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What's NEXT for Reg S-P?
By Elizabeth D. FestaFirms recruiting breakaway brokers need to be wary in the wake of a very stern administrative law judge's decision sanctioning NEXT Financial Group, Inc. for...
August 31, 2008
Commissioners Mull Fed Insurance Office And SEC Index Annuity ProposalsWhen state insurance commissioners met in Chicago recently for their mid-summer gathering, prominent among the topics they discussed were the Office of Insurance Information proposal ...
August 29, 2008
SEC Floats Global Accounting StandardThe Securities and Exchange Commission voted August 27 to publish for public comment a proposed Roadmap that could lead to the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. public companies beginning in 2014.
August 28, 2008
Getting the goods on Rule 151AThree of the foremost experts on the still-evolving SEC Rule 151A -- the proposal which could serve to turn fixed indexed annuities into a registered security -- were on hand Aug. 22 at Senior Market Advisor Expo in Orlando for what turned
August 27, 2008
Getting the goods on Rule 151AThree of the foremost experts on the still-evolving SEC Rule 151A -- the proposal which could serve to turn fixed indexed annuities into a registered security -- were on hand Aug. 22 at Senior Market Advisor Expo in Orlando for what turned
August 22, 2008
NAIFA To Oppose SEC Annuity ProposalThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors says it will fight efforts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify indexed annuities as ...
August 22, 2008
NAIFA To Oppose SEC Annuity ProposalThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors says it will fight efforts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify indexed annuities as ...
August 01, 2008
The great SEC debateAs I write this, it's been a couple of weeks since the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-0 to define equity indexed annuities as securities and I have noticed something pretty quickly: whichever side of this debate you've taken,