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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2010
Not a 'czar,' but reigns over pay

Kenneth Feinberg isn't being paid for the long hours he's putting in as the Treasury Department's special master to determine executive compensation at companies that received bailout money, but the decisions he's making are likely to percolate throughout the financial services industry for years to come.

FINTECH MAR 22, 2010
More with Fabeetle's Brandon Gadoci

Here's some additional information that was provided by Fabeetle.com founder Brandon Gadoci during the reporting of this week's <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20100321/FREE/303219969&quot; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>Tech Update</a> that we could not get into the story.

Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 22, 2010
Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill

The Senate Banking Committee Chairman says he's working with Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee to propose legislation.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 22, 2010
AllianceBernstein adds risk tool to its target date funds

With regulators and lawmakers continuing to scrutinize the blowup of target date funds in 2008, AllianceBernstein LP is adding a component to its lineup of target date funds aimed at managing market volatility better.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Alabama's 529 plan dumps Van Kampen

State decides to go with Union Bank and Trust, instead

EMERGING MARKETS MAR 19, 2010
Emerging markets emerging as a good bet, says Hennion & Walsh's Mahn

Money managers and financial advisers need to start looking beyond domestic equity and other traditional asset classes for risk-adjusted returns in the current market, according to Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer with Hennion &amp; Walsh Asset Management Inc.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2010
Straight from the CEO: What Invesco plans to do with Van Kampen

Invesco Ltd. is likely to keep intact most of the Morgan Stanley/Van Kampen operations <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091019/FREE/910199972/1022/ONLINENEWS >which it said last night that it will acquire for $1.5 billion</a> &#8212; although some changes to the $119 billion retail money management business it's buying are expected &#8212; Martin Flanagan, president and chief executive of Invesco, said in an interview with InvestmentNews.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Anna Nicole Smith’s mess of a will attracts the attention of clients

The publicity surrounding the debacle of Anna Nicole Smith&#8217;s estate highlights the importance of careful estate planning, according to financial advisers, but the errors she made are quite common and are easily remedied.

RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Congress Asset Management buys Mass. firm Prelude

Congress Asset Management Co. in Boston announced the acquisition of Prelude Asset Management LLC in a deal that creates a $6.4 billion money management shop.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2010
State securities regulator questions Schapiro's 'single standard'

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro's comments on Thursday that all financial advisers who provide personalized advice should come under &#8220;meaningful&#8221; fiduciary standards has drawn heat from a group representing state securities regulators.