Carriers think VAs are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.
James Shorris to return to the private sector after seven years with regulator; had said private placement crackdown was top priority
Susan Merrill wants back in the private sector. So, after six years at Finra, the regulator's head of enforcement is taking a job at law firm Bingham McCutchen
Tommy Lee Jones is Ameriprise Financial's new pitchman in ads that take a more conservative tone
Not-so-binding arbitration? Two months after Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was ordered to pay $1.7 million as a result of an arbitration decision over suitability, the broker-dealer and the client are arguing in court.
Powershares fund out-running 500 Index fund; training his sights on bonds next
Galliard Capital Management Inc.'s stable-value funds, designed to preserve principal in tumultuous times, drew more than four times the usual inflows in August as market volatility increased, said managing partner John Caswell
Financial advisers who go beyond what is typical in terms of helping with college planning are finding that clients reward them later with assets
Transition of management at Legg Mason's flagship fund may worry some investors; 'you can't come in and be someone else'
In season of giving, Franklin's Perks says cash-rich businesses are giving back to shareholders
Investment adviser division aims to triple current assets under administration; targeting RIAs with $100M-plus in assets
Souring market conditions may leave rival brokerages out of the running in sale of Regions' unit
Ed May sentenced to 16 years; scheme lasted 10, cost investors nearly $50M
Large-cap index broke through crucial 1,120 support level Monday; next floor down, 1,010
Fund firm aims for consistency in peddling life cycle funds; passive management means lower costs
Claim employer put retirement assets in proprietary funds that incurred $20M in excess costs
Redemptions at American Funds is on the rise -- for the fourth straight year. And in August, its standard-bearer Growth Fund of America finally lost its place as the largest mutual fund in the U.S. To stem the tide, the fund firm is actively reaching out to advisers. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&Dato=20110927&Kategori=FREE&Lopenr=927009999&Ref=PH>The fund firms advisers are most loyal to</a>
Financial advisers often equate technology with progress. And while it can be one of the major keys to unlocking profitability, it also can be responsible for strangling and stifling your firm.
The slowdown in the world economy has accelerated the timing and likelihood of a new global financial crisis, gloom-and-doom economist Nouriel Roubini said last week
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, regained the top spot in variable-annuity sales in the first half of the year, leading a group of five firms expanding their dominance in the industry.
