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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
AIG might need more money

AIG has borrowed $90.3 billion from the federal government, surpassing its original $85 billion rescue loan.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2008
Exec settles insider trading case

The SEC has settled with the owner of an investor relations firm who illegally traded the stock of Manatron Inc., an information technology company.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 24, 2008
Jury finds that Unum defrauded U.S.

A Boston federal jury found that disability insurer Unum Group committed fraud against the United States in some of its disability cases.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2008
U.S. equities plummet at the open

U.S. equities plummeted at the open, sparked overnight by news that Sony reduced its 2009 forecast while Toyota Motor Corp.'s third-quarter sales contracted.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2008
Markets hit hard in Europe, Asia

Sobering economic news in Europe, combined with continuing concerns about the U.S. economy, shattered markets in Europe and Asia today.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2008
Sales of existing homes begin to rise

Home sales increased 5.5% last month from August and 1.4% from a year earlier to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.18 million units, according to the NAR.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 23, 2008
Still more reg reform needed, Greenspan says

Following the “breakdown of the central pillar of competitive markets,” new regulatory changes will be needed in the areas of fraud, settlements and securitization in order for the financial markets to “return to stability,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2008
Finra reaches ARS agreements with firms

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. today announced agreements in principle with Bank of New York Mellon Capital Markets LLC, City National Securities Inc. and Harris Investor Services Inc. to settle charges related to the selling and marketing of auction rate securities.

By Bloomberg
OPINION OCT 23, 2008
IRA beneficiary designation can be a trap

Advise clients that the choices they make on their beneficiary forms are more important than they might imagine.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2008
FDIC chief urges aid to at-risk homeowners

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Sheila Bair this morning urged the government to exercise the power provided by the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to assist homeowners facing foreclosure.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2008
Credit Suisse, TD Ameritrade, Janus and more

Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group reported a third-quarter loss of 1.26 billion Swiss francs ($1.08 billion), compared with a profit of 1.3 billion francs in the year-ago period.

By D Hampton
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2008
brokersXpress to buy Horwitz & Associates

BrokersXpress, which focuses on representatives and advisers who trade options, said on Tuesday that it is paying $4 million in cash and additional consideration based on future performance for Horwitz & Associates.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2008
15,000 added to jobless rolls last week

The number of American workers who filed new claims for jobless benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 478,000 during the one-week period ended Oct. 18, from a revised 463,000 the prior week, according to Department of Labor data.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 22, 2008
Ambac installs new chief executive

Ambac Financial Group Inc. of New York has selected David W. Wallis as its new president and chief executive.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2008
SIFMA, others call for sweeping reg reforms

The financial services industry yesterday called on Congress to enact sweeping regulatory reforms, including creating a “stability regulator” to oversee systemic risk in all financial services firms.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2008
Institutional investors recoil from risky assets

Global institutional investors have continued to retreat from risky assets, as the financial crisis has worsened and the potential for a global recession has grown, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index, developed by State Street Associates LLC of Cambridge, Mass.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2008
LPL names president of Associated Securities

LPL Financial of Boston has tapped Allison Couch to be president of Associated Securities Corp., its El Segundo, Calif., subsidiary.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2008
Wachovia dives in swan-song quarter

Wachovia Corp. reported a massive third-quarter loss today in what is likely to be its last earnings report as an independent company.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2008
Leading indicators went up in September

The Conference Board’s index of leading indicators rose 0.3% in September after declining over the previous five months.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 21, 2008
Jackson announces rise in sales

Jackson National Life Insurance Co. of Lansing, Mich., today announced that it generated $11.2 billion in total sales and deposits during the first nine months of the year.

By Bloomberg