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Cerulli Sees Plan "Investment Only" Market Growing
By Staff WriterMoney managers still have room to increase their share of the U.S. private defined contribution retirement plan "investment only" market, a research firm says.
July 14, 2010
WL Ross Goes After Health Care DealsWilbur L. Ross Jr., an investor who has specialized in overhauling troubled companies, is joining with Edwin "Mac" Crawford to look for opportunities in the health care sector.
July 14, 2010
N.Y. Officials Interpret Settlement Intermediary DefinitionSome technology firms that support life insurance settlement businesses in New York state might have to register with the state insurance department, New York officials say.
July 14, 2010
Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social SecurityPrivate companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
July 14, 2010
Appeals Court Throws Out Annuity Patent VerdictA 3-judge panel at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's variable annuity administration method patent case decision.
July 14, 2010
A lesson from LeBronIn a primetime special on ESPN last Thursday night, LeBron James became the latest in a series of Cleveland heartbreakers. James' search for a new basketball home became a typical American supersized soap opera.
July 14, 2010
EBRI Says Half of Boomers Likely to Outlive their SavingsA high percentage of Americans--even in upper-income categories--are likely to run short of money after 10 or 20 years of retirement. A study by the Employee...
July 14, 2010
A death of capitalismThe former CEO of Barnes & Noble and his family has been much in the news of late.