Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
No need to defend the bad apples
By Dr. Larry BartonBack in April, "Dateline NBC" aired a segment called "Tricks of the Trade," which exposed questionable sales practices that some agents and advisors have employed to sell equity indexed annuities and other products to
August 28, 2008
Getting the goods on Rule 151AThree of the foremost experts on the still-evolving SEC Rule 151A -- the proposal which could serve to turn fixed indexed annuities into a registered security -- were on hand Aug. 22 at Senior Market Advisor Expo in Orlando for what turned
August 28, 2008
An Insider's View: Christopher K. AbtsFor this issue of Market Conduct & Suitability, Senior Market Advisor editor Daniel D. Williams spoke with Christopher K. Abts of Cornerstone Retirement Group in Reno, Nev., to get his thoughts on compliance, suitability and senior protection
August 27, 2008
Advisors and broker-dealers have an historic opportunity, Part II(This is the second part of Kevin Startt's article, the first part of which can be found online at: www.seniormarketadvisor.com). In the three years that have followed FINRA's Notice to Members 05-50, which called for Broker-dealers to
August 27, 2008
Positioning Vital In Designing VAs, Report SaysProduct developers of variable annuities rate "clients served" and "advisor and/or broker-dealer input" as the most important factors in designing VAs as well as life ...
August 27, 2008
Positioning Vital In Designing VAs, Report SaysProduct developers of variable annuities rate "clients served" and "advisor and/or broker-dealer input" as the most important factors in designing VAs as well as life ...
August 27, 2008
Hedging Has Helped Variable Annuities: Moody'sMost variable annuity writers' hedging programs have worked well in spite of recent market volatility, Moody's Investors Service says.In a new report, Moody's observes that ...
August 27, 2008
Hedging Has Helped Variable Annuities: Moody'sMost variable annuity writers' hedging programs have worked well in spite of recent market volatility, Moody's Investors Service says.In a new report, Moody's observes that ...