NY Union Pensions Lost Money Through Madoff-Report - Javno

Three northern New York trade unions have joined the legion of investors that lost money in an alleged $50 billion fraud by Bernard Madoff, The Post Standard of Syracuse, New York, reported on Thursday. According to the newspaper, local branches of ...

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Plan to defer taking annuity 'inept', says industry body - Independent

MEASURES announced last month by the Government to allow people to defer taking a retirement annuity for two years have been slammed as inept by an industry body. The Irish Brokers' Association (IBA) said the measure lacked credibility and was not ...

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Life Insurer Surplus Drops $77 Billion, Erasing Gain (Update3) - Bloomberg

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. life insurers , led by MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. , lost $76.8 billion in surplus in 2008 on investment declines and costs guaranteeing retirement products, erasing six years of gains, Conning & Co. said ...

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What If My Bank Fails? - Informativepost.com

If you are concerned about the safety of your money, then here are a few things you might want to be aware of. Seeing the decline in our economy and watching people on the news waiting in lines at their bank to withdraw their money has made us all ...

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Make a New Year’s Resolution to Become More Fiscally Fit in 2009 - Earthtimes

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - (Business Wire) Given the current economic climate, improving one’s personal savings habits is high on everyone’s list of New Year’s resolutions. To help you act on this resolve, MetLife is offering a series of free ...

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Make a New Year's Resolution to Become More Fiscally Fit in 2009 - StreetInsider.com

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Given the current economic climate, improving one's personal savings habits is high on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions. To help you act on this resolve, MetLife is offering a series of free brochures on ...

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Life Insurer Surplus Drops $77 Billion - AZCentral.com

Jan. 8 -- U.S. life insurers, led by MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc., lost $76.8 billion in surplus in 2008 on investment declines and costs guaranteeing retirement products, erasing six years of gains, Conning & Co. said. Statutory ...

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