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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 13, 2009
Sales of NY Life policies grow at record pace

New York Life Insurance Co.'s life insurance sales broke records over the first nine months of 2009, the insurer reported today.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Stocks rise Friday on retailers' earnings news; Dow up 2.5% for the week

Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Fidelity rolls out investment program aimed at RIAs

Fidelity Investments, in a move to attract and retain registered investment advisers and independent-broker-dealer clients, has introduced a program it says offers advisers access to market analysis and industry insights.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Higher oil prices seen threatening global recovery

Rising oil prices could imperil a modest increase in crude demand and the recovery of the global economy, the International Energy Agency said Thursday as it raised its outlook for oil demand this year.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Markets drop on reports of reduction in oil and gas consumption

A drop in energy stocks dragged the market lower Thursday following a government report that consumers and businesses cut back on their use of oil and gas.

By Associated Press
OPINION NOV 12, 2009
The Merrill Lynch Footprint

Former Merrill senior executives are in high demand

By Danny Sarch
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Jobless claims fall more than expected to 502K

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Stocks rise on news of improving job market

Stocks turned higher after an early stumble Thursday as news of an improving job market stirred hopes of an improvement in the economy.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2009
Caterpillar settlement could make 401(k) advisers vulnerable to lawsuits over fees

Caterpillar Inc.'s announcement last week that it has reached a tentative settlement over the fees it charged its 401(k) plan participants may be bad news for plan sponsors, their advisers and mutual fund companies.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 12, 2009
John Hancock arms reps with succession planning tool

The John Hancock Financial Network has released a succession-planning platform for its financial representatives.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Federal deficit sets October record of $176.4B

The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red ink.

By Jeff Nash
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 11, 2009
Investment oversight has kept insurers strong, regulator says

Life insurers are still strong in the wake of the financial crisis, insurance experts said yesterday at a life settlement industry conference.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Genworth's Tim Knepp: 'We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors'

Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
National Planning Corp. to pay $3.9M to Mass. investors

National Planning Corp., <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=basicchart&amp;djoProjId=10815> one of the ten largest independent broker-dealers </a>, has reached a $3.9 million settlement with Massachusetts to reimburse a set of elderly investors in the state who lost money from investments that an NPC adviser allegedly described as safe.

By Staff Report
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Stocks open higher as dollar continues slide

Stocks are rising in early trading as investors anticipate interest rates will remain low for some time.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Trio who promised 500% returns grilled in federal court

Three South Carolina men accused of bilking investors out of millions made anyone with ties to law enforcement or attorneys leave their seminars, and threatened investors with $1 million in fines if they told anyone about the massive returns they were making, a former bookkeeper testified Tuesday.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 11, 2009
Senate moving to allow SEC to rule on mandatory arbitration

The Securities and Exchange Commission would be required to issue rules prohibiting or limiting mandatory arbitration clauses in securities contracts under draft legislation introduced this week by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
Insurance regulator: Life settlements industry must protect seniors

A key state insurance figure has called upon the life settlements industry to keep Main Street policyholders in mind &#8212; or else.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
With an eye on advisers, NY Life overhauls sales strategy

New York Life Insurance Co. has revamped its sales team to make it easier for its wholesalers to sell an array of products to advisers &#8212; including annuities, mutual funds and guaranteed income products.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 10, 2009
SEC funding shift in Senate's draft financial fix

Measures that would significantly boost funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as give shareholders a say on executive pay are included in draft financial overhaul legislation in the Senate, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

By Mark Bruno