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INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2010
Penson to issue debt to support Broadridge deal

Proceeds from the planned private placement of senior second-lien secured notes will be used in part to help support the businesses of some 100 broker-dealer clients Penson hopes to absorb in its Ridge purchase

By Jed Horowitz
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 28, 2010
Bank sales of annuities hit record low in January

Monthly sales of bank annuities have been declining steadily since climbing to a 2009 high last March.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2010
Genworth launches another hybrid annuity

Genworth's Total Living Coverage Annuity can also be covered through a tax-free 1035 exchange out of an old annuity or life insurance product.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS MAR 28, 2010
Health care reform brings challenges, opportunities for advisers

Investment advisers should be closely examining the sweeping bill to overhaul American health care to determine how it will affect their clients' investment strategies.

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 28, 2010
Advisers can use reform to reach out to clients who own small businesses

A number of financial advisers are using the health care reform legislation passed last week as an opportunity to reach out to clients and review their investment portfolios.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 26, 2010
Obama administration unveils plan to shrink home loans

After months of criticism that it hasn't done enough to prevent foreclosures, the Obama administration is announcing a plan to reduce the amount some troubled borrowers owe on their home loans.

By Bloomberg
FundQuest hooks up with Envestnet in IT deal
FINTECH MAR 26, 2010
FundQuest hooks up with Envestnet in IT deal

FundQuest is partnering with Envestnet Asset Management Inc. to offer advisory firms additional IT resources.

By Amanda Fiscina
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 26, 2010
Peter Schiff: We are surely doomed to repeat our mistakes

In this week's much anticipated State of the Union address, President Obama again demonstrated his poor understanding of the fundamental problems that confront our nation. By following the advice of the same people who helped guide our economy to the precipice of total collapse, Obama now threatens to push it over the edge.

By Peter Schiff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 26, 2010
McCann's move: UBS chief picks former Merrill vet to lead adviser group

Robert McCann, CEO of UBS AG's Wealth Management Americas, announced several appointments to his “Renewal” team Tuesday — including Bob Mulholland, a 25-year Merrill veteran, who will replace Jamie Price as head of UBS' adviser group.

By Hilary Johnson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2010
The 2010 Lipper Awards: This year's winners

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. took the award for the best large mutual fund group, and RidgeWorth Capital Management Inc. won best small fund group last night at the Lipper Fund Awards, which took place at The Plaza Hotel in New York.

By Mark Bruno
Obama's reform might provide shot in the arm for health care sector: Fund managers
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2010
Obama's reform might provide shot in the arm for health care sector: Fund managers

The signing on Tuesday of the landmark legislation removes much of the uncertainty that's been hanging over the medical industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dodd bill sails through banking committee
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2010
Dodd bill sails through banking committee

Republican members failed to set off any fireworks. Bankers, on the other hand, were quick to torch the bill.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 25, 2010
Is Bakken Shale the new American Gold Rush?

It just could be the biggest oil field discovered in the contiguous US in more than 40 years…

By Daily Reckoning
OPINION MAR 25, 2010
Brokerage Execs: You Ain't Tiger

Your Bad Choices Are Career Killers

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2010
Ohio adviser/coffee shop investor charged with $39M fraud

The SEC claims the unregistered investment adviser promised clients he'd put their money into safe investments. Instead, he allegedly poured the cash into start-up coffee shops, real estate, and his own pocket.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAR 24, 2010
Blog: Morgan Stanley <del>Smith Barney</del>

From this outside perspective, with knowledge gained from talking to dozens of folks on the inside of the firm, MSSB is a joint venture in title only: Morgan Stanley is running the show.

By Mark Bruno
Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes
RIAS MAR 24, 2010
Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes

President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Today. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.

By Associated Press
Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?
RIAS MAR 24, 2010
Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?

With the passage of the health care bill, investors will see the tax rate on long-term capital gains jump to 23.8%, raising questions for investors looking to protect their assets

By David Hoffman
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2010
Are bear markets bad for your health? Yes, says Duke researcher

Based on a new study of market ups and downs — and the incidence of heart attacks — stock investors may want to consider taking beta blockers.

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2010
Raymond James' Jeffrey Saut: The Great White Hurricane

We revisit The Great Blizzard of 1888 this morning because of the weather that has crippled the Northeast corridor over the past few weeks.

By Jeffrey D. Saut