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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2011
Steinbrenner's death raises estate tax issue

Even in death, George Steinbrenner went out a winner.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 27, 2011
Berkowitz, Heebner and Miller in tight battle - for last place

Bruce Berkowitz, Kenneth Heebner and Bill Miller, three of the best-known U.S. stock pickers, are competing for last place this year after their bets on an economic expansion backfired

Rothstein gets 50 years in prison for $1.2B ponzi
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 23, 2011
Rothstein gets 50 years in prison for $1.2B ponzi

Former South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in prison for using his law firm to run a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that financed a lavish lifestyle, bankrolled his firm and bought political influence.

Insider Corporate tax reform could snare advisory firms
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 22, 2011
Insider Corporate tax reform could snare advisory firms

Cuts for larger companies may be paid for by elimination of deductions for LLPs and LLCs

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 22, 2011
The tech vendors advisers use — and what they really think of them

I was thrilled to see another iteration of some of our recent technology survey data included in our INTech newsletter the other day.

Finra arbitration rules against Société Générale in $61 million award
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2011
Finra arbitration rules against Société Générale in $61 million award

A Finra arbitration panel has ruled against Société Générale SA and a handful of its affiliates, ordering the bank to pay $61 million to a California-based fund manager.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 22, 2011
Gross: Growth pace risks recession

The global economy risks lapsing into recession, with the pace of growth falling below the “new normal” level that the firm has predicted since 2009, according to Bill Gross, manager of Pimco's Total Return Fund, the world's biggest bond fund

McCann rising at UBS, gets plum job
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2011
McCann rising at UBS, gets plum job

Named CEO of Swiss bank's Americas unit; wealth management side gaining clout

Bonds beat stocks over 30 years for first time since 1861
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2011
Bonds beat stocks over 30 years for first time since 1861

The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS DEC 20, 2011
Morgan Stanley sees boom in emerging-markets stocks

Emerging-markets stocks may rise 39% by the end of next year, spurred by a “soft landing” for China's economy, earnings growth and cheap valuations, according to Morgan Stanley