Broker Dealers
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Standards Are Important, But Are They Critical?
By Ara C. TremblyEver since insurers started using computers to do business, there has been a debate over the need for data standards, driven by the notion that ...
May 10, 2007
SmartOffice Delivers Integration with Laser App and WinFlex WebE-Z Data, Inc., Pasadena, Calif., has announced the availability of integrations between SmartOffice, the company's Web-based practice and agency management solution, and two industry-standard applications: Laser App and WinFlex Web.
May 09, 2007
NASD Imposes Military Sales FinesThe National Association of Securities Dealers today fined 2 broker-dealers $400,000 in connection with allegations that they gave misleading investment plan sales literature to U.S. ...
May 08, 2007
NASD Imposes Military Sales FinesThe National Association of Securities Dealers today fined 2 broker-dealers $400,000 in connection with allegations that they gave misleading investment plan sales literature to U.S. ...
May 08, 2007
Performance Is Critical With Managed AccountsWhen it comes to separately managed accounts, performance is the top issue for advisors, according to a recent poll conducted by Market Metrics of Quincy, Massachusetts. But strong sales and marketing support are important as well because it helps to "accelerate growth for money managers," said Joe Babiec, principal at...
May 01, 2007
What McCarran-Ferguson DoesThe McCarran-Ferguson Act, passed in 1945, offers a number of benefits to the insurance industry that it would otherwise not possess due to federal antitrust...
May 01, 2007
The Street's Record YeaThe fourth quarter of 2006 closed a record-breaking year for the U.S. securities industry, according to a report from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets...
May 01, 2007
NEWS & PRODUCTS, May 2007NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions, announced that total VA sales for 2006 were $157.3 billion, representing an 18.2% increase from 2005's sales of...