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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2009
Income guarantees paired with UMAs developing slowly

Providers will push forward with the development of the income guarantee paired with a unified managed account, and with other vehicles, despite hurdles.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 11, 2009
401(k) fee bill introduced in Senate

Legislation aimed at improving disclosure of 401(k) fee information was introduced in the Senate yesterday.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES FEB 10, 2009
UBS to split wealth business; Hoekstra to lead in Americas

After posting another massive loss today, the Swiss bank UBS AG said it will reorganize its wealth management businesses.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 10, 2009
Advisers grapple with complex insurance products

Advisers are admitting now more than ever before that insurers’ solvency and financial strength are at the forefront in their minds when they recommend products.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 10, 2009
New insurance strategy: Simplify

Seeking to wrest market share from the asset management industry, life insurance executives will embark on a campaign of simplified consumer communications and stress real-life contexts for the use of their products.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 10, 2009
Madoff investors may face clawbacks

Securities litigation in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal could snag a whole host of investors who might have to give up whatever gains they received over the past six years, according to legal experts.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009
SEC’s Thomsen resigns; Khuzami to replace her

SEC director of enforcement Linda Thomsen is resigning to return to the private sector, the agency announced today.

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 09, 2009
Advantages of delaying an application for Social Security

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009

Incidents of identity theft and fraud continue to rise but, due to increased vigilance by consumer and businesses, the cost to individual victims has fallen.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2009
European hedgers bleed assets

The hedge-fund-of-funds sector in Europe may lose three-quarters of its assets, compared with the beginning of 2008.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009

Wells Fargo & Co. is hitting back at media coverage of a Las Vegas trip for mortgage employees that the bank canceled last week.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009
Madoff, SEC enter into an agreement

Bernard Madoff began to face the music today.

By Bloomberg
RIAS FEB 09, 2009
Blankfein: Markets need global regulatory coordination

Fixing the global financial crisis will require more effective government regulation and greater cooperation among regulatory agencies around the world.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 09, 2009
BNY Mellon buys two investment boutiques

A BNY Mellon unit bought two firms: one focused on domestic Australian equities and the other on emerging markets equities and global fixed income.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2009
Time for a financial heart-to-heart?

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Cupid’s arrow may snag that special partner, but be sure it doesn’t snag some financial troubles in the process.

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Pay cuts for Washington, too

The critics are right.

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2009
Spendthrift trusts are said to be gaining attention

Client interest in establishing spendthrift trusts for beneficiaries is picking up steam, partly due to the fact that wealthy clients are becoming more risk-averse, according to financial advisers.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 08, 2009
529 industry bolsters marketing amid downturn

States that have Section 529 college savings plans and the financial services companies that manage them are working overtime to make sure that advisers — who account for about 80% of their sales — remain interested in the product during the recession.

By Bloomberg
OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Broadening our - and your - horizons

As financial advisers are aware from their own businesses, success never comes to those who stand still.

By Jim Pavia
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 08, 2009
Railroad stocks are poised for long haul

The rising volatility of oil prices, coupled with the economic downturn, is providing something of a boost to railroad stocks.

By Bloomberg