Doug Cubberley

Doug was Assistant Managing Editor at InvestmentNews from 2010 to 2012, before moving on to Investopedia.com as Senior Supervising Editor. Connect at: Linkedin

Doug Cubberley
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Pimco goes bargain hunting in China
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Pimco goes bargain hunting in China

Emerging-market stocks are “cheap” and Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying in China after the nation's shares tumbled this year

MetLife to take charge of up to $135M to pay death benefits
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
MetLife to take charge of up to $135M to pay death benefits

MetLife Inc. will take a charge of up to $135 million for unpaid death benefits based on Social Security Administration records.

Dodd-Frank panel's delays create financial 'guessing game'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 11, 2011
Dodd-Frank panel's delays create financial 'guessing game'

A team of regulators charged with preventing another financial crisis is fending off criticism it's moving too slowly to identify the firms whose failure could pose a threat to the economy.

401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says

Average balances of 401(k) retirement plans reached the highest level since Fidelity Investments began tracking account values in 1998.

Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2011
Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth

Rising labor costs in China will prompt American factories to move production back to the U.S., creating up to 3.2 million jobs by 2020, the Boston Consulting Group said.

So long, Sallie
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2011
So long, Sallie

Former Bank of America wealth management chief Sallie L. Krawcheck quietly stepped down from her Finra board seat sometime in the past week or so, according to published reports

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 07, 2011
Another fine mess

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Finra has no legal right to go to court to collect fines levied on B-Ds or reps. Okay, now what? | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&amp;Date=20110915&amp;Category=FREE&amp;ArtNo=915009999&amp;Ref=PH>States with the highest taxes</a>

SEC claims author used $26M Ponzi scheme to repay prior fraud victims
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 07, 2011
SEC claims author used $26M Ponzi scheme to repay prior fraud victims

A New York man who wrote a self-help book after pleading guilty to fraud more than a decade ago stands accused of running a $26 million Ponzi scheme to pay back victims of his earlier fraud.

Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2011
Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs

Bank of America's 'New BAC' plan, which saw wealth management head Sallie Krawcheck ousted last week, will also include the elimination of some 30,000 jobs over the next few years in an effort to save about $5 billion in annual costs by the end of 2013.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 07, 2011
MetLife says 30 jurisdictions are auditing unpaid benefits

State regulators are intensifying a probe into unpaid benefits after Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in May that insurers may be keeping at least $1 billion in unclaimed funds.