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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 03, 2008
NFP Insurance president steps down

Robert R. Carter is stepping down as president of NFP Insurance Services Inc., according the SEC filings.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 03, 2008
Gauging retirement readiness

Wall Street has become an industry of metrics

By Mark Elzweig
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2008
Hiring practices key focus in the wake of scandals

Recent scandals have taught financial services firms to scrutinize the people they hire more closely.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAR 03, 2008
Several wirehouses press advisers to talk health care with clients

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAR 03, 2008
Several wirehouses press advisers to talk health care with clients

Several wirehouse firms have begun pushing their financial advisers to talk to clients in more depth about health care issues in retirement, but at least one firm, UBS Financial Services Inc., is avoiding the topic because of liability concerns.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2008
Don't count out clean energy stocks, some say

The big hit clean energy stocks have taken this year is just an expected correction, not the end of a fad, green-investing advocates say.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 29, 2008
U.S. personal income edges up

A slight January increase in personal income was overshadowed by rising inflation, according to the Commerce Department.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 29, 2008
Markets plunge as AIG sheds derivatives head

The Dow Jones lost more than 300 points after the insurer reported dismal quarterly results.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 29, 2008
MBIA, Ambac grapple with subprime fallout

MBIA is bracing for more write-downs and Ambac has been given more time to justify its triple-A rating from Moody’s.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 29, 2008
Fidelity highlights growth in annual report

FMR, the parent company of Fidelity, reported a 15% increase in assets under management for 2007.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 29, 2008
W. Virginia bans STOLI plan settlement

West Virginia today passed legislation to prevent the settlement of stranger-oriented life insurance policies.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2008
Labor Dept. floats worker contribution rule

The rule would increase protection for employee contributions to pension and welfare-benefits plans for smaller firms.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2008
Old Mutual AUM up 0.7% in fourth quarter

Old Mutual Asset Management reported $332.6 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31.

By D Hampton
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2008
Bernanke: Inflation won’t be like the '70s

“I don’t anticipate ‘stagflation’ ... anywhere near the situation that prevailed in the 1970s,” the Fed chief told Congress.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2008
Goldman, Merrill cut JPMorgan estimates

The news comes less than a month after analyst at Lehman and Deutsche owered their Q1 estimates for Goldman.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2008
Stagnant growth spurs recession fears

The lackluster showing in the GDP, down from a 4.9% increase in the third quarter, was due mainly to drops in residential investment, government spending and inventory investment.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2008
Fed will stay flexible, Bernanke vows

“The economic situation has become distinctly less favorable,” Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2008
New York Life taps chief executive

Ted Mathas has been named the firm’s chief executive officer-elect and will succeed Sy Sternberg.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2008
Dollar hits new low against euro

The dollar fell to $1.5088 per euro, the lowest since level the European single currency's debut in 1999.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2008
Fickle sales for durable goods

Orders for durable goods fell 5.3% in January, a decrease of $12 billion, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

By Bloomberg