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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2010
Target fund rules may mean 401(k) changes

Newly proposed disclosure rules could steer plan sponsors to more conservative target date funds for their 401(k) plans, according to some industry experts.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2010
J.P. Morgan launches share class with no 12(b)-1 fees

With reform looming, bank's asset management unit joins others in offering retirement plans so-called R6 option

By Darla Mercado
Tax tips: Greater returns and asset consolidation
RIAS NOV 28, 2010
Tax tips: Greater returns and asset consolidation

It's that time of year when you are talking to clients about taxes.

By Bloomberg
Aviva fixed-annuity shift could trigger a trend
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 28, 2010
Aviva fixed-annuity shift could trigger a trend

Aviva USA last week rolled out a series of changes to its fixed-annuity lineup, including reductions on agents' commissions and the discontinuation of one of its income riders.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2010
Canadian snowbirds present opportunities — and pitfalls — for advisers

More affluent Canadians are flocking south for the warm winter sun and cheap real estate deals

By Lisa Shidler
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
Assets hit $3.07 trillion in 2009 in socially conscious funds

U.S. socially conscious investing assets grew to $3.07 trillion as of year-end 2009, up 13.3% from $2.71 trillion in 2006, according to the Social Investment Forum Foundation's latest report on such investing trends

By Barry B. Burr
RIAS NOV 28, 2010
New Finra rule could cause headaches for hybrid advisers

A new Finra rule could put a crimp in the business of brokers who run outside investment advisory and insurance businesses

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
Investors are taking the 'slow' approach

The slow-food movement has inspired an investment approach known as slow money.

By Deborah Nason
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
New strategy targets commodities risk in equity portfolios

Mountain Pacific Group LLC, a money management boutique led by Ronald G. Layard-Liesching, is plans to measure and manage the commodities-related risks embedded in institutional investors' U.S. equity allocations

By Douglas Appell
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
CalPERS considers stock, infrastructure boosts

CalPERS' investment committee is leaning toward expanding the $220.1 billion system's risk portfolio by increasing its public-equity and infrastructure allocations

By Randy Diamond
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
New strategy targets commodities risk in equity portfolios

Mountain Pacific Group LLC, a money management boutique led by Ronald G. Layard-Liesching, plans to measure and manage the commodities-related risks embedded in institutional investors' U.S. equity allocations

By Douglas Appell
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2010
SIFMA must stay active as regulatory rules are drawn up

RBC Wealth Management (U.S.) chief executive John Taft, the incoming chairman of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, delivered remarks at the organization's annual meeting Nov. 8 in New York.

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 28, 2010
Ameriprise bails on outside sales of RiverSource

Ameriprise Financial Inc. has cut off outside broker-dealers from selling its RiverSource variable annuity, limiting sales to Ameriprise registered representatives.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 26, 2010
Ex-Smith Barney adviser admits to $3M fraud scheme

Sanjeev Jayant Kumar Shah, a former adviser at Smith Barney, pleaded guilty today to defrauding clients of more than $3 million, prosecutors said.

By Mark Bruno
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 26, 2010
Retailers see green on Black Friday

Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation's stores in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys on Black Friday.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 24, 2010
Prudential hooks up with Edward Jones to launch A-share VA

Prudential Financial Inc. is teaming up with Edward D. Jones & Co. LP to create a new A-share variable annuity. The insurer expects to submit a filing for the product in the next 30 to 60 days.

By Darla Mercado
Insurers' closing of VA funds rubs advisers the wrong way
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 24, 2010
Insurers' closing of VA funds rubs advisers the wrong way

Pruning investment options limits their ability to put clients in the best funds, reps say

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 24, 2010
Investors chasing higher muni yields — all the way to Guam

Risk-reward ratio shot to heck; 7% yield, but one typhoon and your investment may be lost

By Joe Mysak, Bloomberg News
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 24, 2010
Bank of America to sell First Republic Bank to private equity investors for more than $1B

Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell First Republic Bank, a private bank it inherited from Merrill Lynch & Co., to a group of investors.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 23, 2010
Finra bans rep over alleged insurance scam

By Darla Mercado