Analysts: insurers may reject TARP funding
By Staff WriterAnalysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods told Reuters Friday that some U.S. life insurers with solid capital positions may not accept funds under the U.S....
May 15, 2009
More government meddling?The SEC has proposed rule amendments that, if adopted, would include a yearly "surprise exam" by an independent public accountant for investment advisors who have...
May 14, 2009
Easier said than doneAs we reported recently, clients are understandably concerned that low insurance company market valuations will translate to claims-paying trouble. Not so, says Thomas Hampton, commissioner...
May 14, 2009
SEC votes to consider surprise examination rulesIn a unanimous agreement Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to consider proposals that investment advisors who manage or have access to client assets...
May 14, 2009
Tell us how you really feel"As a group, we have been self-centered, self-absorbed, self-indulgent and all too often just plain selfish." Ouch. So says Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at a recent...
May 14, 2009
It's all about timingTook NAVA all of about three seconds to get a press release out about the need for insured retirement solutions (pretty way of saying annuities)...
May 13, 2009
Editor's Choice for May 13Of all the reregulation that the SEC tackles in the aftermath of the current crisis, none may be more important than a strong fiducuiary standard for all financial advice givers.
May 13, 2009
Social Security's underfunding - what does it mean for boomers?Social Security trust fund reserves are supposed to be dry by 2037, according to a report released Tuesday by The Social Security Board of Trustees....
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