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Blogger: Rule 151A Is Dead
By Staff WriterA former insurance industry executive who has opposed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission efforts to regulate indexed annuities says he thinks the SEC will drop those efforts.
July 24, 2009
FINRA Sets FinesThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority says it has fined 5 bank broker-dealers a total of $1.65 million in connection with allegations of inadequate oversight of sales of variable annuities and other products.
July 23, 2009
SEC Cracks Down on 'Pay to Play'Proposed rule would curtail advisors' use of such practices on retirement and 529 plans
July 23, 2009
EIAs: Your guess is as good as oursNot exactly a trend (because we have no idea where it will end up). But we absolutely had to comment on the D.C. Court of...
July 22, 2009
Boros Reacts To 151A RulingJoan Boros, an annuity law expert, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may still have trouble classifying indexed annuities as securities.
July 22, 2009
Boros Reacts To 151A RulingJoan Boros, an annuity law expert, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may still have trouble classifying indexed annuities as securities.
July 21, 2009
Battle rages on over 151AOn Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to reconsider Rule 151A, which deems annuities linked to equity indexes to be securities subject to registration with the SEC.
July 21, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: US Court of Appeals spots holes in 151AThe path for SEC 151A took a detour today when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit made a decision regarding the controversial ruling. "Having determined that the SEC's analysis is lacking, we conclude that this matter should