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INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 09, 2008
Lower net at Gamco, loss at SMH

Gamco Investors reported a 45% drop in first-quarter net income to $10.5 million, compared $19.2 million a year ago.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 09, 2008
American International Group, Allianz

AIG reported a net loss of $7.81 billion, or $3.09 per diluted share, for the first quarter of the year.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Conseco to pay $2.3M for bad practices

Regulators discovered lapses in the company’s long-term-care insurance claims and complaints processing.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2008
Fortress, Conseco, Nationwide and more

Fortress Investment Group reported a first-quarter loss of $68.9 million compared to a gain of $62.1 million a year ago.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Conseco to pay $2.3M for bad practices

Regulators discovered lapses in the company’s long-term-care insurance claims and complaints processing.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Study: Banks boom when they sell insurance

Banks that sold insurance were more profitable than those that didn’t in 2007, according to Bank Insurance Market Research.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2008
Losses for Marsh & McLennan and GLG

Marsh & McLennan Cos. posted a loss of $210 million in thefirst quarter of 2008, $268 million a year ago.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2008
Auld out at Berthel Fisher

This is the second time Jeff Auld has left as the head of an independent-contractor B-D in less than two years.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2008
Recession is upon us, Americans say

A whopping 79% of Americans believe that the United States is in a recession, a poll released today suggests.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 06, 2008
UBS, Legg Mason, Lazard and more

Reeling from its mortgage-related problems, UBS AG posted a net loss of $10.97 billion for the first quarter.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAY 05, 2008
Let the HSA experiment run its course

The House of Representatives is trying to cripple the experiment with health savings accounts by burdening it with extra layers of bureaucracy.

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
Sun Life unveils retirement offering

Sun Life Financial Inc. of Toronto today released a new rider, the Retirement Income Escalator.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2008
Advisers remain guarded on catastrophe bonds

As hurricane season approaches, financial advisers continue to look warily upon catastrophe bonds

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
$800M fund established for AIG victims

The Fair Fund distribution concludes the saga that began when the insurer was accused of falsifying financial statements.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 05, 2008
Eaton Vance hires B-D marketing chief

Stephen J. Barrett is now senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Eaton Vance Distributors Inc.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2008
Citi and UBS wealth units tough it out

Wealth management executives at Citigroup and UBS, two of the financial institutions hardest hit by the subprime loan crisis, are working overtime on damage control to protect their lucrative franchises.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
The Hartford revamps variable annuity

The Hartford Financial Services Group announced changes to its flagship variable annuity and its sales force.

By Bloomberg
BROKER DEALERS MAY 05, 2008
Indie brokers wary about CFP Board's ethics code

Independent-contractor broker-dealers are gnashing their teeth over the possible consequences of an updated professional code of ethics for certified financial planners, coming this summer.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAY 02, 2008
Holding a client’s hand in a bear market

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 02, 2008
Payrolls down but outpace projections

In keeping with gloomy expectations, U.S. payrolls continue to decline, though the damage is not as severe as some had feared.

By Bloomberg