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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2008
Jackson National’s earnings rise

Jackson National Life reported today a 14% earnings increase and $4.1 billion in revenue for 2007.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2008
Carlyle Capital shares take a tumble

Carlyle group's David Rubenstein looks to help investors that suffered losses.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2008
Advisers focus more on health of insurance carriers

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAR 13, 2008
ETFs fall prey to market turbulence

The size of the exchange traded fund market shrunk by $12.9 billion in February, falling to $557 billion in assets.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2008
Halcyon hedge fund to go public

The New York-based hedge fund manager’s new public entity will be called has $11.5 billion in assets under management.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2008
Hedge funds flourish in February

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index rebounded in February, jumping 2.21% after January’s drop of 2.79%.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME MAR 12, 2008
European bond insurer takes ratings hit

CFIG, a privately held European insurer, was downgraded today to A+ from its former AAA rating by Standards and Poor's.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME MAR 11, 2008
Stocks soar on $200M Fed infusion

The Fed announced it would lend $200 billion of Treasury securities to bond dealers, causing a stock market spike.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 11, 2008
Fixed annuities sales down 9% in '07

Estimated sales of book value annuities totaled $6.9 billion, while sales of indexed annuities totaled $6.3 billion.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 11, 2008
Schwab launches Monthly Income Funds

Charles Schwab is the most recent mutual fund company to introduce a lineup of funds designed to generate a targeted annual payout for retirees.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2008
Morningstar charts course for growth

Despite a sinking stock market, investment research firm Morningstar Inc. is mapping plans to increase its product lineup in 2008.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2008
Small fund companies may face consolidation

The stock market downdraft may soon ignite consolidation among small mutual fund companies.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2008
SEC's summary-prospectus proposal seen short on details

While mutual fund companies and brokers are enthusiastic about a proposal to simplify fund prospectuses, they object to the idea of filing quarterly performance and holding updates, according to comments filed late last month with the SEC.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAR 10, 2008
Rivalry in ETN market is heating up

Financial advisers are glad to see that competition is heating up in the nascent exchange traded note market.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2008
Suit against American Funds dropped

Industry observers are cheering the news that the hugely popular American Funds group stood up to regulators — and won.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2008
Recent push by Finra is the right move

The recent push by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. to return money to harmed mutual fund investors was part of what should be a never-ending effort by the financial services industry to find ways to maintain consumer faith in the marketplace.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2008
Eye on Asian firms with dividends

Investors have gotten used to associating the Asian equity markets with growth, but dividends are often an overlooked and potentially rewarding opportunity.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAR 10, 2008
Bear unveils actively managed ETF

the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund (YYY) will begin trading on the American Stock Exchange on March 18.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2008
Blackstone books precipitous loss

Blackstone Group today announced fourth-quarter losses of $170 million, compared with a profit of $1.18 billion one year earlier.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 10, 2008
Nationwide Mutual to buy back shares for $2.2B

The move is intended to simplify the mutual company's ownership structure, according to the firm.

By Bloomberg