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RIAS FEB 08, 2008
TD Ameritrade’s Bradley wins award

Texas Tech University's financial planning department to honor J. Thomas Bradley Jr. as “Visionary of the Year.”

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 07, 2008
Fiserv

Net income for the quarter was down 1% at $96,655 from the $105,946 reported in the year-ago period.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 07, 2008
FINRA contests arbitration study findings

A survey finding that arbitration customers do not believe the process is fair was “inconsistent,” FINRA said.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 07, 2008
Hancock forms tax and estate-planning team

John Hancock Financial's team will act as a resource for financial planners and advisers on tax and estate planning issues.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 07, 2008
Prudential, MetLife & Willis

Prudential's fourth-quarter net income fell to $792 million, or $1.75 per share, from $893 million.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2008
Arbitration participants cry foul, survey says

Most participants did not believe that the process was fair to all parties and were not satisfied with the outcome.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
RJ and NEXT on hook for rogue rep

The two firms are paying out almost $850,000 to settle cases involving clients burned by Gregory Horton.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Fidelity gift fund reports record year

Fidelity's gift fund reached a record level of $1.17 billion in grants to charity in 2007 — an increase of 24% over 2006.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Wealthy stressed by rocky economy

Confidence among investors with more than $500,000 in investible assets tumbled to an all-time low in January.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2008
Productivity lags in fourth quarter

Productivity rose 1.8% over the final quarter of 2007, a significant drop from the 6% increase achieved in the third quarter.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2008
NAVA spearheads 'plain English' push

Iowa will be the first state to join an initiative to provide customers with plain-English disclosures on fixed and indexed annuities.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2008
Non-manufacturing sector on decline

The non-manufacturing sector saw its biggest one-month drop since they started keeping record in June 1998.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2008
Invesco, NYSE Euronext, CME & Principal

One money manager and two exchange operators posted profits in the fourth quarter, while an insurer's earnings headed south.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2008
Shakeup for Sun Life's execs, groups

Sun Life Financial's U.S. division announced the creation of a new group and a change in leadership.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2008
Advisers, brokers antsy, survey shows

The number of advisers and brokers considering switching firms was on the rise last year.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 04, 2008
Janus rebound in works

While more money flowed into Janus Capital Group's mutual funds in 2007 than out - an occurrence not seen since 2000 - advisers are skeptical about whether the once-troubled fund company has regained its footing completely.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2008
VAs can boost retirement returns, study finds

Variable annuities with guaranteed-minimum-withdrawal benefits allow investors to reduce risk and increase retirement income, according to a recent study.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2008
Clients' No. 1 concern is retirement, notes study

Saving a sufficient amount of money for retirement was the top concern of clients in a recent survey of accountants who provided financial planning services.

INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2008
Younger millionaires drawn to alternative investments

The rich are different from you and me, according to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

OPINION FEB 04, 2008
Give Bernanke a break

Wall Street pundits should lay off Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve Board colleagues for being cautious with interest rate moves.