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Summaries of Senate financial disclosure forms - The Associated Press
Summaries of Senate financial disclosure formsThe Associated Press - Jun 13, 2008Major sources of unearned income: Interest on retirement bond fund, $50001-$100000; interest from stock index fund, $15001-$50000; City of Philadelphia ...
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Jefferson National's Monument Advisor One of First VAs to Add ALPS' Listed Private Equity Portfolio and ALPS' Ibbotson ETF Asset Allocation Portfolios
Jefferson National’s Monument Advisor, the first flat-insurance fee variable annuity with the industry’s largest supermarket of more than 200 tax-deferred funds, is now one of the first VAs to offer the new ALPS Variable Series Listed Private Equity Portfolio and ALPS’ Ibbotson ETF Allocation Series, further expanding with more unique solutions to help fee-based advisors and their clients diversify retirement savings and manage risk in this challenging market.
Jefferson National's Monument Advisor One of First VAs to Add ALPS' Listed Private Equity Portfolio and ALPS' Ibbotson ETF Asset Allocation Portfolios
Source: Business Wire
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SEC Wants Oversight of Equity-Indexed Annuities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will propose changes that could redefine many equity-indexed annuities as securities products, subjecting them to federal regulation and oversight.
SEC Wants Oversight of Equity-Indexed Annuities
Source: A.M. Best (subscription required)
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American Equity to Oppose Proposed Rule Regarding Index Annuities
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company is a leading underwriter of index annuities, which were the topic of a proposed rule discussed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its open meeting held yesterday, June 25, 2008. The proposed rule would change the interpretation of the exclusion for annuities under the Securities Act of 1933 and require future registration of index annuities as securities. AEL intends to oppose this change through all available channels during the rule-making process, which will include a comment period and a later opportunity for judicial review. Based on the existing law, index annuities are insurance
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