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Trustee demands $19B in damages from Madoff-'enabling' JPMorgan
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 10, 2012
Trustee demands $19B in damages from Madoff-'enabling' JPMorgan

Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme trustee Irving Picard has filed a revised lawsuit now claiming a minimum of $19 billion in damages from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

By Doug Cubberley
Interest in Romney's carried interest compounding
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 09, 2012
Interest in Romney's carried interest compounding

Opponents -- both Dems and Republicans -- pouncing on front-runner's low tax rate; 'terrible blunder'

By John Goff
How to put clients' retirement dreams back together again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2012
How to put clients' retirement dreams back together again

Three advisers offer advice about rebuilding shattered nest eggs -- and hopes

By John Goff
Buffett on Romney's taxes: Blame Congress, not candidate
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 09, 2012
Buffett on Romney's taxes: Blame Congress, not candidate

Carried-interest break Washington's fault, Oracle says; 'the wrong policy to have'

By John Goff
Santorum's tax plan would add $1.3T to deficit, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2012
Santorum's tax plan would add $1.3T to deficit, study finds

Plenty of cuts 'but doesn't get rid of anything to help pay for that,' says Tax Policy Center

By John Goff
OPINION FEB 09, 2012
Why Merrill Lynch's small-account penalty is a big mistake

New policy could sour relationships in a business built on relationships; from small acorns ...

By Danny Sarch
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 09, 2012
Advisers see Romney as centrist most likely to unseat Obama

Mitt Romney may have trouble convincing some Republicans of his conservative bona fides, but his emergence as the GOP presidential front-runner is just fine with investment advisers, many of whom think that he has the best chance of beating President Barack Obama.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 09, 2012
Romney tax plan more deficit booster than deficit buster: Study

A new study by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center shows that Mitt Romney's tax plan would add $600 billion to the government shortfall.

By John Goff
WIREHOUSES FEB 09, 2012
Sluggish start, but recruiting moves heating up to close 2011

While some aspects of recruiting activity in the brokerage industry appears to have slowed a bit in 2011, things have started to heat up as of late -- with a number of large teams recently changing place, according to data tracked by <i>InvestmentNews.</i>

By Mark Bruno
OPINION FEB 09, 2012
Why this is a golden age of opportunity for financial advisers

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 08, 2012
Chart of the day: LPL down nearly 10% on earnings miss

LPL posted a profit for the fourth quarter, but missed its earnings estimates causing the stock to drop nearly 10% today.

By Mark Bruno
Not clued in about LinkedIn? Big mistake, advisers say
FINTECH FEB 08, 2012
Not clued in about LinkedIn? Big mistake, advisers say

Social networking a swell way to land clients; 'great platforms'

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Romney's IRA holdings pique interest

By Bloomberg
Investment pros see Romney's tax break as welfare for the Mitt
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 07, 2012
Investment pros see Romney's tax break as welfare for the Mitt

Survey finds little support for carried interest income treatment; 'scream bloody murder'

By John Goff
Plan advisers want cost info first when talking to wholesalers
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Plan advisers want cost info first when talking to wholesalers

Retirement plan advisers are most interested about fees and expenses when talking to fund wholesalers.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Eyes on college, not the cash

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets

Alternative investment managers Bridgewater Associates and AQR Capital Management are turning their attention to the defined contribution plan market with tweaks to their strategies.

By Christine Williamson
Tech vendors unveil new offerings at TD's conference
FINTECH FEB 06, 2012
Tech vendors unveil new offerings at TD's conference

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2012
Matson: Advisers often play along with bad strategy to keep clients happy

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 05, 2012
Past performance may be a harbinger for future, after all

By MFXFeeder