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SEC warns financial firms of government impersonators
By staff WriterThe Securities and Exchange Commission is warning financial services firms about con artists who may use the names of actual SEC employees to mislead potential victims.
April 22, 2009
NAIC Fires Back On EIAsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a definition of "risk" that is "overbroad," the National Association of Insurance Commissioners says in a court brief.
April 21, 2009
SEC Approves VA ChangeThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has received permission from federal regulators to update rules that cover the handling of new variable annuity business.
April 21, 2009
NAIC Fires Back On EIAsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a definition of "risk" that is "overbroad," the National Association of Insurance Commissioners says in a court brief.
April 20, 2009
SEC: Our Move On Index Annuities Is 'Reasonable'The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a court brief defending its decision to regulate some indexed annuities as securities.
April 20, 2009
EIA Sellers Reject SEC PremiseThe fact that "insurance" involves risk taking does not mean that an annuity is automatically subject to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation, annuity industry lawyers argue in a new brief.
April 20, 2009
EIA Sellers Reject SEC PremiseThe fact that "insurance" involves risk taking does not mean that an annuity is automatically subject to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation, annuity industry lawyers argue in a new brief.
April 19, 2009
SEC: Our Move On Index Annuities Is 'Reasonable'The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a court brief defending its decision to regulate some indexed annuities as securities.