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NEWS RIAS OCT 31, 2007
FundVest adds Calamos to fund platform

Pershing has added Calamos Asset Management to its FundVest no-transaction-fee mutual fund platform.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 31, 2007
Citigroup snaps up Carlton Hill

Citigroup Inc. will buy Carlton Hill Global Capital, a New York-based fixed-income money manager.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 30, 2007
Russell funds available through FundQuest

To serve RIAs, FundQuest has added Russell products to its managed accounts platform.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 30, 2007
Home prices, consumer confidence sag

August home prices slumped for the eighth consecutive month and consumer confidence took a downward turn in September.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2007
LIMRA and LOMA ink merger

The new not-for-profit organization will called LL Global Inc., providing a unified management structure.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2007
Long-term-care insurance buyers younger

The average age of a buyer is now 58, down from 61 in 2005, and 67 in 2000, according to a survey.

NEWS RIAS OCT 29, 2007
RIA assets skyrocket 47%

RIA firms racked up $1.4 trillion in assets this year, compared to $950 billion in assets in 2005.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2007
You can ease women's long-term-care fears

Americans are in denial about their finances. Federal data show that they spend like there's no tomorrow. Our middle class is among the most affluent in history, but many live paycheck to paycheck, their futures mortgaged to fund their increasingly expensive amusements.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2007
Thomas C. Wilson new Allianz risk chief

He will replace Raj Singh, who will take a new position at the Swiss Reinsurance Co.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2007
Age-based funds dominate 529 plans

Age-based mutual funds appear to have firmly cemented a commanding position as the investment option of choice in Section 529 college savings plans, according to industry executives at the annual 529 Technical Conference in Las Vegas last week.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2007
Specialized practices bloom at juncture of past, future careers

After 11 years as an emergency room physician, Carolyn McClanahan saw her career change course.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2007
It may be time to give some financial stocks a second look

It would seem that after the latest sell-off, financial services stocks would be a screaming "buy" for most investors.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 29, 2007
Ladenburg acquires indie firm Investacorp

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.'s acquisition last week of Investacorp Inc., could position the latter to be more active in recruiting representatives and financial advisers, as well as potentially buying smaller firms.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2007
Hancock offers 8% withdrawal guarantee on annuities

John Hancock Annuities is making a run for old and young retirees with a new annuity rider.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 26, 2007
Merrill's O'Neal talked merger with Wachovia

Merrill board irked by CEO E. Stanley O'Neal's unauthorized outreach, The New York Times reports.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2007
E-M Management hits up investor for cash

After his business fell apart, Ed May asked a former client to put money into a new set of investments.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2007
In California, advisers worry about clients

Some 77% of respondents to an InvestmentNews survey plan to reach out to clients in areas affected by wildfires.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 26, 2007
Consumer confidence drops

Falling home prices and higher food and fuel prices drove consumer confidence lower this month.

NEWS RIAS OCT 26, 2007
Oregon unveils hybrid 529 savings tool

The Oregon College Savings Plan will combine principal protection with upside potential.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2007
ICI urges Michigan to repeal advice tax

The mutual fund trade group asks the state to repeal a new sales tax on investment advice services.