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BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers
ETFS APR 05, 2011
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers

Asset manager set to launch customized programs for broker-dealers

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 03, 2011
Consumer protection cop jabs back at GOP critics

Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration adviser assigned to set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said that lawmakers looking to limit the agency's authority should focus instead on the Wall Street “behemoths” aiming to undermine its mission

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 01, 2011

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2011
Advisory firm values slip; big buying small

For the first time in up to a decade, the average sale price of an advisory business fell last year, according to two separate studies.

ICI big knocks proposals that 'ignore basic facts' about fund industry
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 30, 2011
ICI big knocks proposals that 'ignore basic facts' about fund industry

McMillan also bemoans pace of reform, saying firms still not sure if they'll be deemed too big too fail

Workers making a hash of nest eggs
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2011
Workers making a hash of nest eggs

Retirement funds not even close to what employees say they'll likely need; confidence level lowest in 20 years

So who's the big winner in the QA3 rep sweepstakes?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 29, 2011
So who's the big winner in the QA3 rep sweepstakes?

So who's the big winner in the QA3 rep sweepstakes? Right now, it looks like FSC Securities. The AIG unit is in line to snag 50 of the foundering B-D's reps.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 28, 2011
Coping with costs and compliance

For newly minted sole practitioner Andrew J. Feldman, the toughest part about striking out on his own has been coping with the cost of doing business

WIREHOUSES MAR 28, 2011
From the Headhunter: The offer advisers can't refuse

Pension group calls DOL disclaimer for B-Ds 'unduly harsh'
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2011
Pension group calls DOL disclaimer for B-Ds 'unduly harsh'

ASPPA rails against proposal requiring brokers to disclose that they're not impartial and not working in a plan's best interest