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Bank life insurance sales soared to a record high in 2010, although sales declined sharply in the fourth quarter, the first quarter over quarter decrease in seven quarters, according to the fourth quarter 2010 Kehrer-LIMRA Life Report.

Managers of hedge funds and other alternative funds know they'll be subject to more stringent regulatory requirements in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act but for now it's business as usual and right now that business is booming.

The current SEC inspection and audit process is kind of silly, at best, and a waste of resources, at worst. FINRA's process, from what I've been told, makes even less sense. But what can we do to improve things?

Morningstar said its hedge fund database saw outflows of $1.5 billion, the second consecutive month of outflows.

Diversification is the best way to hedge against volatility, but now there are more ways to invest in volatility itself.

Jason Schlesinger comes to Baird after three years at Wells Fargo and eight years at Bank of America Investment Securities.

Lipper announced the winners of the United States Lipper Fund Awards 2011 Wednesday evening.

Oakmark’s McGregor wins inaugural “Lipper Award for Excellence in Fund Management”

Aite Group's report concludes that whatever burden comes of Dodd-Frank and the EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers for hedge funds and their managers will be at least as expensive and time-consuming for the regulators looking to enforce more stringent reporting standards outlined in the law.

Facebook and Twitter may have the market cornered when it comes to immediate, mass-audience polling and recommendations, but when it comes time to select the person who will be responsible for a person's financial livelihood, investors still want to a referral from a trusted relative or friend.

When you talk to the public about the Japan situation, begin by recognizing this is first and foremost a human tragedy.

While corporations, consumers and governments are trying to get back on their feet following the global recession, continued volatility is pushing investors, especially high-net-worth investors, to pour their money into alternatives, which allow for broader diversification, said Gurinder Ahluwalia, president of Genworth Financial Wealth Management, at a media roundtable on diversification and new asset classes in New York.

ProShares fund to provide investors inverse exposure.

Equity funds net $582 million.

The SEC is seeking industry comment on a proposal to require broker-dealers to follow the same rules as transfer agents when it comes to finding so-called “lost shareholders.”

Chairman Mary L. Schapiro said Wednesday the SEC should consider making reviews of automated systems used in the exchange of stocks and other investments mandatory. The mandate would be an outgrowth of Automation Review Policies issued a quarter century ago, after the Black Monday crash on Wall Street in 1987.

The more than $113 billion New York City Pension Funds have been granted right of passage by the Securities and Exchange Commission to present a foreclosure request on big bank shareholder ballots.

Speaking at the annual ICBA convention, Ben Bernanke assured community bankers the Fed will attempt to protect them as it finalizes its rule capping debit interchange fees.

Dodd-Frank laid out a plan for applying separate supervision for the largest, most complex financial companies. Congress ought to do the same for the simplest and the smallest.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking industry comment on a proposal to require broker-dealers to follow the same rules as transfer agents when it comes to finding so-called “lost shareholders.”