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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 08, 2010
More advisers adopting 'clean desk policy' to limit compliance worries

Adviser Mark Penske requires all of his employees to clean off their desks — including clearing all paperwork — before leaving the office each day.

RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2010
Sobering prediction: U.S. losing altitude

Listening to Mohamed El-Erian describe the unfolding “stable disequilibrium” of the global economy can be mind-boggling and depressing at the same time.

ETFS JAN 08, 2010
Advisers like ETFs, just not that much

More financial advisers are now using exchange-traded funds than ever, but these investments still have a long way to go before they'll occupy a significant chunk of clients' portfolios.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 07, 2010
Dodd exit opens door for WWE's McMahon, other Republicans

Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, a five-term Democrat whose political stock began falling after the financial meltdown and his failed 2008 presidential bid, has decided not to seek re-election in November, Democratic officials told The Associated Press early Wednesday.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 07, 2010
Dodd's financial reform bill would eliminate the 'broker-dealer exemption'

Brokers who provide investment advice would no longer be exempt from registering as investment advisers under draft legislation unveiled today by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.

RIA NEWS JAN 07, 2010
Back in the game: Gary Black, former Janus CEO, launches investment shop

Gary Black, former CEO of Janus Capital Group, launched a new money management firm, Black Capital Management, in New York.

RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2010
Fla. judge won't delay prison for UBS informant

A federal judge refused Monday to postpone prison or consider a lighter sentence for a former Swiss banker-turned-informant who helped launch a massive U.S. tax evasion investigation into banking giant UBS AG.

RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2010
Judge refuses to dismiss Stanford shredding case

A federal judge in Florida has refused to dismiss charges of illegal document shredding against two former employees of disgraced financier Allen Stanford.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 06, 2010
Rajaratnam, Chiesi plead not guilty to insider trading charges

Hedge fund operator Raj Rajaratnam and a codefendant pleaded not guilty Monday to charges they were major players in a scheme that used inside information to make stock trades that generated millions of dollars in profits.

RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2010
Bill aims to crack down on overseas tax cheats

Key lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday aiming to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers hiding money overseas.