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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 31, 2012
SEC to Congress: Give us more control over munis

Regulator cites limited ability to protect investors; 'we could do more'

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 30, 2012
Ex-NY Daily News columnist and fund manager Siris settles charge for $1.1M

Regulators claim he misled hedge fund investors, misused money to support Chinese company

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 30, 2012
Finra maintains higher spending on lobbying

Amid cost cuts, SRO spends $550K to make its case on Capitol Hill

By DJAMIESON
Borzi: Critics 'overreacting' to new rules for 401(k) brokerage accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2012
Borzi: Critics 'overreacting' to new rules for 401(k) brokerage accounts

DOL official says plan sponsors have duty to monitor investment menu, even self-directed accounts

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2012
Bill would dramatically jack up SEC fines on securities firms

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 29, 2012
401(k) plan sponsors dump costly providers

By Darla Mercado
OPINION JUL 29, 2012
Editorial: Heavier SEC fines unlikely to dent fraud

You can't fine someone unless you catch them. And most securities fraud goes undetected.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2012
U.S. Court dismisses class action bid against KBS REIT

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 29, 2012
Estate tax a focus of fiscal-cliff debate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2012
More give up U.S. passports to skirt taxes

With taxes on the wealthy expected to rise dramatically, a small but increasing number of Americans are renouncing their U.S. citizenship. Is this smart planning or plain crazy? Advisers weigh in.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION JUL 29, 2012
Adviser SRO: It could be the SEC after all

Support for Bachus bill seems to be fading as Congress hears more about possible Finra oversight

By Blaine F. Aikin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 29, 2012
Advisers breathe easier about SRO

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Self-directed accounts in peril

Advisers warn that plan sponsors could stop offering self-directed accounts over concerns that they will have more fiduciary responsibility for investments.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Pension plans keep more retirees out of poverty, reduce reliance on public assistance

Retirees aren't the only ones who benefit from receiving a defined-benefit pension; the plans help curtail government spending.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Sen. Harkin proposes retirement plan revamp, Social Security fix

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, on Friday proposed a way to bolster retirement savings at work, plus a series of improvements to Social Security.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH JUL 27, 2012
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The survey will close on Tuesday.

By Janowski Davis
SEC considers suing Miami after muni bond disclosure probe
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2012
SEC considers suing Miami after muni bond disclosure probe

Questioning whether the city adequately disclosed financial information when it raised money from investors

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 26, 2012
CFP Board sets disciplinary guide

CFP will use official "sanction guidelines" as it determines what actions to take against its members for particular board violations.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2012
Life insurance agent accused of scamming Lincoln, N.Y. Life

Allegedly raked in big commissions by selling policies that greatly exaggerated applicants' net worth; faces 30 years in prison, forfeiture of Escalade

By Darla Mercado
Cohan: Time to shut down Finra's arbitration panels
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 25, 2012
Cohan: Time to shut down Finra's arbitration panels

Those with a grievance should be able to make their case in a real court of law

By William D. Cohan