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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Disability insurance still a hard sell for brokers

Though adults know it would be disastrous to lose their income due to a disability, it seems only a minority of them actually insure against that risk.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JAN 12, 2010
Oppenheimer settles 529 suit with Oregon for $20M

OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Thursday it will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit the state of Oregon filed over the company's management of its 529 college savings program.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Wintrob says SunAmerica and VALIC products will be back on distributors' shelves

Having taken over as chief executive of American International Group Inc.'s Domestic Life and Retirement Services, Jay S. Wintrob has assured employees in a letter that SunAmerica and VALIC products will be back on distributors' shelves.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 11, 2010
Cincinnati Financial founder Schiff dies

Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Monday that Robert C. Schiff, a company founder who retired from the property and casualty insurer's board in 2004, has died. He was 86.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 11, 2010
Life insurers still dogged by real estate investments: A.M. Best

Despite an improving economy, losses and investment risks continue to loom ahead for life insurers' investment portfolios, according to a report from ratings firm A.M. Best Co. Inc.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JAN 11, 2010
Citigroup, Abu Dhabi fund in dust-up over convertible stock

Abu Dhabi's main sovereign wealth fund, which is alleging fraud over its $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup Inc., vowed to fight for its "legal rights."

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 11, 2010
Insurers prepare agents for rep status, albeit reluctantly

Even as they fight a rule that would treat indexed annuities as securities, many insurers are pre-paring their agents to become registered representatives, should the rule become law.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JAN 11, 2010
Citi names former Bank of England official its new top economist

Citigroup Inc. on Monday named Willem Buiter, a London-based economics professor and author, as its new chief economist.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS JAN 10, 2010
Proposal to tax transactions is misguided

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2010
Lord Abbett offers discounts on IRAs

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RIA NEWS JAN 10, 2010
Busy signals at the IRS

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2010
Finra to probe Thomas Weisel over brokers' $15.7M in auction-rate sales

Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc., the San Francisco-based investment bank, faces a regulatory probe over the sale of $15.7 million in auction-rate securities as the market neared collapse.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
State tax collections dip, raising concerns about muni bonds

“Headline risk” associated with municipal bonds went up today when the U.S. Census Bureau released data that state government tax collections totaled $715.2 billion in fiscal year 2009. That's a decrease of nearly $67 billion (8.6%) from fiscal 2008.

By David Hoffman
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 08, 2010
Treasury, Labor Dept. seek info on using annuities in 401(k)s

The Department of Labor and the Treasury Department have put out a request for information on the use of annuities in defined-contribution plans.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
Economy loses 85K jobs, unemployment rate steady at 10%

The economy lost more jobs than expected in December while the unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent, as a sluggish economic recovery has yet to revive hiring among the nation's employers.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
Futures signal higher open for stock markets

Stock index futures are modestly higher, following the lead of markets overseas ahead of an eagerly anticipated government report on U.S. employment in December.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
Financial sector sees first job gains since July '07

One bright spot in today's disappointing jobs report was the fact that the financial-activities sector of the economy added jobs for the first time since July 2007.

By Hilary Johnson
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 08, 2010
AIG bashes suit over swap deal dating back to 1990

American International Group Inc. asked a federal judge to dismiss a case brought against it by a Canadian real estate investment firm concerning a swap deal initiated in 1990.

By Mark A. Hofmann
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
Sobering prediction: U.S. losing altitude

Listening to Mohamed El-Erian describe the unfolding “stable disequilibrium” of the global economy can be mind-boggling and depressing at the same time.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
No cash bonuses this year for Goldman execs — but no coal either

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism over its pay practices.

By Associated Press