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EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2012
John Thiel: Calming the Merrill Lynch herd

When John Thiel took over as head of U.S. Wealth Management for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in April, the 15,000 or so Merrill Lynch financial advisers breathed a collective sigh of relief.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 19, 2012
Envestnet to buy Tamarac

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH FEB 19, 2012
A lesson from an adviser cybervictim

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Top 10 states by sales tax burden

By Doug Cubberley
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011

By Bloomberg
PE firms lobbying hard to ensure carried interest carries on
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2012
PE firms lobbying hard to ensure carried interest carries on

Heavy lobbying effort to preserve 15% tax rate; 'constituency that Congress always cares about'

By John Goff
Targeting 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2012
Targeting 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

Regulator cracking down on risky or nontraded REITs, VAs and private placements; also zeroing in on B-Ds' fees

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2012
Stifel reps go after Wachovia for seeking restraining order

Four brokers who won a $1.1 million arbitration award against Wachovia Securities LLC last month are asking a federal court to punish the firm for what they say are misrepresentations it made in getting a temporary restraining order against them.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2012
Wachovia/Wells to appeal verdict in raiding case

The bad blood between St. Louis crosstown rivals Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and the former Wachovia Securities LLC continues.

By Dan Jamieson
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2012
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s

Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 16, 2012
GOP rep wants to kill the 'death tax'

Rep. Tim Huelskamp from Kansas has proposed a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax; Finra warns advisers about risky investments, while the SEC urges responsibility when using social media.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 16, 2012
Merrill to pay $1 million over Finra arbitration regulations

By Bloomberg
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'

New Jersey governor Chris Christie does not generally pull his punches. So it came as no surprise this week when Christie slammed Warren Buffett's assertion that the rich don't pay enough to the U.S. Treasury. Christie's advice to the Oracle? See above.

By John Goff
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks

Hike the rate, but allow investors to adjust for inflation; also, kill off the 'angel of death'

By Ray Madoff
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks

By Andrew Osterland
Don't believe the hype of Facebook IPO: Asset manager
EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
Don't believe the hype of Facebook IPO: Asset manager

The timing of Facebook's IPO could hardly be better, but one asset manager thinks the first few years of appreciation are already priced in, a lesson learned from Google's IPO.

By Bloomberg
Property taxes up a whopping 66% in this state since 2001
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
Property taxes up a whopping 66% in this state since 2001

Garden State of New Jersey no bed of roses for homeowners

By John Goff
SEC sued for 'inexcusable acts of negligence'
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 15, 2012
SEC sued for 'inexcusable acts of negligence'

Allen Stanford investors claim regulators should have glommed on to the Ponzi scheme much earlier.

By Doug Cubberley