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Insurers Want More Say In Hybrid Securities Work Plan
By Jim ConnollyRepresentatives for insurers and Wall Street investment firms are criticizing actuaries' efforts to update the rules for classifying the riskiness of hybrid securities.The critics raised ...
November 07, 2006
Survey: 23% See Social Security As Main Retirement IncomeMany Americans expect to depend on Social Security as a significant source of income after they retire, according to a new survey.The survey, by the ...
November 01, 2006
NEWS & PRODUCTSLipper, Inc., has joined forces with The McHenry Group to launch a retirement planning tool called Lipper Retirement Solutions that will allow financial institutions and...
October 31, 2006
Feds Broaden Pension Asset Lending AuthorityThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has given defined benefit pension plans permission to increase revenue by lending securities to a wider range of borrowers.EBSA, an ...
October 31, 2006
Feds Broaden Pension Asset Lending AuthorityThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has given defined benefit pension plans permission to increase revenue by lending securities to a wider range of borrowers.EBSA, an ...
October 25, 2006
Chairman Makes Bid For Senior Products CompanyThe head of Universal American Financial Corp. and a group of investors are offering to buy the senior products company for $18.15 per share in ...
October 08, 2006
Fitch Launches New Hybrid RatingsFitch Ratings formally unveiled its new rating criteria for hybrid securities that analysts here say will bring greater clarity to how these financial instruments are ...
October 08, 2006
Education Necessary To Develop New Breed Of Senior AdvisorConsumers face daunting issues as a result of the inability of lawmakers to fess up to soon-to-be retiring baby boomer demands and needs.Additionally, at many ...