (PYSAX) will invest in a range of securities, including stocks, bonds, bank loans and convertible securities.
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Having slashed its equity index fund fees, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. is hoping to undercut its rivals in an attempt to take away index fund assets.
Following the departure of a major annuities expert and the elimination of some variable annuity riders, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is mulling the future of its role in the VA marketplace.
The evening of Sept. 15 was the worst of Bruce Bent II's career.
The market's recent rally is likely to be short-lived.
The lack of a uniform fingerprinting requirement for insurance agents and brokers may serve as new ammunition in the battle over federal regulation of the insurance industry.
With the battered performance of its bond funds creating a financial nightmare for investors, OppenheimerFunds Inc. is fighting to rebuild its image and win back the confidence of financial advisers — a job that will likely take years, industry experts said.
Germany saw output plunge by 3.8% as demand for its cars and factory machinery collapsed.
Investors poured billions into emerging-markets stock funds this week, continuing a 10-week trend of inflows for the category worldwide, according to a report released by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research Inc.
MacroMarkets LLC announced today the termination of the MacroShares $100 Oil Up Trust (UOY) and the MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust (DOY), due to assets on deposit falling to less than $50 million.
Six major insurance companies yesterday received preliminary approval from the Department of the Treasury to participate in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to published reports.
First-quarter overall annuity sales rose 8% to $2.6 billion at Jackson National Life Insurance Co. year over year, propelled by large gains in traditional fixed-annuity sales.
MBIA Inc. is the target of a lawsuit by a group of 18 financial institutions claiming that the bond insurer's separation of its businesses early this year was fraudulent, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
The legislative proposal is the administration's first major step in overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system.
Members of Congress today weighed the implications of the federal government’s regulating the insurance industry.
