MassMutual Hires Genworth Veteran
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Aug. 30, 2004, 6:55 p.m. EDTMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass., has hired Gary Baker to be head of ...
August 30, 2004
Aetna Adds Individual Del. And Pa. Health PlansNU Online News Service, Aug. 30, 2004, 4:31 p.m. EDTAetna Inc., Hartford, is rolling out a group of individual health insurance products in Delaware ...
August 30, 2004
Man Launches New Structured ProductLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Investments Ltd. has launched a new capital guaranteed structured product, the Man RMF Multi-Style Series 2 Ltd. The new fund will invest in five hedge fund styles that Man officials said would complement each other. The fund will target annualized returns of between 13% and 15% with volatility...
August 30, 2004
U.S. Regulators Eye International Accounting StandardsU.S. insurance regulators are still deciding what to say about an international accounting standards project.[@@]The International Accounting Standards Board, London, is working on a ...
August 30, 2004
Single-Stock Futures: Looking Back on Unrealistic ExpectationsNEEDHAM, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Fixed-return options may fulfill some of the promises once optimistically attributed to single-stock futures, according to a recent research report from TowerGroup. Senior analyst Matthew B. Bienfang began his report with the observation that the American Stock Exchange has proposed the listing of fixed-return options, products that already...
August 30, 2004
Chris Bonavico of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities FundQuick Take: Chris Bonavico, co-manager of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities/A (TGOAX), likes high-quality companies with lots of free cash flow. Since they aren't easy to...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 27, 2004
Cash Flows To International FundsNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTInternational and global mutual funds warmed up in July.[@@]The international funds attracted $5.7 billion more ...