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INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 11, 2009
Compensation rises as No. 1 job satisfaction criterion for brokers: Study

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 11, 2009
Bank CEOs haven’t been buying own stock

Only three of the eight CEOs testifying before the House on their use of government bailout funds bought shares in their companies over the last six months as the stocks were plummeting.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2009
Insurers look to reduce risk

Insurers are eager to continue developing products in the variable annuity arena — with the search for ways to reduce risk as a top priority.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 11, 2009
Deal reached on stimulus package

Congress has reached agreement on the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package sought by President Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., told reporters that House and Senate negotiators “bridged differences” between the two chambers’ versions of the bill and came up with a $789 billion package.

BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2009
Baird hires industry vet

Robert W. Baird has snagged Paula Johnson, an industry veteran most recently with rival Wachovia Securities LLC of St. Louis, to lead a fledgling branch office.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2009
Trade group to urge risk-based approach

The Retirement Income Industry Association gave a sneak peek into an initiative designed to encourage financial advisers to take a risk management approach.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 11, 2009
Cuomo to subpoena BofA, Merrill Lynch execs

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may subpoena more executives from Bank of America Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

RIAS FEB 11, 2009
Massachusetts revokes license of firm tied to Madoff

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin filed a complaint today to revoke the securities registration of Cohmad Securities Corp.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2009
Income guarantees paired with UMAs developing slowly

Providers will push forward with the development of the income guarantee paired with a unified managed account, and with other vehicles, despite hurdles.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 11, 2009
401(k) fee bill introduced in Senate

Legislation aimed at improving disclosure of 401(k) fee information was introduced in the Senate yesterday.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 10, 2009
Advisers grapple with complex insurance products

Advisers are admitting now more than ever before that insurers’ solvency and financial strength are at the forefront in their minds when they recommend products.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 10, 2009
New insurance strategy: Simplify

Seeking to wrest market share from the asset management industry, life insurance executives will embark on a campaign of simplified consumer communications and stress real-life contexts for the use of their products.

WIREHOUSES FEB 10, 2009
UBS to split wealth business; Hoekstra to lead in Americas

After posting another massive loss today, the Swiss bank UBS AG said it will reorganize its wealth management businesses.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 10, 2009
Madoff investors may face clawbacks

Securities litigation in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal could snag a whole host of investors who might have to give up whatever gains they received over the past six years, according to legal experts.

OPINION FEB 09, 2009
Advantages of delaying an application for Social Security

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009
Madoff, SEC enter into an agreement

Bernard Madoff began to face the music today.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009
SEC’s Thomsen resigns; Khuzami to replace her

SEC director of enforcement Linda Thomsen is resigning to return to the private sector, the agency announced today.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009

Wells Fargo & Co. is hitting back at media coverage of a Las Vegas trip for mortgage employees that the bank canceled last week.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2009

Incidents of identity theft and fraud continue to rise but, due to increased vigilance by consumer and businesses, the cost to individual victims has fallen.

RIAS FEB 09, 2009
Blankfein: Markets need global regulatory coordination

Fixing the global financial crisis will require more effective government regulation and greater cooperation among regulatory agencies around the world.