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RIA NEWS APR 02, 2010
Money manager charged in $190M Ponzi scheme

An Apple Valley, Minn., money manager is charged with orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded at least 1,000 victims out of $190 million.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 01, 2010
SocGen probing private banking account in Singapore

The French bank says it's conducting an internal audit after uncovering 'anomalies' in the account. Clients have been notified.

OPINION APR 01, 2010
Morgan Stanley <del>Smith Barney</del>

One year later, it's clear who's running the show

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
Finra slaps Scottrade with $600K fine for 'inadequate' surveillance systems

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. today fined Scottrade Inc. $600,000 for failing to have adequate anti-money laundering procedures in place to detect and report suspicious transactions.

RIA NEWS APR 01, 2010
InvestmentNews and Moss Adams partner on independent-firm research

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 31, 2010
Schwab faces millions in claims over YieldPlus

The Charles Schwab Corp. could be liable for millions in investors' claims over losses to a short-term-bond fund that blew up this year because of its exposure to mortgage-backed securities.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 30, 2010
Nuveen to buy First American Funds for $80M

Nuveen Investments Inc., the asset manager owned by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, agreed to buy the stock and bond funds of U.S. Bancorp's FAF Advisors unit for $80 million in cash and a 9.5 percent stake in Nuveen.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2010
Former Fed official Hayley Boesky signs on at Bank of America

Ms. Boesky will work on developing business with institutional investors and strengthening the bank's relationships with clients

RIA NEWS MAR 30, 2010
Leader Capital's John Lekas: Environment ideal for floating-rate bonds

To deal with a rising-rate environment, the fund manager has built a 44% position in bonds that have yields that adjust in relation to the London Interbank Offered Rate.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 30, 2010
RidgeWorth's Don Wordell: Industrial and financial stocks are worth a look

Mr. Wordell believes credit issues are declining and an improving economy will help financial firms develop more operating leverage, while the appeal of the industrial sector follows the theme of a “massive global infrastructure spend-out over the next 20 years.”