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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2012
The secret to picking dividend stocks? A certain ratio

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2012
Bipartisan support for SRO in question

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2012
Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?

Wells Fargo B-D aims to reward reps who bring in new business; no longer 'recruit or die'

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2012
Gadfly Goble claims that regulators did him in, sues SEC and Finra

Suit charges regulators with conspiring to put his firm, North American Clearing, out of business

By Dan Jamieson
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 29, 2012
Reports: German adviser kidnapped, beaten by unhappy elderly clients

Lousy investment performance apparently drove four clients of a financial adviser in Speyer, Germany, to kidnap the adviser and torture him for four days last week, according to published reports.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAY 27, 2012
An apple for the adviser: Making your iPad perform

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 27, 2012
BrokerCheck won't post scores: Ketchum

By John Goff
Smarsh unveils archiving product
FINTECH MAY 27, 2012
Smarsh unveils archiving product

By Janowski Davis
Finra checks off more boxes with improved BrokerCheck
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2012
Finra checks off more boxes with improved BrokerCheck

Additional features aimed at boosting ease of use, robustness of adviser database

By John Goff
WIREHOUSES MAY 25, 2012
Crackdown on exotic ETFs moves forward

By Liz Skinner
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 25, 2012
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?

Finra requested comments two weeks ago about disclosing more info through BrokerCheck - including brokers' exam scores. Reps' responses? Less is more.

By Doug Cubberley
Latest defection: $1.4B Merrill team jumps to HighTower
WIREHOUSES MAY 25, 2012
Latest defection: $1.4B Merrill team jumps to HighTower

Fourth big signing for firm this year; 'a great mousetrap'

By Andrew Osterland
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2012
Finra seeking comments on BrokerCheck enhancements

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. is looking for input on how it can increase investor use of its BrokerCheck system.

By Dan Jamieson
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2012
Another senior management move at LPL

Arnold named CFO; currently head of strategy

By Bruce Kelly
Move over, Anthony Bourdain: Adviser films travelogue about retirement crisis
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2012
Move over, Anthony Bourdain: Adviser films travelogue about retirement crisis

Adviser turns camera on middle America; two RVs, a crew, and plenty of highway

By Mary Beth Franklin
Jackson National to buy Swiss Re's U.S. life business
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2012
Jackson National to buy Swiss Re's U.S. life business

Jackson National Life Insurance Co. will pay $621 million in cash for the life insurance assets of Swiss Re Group's American division

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAY 23, 2012
Getting referrals gets easier with Retire Logix, PlannerSearch hookup

Getting referrals gets easier with Retire Logix, PlannerSearch hookup

By Janowski Davis
Hartford reports pick up in VA surrender rate
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2012
Hartford reports pick up in VA surrender rate

In-force VA block lapse rate jumped by nearly 50% after Hartford announced it would leave annuity biz; many contracts in the money

By Darla Mercado
Forethought at forefront as RJ pulls plug on Hartford annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2012
Forethought at forefront as RJ pulls plug on Hartford annuities

Company not prepared to put annuities manufacturer on its platform

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2012
MetLife to pay $500M to settle death benefit probe

Multistate settlement follows review on whether companies were holding funds that should go to beneficiaries.

By Bloomberg