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Watchdog signals structured product ban – Financial Times

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Watchdog signals structured product ban
Financial Times
But investor appetite for life settlements has been small compared with the growth of the structured product market, which expanded by £9.1bn in 2011. These investments, which offer a return linked to a stock market index with some protection of the

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Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) Announces Speakers for Second … – Business Review USA (press release)

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) Announces Speakers for Second
Business Review USA (press release)
"Life settlements offer many positive attributes for the portfolios of pension funds, endowments and foundations," says Darwin Bayston, Executive Director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association. "Low correlation, measurable risk, and attractive

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Insetco abandons ARM takeover – FT Adviser

Friday, January 27th, 2012


FT Adviser
Insetco abandons ARM takeover
FT Adviser
Life settlements specialist Insetco has abandoned its bid to buy the struggling life settlements fund ARM Asset Backed Securities. By Nick Reeve | Published 08:56 | comments In a notice to the Luxembourg stock exchange, Insetco confirmed that the

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Boomers Ready for Life Settlement Option – LifeHealthPro

Thursday, January 26th, 2012


LifeHealthPro
Boomers Ready for Life Settlement Option
LifeHealthPro
By Michael K. Stanley As Boomers feel increasingly uncertain about being able to meet their retirement goals by the time they turn 65, they are turning to unconventional financial vehicles to meet their needs, including life settlements.

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Vespera Life Finds Funder to Buy Small-Face Policies

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Vespera Life, which obtained a provider's license from Florida in February 2011, said it plans to bu…

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Pardo, Peden Win Re-Election to Life Partners Board

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Brian Pardo, chief executive of beleaguered Life Partners Holdings, and Scott Peden, general counsel…

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LPHI Announces Annual Shareholder Meeting Results – MarketWatch (press release)

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

LPHI Announces Annual Shareholder Meeting Results
MarketWatch (press release)
The number and type of votes cast were as follows: Life Partners is the world's oldest and one of the most active companies in the United States engaged in the secondary market for life insurance, commonly called "life settlements.

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More boomers selling life insurance plans to fund retirement – phillyBurbs.com

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012


Bradenton Herald
More boomers selling life insurance plans to fund retirement
phillyBurbs.com
These transactions are known as life settlements, which provide boomers with funds totaling more than the insurance plan's cash value and less than its face value. This allows for individuals to sell a policy and receive a cash payment without having
Survey: Boomers Consider Cashing-In Life Insurance To Fund RetirementMarketWatch (press release)

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FSA Shows No Bending to Industry Criticism

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

As the Financial Services Authority's formal public comment period on whether to ban life settlement…

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Survey: Boomers Consider Cashing-In Life Insurance To Fund Retirement – MarketWatch (press release)

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Survey: Boomers Consider Cashing-In Life Insurance To Fund Retirement
MarketWatch (press release)
These transactions, known as life settlements, have become mainstream in the past several years, particularly as baby boomers begin exploring all financial options to paying for retirement, including previously unconventional alternatives.

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