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MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 24, 2009
SEC to change regulations to prevent runs on money market funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rule changes for the $3.8 trillion money market mutual fund industry — including new liquidity requirements to prevent runs on such funds.

By Sue Asci
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 23, 2009
Insurance settlement trade group hails Maine’s disclosure law

The Life Insurance Settlement Association today applauded new legislation in Maine which requires that insurance customers be apprised of their rights to sell their policies on the secondary market.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2009
Madoff lawyer seeks 12-year sentence for client

The 71-year-old Madoff faces up to 150 years in prison after pleading guilty on March 12 to 11 felony counts including securities fraud and perjury.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 23, 2009
Tax break sought for non-qualified lifetime annuities

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2009
Obama announces $80B deal with drug companies

Drug companies have pledged to spend $80 billion over the next decade to help reduce the cost of drugs for seniors and pay for a portion of Obama's health care legislation.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2009
Survey: Employers confident in 401(k)s, despite poor performance

The majority of employers think 401(k) plans are working generally and that subpar performance last year was the fault of the economy, not the basic structure of the system, according to a survey released today.

By Sue Asci
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2009
Lawmakers plan push to reform 401(k) plans

A pair of key lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill on retirement reform later this week that could have substantial implications for investment advisers, 401(k) service providers and the majority of employer-sponsored retirement plans.

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2009
Directors' role at center of "say on pay' debate

The long-running debate over “say on pay” is heating up in Washington, with a group representing executives saying that the proposal undermines the role of directors while an investors' group counters that it makes boards more accountable to shareholders.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2009
PIABA asks SEC to make industry arbitrators optional

The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, a trade group for attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations, has formally asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to end the mandatory use of industry arbitrators.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2009
After settlement, firm eyes widow of rogue adviser

A financial planning firm has settled all but one claim related to an embezzlement scheme conducted by a rogue adviser over an eight-year period ending in March 2008.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 21, 2009
LTC on the back burner under Obama health plan

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2009
White House leaves advisers up in the air

If you are a commercial banker, savings and loan operator, mortgage broker or hedge fund artist, there is a lot to concern you in the regulatory-reform proposal outlined by the Obama administration last week.

By Jed Horowitz And Sara Hansard
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2009
Plan on fiduciary standard wins praise

Investment advisers and consumer advocates have applauded President Obama's proposal to establish a fiduciary duty for broker-dealers offering investment advice.

By Sara Hansard
FINTECH JUN 19, 2009
TraderPlanet.com undergoes redesign

TraderPlanet.com has redesigned its website to improve ease of use and navigation for users who want to keep their trading skills sharp.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2009
NAIC praises Obama’s regulatory plan but has suggestions of its own

Therese M. Vaughan, chief executive of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, recently praised President Obama’s regulatory proposals but added that state regulators still have improvements planned for their oversight.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 19, 2009
Advisor Products integrates, AdviceAmerica updates software

Advisor Products connects to Redtail’s customer relationship management system, AdviceAmerica Inc. has released its latest version of its financial planning product.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2009
SEC chief talks about new financial regulations

Making it easier for shareholders to seat directors on company boards, restricting short-selling in down markets, strengthening oversight of mutual funds, and tightening scrutiny and standards for investment advisers are among the pro-investor initiatives being undertaken by the SEC's , the agency's chairman said Thursday.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 19, 2009
ExpertPlan buys service center from ADP

ExpertPlan Inc., a private-label provider of retirement plan record-keeping services, has purchased a portion of Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s retirement services record-keeping business.

By Lisa Shidler
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2009
Administration's push to overhaul banking worries some

Obama wants to empower the Fed, create a council of federal regulators to monitor risk, and create a new consumer protection agency overseeing credit card lenders and mortgage brokers.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2009
Dems work to push banking overhaul through Congress quickly

President Obama's plan to transform the Federal Reserve into a super-regulator ran into skepticism Thursday from lawmakers who worry that the central bank is not the best suited to keep an eye on firms deemed so big and influential that their demise could hurt the economy.

By Bloomberg