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Editor's Blog: Quack, Quack
By Staff WriterA bird that's waddling around near the water just might be a duck. An apparent Federal Reserve conflict of interest between an urge to cozy up to banks and a need to regulate those banks just might be a . . . .
August 03, 2009
ACLI Backs Tax BillA new House bill, H.R. 3399, would let life insurers with non-life affiliates file consolidated income tax returns.
August 03, 2009
FINRA Addresses SettlementsThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has notified member firms that they must comply with the rules governing variable life policy sales when participating in the life settlement business.
August 03, 2009
Start Roth IRA Conversion Planning NowOn January 1, 2010, nearly $1.4 trillion of retirement assets will immediately become eligible for conversion to Roth individual retirement accounts
August 03, 2009
After Court's Nod On 151A, Views Differ On What SEC Will DoIndustry experts have different takes on what the Securities and Exchange Commission is going to do in the wake of a recent federal appeals court ruling
August 03, 2009
Congress Pursuing Health Care Reform On Many FrontsCongress appeared to be moving late last week toward healthcare reform legislation that addresses the concerns of the health insurance industry
August 03, 2009
NAVA Rebrands: It's Now The IRIThe Insured Retirement Institute is now the official name of what was once NAVA
August 03, 2009
Quack, QuackThe attention span of the American public--never great to begin with unless a story has to do with the death or scandal of a celebrity like Michael Jackson, in which case the appetite is insatiable