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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2012
Worried about retirement

By Muneeza Iqbal
IRS on a rampage as nearly one in three HNW individuals audited
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2012
IRS on a rampage as nearly one in three HNW individuals audited

Swat team created in 2009 to target wealthy filers seeing planty of action

By John Goff
Income gap widest in Republican-leaning states
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2012
Income gap widest in Republican-leaning states

Income inequality up 18% since 1967; rose the most during Reagan era

By John Goff
Morgan Stanley exec on hate-crime charge: I'm innocent
WIREHOUSES MAR 09, 2012
Morgan Stanley exec on hate-crime charge: I'm innocent

Jennings pleads not guilty to allegedly stabbing cabbie after disupte over fare

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2012
Insider trading probe of Bachus muddles SRO picture

Another distraction has hit House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus, potentially creating more obstacles for his legislation to establish a self-regulatory organization for investment advisers.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2012
Keegan producers may find retention deals disappointing

By Bloomberg
SEC upping the ante with new, more sophisticated technology: Schapiro
FINTECH MAR 08, 2012
SEC upping the ante with new, more sophisticated technology: Schapiro

The Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing to beef up and streamline its technology, adding new systems to track and catch fraudsters and other financial miscreants.

By Bruce Kelly
N.Y. adviser bilked investors, bought a beach house: SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2012
N.Y. adviser bilked investors, bought a beach house: SEC

Callahan accused of using $3.35 million of investor money to help purchase property

By Bloomberg
White House wants closer scrutiny of investment advisers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2012
White House wants closer scrutiny of investment advisers

Administration's proposed budget would boost funds for SEC; more examiners, more exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 08, 2012
LPL is gunning for hotshot reps

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Court to Wells: Pay ex-reps $1.1M

Advisory unit loses latest appeal of raiding case stemming from brokers' move to Stifel in 2008; ordered to pay lawyers' fees

By Bloomberg
B-D group: SIPC right, SEC wrong in Stanford clash
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
B-D group: SIPC right, SEC wrong in Stanford clash

NAIBD calls commission's insistence that agency cover Stanford losses 'a misfit solution'

By Dan Jamieson
Stanford investors likely to get 10 cents on the dollar: Attorney
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Stanford investors likely to get 10 cents on the dollar: Attorney

No payments made since business collapsed in 2009; 'living hell'

By John Goff
SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam
FINTECH MAR 07, 2012
SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam

The SEC has filed a cease-and-desist order against an Illinois who called himself a registered investment adviser and a representative of a broker-dealer online and used social media in an attempt to scam gullible investors.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Mormons fleeced in $220M investment scam: SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Mormons fleeced in $220M investment scam: SEC

By John Goff
SEC and SIPC ready to rumble over Stanford payouts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
SEC and SIPC ready to rumble over Stanford payouts

Officials at the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are adamant that the agency should not have to cover victims of the R. Allen Stanford's alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme. The SEC thinks otherwise. This should be one dilly of a court battle.

By Dan Jamieson
Schwab sues banks for manipulating Libor rates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Schwab sues banks for manipulating Libor rates

Charles Schwab has sued Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and other banks. The reason? The brokerage claims they conspired to depress Libor rates by understating their borrowing costs. That, in turn, lowered the interest rates on short-term paper that Schwab mutual funds bought from the banks, the suit alleges.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
Ex-LPL rep gets long spell in prison for defrauding longtime customers

Kravitz took funds out of clients' accounts, put the cash in his own account; sentenced to 41 months in jail

By Bruce Kelly
First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes
FINTECH MAR 06, 2012
First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes

Advisers counseled to write down job functions and work flows on sticky pads; like a storyboard

By Lavonne Kuykendall
WIREHOUSES MAR 06, 2012
Do-it-yourself model gaining ground on advisers

By Andrew Osterland