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  Top 5 Trends Altering Annuities: 2013

  By Christopher Raham and Gerry Murtagh, Ernst & Young Insurance Advisory Services  |  June 11, 2013

  Six months into 2013, several trends have emerged that are making insurers reposition and reinvent their products, strategies and services.

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  Mohamed El-Erian: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Each of the individuals on the 2013 IA 25 were selected for their creativity, success and—of course—impact. And kicking off the extended profiles of the IA 25 honorees is Mohamed El-Erian, who is making his third appearance on the list. With the 2013 IA 25, our 13th annual list of the...

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  Peru’s Agriculture Industry Feeds Financial Growth

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  January 24, 2013

  Quinoa, the Golden Grain of the Incas, has played a tremendous role in facilitating economic growth in Peru, and revenues from Quinoa exports have helped the country create a strong foundation that has enabled Peru to become one of the top performing economies in Latin America today.

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  Why Monetary Easing Won’t Help Japan

  By Virginie Maisonneuve  |  January 21, 2013

  Japan’s new leader, Shinzo Abe, will take the helm of a country in recession, with business confidence near three-month lows and the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the OECD.

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  Swiss Commodities Business May Be Revamped

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 9, 2012

  Such changes could threaten Switzerland's reputation as a global commodities trading hub.

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  Food Prices Likely to Stay Higher

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2012

  The effects of droughts in the U.S. and Russia that have driven food prices higher are likely to last for the next six months, according to the U.N., and the global food market will be in “short supply mode.”

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  Colleges No Longer in Vanguard of Social Investing

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  July 30, 2012

  Going back to anti-apartheid campaigns, university endowments were early adopters of addressing social and environmental considerations in investment. But their days leading that field are over, according to a study.

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  Have the World’s Wealthy Stashed $21 Trillion in Tax Havens?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  An organization opposed to tax avoidance estimates the world’s wealthiest individuals have stashed at least $21 trillion in offshore tax havens, an amount greater than the combined GDP of the U.S. and Japan.

• U.S. to See Challenges for Top Spot in World Bank

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and former Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo of Colombia are expected to be nominated to head the body by the Friday deadline.

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  Calvert Analyst Brings Sustainability Principles to U.N. for International Women’s Day

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2012

  Aditi Mohapatra, a sustainability analyst at Calvert Investments, spoke before the United Nations two days ahead of International Women’s Day to discuss diversity principles for business.