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MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month

Insurer to stop issuing the GMIB Plus IV rider Feb. 24

By Darla Mercado
Score one for the little guy; Obama's budget proposal bonks big guys, helps planless savers
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2012
Score one for the little guy; Obama's budget proposal bonks big guys, helps planless savers

Families earning more than $250K lose incentive; those without plans can access an auto-IRA

By Darla Mercado
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

By Jason Kephart
ASPPA, record keepers ask DOL for extension on plan fee disclosure
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
ASPPA, record keepers ask DOL for extension on plan fee disclosure

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries and its sister organization The Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers have asked the Labor Department for more time to meet enhanced fee disclosure requirements.

By Darla Mercado
ASPPA to Congress: 'Hands off our tax breaks'
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
ASPPA to Congress: 'Hands off our tax breaks'

Group storms Capitol Hill to protect retirement savings vehicles

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2012
States with sky-high property taxes

By John Goff
Edelman Financial to be bought for $257 million
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2012
Edelman Financial to be bought for $257 million

The wealth manager will be bought by PE firm Lee Equity Partners in a deal valued at $257 million.

By DJAMIESON
Edelman goes public on taking firm private
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2012
Edelman goes public on taking firm private

In a dramatic turn, Edelman Financial announced on Monday that the publicly traded company will be acquired by a PE firm in a deal valued at $265 million. Why delist? Ric Edelman explains it all for you.

By DJAMIESON
Bankers Life settles charges it ran unlicensed B-D operations
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2012
Bankers Life settles charges it ran unlicensed B-D operations

Insurer to pay nearly $10M to close case; states claim carrier had commission arrangement with Uvest, ProEquities

By Darla Mercado
FSI lays into Labor Department on fiduciary proposal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2012
FSI lays into Labor Department on fiduciary proposal

Advocacy group demands update on rule revamping; 'withdraw and re-propose, not withdraw and walk away'

By Darla Mercado
Controversial lottery winner's luck running out fast — will fortune follow?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2012
Controversial lottery winner's luck running out fast — will fortune follow?

Clayton makes several missteps after hitting $1M jackpot, including bad financial decisions, says one adviser

By Lavonne Kuykendall
FSI to Labor Dept.: We'll send IRA info ASAP
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2012
FSI to Labor Dept.: We'll send IRA info ASAP

But broker-dealer group still not convinced applying fiduciary standard to IRA advice necessary

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2012
Still no sign of buyer for Morgan Keegan

The 1,200 or so Morgan Keegan financial advisers waiting to see what kind of acquirer parent Regions Financial can find for the broker may get a lump of coal in their stockings this Christmas.

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2012
Jackpot-winning asset managers are on the ball

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2012
DeWaay facing bankruptcy because of DBSI lawsuits

B-D asks judge for temporary injunction to halt arbitration claims filed with Finra; 'Sword of Damocles'

By Bruce Kelly
Lawmakers, adviser groups gird for another fiduciary-rule battle with DOL
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2012
Lawmakers, adviser groups gird for another fiduciary-rule battle with DOL

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FSI to hike fees dramatically
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2012
FSI to hike fees dramatically

The Financial Services Institute Inc. is planning to finance its beefed-up lobbying efforts with big dues increases to its broker-dealer member firms.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2012
Is the independent broker-dealer model really 'severely flawed'?

This week, when Ric Edelman revealed that he plans to wind down his independent contractor business, he labeled the model 'severely flawed', and stirred up - not surprisingly - a good deal of conversation across the industry.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2012
AllianceBernstein veteran stepping down — to become a schoolteacher

Fontaine's career change comes amid crucial product launch for DC unit; “bittersweet”

By John Goff
NEWS OPINION APR 15, 2012
Centralizing retirement accounts

By Jack Sharry