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ALTERNATIVES MAR 27, 2008
Man Group sees robust results for '07

The London hedge fund manager projects net management fee income to grow 15% from the year-ago period.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2008
Obama calls for more bank supervision

A "patchwork of regulators" are "unable or unwilling" to protect the American people, said Sen. Barack Obama.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2008
Vote on 401(k) fee disclosure likely

The bill is expected to pass the House by summer, but will not make it through the Senate, lawyer James Delaplane said.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2008
Clients want advisers, not stock pickers

Most advisers are clueless about important tax rules that impact individual retirement accounts, CPA Ed Slott said.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 26, 2008
Bleak economy stats drive markets down

Orders for durable goods were down 1.7% last month, after a 5.1% drop in January, according to the Department of Commerce.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2008
Consumer confidence still tumbling

The U.S. consumer confidence dropped again in March falling to the lowest figure seen since March 2003.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2008
Home prices dive 10.7% in January

Residential real estate prices fell precipitously in most metro areas, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 25, 2008
Pershing makes annuities available to B-Ds

Annuities are from Principal Financial Group, Symetra Life Insurance and firms affiliated with MetLife Investors.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 25, 2008
Aflac shareholders get 'say on pay' vote

Aflac's directors have released a proxy statement inviting its shareholders to vote on performance-based compensation.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2008
Fortress Investment Group, Bank of China

Fortress recorded a loss in the fourth quarter due to compensation-related expenses related to its IPO last February.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
Existing home sales increase

Sales of existing homes increased by 2.9% in February to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.03 million units, following six consecutive monthly declines.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 24, 2008
Retirement Income: Advisers still poke holes in retirement income products

Even as the financial services industry scurries to provide advisers with better retirement income vehicles, advisers continue to criticize the new products.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2008
Mutual Service faces arbitration claim

Mutual Service Corp. faces at least one arbitration claim for allegedly failing to supervise a mortgage broker whose practice collapsed last September under the weight of a nearly $30 million fraud.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
NOURIEL ROUBINI

Nouriel Roubini, one of the biggest bears on Wall Street, wasn't surprised by the fire sale at The Bear Stearns Cos Inc. of New York. He said it just reinforces his 12-point gloom-and-doom outlook, which he unleashed on Wall Street in February, and he now thinks that total financial losses in the credit debacle may top the $1 trillion he previously projected.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
Retirement Income: Help retirees combat inflation

With inflation expectations on the rise, now is a good time to consider what strategies you might implement for your retired clients to respond to a possible upturn in inflation.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 24, 2008
When physicians are your target

Despite the challenges faced by today's physicians — the soaring cost of malpractice insurance and declining insurance reimbursements are just two — doctors remain one of financial advisers' most sought-after niches

By Libby Dubick
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
Alternatives managers are hot picks

The hunt for alternatives managers is greater than any other type of manager this year, according to a new survey of consultants' expected searches for 2008.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
Fed rescue revives U.S. dollar

The dollar rose to 1.5341 per euro, the largest gain since March 12, and advanced to 100.04 yen per dollar in trading in Japan.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 24, 2008
The artful dance of liquidity

Not that we needed much confirmation, but the Federal Reserve Board's actions last week confirmed the seriousness of the financial crisis that was triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble.

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2008
A market ripe for convertibles

With stock market volatility on the rise, the time is right for financial advisers to consider convertibles for a place in client portfolios.

By Bloomberg