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INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2009
Life insurers lobby for tax breaks

With tax reform high on the administration's agenda for next year, the life insurance industry is pushing for preferential treatment for annuities.

By Sara Hansard
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2009
FPA's head lobbyist to step down

The chief lobbying official for the Financial Planning Association is stepping down this month.

By Sara Hansard
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2009
Indexed-annuity crusader

Sheryl J. Moore is mad as hell at the media, and she's not going to take it anymore.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2009
For crying out loud

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained almost 50% since its March low, but for those who prefer to cry about how far the stock market fell before March, there is nothing quite like the Dow Jones handkerchief.

By Jeff Benjamin
RESOURCES WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 13, 2009
Native American tribe buys a broker-dealer

In what may be a first, a Native American tribe is buying a broker-dealer and money manager, with a plan to win business by using its status as a minority-owned firm to appeal to Native American investors.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2009
Fidelity plans to waive commissions on new RIA assets, cut tech fees

Fidelity Investments, responding to The Charles Schwab Corp.'s June announcement of price reductions for independent advisers and their clients, is rolling out a competing program with a few extra twists.

By Jed Horowitz
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Federal deficit hits $1.38T through August

The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2009
NASAA supports senior investor protection acts

Two bills aimed at protecting seniors from financial fraud were introduced in the House today, winning praise from the North American Securities Administrators Association Inc.

By Michelisa Lanche
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2009
N.Y. regulation would increase transparency on insurance brokers' pay

The New York State Insurance Department is proposing a rule requiring more transparency about how the sellers of insurance products are compensated.

By Sue Asci
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Dollar slump continues as gold hits 18-month high

The week's dollar sell-off continued today, with the greenback hitting a fresh 12-month low.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Looking to Canadian markets, M Financial, pairs up with Caledonia Planning

M Financial Group is expanding its reach across the border and has added Caledonia Planning Group of Ontario, Canada, to its roster of advisory firms, the company announced yesterday.

By Staff Report
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Wholesale inventories drop in July; sales grow

U.S. businesses reduced inventories at the wholesale level for a record 11th consecutive month in July, although sales rose by the largest amount in more than a year, according to government data released today.

By Associated Press
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2009
Hartford consolidates distribution units for retirement plans, individuals

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. yesterday formed Hartford Life Distributors, an entity that consolidates its distribution forces for 401(k) plans and individual products.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2009
July trade deficit climbs 16.3% to $32B

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2009
New jobless claims fall more than expected to 550K

The Labor Department says initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to a seasonally adjusted 550,000 from an upwardly revised 576,000 in the previous week. Analysts expected claims to drop to 560,000, according to Thomson Reuters.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2009
Fidelity to waive commissions on new RIA assets, cut technology fees (UPDATE)

Responding to Charles Schwab Corp.'s June announcement of price reductions for independent advisers and their clients, Fidelity is rolling out a competing program with a few extra twists.

By Jed Horowitz
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 10, 2009
Clients expected to move $800B as advisers change firms

An estimated $800 billion in total client assets will be transferred across the investment advisory industry because of brokers and advisers' changing firms this year, according to a study from Cerulli Associates Inc.

By Sue Asci
RESOURCES WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 09, 2009
An industry first? American Indian tribe buys a broker-dealer

In what may be a first, a tribe of Native Americans is buying a broker-dealer and money manager, with a plan to win business by using its status as a minority-owned firm to appeal to Native American investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 09, 2009
NY Life agent denies bilking $2M from seniors

A former New York Life Insurance Co. agent pleaded not guilty in a federal court in South Carolina yesterday following charges that he had swindled 35 investors out of more than $2 million over 13 years.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2009
529 industry reaches out to academia in summit

Key players in Section 529 college savings programs, higher education and financial aid will meet on Sept. 16 in Washington to discuss issues affecting saving and paying for college.

By Charles Paikert