Financial advisers who have sold certain types of retirement and other benefit plans to small businesses might soon be facing a wave of lawsuits — unless Congress decides to take action soon.
A federal jury in Minnesota has ruled that Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America used deceptive materials to market its two-tiered equity-indexed annuities, but declined to assess damages against the company, saying the plaintiffs suffered no harm.
Insurer American International Group Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to sell its nearly 98 percent stake in Taiwan unit Nan Shan to an investor group led by Hong Kong's Primus Financial for about $2.15 billion.
Consumer advocates today railed against a proposal that would change the way insurance regulators assess the amount of capital carriers hold against residential-mortgage-backed securities.
The pending rule changes around Roth IRA conversions present a huge business opportunity for financial advisers to have deeper conversations with clients, according to a new survey by Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them — clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.
Citigroup has been fined $600,000 today by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, <a href=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/10/11/afx6989203.html>according to multiple media reports.</a>
A lawyer for a Miami insurance agent says he'll plead not guilty to charges of stealing more than $14 million from premium finance companies.
Invest Financial Corp. said today that it has hired Steve H. Dowden as president and chief executive, succeeding Lynn Niedermeier.
Balances in health investment accounts leapt by more than 20% quarter-over-quarter during the second quarter of 2009, according to data from Canopy Financial Inc.
The average 401(k) participant lost nearly one-third of their retirement account assets last year because of the market downturn, according to a report released this morning by the Investment Company Institute and the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Regulators and representatives of the insurance industry appeared before Congress today to discuss a new draft of the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009.
Although financial advisers think that succession planning is important, many also believe that they aren't getting enough help preparing for that transition, according to a new survey conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates Inc. for John Hancock Financial Network.
A new survey suggests that independent investment advisers are becoming more optimistic about the economy.
In his book “Integrated Wealth Management: The New Direction for Portfolio Manager” (Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2006), Jean Brunel educates us as to the benefits of asset “location” — not to be confused with asset allocation.
Many American households would be in financial distress if confronted with the loss of a breadwinner, according to a recent survey from New York Life Insurance Co.
The Achilles heel of hedge funds — tax inefficiency — could soon send investors limping toward other options.
Growth in The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s wealth management and retirement businesses will be a renewed area of focus as the insurance giant welcomes its new chief executive, Liam E. McGee, who officially joined the firm last week from Bank of America Corp.
Financial advisers and consumer advocates are skeptical of a proposal from the life insurance industry that could reduce the amount of capital that carriers need to hold against residential-mortgage-backed securities.
