MetLife Inc. kept the top spot in variable-annuity sales in the third quarter with $8.56 billion in sales.
Barney Frank says Republican "nickel and diming" of SEC, CFTC "does grave harm."
To start the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Up 13% after Citigroup analyst said insurer can withstand mortgage-related losses
Regions Financial Corp. is offering as much as $200 million to help finance the sale of its Morgan Keegan brokerage unit, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Almost one-third of U.S. employers are likely to stop providing health coverage for workers in 2014, when U.S. subsidies become available for people to buy individual policies.
Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. were among 13 banks and mortgage lenders accused in a so-called whistleblower lawsuit of charging military veterans illegal fees to refinance home loans.
MF Global took large bets on commodities, government debt, futures and derivatives, and did so with its own capital. Companies that risk their own money, or that of wealthy clients, should be allowed to fail.
Pimco's Bill Gross said the additional easing programs hinted at by Federal Reserve officials will push yields on longer-term Treasuries higher
Pacific Investment Management Co. says investors should buy Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities that slumped in response to planned changes to the government-supported companies' refinancing rules.
