Wednesday, July 11, 2007

UPDATE 1-Mass. probes big banks over sales to investors

(Reuters) - William Galvin, the state's Secretary of the Commonwealth,
is probing some of America's biggest banks at a time when
so-called structured products are becoming extremely popular on
Wall Street, but customers may not be aware of their risks.




Products such as equity-indexed annuities are often sold by
brokerages and insurers and can be expensive and carry heavy
penalties for early withdrawals.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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