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Litigation A-Go-Go
By Kate McBrideFollowing months of giant bank and broker/dealer write-downs, losses, CEO expulsions, runs on banks, and the pummeling of shareholder value at many of the world's...
January 21, 2008
No Trust, No RelationshipLast week was a very interesting one. It consisted of appointments with prospective clients, centers of influence, and a business trip to California. What was...
January 16, 2008
FSI's Murphy Upbeat About '08New Financial Services Institute (FSI) Chairman Brian Murphy is upbeat about the organization's agenda for 2008. Murphy is looking to "carry on" the work of his predecessors at FSI, which has been an effective advocate for the independent broker/dealer community, especially with lawmakers and regulators.
January 09, 2008
Securities Jobs Weaken, But Just a BitThe December employment report issued on January 4 showed the weakest job growth since August of 2003, with only 18,000 jobs added in the entire non-farm jobs area and unemployment shooting up to 5 pe
January 08, 2008
Tech Bits: Benefitfocus, ZywaveBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has agreed to use the Benefitfocus eBilling payment and reporting services from Benetifocus.com Inc.Montana Blue, Helena, Mont., will ...
January 07, 2008
Plan Administrator Offers Analysis ToolCustom Design Benefits Inc. has agreed to use health plan reporting and modeling systems from Benefit Informatics Inc.Custom Design, Cincinnati, administers benefit plans.Benefit Informatics, Tulsa, ...
January 06, 2008
The GLWB Feature Is Seeing Sales SuccessThe evolution of guaranteed living benefit features in variable annuities is continuing to unfold, in terms of their impact on sales, overall purchase ("election") rates, ...
January 06, 2008
The GLWB Feature Is Seeing Sales SuccessThe evolution of guaranteed living benefit features in variable annuities is continuing to unfold, in terms of their impact on sales, overall purchase ("election") rates, ...