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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 17, 2011
Report slams SEC union, agency's oversight of Finra

RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2011
Why affiliating with the right broker-dealer makes a big difference

Two years after their regional firm, Piper Jaffray & Co., was bought by UBS AG in 2006, Wayne Wagner, Scott Stoltenberg and Laura Swift came to the conclusion that their Davenport, Iowa, practice just didn't fit in with the global giant

Schapiro: SEC budget cuts would 'dramatically' curtail exams
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 11, 2011
Schapiro: SEC budget cuts would 'dramatically' curtail exams

Head of commission says GOP proposal would lead to big reduction in number of firm audits

Bill Gross: Who will buy Treasuries when the Fed doesn't?
RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2011
Bill Gross: Who will buy Treasuries when the Fed doesn't?

The question really is at what yield and what are the price repercussions if the adjustments are significant, writes the Pimco bond guru.

Surest sign property market is headed up? Rise in 'jerk' insurance
RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Surest sign property market is headed up? Rise in 'jerk' insurance

Sellers -- including the FDIC -- increasingly requiring buyers to share in potential windfall profits; 'chump tax'

Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps
RIA NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps

Registered rep and financial planner Bill Carter was sitting in his office with two clients when he noticed the sound of ambulance sirens drawing closer.

RIA NEWS MAR 04, 2011
Finra: Lincoln Financial gave workers shared passwords for clients' accounts

Finra claims that Lincoln Financial gave workers shared passwords for clients' accounts. All told, the regulator says more than 1 million records were viewed over a seven-year period.

Appeals court tosses long-running suit against Finra
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 02, 2011
Appeals court tosses long-running suit against Finra

Judges back earlier decision dismissing litigation against SRO; plaintiff's claim regulator misled members about NASD/NYSE merger

Should IPOs be treated like a separate asset class?
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2011
Should IPOs be treated like a separate asset class?

There is renewed life and strong momentum in the IPO market, but investors should not ignore some fundamental realities and patterns that newly public stocks tend to follow, according to Josef Schuster, manager of the Direxion Long/Short Global IPO Fund Ticker:(DXIIX).

IN's Cooper: When Facebook will go public
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2011
IN's Cooper: When Facebook will go public

When will Mark Zuckerberg be ringing the bell as investors clamor for his company's stock? <i>InvestmentNews'</i> Evan Cooper has an idea.