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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 17, 2007
Assurant execs on leave after SEC notice

Insurance provider Assurant put its CEO and CFO on administrative leave after regulators notified the two executives that they may face civil charges.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 17, 2007
Investors think globally, invest locally

Only 38% of consumers think the U.S. will be the world economic leader in ten years, but few plan on investing abroad.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2007
Investments as 401(k) defaults floated

The Department of Labor has proposed that investments be allowed as default options in 401(k) plans.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2007
AIG Advisor Group to consolidate units

The largest B-D network will fold American General Securities of Houston into AIG Financial Advisors of Phoenix.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 17, 2007
FMR appoints new president

Fidelity Investments has appointed Rodger Lawson as the president of FMR Corp., the group's holding company.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Robin Hood eyed for giving to rich

The Robin Hood Foundation is under scrutiny by Congress for investing charitable money into its donors’ and members’ hedge funds, Bloomberg reported.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Henderson sinks $1B into Asian real estate

London's Henderson Global Investors will launch a $1 billion fund focused on Asian real estate, according to a Financial Times report.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Blackstone: Loophole report a 'myth'

Blackstone has slammed a story saying the private equity giant is using a loophole to get millions back in taxes.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 16, 2007
Ex-exec sues Marsh & McLennan

An ex-COO is suing the company, saying he was unfairly compensated in the wake of a bid-rigging scandal.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 16, 2007
SIFMA draws flak for Florida fee hikes

Some brokerage firms are miffed about higher registration fees that Florida implemented this month, and blame the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association for not doing enough to stop the increases.