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Finra unveils guidelines for social media and blogging

For months, a task force for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has been reviewing some of the major issues surrounding the professional use of social media in the financial services community – and now the self-regulatory organization has finally issued an overview of their guidelines.

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Edward Jones to hire 1,000 advisers this year

St. Louis-based brokerage firm says it is reaping the benefits from the national trend of financial advisers exiting bigger brokerages and bringing their clients with them

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No free lunch (tray) at UBS: Firm puts new cafeteria policy in place

Whether it’s a move to be leaner or greener — or both — UBS employees at its Park…

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The wholesalers’ handbook: The do’s and do-not’s of working with advisers

Advisers typically are encountered by wholesalers from fund companies on an almost daily basis.

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Video: Sallie Krawcheck sounds off on RIA model

Sallie Krawcheck, president of Bank of America’s Global Wealth and Investment Management division, during an appearance on Squawk…

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Adviser who led double life gets 17 years for $20M fraud

A judge in Massachusetts throws the book at an adviser who swindled the heirs of gilded-age industrialist Frederick Ayer, Jr.

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Prison fight — not high blood pressure — sent Bernie Madoff to the hospital

Contrary to what his lawyer indicated at the time, the Ponzi king apparently got crowned in big house bust-up in December

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SunTrust elevates Hattink to head of private wealth business

SunTrust has tapped Willem Hattink to serve as its new head of private wealth management and institutional investment solutions.

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When cashing out of an annuity makes sense

Sometimes cashing out of an annuity can make more sense than doing a tax-free transfer into a new…