U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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  Hybrid annuities: Good for clients, good for advisors?

  By Christopher Raham, James Collingwood  |  June 19, 2013

  A handful of carriers have introduced annuities that combine the attributes of both fixed and structured products. Will they fly?

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  SEC objects to new fiduciary barriers

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  June 19, 2013

  A bill sought by insurance agents "would make it difficult" to establish uniform rules for sale of products, says SEC's White.

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  Don’t extend RIA fiduciary standard to broker-dealers

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  June 7, 2013

  Moving to a harmonized standard would expose B-Ds to increased legal liability, driving up rates for E&O insurance and the cost of doing business.

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  How to host an online meeting (and widen your prospect base)

  By Todd Greider  |  May 23, 2013

  How do you continue to support a client — or the child of a client — that's moved to another state? It's simple: Use one of four top-tier online meeting tools.

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  Cigna agrees to multi-state disability claim settlement

  By Allison Bell  |  May 23, 2013

  The company will set aside $77 million for open claims and possible future benefits payments.

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  Is it time to dump “fiduciary”?

  By Chris Carosa  |  May 23, 2013

  When the Director of Investor Protection for the Consumer Federation of America says investors don’t respond to “fiduciary,” what’s the alternative?

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  FINRA to SEC: Act on fiduciary, or we’ll make our own disclosure rules

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 22, 2013

  FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum called on the SEC to “act quickly” to put brokers and advisors under a uniform fiduciary standard.

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  Lobbyists: Don't forget about the fiduciary standard

  By Brian Anderson  |  May 17, 2013

  Industry lobbying efforts remain strong on the tax treatment of life insurance issue, but what about the fiduciary standard?

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  The full-service fiduciary

  By Ryan Kus  |  May 17, 2013

  Under a fiduciary standard, advisors would do best by selling both investment and insurance products. Are you ready?

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  A little bird with a big chirp

  By Amy McIlwain, President of Financial Social Media  |  May 16, 2013

  The financial world is on Twitter. Are you?