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Industry wide, however, annuity sales dropped slightly in the third quarter, according to a report by Morningstar and Beacon.

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

“We always have an opinion,” said James Odorczuk. “That’s what clients want. You can’t just ‘set it and forget it.’ A lot of clients are unhappy with a passive investment style.”

Phoenix -- David Blitzer, managing director, S&P 500 Dow Jones Indices, took home the lifetime achievement award at The William Sharpe Indexing Achievement Awards Ceremony held today at IMN’s newly-named Global Indexing & ETFs conference (formerly the Super Bowl of Indexing Conference) in sunny Phoenix, AZ.

The NASDAQ OMX Group has launched the NASDAQ Global Index Family, which represents more than 98% of the global equity investable marketplace and will result in the development of 24,000 indexes.

MountainView Securities, a broker/dealer focused on the fixed income markets, has hired Amber Lindsay as Managing Director of Fixed Income Sales.

The New York City based wealth advisory firm appointed Lyle LaMothe as Non-Executive Chairman of the board and Greg Franks as a managing partner and president. Chris Lappas joined the firm as the chief operating officer.

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

Ben Johnson, who has led Morningstar’s passive fund research in Europe and Asia, has been named director of passive fund research globally.

Having trouble convincing your clients to think charitably? If so, you might want to mention that a number of studies have shown that people who give to causes they believe in find that doing so feels good, really good, according to Eileen Heisman, president and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown, Pa, which manages donor-advised funds.