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Consumer Confidence Down, Annuity Sales Up: Annuity News Now Headlines

August 31, 2011
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SEC Regulation and Rule 151A: The Threat of Federal Regulation of Fixed Indexed Annuities May Be Over

July 13, 2010

The verdict on 151A is officially in: A U.S. Court of Appeals has thrown out the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 151A, leaving indexed annuities under state regulation as an insurance product rather than under the SEC’s oversight as a security. While lawmakers are preparing the financial reform bill, which includes a last-minute amendment to [...]

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Political Strategist Brad Bannon: Ramifications of Financial Reform

June 14, 2010

A Senate proposal to force banks to shed their lucrative yet risk-laden derivatives units — which is vehemently opposed by Wall Street — is gaining steam, picking up the support of some regional Federal Reserve chiefs with more on the way. Read the article Political strategist Brad Bannon, president of Bannon Communications Research in Washington [...]

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