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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 23, 2012
The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is reopening the period for public comment on proposed regulatory amendments relating to enhanced disclosure concerning certain qualified plan funds.
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By Michael S. Fischer |
May 22, 2012
Attorney Jim Duggan lays out how advisors can help shield the assets of wealthy public figures from the wrong kind of attention.
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By Victor Sanchez, M.B.A., CLU |
May 21, 2012
As the current estate tax sunsets and uncertainty approaches, reframe your discussions with clients to focus on legacy planning rather than estate tax solutions.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
May 18, 2012
Inheritors want to be ‘good stewards’ to family wealth and want to be more involved in investment decisions.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
May 16, 2012
MetLife does not know if the FSOC will feel compelled to name MetLife and a few other large insurers as SIFIs, and officials won't say, but lawmakers and MetLife wonder about the wisdom and the possible harmful effects of applying bank-centric regulations to an insurance company.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
May 14, 2012
The Volcker Rule may be a subject not only for banks, in light of JPMorgan trading losses, but also for insurance representatives before the House subcommittee.
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By Arthur D. Postal |
May 8, 2012
The strength of interest in American International Group (AIG) stock was further displayed when the Treasury announced after the market closed Monday night that underwriters had exercised their over-allotment option on the 163.9 million shares of AIG held by the Treasury that it was selling.
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By Bill Coffin |
May 1, 2012
The upcoming elections in November are not just an important, standalone political contest; they are the fulcrum on which our entire country will fundamentally shift. The big uncertainty is whether Obama and the Democrats are poised to be the big victors.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
April 27, 2012
This reinsurance bill amends current insurance law and adds new statutory language to reflect the NAIC model law.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
April 26, 2012
Even with NAIC suport, and Big I signing on, will Senate Banking move on it this year?
