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Dallas broker’s CEO resigns, pursuing ‘other interests’

SWS Group Inc. said Thursday its chief executive of eight years has resigned to pursue other interests; board member steps in on interim basis

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Guggenheim launches new Transparent Value funds

The three Transparent Value offerings based upon the Dow Jones RBP directional indexes include a U.S. large-cap aggressive index fund, a U.S. large-cap defensive index fund, and a U.S. large-cap market index fund

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Morgan Stanley’s brokerage unit reports 41% increase in compensation payout

The total comp doled out to Morgan Stanley's brokerage unit rose 41% in the first nine months of the year. The reason? Mostly, guaranteed payouts to Smith Barney brokers.

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Investor, protect thyself: Eight tips to keep from getting burned

The recent spate of high-profile investment scandals – beginning with Bernard Madoff and continuing right up to Kenneth…

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SEC’s top mutual fund cop stepping down

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Andrew “Buddy” Donohue will leave the agency in November after serving more than four years as director of the Division of Investment Management.

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UBS’ McCann: More cost-cutting ahead

Bob McCann says the Swiss bank plans to pare additional costs at its wealth management Americas unit -- and still improve advisory services for clients. Can the former Merrill Lynch exec pull it off?

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Rare sighting: American Funds tees up new fund

American Funds, which is a unit of The Capital Group Cos. Inc., has come out with only two mutual funds in the past decade. The new offering, called the American Funds Global Balanced Fund, is set to make its debut Feb. 1.

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Securities America picks up 45 reps from shuttered B-D

Securities America Financial Corp. has reached an agreement to absorb 45 registered reps — with roughly $500 million in assets — from Equitas Financial Advisors Inc.

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Registered rep gets 68 months in jail for stealing $1M from elderly

A New Jersey financial adviser who admitted stealing more than $1 million from eight elderly clients has been sentenced to 68 months in federal prison.

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Madoff sitting on $9B in hidden booty: Report

Bernard Madoff is telling fellow prisoners that he secretly transferred $9 billion in funds to three people before…