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Banks 1Q Investment Earnings Fell As Insurance Fee Income Rose
By Michael D. WhiteBanks 1Q Investment Earnings Fell As Insurance Fee Income RoseBank insurance fee income rose slightly in the first quarter of 2003, while bank investment fee ...
August 25, 2003
Survey: Few Use Stocks, Bonds Or Funds For College SavingsNU Online News Service, Aug. 25, 2003, 12:24 p.m. EDT -- Only 52% of U.S. parents with children under 18 say they have started ...
August 25, 2003
Weiss: Weak Investment Returns Plague Annuity IssuersNU Online News Service, Aug. 25, 2003, 5:33 p.m. EDT -- Eighty-seven life insurers earned too little investment income in 2002 to fund their ...
August 15, 2003
ING Lets Fixed Annuity Premiums Fall 75%NU Online News Service, Aug. 15, 2003, 4:25 p.m. EDT -- The ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, says it's had a tough time maintaining spreads ...
August 13, 2003
AXA Profits Fall Sharply Despite Increase In U.S. Variable Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, Aug. 13, 2003, 1:20 p.m. EDT -- AXA S.A., Paris, is reporting the equivalent of $231 million in net income ...
August 12, 2003
PlanVista Reports Lower 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 12, 2003, 10:32 a.m. EDT -- PlanVista Corp., Tampa, Fla., is reporting $477,000 in net income for the second ...
August 11, 2003
Investing With Brian Rogers of T. Rowe Price EquitAn edited excerpt from the Aug. 10, 2003, edition