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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2008
Ex-AIG execs to pay $115 million to settle suit

Former AIG chairman and chief executive Maurice Greenberg and other former executives at the insurer will have to cough up $115 million as part of a settlement in a derivatives lawsuit with the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2008
Controversy swirls over index annuity rule

The Financial Planning Association and the National Association for Fixed Annuities have leapt into the fray, submitting comments on the SEC’s proposed index annuity rule.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2008
ETF-fueled retirement plan launched

Efficient Market Advisors LLC of Del Mar, Calif., announced today the launch of the first 403(b) retirement program offering professionally managed portfolios of exchange traded funds.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2008
Securian Financial Group buys H. Beck

Another independent-contractor broker-dealer is being sold — and this time an insurance company is pulling the trigger on the deal.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2008
Manulife names successor to retiring CEO

Manulife Financial Corp. of Toronto has named Donald A. Guloien to succeed Dominic D’Alessandro as president and chief executive officer.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2008
Median home prices tick up in July

Median prices of single family homes rose 0.9% in July from June, but they’re still down year-over-year by 11.4%, according to the July Home Price Index report released today by Denver-based Integrated Asset Services LLC.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 09, 2008
Firms heed call of alternative investments

The appeal of alternative-investment strategies is becoming increasing apparent to traditional money management firms trying to capture a piece of that market, according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc. in Boston.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
Phoenix unveils living-benefit riders

The Phoenix Cos. Inc. of Hartford, Conn., today launched its suite of living-benefit riders, with two new additions.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2008
Hedge fund assets hit $1.7 trillion

The asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. held the top spot in a ranking of assets managed by hedge funds, with $48.1 billion as of July 1.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
Insurers target wealthy investors with VA enhancements

Declining variable annuity sales will likely lead to enhancements to and new uses for VAs as carriers look for additional ways to appeal to high-net-worth investors.

By Bloomberg
ETFS SEP 08, 2008
Grail poised to introduce actively managed ETFs

Grail Advisors LLC of San Francisco intends to enter the defined contribution market by offering actively managed, transparent equity exchange traded funds, said William Thomas, chief executive of the firm.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
More advisers selling insurance products

Advisers are selling more insurance, particularly long term care insurance, according to the InvestmentNews 2008 Insurance Product Survey, which polled 445 financial advisers.

By Bloomberg
ETFS SEP 08, 2008
How to time ETF buying decisions

When you trade exchange traded funds, you can choose from two primary types of entries, depending on the chart pattern of the actual trade setup.

By Bloomberg
ETFS SEP 08, 2008
Critic charges that ETFs are 'riddled' with structural defects

They may be gaining in popularity, but exchange traded funds are far from the perfect product.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2008
Quant funds tested by tough market

The proliferation of mutual funds that rely on computers to select stocks is coming to an end.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2008
Acquisitions are top agenda at Natixis despite challenges

Even as it labors to gain visibility, Natixis Global Asset Management LP is forging ahead with plans to make acquisitions, particularly of firms that offer alternative investments.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
Insurance distributors are resigned to approval of SEC's proposed rule

As the comment period ends this Wednesday on an SEC proposed rule that would regulate certain index annuities as securities, independent distributors are gearing up in anticipation of the rule's enactment.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2008

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ALTERNATIVES SEP 05, 2008
Toll Bros. downgraded on industry fundamentals

Raymond James & Associates Inc. analyst Paul Puryear downgraded homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. to market perform from outperform today.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME SEP 05, 2008
Fifth Third said to be selling off muni funds

Fifth Third Asset Management Inc. is selling off all its municipal bond funds to Federated Investors Inc., according to the website fundaction.com.

By Bloomberg