Archive | February, 2012

John Hancock Financial Network Recognizes Leadership in Achieving Client Excellence of Top Independent Firms and Representative of the Year (PR Newswire)

John Hancock Financial Network recently announced the 2009 awards for leadership and client service excellence: the Leading with Excellence award for its top independent firms and the Achieving Client Excellence award for its leading financial representative.

John Hancock Funds Launches New Natural Resources Fund (PR Newswire)

John Hancock Funds said today that its new John Hancock Natural Resources Fund is now available for sale to retail investors through their financial advisers.

Lincoln Nat’nl Initiated as Neutral (Zacks.com)

National Planning Corporation® Expands Practice Management Services (Business Wire)

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—-National Planning Corporation, Inc. today announced the addition of several enhancements to the suite of practice management programs offered by the firm’s Strategic Business Unit .

MetLife Study Reveals Growing Recognition of the Toll Health and Financial Concerns May Have on Workplace Productivity (Business Wire)

NEW YORK—-The economic crisis has created a significant shift in employers’ benefits objectives. Controlling benefits costs is now the top benefits objective for employers, edging out employee retention for the first time since 2006.

Study finds many workloads increased since 2007 (AP)

If it seems like you’re working harder than you used to, it’s probably not your imagination. Many companies have increased employees’ workloads and put a higher priority on productivity since the recession began, according to a MetLife Inc. study released Monday.

Lincoln Financial Group Joins Efforts to Raise Awareness About the Critical Importance of Retirement Planning (PR Newswire)

The economic turbulence of the past several years has forced America’s 78 million Baby Boomers to reexamine and redefine their retirement savings strategies.  According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, more than half of American households are “at risk” of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement.

[$$] Aviva’s Asian Push Isn’t Enough (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Better Late Than Never Aviva (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Investors Select Prudential Fixed Income as Replacement Manager for Two European CLOs (Business Wire)

NEWARK, N.J.—-Prudential Fixed Income has been selected to serve as replacement manager for two collateralized loan obligations: GSC European CDO III SA and GSC European CDO IV SA.