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SEC Takes Issue With VA and EIA Sales Materials
By Arthur D. PostalThe Securities and Exchange Commission is finding a "particular problem" with advertising and marketing materials associated with the sale of variable annuities and equity indexed ...
November 01, 2006
NEWS & PRODUCTSBank of America, the second-largest U.S. commercial bank, has begun offering free online stock trades for individual investors who deposit $25,000 or more at the...
November 01, 2006
Yearning for Learning"That's the last test I'll ever take!" How many of us have said just these words after finishing a required licensing exam? Unfortunately, if you...
November 01, 2006
A Higher Level of CompetenceRuss Morton is a big man, which is what you'd expect of a University of Oklahoma graduate who spent the first decade of his career...
November 01, 2006
Industry Spotlight: InsuranceChanging dynamics mean new opportunities in the insurance sector, equity analysts say. Stewart Johnson Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. 212-381-9219 [email protected] Area of Coverage: Life Insurance Outlook: The industry outlook in...
November 01, 2006
Still Getting It DoneThey may not be making it 'the old fashioned way' with commissions on stock transactions, but in spite of reports of representatives fleeing wirehouses to...
October 29, 2006
Better Communication May Mean Better SuitabilityInsurers and broker-dealers need to communicate more to better police against unsuitable sales transactions.That was the message of speakers on a panel at the American ...
October 29, 2006
Better Communication May Mean Better SuitabilityInsurers and broker-dealers need to communicate more to better police against unsuitable sales transactions.That was the message of speakers on a panel at the American ...