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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2008
Planning group for disabled people to kick off adviser training program

Protected Tomorrows, an organization that trains financial advisers to serve those with special needs, is starting a program to train advisers to handle the special financial needs of the disabled, said Mary Anne Ehlert, the group's founder.

NEWS FINTECH SEP 15, 2008
LPL to pay $275K fine for hacking incidents

LPL Financial has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating customers' privacy, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.

NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 14, 2008
BofA, Merrill deal done as Lehman teeters

Lehman Brothers is verging on collapse, even as Bank of America has reportedly bought Merrill Lynch for $44 billion; AIG hammering out its own rescue strategy.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 14, 2008
Lehman nearly lost as BofA eyes Merrill

Lehman Brothers is verging on collapse, even as Bank of America is reportedly in talks to purchase Merrill Lynch and AIG hammers out its own rescue strategy.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 12, 2008
Prices fall for the first time since December

The Producer Price Index dropped 0.9% in August after many months of increased prices, according to the Department of Labor.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 12, 2008
Consumers more hopeful about prices

September’s reading on consumer sentiment improved this month, compared with August, as Americans’ outlook on inflation brightened, according to the preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 11, 2008
Dramatic spike in consumer optimism seen

A precipitous drop in energy prices, the presidential conventions and the government bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have helped consumer confidence rise dramatically this month.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2008
Allianz finance chief to step down

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2008
Ex-AIG execs to pay $115 million to settle suit

Former AIG chairman and chief executive Maurice Greenberg and other former executives at the insurer will have to cough up $115 million as part of a settlement in a derivatives lawsuit with the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 11, 2008
Finra banishes B-Ds for insider trading

Former registered broker-dealer representatives Peter D. Kelly and Daniel K. Ivandjiiski, have been barred from the securities industry for insider trading by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 11, 2008
Controversy swirls over index annuity rule

The Financial Planning Association and the National Association for Fixed Annuities have leapt into the fray, submitting comments on the SEC’s proposed index annuity rule.

NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 11, 2008
I-banks helped clients beat taxes, Senate says

Handful of firms peddled equity swaps, stock loans to clients; 'IRS pussyfooted on this.'

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2008
Altruistic advisers honored at gala

Richard England, Jr., the team at Martin Capital Management, Marc Turner and Elizabeth Verterano were named Community Leadership Award winners last night at the second annual awards dinner sponsored by <i>InvestmentNews</i> and the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation Inc.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2008
U.S. deficit predicted to hit $407 billion

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the fiscal-2008 budget deficit projection is $407 billion, compared with fiscal 2007&#8217;s $161 billion deficit.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2008
Securian Financial Group buys H. Beck

Another independent-contractor broker-dealer is being sold &#8212; and this time an insurance company is pulling the trigger on the deal.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2008
BofA to buy back $4.5 billion in ARS

Two divisions of Bank of America Corp. have agreed to buy back $4.5 billion in auction rate securities from individuals and small businesses across the country.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2008
Manulife names successor to retiring CEO

Manulife Financial Corp. of Toronto has named Donald A. Guloien to succeed Dominic D&#8217;Alessandro as president and chief executive officer.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 09, 2008
Merrill's ARS holdings drop

Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc. of New York expects its retail client holdings of auction rate securities to fall to $7.5 billion by the end of the year, said Bob McCann, head of the firm's retail unit.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
Phoenix unveils living-benefit riders

The Phoenix Cos. Inc. of Hartford, Conn., today launched its suite of living-benefit riders, with two new additions.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 08, 2008
529 industry launches fall advertising blitz

States and financial services companies promoting Section 529 college savings plans face an uphill battle this year as they kick off their traditional fall advertising campaigns.