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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 13, 2008
AIG invests in Brazilian agriculture

AIG Investments has announced an $65 million investment in Calyx Agro Ltd., making its foray into Brazilian agriculture.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 13, 2008
AIG should delay meeting, ex-CEO says

"The shareholders need to absorb the significance of the company’s first-quarter losses,” said ex-chief Hank Greenberg.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2008
Some retail sales up in April

Despite sky-high gas prices and a weakening job market, some retail spending rose last month.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 13, 2008
SEC eyes JPMorgan on muni bidding

A Wells notice focuses on the firm's "bidding of various financial instruments associated with municipal securities."

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2008
Hedge funds win in California

California has backed away from a controversial proposal to regulate hedge funds under strong opposition from its hedge fund industry.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 12, 2008
Bank-owned life insurance at record levels

Bank-owned life insurance hit $120.4 billion in assets in 2007, up 15.9% from the previous year, according to Michael White Associates LLC.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 12, 2008
High oil prices fuel Brazil's ethanol boom

Record-setting oil prices are driving investments in Brazil's bustling sugar cane ethanol industry.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 12, 2008
The merits of small companies

Although U.S. investors have poured billions into international stock investments in recent years, most have overlooked international small- and mid-cap stocks.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 12, 2008
RBC continues to struggle with new tech platform

RBC is struggling to get the bugs out of its new technology platform.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2008
MSIM launches $4B infrastructure fund

The private-equity fund is part of a move to invest in sectors that haven’t been hit by the credit crunch.