Smaller life insurers — battered by the recession but ready to get back into the annuity business — have begun to outsource the manufacturing of fixed indexed annuities to marketing groups
Finding good sources of referrals and winning over prospects is more of an art than science.
Investors are shorting commodities, a sign that the sector's rally may soon be over.
Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division — and specifically the Merrill Lynch brokerage operation — continue to benefit from improving markets.
The indie B-D is bucking the trend with the launch of its expanded fee-based VA platform. A single fiduciary standard will likely improve the odds of success
Advisers notified clients about planned reduction in features, hike in fees
Finra is seeking to shut down a broker-dealer it alleges is selling fraudulent oil and gas private placements.
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co. has paired up with Wilshire Associates Inc. to give small and midsize retirement plans access to fiduciary services.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has named Julius Leiman-Carbia as an associate director to lead the agency's national broker-dealer examination program.
New deductions this year include $10K for qualified harpooners; modest credit for hosting exchange student
Independent financial advisers slam his economic policies; Reagan still the man
Greater certainty around taxes spurs increased donations to donor-advised funds
In a move likely to be closely watched by the financial planning community, a leading adviser-credentialing organization is reforming its ethics requirements to focus on its own conduct and practice standards
Residential real estate prices dropped in January by the most in more than a year, raising the risk that U.S. home sales will keep slowing
SEC nixes April-June target to gather more industry feedback
Or at least, that's the concern of top economist Bruce Kasman, who is worried about a simultaneous recovery in both developing and emerging nations. Why? Because it would ignite inflation -- and torch bondholders in the process.
B-Ds and wirehouses have set aggressive recruiting numbers. One thought: Be careful what you wish for.
Negative outlook sends stock markets tumbling; 'material risk' lawmakers won't agree on budget cuts
