Regulatory update: Industry groups mostly supportive of Obama proposal
By Andy StonehouseAmid what promises to be sweeping changes to the way the financial services industry is overseen by the federal government, many trade organizations and insiders say they feel Obama's proposals will do the right thing.
June 18, 2009
The unbearable lightness of beingI feel like Norman Fell. T.V.'s Mr. Roper had a scene-stealer with Bob Newhart in the film adaptation of Catch-22. Fell's Sgt. Towser takes such a...
June 18, 2009
The Move Toward Federal Oversight Of The Insurance IndustryWord out of Washington is that insurance regulation will not be part of the sweeping new rules for the financial services sector announced by President Obama on June 17.
June 18, 2009
Boomer women tapping retirement savings to bail out kidsMore than one-third of boomer women are dipping into their retirement savings to pay for their adult children's needs. According to a survey released this week...
June 18, 2009
Record-setting LTCI claim offers glimpse of future costsA new study released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance illustrates the benefits and also the significant generational costs associated with LTCI.
June 17, 2009
Editor's Choice for June 17Obama Administration calls for fiduciary duty in plan for re-regulation
June 17, 2009
Health Care Costs Expected To Rise 9%Nine percent again. That's the increase employers who offer health insurance coverage for employees can expect in 2010, according to the latest report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
June 17, 2009
House subcommittee approves retirement advice billThe Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Pensions and Labor of the House Education and Labor Committee today approved legislation by a 13 to 8 vote to...
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