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March 1, 2010 |
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401(k)s
Fidelity Sees 401(k) Surge Due to Auto Enrollment
Fidelity Investments expects its retirement assets to continue to increase this year as both employers and employees become more engaged with 401(k) plans.
Regulation & Compliance
SEC Limits Short Sales on Confidence Concerns
On Wednesday's split 3-2 vote along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new restrictions on short sales that aim to improve investor confidence in the markets. Rule 201, also known as the alternative uptick rule, will impose restrictions on short sales once a stock triggers the "circuit breaker," a 10% drop in a single day. The uptick rule will apply to short sale orders in that security for the rest of the day, as well as the following day.
Retirement
Sidestepping Skepticism, Prudential Scores with VAs
Bruce Ferris, senior vice president of sales and distribution for Prudential Annuities, he has heard all the objections from wholesalers and advisers concerning variable annuities. The investment community complains that the products are too expensive or too complicated, but Ferris is certain that even though VA assets under management declined over the past two years, "they aren't going away." In fact, he said the attitude about variable annuities is beginning to change.
Ops & Tech
SEC Defers IFRS Decision Until 2011
The U.S. has taken another step closer toward converging its accounting standards with those adopted by the majority of the world. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved a statement in support of efforts to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in order to narrow the differences between the two sets of standards.
Executive Moves
Executive Moves
UMB Promotes Macdonald and Outridge, DTCC Selects Gilly as VP For Wealth Management and Great-West Taps Thompson For Regional 401(k) Sales.
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