Fears of second economic downtown driven by fears, not fundamentals; 'bad things have not happened'
S&P's single-notch lowering of the U.S. sovereign debt rating was seen as a big blow to the Treasury market. Instead, worries about default on government debt has investors clamoring for -- yep -- government debt. The result? In an auction this week, taxpayers saved $647M.
Warren Buffett roundly disagrees with S&P's lowering of Uncle Sam's credit rating, stating that the United States deserves 'quadruple A' status.
GOP and Democratic lawmakers skewer plan to apply stricter standard to retirement plan advisers; 'absence of evidence'
The state of Louisiana will collect about $1 million in a settlement with John Hancock Life Insurance Co. as part of a massive investigation into the insurer's payment of death benefits
The ten largest life insurers doing business in California are under the microscope over the way they handle dormant life insurance policies.
Florida's insurance cop is looking into whether insurers' alleged failure to deliver deceased clients' death benefits promptly may have boosted the companies' financials
Florida's insurance regulator is looking into whether insurers' alleged failure to deliver deceased clients' death benefits promptly may have had an impact on the companies' financial statements and reserves.
Envestnet Asset Management Inc. has signed an agreement to provide a money management platform for Shareholders Service Group Inc., a San Diego-based custodial firm that serves 700 advisers.
Lincoln Trust and Great-West claim the Labor Department's disclosure rules don't go far enough when it comes to fixed general account fees for insurers.
Daily trading volume among 401(k) plan participants soared during the height of Congress' debt-ceiling debate, producing a massive transfer to fixed-income investments from equities, according to Aon Hewitt.
The 2007-2009 recession gouged the world's largest economy more deeply than previously estimated and the recovery lost momentum throughout 2010 before stalling this year, revised figures show, painting a bleaker picture that may raise concern over the outlook for U.S. growth.
The bipartisan deficit reduction plan gaining momentum in the Senate likely would require lawmakers to curtail or end the preferential tax treatment of capital gains and dividends
Stricter regs could hurt carrier's core businesses; MetLife Bank accounts for mere 2% of earnings
On Sunday, the first day that same-sex couples will be able to marry in New York, chances are good that a client or two of Brian D. Emery's will be lining up to apply for a license
Insurer MetLife moving into the business in a big way, while banks back out. Says one industry consultant: 'They must know something I don't know.'
The year 2013 may snap a 12-year winning streak for wealthy Americans on taxes due on income, capital gains, dividends and money given to their heirs
Florida insurance commissioner worried carriers spending more energy on collecting premiums than paying out on policies
Insurance regulators questioned MetLife Inc. executives today at a hearing in Florida as they sought to understand the insurer's death benefit settlement practices.
New software tool will help advisers scan for the best variable annuity option for a client.
