Looking for New Ideas
By Kara P. StapletonEstablished by the Financial Planning Association and Janus INTECH to "encourage and showcase new ideas and practical solutions for financial advisors and their clients," The Financial Frontiers Awards are presented each year to authors who organize outstanding research papers dealing with the financial services industry. Research can cover (but is...
November 19, 2006
Program Directors Upbeat On Changes At CFP BoardEducational directors of programs leading to the Certified Financial Planner designation breathed a collective sigh of relief following the departure of the CFP Board of ...
November 19, 2006
MetLife Returning To ManhattanA New York development agency has approved a request by Metropolitan Life to move many of its home office functions back to Manhattan, just 5 ...
November 14, 2006
Fill the Estate Planning Gap by Linking The BenefitsEven as industry players wait expectantly for the Pension Protection Act to kick-in at year-end 2009, many are already enjoying a brisk and growing business ...
November 14, 2006
Fill the Estate Planning Gap by Linking The BenefitsEven as industry players wait expectantly for the Pension Protection Act to kick-in at year-end 2009, many are already enjoying a brisk and growing business ...
November 08, 2006
Managed Care Company To Take Bigger ChargeUnitedHealth Group Inc. says the cost of correcting accounting for past stock compensation programs may be much higher than it originally had predicted.UnitedHealth, Minnetonka, Minn., ...
November 08, 2006
FPA Supports Credential MoveThe Financial Planning Association has endorsed efforts by the Massachusetts Securities Division to regulate use of professional designations.The FPA, Denver, represents holders of a variety ...
November 08, 2006
SEC Announces Shelf Space SettlementFederal regulators have imposed $55 million in penalties on mutual fund and variable annuity units of a large financial services company.The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...