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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 26, 2009
TD Ameritrade data theft settlement rejected

A federal judge has refused to approve a settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 26, 2009
The Hartford launches search for new CFO

Life insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said Monday that its chief financial officer, Lizabeth Zlatkus, will be named its chief risk officer and the company will begin looking externally for a new CFO.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 26, 2009
Take a load off: New York Life set to tweak immediate annuities to draw advisers

New York Life Insurance Co. is preparing to launch a no-load version of its immediate annuity to target the fee-based-adviser market, according to Matthew Grove, its vice president.

Failed Olympics bid behind him, Aon founder Pat Ryan launches new insurer
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 25, 2009
Failed Olympics bid behind him, Aon founder Pat Ryan launches new insurer

After leading Chicago's unsuccessful effort to land the Olympics, Patrick Ryan is jumping into something he knows a lot better than the Byzantine politics of the International Olympics Committee — the insurance business.

Most 401(k) investors don't read investment information
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 25, 2009
Most 401(k) investors don't read investment information

Just because participants in 401(k) plans have investment information doesn't mean that they will read it, according to a JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services survey.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2009
Adviser is back in the running

Financial adviser Irene Berner is lacing up and hitting the pavement against leukemia and lymphoma, as she trains for the P.F. Chang's Rock "n' Roll Half Marathon in Phoenix.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 25, 2009
Don't weaken fiduciary standard, advisers tell Congress

A financial planners' group warned congressional leaders last week against enacting proposed standards for advisers that are being endorsed by the brokerage industry.

NEWS RIAS OCT 25, 2009
SEC aims to expand disciplinary data

If the SEC has its way, more disciplinary information about brokers will be available to investors.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 23, 2009
Insurance advocates laud changes to Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act

Members of the insurance industry are applauding an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 that eliminates a section that would have given the agency oversight of some insurance products.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2009
Ameriprise settles with Mass. AG over claims six reps deceived clients

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has reached a $200,000 settlement with the state of Massachusetts, resolving accusations that several of its reps employed unfair sales practices when working with clients.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 23, 2009
New Hartford VA lets clients allocate money to a built-in income component

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has introduced a variable annuity that allows clients to allocate dollars into a built-in income component.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2009
N.Y. fund manager settles 4 of 18 underage sex suits

A New York billionaire jailed for soliciting underage prostitutes in Florida has settled four out of 18 abuse lawsuits by young women.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2009
New Mexico's top investment official resigns amid federal pay-to-play probe

State Investment Officer Gary Bland has resigned amid a federal investigation into state investment deals and pressure to remove him by several members of the State Investment Council.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2009
Home price index falls 0.3 percent in August

A government index shows U.S. home prices dipped slightly in August from the previous month, but remained above a low point reached in May.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2009
Ameriprise posts 3Q profit as sales rise

Mutual fund manager Ameriprise Financial Inc. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as sales grew.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 22, 2009
Ameriprise shares jump on strong earnings, upgrade

Shares of Ameriprise Financial Inc. surged to a new year high Thursday after the financial services company posted a third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street's expectations, prompting an analyst to upgrade the stock.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2009
On the lookout for increased volatility and a slight pullback

Many of the stock market indicators are suggesting caution, but investors now have to consider the “new normal” before jumping in or retreating, according to Jeffrey Beamer, manager of the Lacerte Guardian Fund (LGFIX) for Lacerte Capital Advisers LLC.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2009
Morgan Stanley reps' assets spiked by $112B in 3Q

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney saw its total broker head count decline slightly in the third quarter — but their combined clients' assets managed to increase significantly during the three-month period, according to the earnings announcement the brokerage made today.

NEWS RIAS OCT 20, 2009
Adviser gets eight years in jail for stealing from clients

Matthew Weitzman, a former principal of AFW Asset Management Inc., was sentenced to 97 months in prison after he pleaded guilty last year to stealing from the firm's clients.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 20, 2009
Stocks drop after mixed economic data, earnings

A weak report on housing starts made investors nervous that the economy will be slower to recover even as profits at many companies exceed expectations.