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ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2010
Retail investors flocking to 'one of the all-time suckers' bets'

Drawn by tales of fast money in the land of iron condors, retail traders are swarming the futures market. But do they know what they're doing?

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2010
IN's Cooper: Why investors will rarely see the gorilla in the room

Rational markets? Hardly. In reality, humans tend to have a narrow focus -- often missing the obvious

JPMorgan shuffles execs, sets stage for Dimon's successor
RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2010
JPMorgan shuffles execs, sets stage for Dimon's successor

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon named longtime associate Heidi Miller to the new post of president of J.P. Morgan International as part of a management shuffle to groom an eventual successor.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 22, 2010
Finra to collect $4.3M from CDS brokers

Credit-default swaps broker Phoenix Partners Group and brokers who worked at four other firms including Tullett Liberty Inc. and Creditex Group Inc. will pay $4.3 million to settle claims that they attempted to fix fees.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 22, 2010
Why are small broker-dealers disappearing?

The uncertain economy is compounding a long-term problem in the brokerage business: its shrinkage.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2010
Insurers cuffed by new annuity suitability rules

Many representatives and agents say the new requirements add to the already complex layers of review required by Finra.

SEC sues dead man's estate for $34M Ponzi that targeted federal workers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 21, 2010
SEC sues dead man's estate for $34M Ponzi that targeted federal workers

The government said Friday it obtained a court order to halt an alleged $34 million Ponzi scheme targeting federal employees and law enforcement agents nationwide with promises of safe investments in a nonexistent bond fund.

EMERGING MARKETS JUN 21, 2010
Soros blames Germany for 'endangering' euro

Famed hedge fund manager claims country's budget austerity could trigger deflationary spiral in Europe

Madoff accomplice free on bail
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 21, 2010
Madoff accomplice free on bail

Frank DiPascali Jr., who pleaded guilty to helping Bernard L. Madoff carry out history's biggest Ponzi scheme, was released on bail.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 21, 2010
SEC accuses adviser, brokerage of fraud

Federal regulators on Monday filed civil fraud charges against an investment adviser and his firm in connection with complex securities tied to mortgages during the housing market bust.