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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2008
AIG stock tumble as it re-evalutes debt

The value of its super-senior-credit-default swap portfolio declined $5.9 billion and not $1.6 billion, AIG reported to the SEC.

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 11, 2008
Defined Benefit Plans Can Boost Retirement Savings of Self-employed

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2008
Phoenix to spinoff asset management

Company wants to be a high-net-worth 'pure-play', reports a 90% drop in fourth-quarter income.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 08, 2008
Regulators act to protect seniors

The SEC, FINRA and NASAA will seek input on firms’ best practices to protect senior investors.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 08, 2008
Consumer confidence plummets

Survey shows consumers are worried about jobs, investments.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 08, 2008
Stimulus package may improve GDP

The gross domestic product will improve slightly because of the $150 billion economic stimulus package.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2008
Net lower at Nationwide, Protective Life

Fourth quarter profits down 50% at Nationwide, off 29% at Protective Life.

By Bloomberg
RIAS FEB 08, 2008
TD Ameritrade’s Bradley wins award

Texas Tech University's financial planning department to honor J. Thomas Bradley Jr. as “Visionary of the Year.”

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 07, 2008
Fiserv

Net income for the quarter was down 1% at $96,655 from the $105,946 reported in the year-ago period.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 07, 2008
Hancock forms tax and estate-planning team

John Hancock Financial's team will act as a resource for financial planners and advisers on tax and estate planning issues.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 07, 2008
FINRA contests arbitration study findings

A survey finding that arbitration customers do not believe the process is fair was “inconsistent,” FINRA said.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 07, 2008
Prudential, MetLife & Willis

Prudential's fourth-quarter net income fell to $792 million, or $1.75 per share, from $893 million.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Productivity lags in fourth quarter

Productivity rose 1.8% over the final quarter of 2007, a significant drop from the 6% increase achieved in the third quarter.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Wealthy stressed by rocky economy

Confidence among investors with more than $500,000 in investible assets tumbled to an all-time low in January.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
RJ and NEXT on hook for rogue rep

The two firms are paying out almost $850,000 to settle cases involving clients burned by Gregory Horton.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2008
Arbitration participants cry foul, survey says

Most participants did not believe that the process was fair to all parties and were not satisfied with the outcome.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Fidelity gift fund reports record year

Fidelity's gift fund reached a record level of $1.17 billion in grants to charity in 2007 — an increase of 24% over 2006.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2008
Non-manufacturing sector on decline

The non-manufacturing sector saw its biggest one-month drop since they started keeping record in June 1998.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2008
NAVA spearheads 'plain English' push

Iowa will be the first state to join an initiative to provide customers with plain-English disclosures on fixed and indexed annuities.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2008
Invesco, NYSE Euronext, CME & Principal

One money manager and two exchange operators posted profits in the fourth quarter, while an insurer's earnings headed south.

By Bloomberg