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Chamber groups support retirement legislation

A group of Iowa chamber of commerce officials sent a joint letter to U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley supporting the SECURE Act, which among other things makes it easier for small businesses to …

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Accel Wealth Management acquires Premier Advisors

Corridor Business Journal: Accel Wealth Management, the financial services division of Accel Holdings Inc., has acquired Premier Advisors LLC, an independent financial management firm located in Cedar Rapids. Accel Holdings is the corporate parent of the …

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Athene recognized as Military Friendly Employer

Athene USA, a leading provider of retirement savings products based in West Des Moines, has earned both the 2020 Military Friendly and Military Friendly Spouse Employer designations, representing the top tier of institutions who provide …

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Meta Financial sells its MetaBank division to Central Bank

Meta Financial Group Inc. is exiting the community banking business to focus on its core payments business.

On Wednesday the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, MetaBank, has entered into an …

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FBL Financial Group names Pitcher as new CEO

FBL Financial Group’s board of directors has appointed Daniel Pitcher as the company’s chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. He will succeed current CEO Jim Brannen, who previously announced plans to retire in early 2020. Pitcher is …

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Dec. 11: CFA Society Iowa luncheon

Host: CFA Society Iowa
About: Chris Conroy, Dan Koster (Farm Bureau Financial Services) and Kirby Wood (American Equity) will participate in a panel discussion on end-channel insurance sales and trends in the industry. The panel …

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FGL Holdings names new CFO

FGL Holdings, a leading provider of annuity and life insurance products with operations in Des Moines, has appointed John Fleurant as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11. Fleurant succeeds Dennis Vigneau, who previously announced his intention to …

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Nov. 20: 2019 Aim Higher with Tax-managed Investing

Host: Society of Financial Service Professionals Central Iowa Chapter
About: Lunch and a one hour program discussing how tax-managed investing can make a meaningful difference over the course of an investor’s time horizon.
– Lean …

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NOTEBOOK: West Des Moines officials discuss differences between art, signs

A West Des Moines financial institution wants to put a sculpture of the letters B-A-N-K stacked on top of each other near the front door of its building at 270 S. 68th St.

The request …

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Farm bankruptcies rise

Data from U.S. courts show that Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies hit the highest level since 2011 in the 12 months ending in September, and Iowa was among the states with the most, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported.…