A recent bankruptcy protection filing by a provider of life settlements raises concerns that consumers in the midst of selling a policy, as well as investors, may get a raw deal in this and similar situations.
As states propose and pass rules for oversight of life settlement transactions, industry participants wonder just how far the Securities and Exchange Commission will reach into the market to provide uniform guidance on disclosure and broker registration.
State insurance and securities regulators yesterday appealed to members of the Senate for tougher oversight of life settlement transactions in order to curb abuse of senior citizens.
Americans are more likely to turn to family members and friends — rather than advisers — for financial advice, according to data from Sun Life Financial Inc.
The SEC is backpedaling on a proposal that would require advisory firms that deducted fees from client accounts to undergo costly surprise audits.
The economic downturn is hurting the associations that represent financial planners, investment advisers and big brokerages.
Although Americans are aware of the debilitating costs of long-term care, few seem to understand how to pay for those services, according to a study by MetLife Mature Market Institute.
The Internal Revenue Service has closed another loophole in the Tax Code.
John Hancock Funds LLC will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the next few weeks plans to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds, according to an official at the firm.
Despite the market rebound, investors are continuing to pour money into bond funds, causing a number of asset managers and financial advisers to make sure that their clients are diversifying their fixed-income holdings.
Advisers who grapple with the complexities of retirement income will be getting more help next year from Moshe Milevsky, an associate professor of finance at York University in Toronto and executive director of the Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions Centre.
The mutual fund industry's Holy Grail is a fund that can provide investors with a guaranteed stream of income without tying up the client's money in an annuity.
Insurers claimed a small victory in the indexed-annuities war, as the SEC said it will delay by two years the effective date of a proposed rule that would make the products securities.
Life insurers will be back in the black at the end of the year, reaping an estimated $16 billion in profits, according to new research from Conning Research and Consulting.
More-restrictive investment advice regulations are coming now that the Labor Department has killed a controversial Bush administration proposal that would have permitted the mutual fund industry to provide direct investment advice to defined contribution plan participants.
Having expertise with retirement income products and issues is paying off for many advisers, according to a study published today by the Financial Planning Association.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2010 leaders today, with Jane Cline, West Virginia's insurance commissioner, assuming the presidency.
With Congress advancing its controversial 1,900-page health care reform legislation, Wall Street has pushed health care sector stocks into value territory, according to Tyler Dann, co-manager of the $4.8 billion Aim Charter Fund <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?q=chtrx&INDA=1&crit=&SearchCategory=CHART%3BREG%3BFREE%3BSUB&SearchProfile=1119&x=47&y=9&symbol=&targetURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.investmentnews.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3Fcategory%3Dstocklookup&category=ETFLOOKUP&searchType=etf>CHTRX</a>.
