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At crucial hearing, deck will be stacked against SRO opponents
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 07, 2012
At crucial hearing, deck will be stacked against SRO opponents

Finra to make SRO case; adviser group to cite "substantial costs, bureaucracy"

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH JUN 07, 2012
Seven steps to effective use of Facebook

By MFXFeeder
Advisers feeling more pressure to manage risk, communicate
FINTECH JUN 07, 2012
Advisers feeling more pressure to manage risk, communicate

Life is more complicated for advisers these days, who face increased pressure from investors to manage investment risk and communicate more frequently...

By Lavonne Kuykendall
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 07, 2012
Inland 'cooperating fully' with SEC investigators, chairman says

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME JUN 07, 2012
SEC to start enforcing municipal bond disclosure rules

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 07, 2012
Forget the slideshow: There's only one reason advisers need social media

Here's a surprising stat from our 2012 survey of independent broker-dealers: 79.5% of independent broker-dealers permit their reps and advisers to use social media for professional purposes.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH JUN 07, 2012
Using social media to expand a practice

By MFXFeeder
Stanford found guilty of perpetrating $7B fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 07, 2012
Stanford found guilty of perpetrating $7B fraud

A jury in Houston found R. Allen Stanford guilty of 13 counts of fraud related to the sale of bogus certificate of deposits. The financier faces up to 20 years in jail for each count.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo latest to offer fee-based VAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2012
Wells Fargo latest to offer fee-based VAs

Firm joins the likes of LPL Financial, Commonwealth and Royal Alliance

By Darla Mercado
Axa looks to terminate 'costly' VA death benefits with swap deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2012
Axa looks to terminate 'costly' VA death benefits with swap deal

Axa aims to offer VA policyholders a hike in account value if they agree to cancel a generous death benefit. If the plan works, expect other insurers to follow suit. Says one industry watcher: 'The floodgates will open.'

By Darla Mercado
Consumer Federation of America backs away from Bachus' SRO bill
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 06, 2012
Consumer Federation of America backs away from Bachus' SRO bill

Finds problematic numerous exemptions for various groups of investment advisers

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2012
Planning ahead for digital remains

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2012
Annuities fell in 1Q; indexed up

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2012
MetLife trims VA offerings

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2012
DOL green lights exclusive hedge fund's retirement plan

The switch to Roth IRAs could yield an extraordinary payoff for workers at quantitative-trading specialist Renaissance, while the U.S. Treasury loses.

By Bloomberg
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2012
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill

Schwab Advisor Services and TD Ameritrade Institutional rally the troops to oppose bill

By Dan Jamieson
After Peluso move, FiNet looks to land new head
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2012
After Peluso move, FiNet looks to land new head

Boss of Wells Fargo indie B-D shifts to affiliated clearing business

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2012
LPL taps new human capital officer

By Paul Menchaca
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2012
Want a smaller tax bite in retirement? It all depends on where you take income from

By Darla Mercado
JPMorgan blunder puts Mitt Romney in tough spot
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2012
JPMorgan blunder puts Mitt Romney in tough spot

Another black eye for Wall Street, but GOP Presidential candidate has called for repeal of Dodd-Frank

By John Goff