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D.C. Appeals Court Rules Against 151A
Wed, Jul 14, 2010
“Most likely this means that the SEC will drop efforts to regulate this product,” said Eric Marhoun, general counsel of the Old Mutual Insurance Company.
Industry Views
Annuity Issuers Embracing Social Media One Tweet At A Time
A growing number of annuity issuers are using creative approaches on Twitter to reach new audiences online.
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Investors Talk the Talk, But Ignore Walk: Allianz Global Investors
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
The majority of investors 65-plus (57%) have less than 25% of their portfolios in bonds and/or bond mutual funds, according to a survey of Americans in households with at least $250,000 in investments.
LPL to buy National Retirement Partners
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Over the past decade, LPL has become the largest independent contractor broker-dealer in the industry. In 2000, the firm had 3,569 advisers. It had 12,026 as of March 31.
To Shrink Medical Costs, Make Them Visible: SOA
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Consumers feel they could make more informed decisions if they had more information on medical procedures and options for care, the SOA found.
PIMCO Unveils Sovereign Bond Benchmarks
Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Instead of giving the highest weights to countries with the most debt, PIMCO's new indices will give the highest weights to countries with the highest income based on GDP.
Correction
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Last week, an article in RIJ misdescribed Axa Equitable's Retirement Cornerstone variable annuity.
