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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2011
Plan fee disclosure strains B-Ds

Service providers have an additional six months to prepare for plan fee disclosure regulations, and it seems that broker-dealers will need all that time

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2011
Fiduciary rule change could mean compliance crush for B-Ds

Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could spike for broker-dealers of all sizes — and become especially burdensome to smaller firms — if the Labor Department applies its proposed fiduciary rule to individual retirement accounts, observers say.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
More RFPs requesting info on advisory services

Retirement plan clients seem to want it all — and these days, they're asking plan advisers what they can do for their participants in terms of guidance.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2011
B-Ds gird for increased product scrutiny

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2011
Fiduciary rule change could mean compliance crush for B-Ds

Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could become more onerous for broker-dealers -- if the Department of Labor applies its proposed fiduciary rule to IRAs

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
ASPPA announces winner of adviser leadership award

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2011
DOL, industry spar over fund lineups

Does providing a list of options constitute advice?

Nationwide's latest VA wrinkle raises eyebrows
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 04, 2011
Nationwide's latest VA wrinkle raises eyebrows

Advisers have mixed feelings about volatility dampener; 'really restrictive'

NEWS RIAS MAR 04, 2011
All-ETF VA gives a hedge edge, Moody's says

Western & Southern Financial Group Inc.'s decision to base its variable annuity investment options on exchange-traded funds is a positive for the insurer, allowing it to better manage market risk tied to the products, according to Moody's Investors Service

Backer of life settlements hit with fraud charges
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 03, 2011
Backer of life settlements hit with fraud charges

SEC claims that Provident Capital made false statements about its ability to cover its bond obligations