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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2009
Former NHL star Sergei Fedorov files new suit connected to $60M in losses from financial adviser

Ex-Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov is suing his former lawyers, claiming they share responsibility for the loss of millions of dollars invested with another client.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2009
Schwab slapped with SEC warning; YieldPlus settlement may be on the horizon

The SEC's warning to the Charles Schwab Corp. that <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091015/FREE/910159992>it could face civil charges</a> over two fixed-income mutual funds may have a direct effect on current and looming legal actions from investors over losses suffered in the funds.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 14, 2009
Reinsurance agreement boosts Conseco's capital ratios

Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2009
New Lazard chairman and CEO: Insider Kenneth Jacobs

Lazard Ltd. is naming Kenneth M. Jacobs as CEO and chairman, choosing a longtime executive at the investment advisory firm to fill vacancies from last month's sudden death of Chairman and CEO Bruce Wasserstein.

By Associated Press
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2009
Advisers staring at a new 'slew' of litigation from small-business clients

Financial advisers who have sold certain types of retirement and other benefit plans to small businesses might soon be facing a wave of lawsuits &#8212; unless Congress decides to take action soon.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 14, 2009
Watchdog: Treasury wasn't prepared for AIG bonuses

The fierce debate over bonuses for bailed-out executives was revived on Capitol Hill Wednesday as a government watchdog explained how some executives nearly brought down the financial system &#8212; then pocketed millions.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2009
Dow crosses 10,000 mark for first time in a year

The Dow Jones industrial average has reclaimed 10,000 for the first time in a year.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 13, 2009
AIG sells Taiwan subsidiary to Primus for $2.15B

Insurer American International Group Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to sell its nearly 98 percent stake in Taiwan unit Nan Shan to an investor group led by Hong Kong's Primus Financial for about $2.15 billion.

By Bloomberg
OPINION OCT 13, 2009
The End of the Andrew Hall Saga

Shareholders Lose, Taxpayers Lose

By DSARCH
RIAS OCT 13, 2009
Salient-Friedman dissolves into Private Ocean

Jones and Smith Wealth Management? How boring. Green and Gold Capital Advisers? So banal. Fink and Funk Financial Fiduciaries? Yawn.

By Jed Horowitz
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 13, 2009
Jury finds Allianz used deceptive materials to market its two-tiered EIAs

A federal jury in Minnesota has ruled that Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America used deceptive materials to market its two-tiered equity-indexed annuities, but declined to assess damages against the company, saying the plaintiffs suffered no harm.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS OCT 13, 2009
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to address RIAs at TD Ameritrade event

Two former U.S. presidents will appear together in a panel discussion to headline a TD Ameritrade investment conference next February.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2009
Standard & Poor's to give style indexes an extreme makeover

Standard &amp; Poor's will introduce new factors for its U.S. style indexes during the fourth quarter of this year, the company revealed today.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 13, 2009
Insurance industry's mortgage-backed securities proposal blasted

Consumer advocates today railed against a proposal that would change the way insurance regulators assess the amount of capital carriers hold against residential-mortgage-backed securities.

By Darla Mercado
OPINION OCT 12, 2009
How helping the unemployed can help your practice

At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them &#8212; clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.

By Maureen Wilke
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2009
Roth IRA conversion confusion creates opportunity for advisers, Schwab study finds

The pending rule changes around Roth IRA conversions present a huge business opportunity for financial advisers to have deeper conversations with clients, according to a new survey by Charles Schwab &amp; Co. Inc.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2009
Invest taps Steve Dowden as president and chief executive

Invest Financial Corp. said today that it has hired Steve H. Dowden as president and chief executive, succeeding Lynn Niedermeier.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2009
Insurance agent slammed with fraud charges, could face up to 60 years

A lawyer for a Miami insurance agent says he'll plead not guilty to charges of stealing more than $14 million from premium finance companies.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2009
Markets maintaining momentum, surging to '09 highs

The stock market is keeping its momentum going, giving shares their best week in more than two months.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2009
Oil over $73 ahead of US earnings results

Oil prices rose above $73 a barrel Monday as investors looked to a slew of U.S. corporate earnings reports this week for signs of economic recovery.

By Associated Press