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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 20, 2008
AIG Advisor picks leader for B-Ds

Mark J. Schlafly will lead two broker-dealers, FSC Securities Corp. and Advantage Capital Corp., both of Atlanta.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 19, 2008
Economy shows signs of life

Findings from The Conference Board Inc.'s index of leading indicators show that an economic rebound may be on the horizon.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 19, 2008
Genworth unveils universal life policy

The policy, the Lifetime FlexPlus II, features premiums that are 3% to 5% lower than those of the original version.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2008
Morgan Stanley’s steep losses beat Street

The New York-based firm suffered a 61% second-quarter drop in profit but still beat analysts' expectations.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2008
PennLife pays $925,000 forfeiture

Pennsylvania Life Insurance has agreed to a $925,000 settlement following allegations of unsuitable annuity sales in Wisconsin.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2008
Gallagher buys consulting group

The Lance Group specializes in school boards and municipalities and handles benefit plan analysis as well as design.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2008
Bellatore makes first asset acquisition

Bellatore Financial of San Jose, Calif. will purchase $540 million in assets from Nationwide Investment Advisors

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2008
Prices up, home starts down in May

The producer price index, which tracks the inflation rate for wholesalers, increased 1.4% in May.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 16, 2008
AIG's Sullivan shown the door after meeting

Martin J. Sullivan, CEO of American International Group, has been ousted from the New York-based insurer.

WIREHOUSES JUN 16, 2008
Big wealth teams dump wirehouses to go independent

Two of the brokerage industry's most prominent wealth managers have dumped their wirehouse broker-dealers, instead opting to become independent registered investment advisers, with more well-known advisers perhaps soon to take the same path.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2008
Real estate experts cautiously optimistic about REIT outlook

Investors, bankers and real estate investment trust executives expressed cautious optimism as they gathered in New York recently to discuss commercial real estate prospects at this year's NAREIT Investor Forum.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2008
FPA questions Finra B-D supervision rule

The FPA says the rule would add confusion and conflict regarding standards of accountability to the investor.

WIREHOUSES JUN 16, 2008
Brokers feel mobility is still threatened

Despite continued efforts to curtail litigation when brokers change firms, departing reps are still being sued, and some say that recent developments suggest the harassment won't stop anytime soon.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 16, 2008
NAIC soon to consider working group on annuity disclosure

Supporters of simplified disclosures for variable annuities may get a boost from a proposal that state insurance regulators will soon consider.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 16, 2008
VA sales hit $41.6 billion in first quarter

Net assets in variable annuities have also risen, reaching $1.39 trillion, compared to $1.38 trillion in the first quarter of 2007.

OPINION JUN 16, 2008
The delicate issue of divestiture

More and more financial advisers are likely to be confronted with client demands for the divestiture from their portfolios of the stocks of companies that fail some moral screen.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 16, 2008
Big quarter for bank insurance brokerages

First-quarter earnings hit $1.07 billion, the second highest level ever, a gain of $993.3 million from a year ago.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2008
Sovereign wealth funds pour money into real estate

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 13, 2008
AIG may hold emergency meeting on CEO

American International Group could hold an emergency meeting this weekend to discuss the future of chief executive Martin J. Sullivan, CNBC reported Friday.

INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 13, 2008
Inflation unchecked in May

Inflation rose 0.6% in May as skyrocketing food and energy prices boosted inflation by the largest amount since November.