Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Ex-Commonwealth Rep Lied About CE: FINRA
By Melanie WaddellFrancis Smith, now at Cambridge, was fined and suspended for having someone else complete his CE requirements.
June 18, 2025
PNC to Pay $200,000 for Lax Annuity Exchange MonitoringThe firm failed to monitor reps’ rates of deferred variable annuity exchanges, FINRA said.
June 12, 2025
Variable Annuities Could Soon Be Hot Again: GoldmanProduct designers also like RILAs, but they're cool toward crypto annuities.
June 09, 2025
Analysts Peer Inside Minds of RILA OwnersThey found suprising behavior differences between RILA holders and those with other types of annuities.
June 04, 2025
Variable Annuity vs. 60/40 Portfolio: Which Won Wade Pfau's Retirement Income Face-Off?Putting 30% of assets in a contract greatly increased the odds of success, but a hypothetical 95-year-old had problems.
June 02, 2025
Reps at Big Broker-Dealers Drive Q1 Variable Annuity Sales SurgeThe average premium fell a little, but the number of contracts sold increased a lot.
May 29, 2025
BD Hit With Reg BI Fine Over Annuity ExchangesAAG Capital recommended swapping life insurance policies, fixed indexed annuities and VAs for more costly RILAs.
May 09, 2025
FINRA Suspends Rep for Unsuitable Annuity SwitchesThe rep recommended that customers exchange their existing variable annuities for a higher-cost L-share contract.