S. 219 Could Do More Than Shore Up Pensions
By Arthur D. PostalSenators have included provisions that could affect life insurers in a bill better known for sections dealing with federal retirement benefit guarantee insurance.[@@]You may ...
February 04, 2005
LIMRA: Many African-Americans Want Money AdviceFinancial planners could have an edge in getting the business of African American consumers.[@@]A researcher at LIMRA International, Windsor, Conn., has published data supporting ...
February 04, 2005
A Gathering Storm: The Market-Driven Unbundling of EquityThe head of contracts for difference at IG Markets Ltd. agrees with some of the U.K. regulators' concerns about the effects of the dramatic spread of CFDs in recent years.
February 04, 2005
Survey Probes Ultra-Affluent OutlookNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The ultra affluent--those with assets of US$25 million or more-- increasingly are using more sophisticated investment strategies, but overall they remain skeptical about hedge funds' lack of transparency, according to a new survey conducted by Citigroup Inc.'s Private Bank unit and the international management consulting firm McKinsey &...
February 03, 2005
Speech Puts Social Security Accounts In SpotlightPresident Bush devoted a major section of his State of the Union address to Social Security reform efforts.[@@]Early in the speech Wednesday, Bush mentioned ...
February 03, 2005
Panel OKs Bill That Could Limit Venue-ShoppingThe Senate Judiciary Committee today voted 13-5 to pass a class-action reform bill.[@@]The bill passed by a strong margin despite efforts by some Democrats ...
February 03, 2005
Private Account Details Seep OutAnnuities could play an important role in the proposed private Social Security account program.[@@]Officials who insisted on anonymity discussed that program detail Wednesday during ...
February 03, 2005
More Commissioners Come And GoNew Jersey is losing its top insurance regulator and South Carolina is gaining a new top insurance regulator.[@@]Holly Bakke, New Jersey's banking and insurance ...