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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2002
Fast Track: GoldK, out to tap adviser vein, hires a veteran from Putnam

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2002
Conference call: ICI wants SEC to go both ways, more or less

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2002
Earn-out sale deals keep giving and giving

Sellers of financial planning practices increasingly want to retain a piece of the action to capitalize on the growth potential of their old businesses.

By Brooke Southall
Top 50 insurance companies ranked by individual-life sales
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 17, 2001
Top 50 insurance companies ranked by individual-life sales

By Source: NAIC Quarterly Statement Database
Planning for the arf-terlife — estate planning for pets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2001
Planning for the arf-terlife — estate planning for pets

As more and more people turn to financial advisers to map out their own futures, they're increasingly asking them to draw up plans for their pets as well.

By Rosemarie Maldonado
Stock weakness adds to pressure as economy sags
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 05, 2001
Stock weakness adds to pressure as economy sags

A deteriorating economy and the prospect of a prolonged bear stock market spell further profit pressure for insurers.

By Michael Fritz
Among the survivors, Islamic investing
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2001
Among the survivors, Islamic investing

After the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the telephones fell silent, says Phelps McIlvaine, whose company advises two mutual funds geared toward Muslims.

By Rosemarie Maldonado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2001
Short Interests: Fidelity itching for its advisers' assets

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
Some investors can't catch a break point
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 15, 2001
Some investors can't catch a break point

Some investors already reeling from the broad stock market slide are about to discover more bad news in this year's crop of mutual fund annual reports: higher management fees and expense ratios.

By Michael Fritz
Cost of term life may rise in wake of attacks
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2001
Cost of term life may rise in wake of attacks

The door may be closing on the opportunity to buy term life insurance at low rates, just as last month's terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon may prompt many consumers to reassess their financial and insurance plans.

By Michael Fritz
Fast Track - Napfa: A new chairman, a new direction
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 24, 2001
Fast Track - Napfa: A new chairman, a new direction

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is planning to take off in a new direction now that Steven P. Kanaly is at the controls.

By Rosemarie Maldonado
Subs to take over two HighMark funds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 10, 2001
Subs to take over two HighMark funds

HighMark Capital Management is refocusing its investment strategy and looking outward for help.

By Dave Kovaleski
Short Interests: At AmEx, it has been a rocky road
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 03, 2001
Short Interests: At AmEx, it has been a rocky road

By Brooke Southall
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2001
Tax Watch: Treasury is mapping a simplified tax system

By Mark Battersby
Weak IPO market spurs investment bank layoffs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 11, 2001
Weak IPO market spurs investment bank layoffs

When a bloated William Blair & Co. recalled former managing partner Edgar D. Jannotta to active management in March, it said so in a three-sentence blurb issued to the press at the unfashionable hour of 6:29 p.m.

By Steven R. Strahler
Short Interests: Seeing green amid the pink slips
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 04, 2001
Short Interests: Seeing green amid the pink slips

With so many wealthy, qualified and bewildered ex-dot-comers out of work, so-called pink-slip parties are all the rage in such cities as San Francisco and New York. But a soiree at Hush in New York Thursday turned into a meet-and-greet for financial planners.

By Rosemarie Maldonado
Conference Call: Brass at ICI unfazed by redemption growth
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2001
Conference Call: Brass at ICI unfazed by redemption growth

The stock market may be in turmoil, but rose-colored glasses certainly make things more bearable. At least that's the feeling one got after listening to remarks Thursday at the Investment Company Institute's general membership meeting in Washington.

By David Hoffman
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2001
One on One: "Advisers can make a lot of money selling 401(k)s"

Emplanet aims to make it easier and cheaper for small companies to offer retirement plans

By Brooke Southall
Fidelity joins Schwab, adds adviser referrals
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2001
Fidelity joins Schwab, adds adviser referrals

Trailing its archrival by more than five years, Fidelity Investments is finally unfurling its own initiative to match investors with financial advisers.

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 30, 2001
Investor suits against Wall Street houses surge

By Bruce Kelly