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NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2010
BAM buys 401(k) plan provider

BAM Advisor Services LLC, a turnkey asset management program, announced today that it is buying Advisors Access, a provider of 401(k) plans, from Capital Directions LLC, an advisory firm.

By Dan Jamieson
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is revamping how it scans for abuses such as insider trading, responding to increased fragmentation of markets, Chief Executive Officer Richard Ketchum said today.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2010
Cyberattacks: A clear and present danger

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2010
Wall Street should go light on big-bonus plans

By MFXFeeder
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
Small B-Ds duck audit firm fees

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2010
Penson sued in Ponzi case

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS FIXED INCOME DEC 19, 2010
$137 million BofA deal in muni case may be tip of the iceberg

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2010
SWS Group yanks $95M debt offering

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2010
New York Life, MassMutual sued over Madoff investments

By Darla Mercado
NEWS FINTECH DEC 19, 2010
The new Client 360 brings it all together

Client 360 has been officially reborn.

By Davis Janowski
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2010

By MFXFeeder
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class
NEWS RIAS DEC 17, 2010
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class

Scuttling the Administration's tax proposal would hit average Americans squarely in the wallet; the fate of refundables?

By Bloomberg
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 16, 2010
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients

Two former Wachovia Securities brokers tricked dozens of mostly elderly clients into investing in what were supposed to be can't-miss opportunities, only to lose roughly $8 million, according to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates

Pimco's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for several years with employment growing less than forecast.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'

Lost in the policy debate surrounding the elections and the subsequent demonization of the Fed's Quantitative Easing policies has been any recognition of <u>why</u> we no longer live on Ronald Reagan's shining hill or <u>how</u> we might possibly reclaim higher ground

By Bill Gross
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Speculative gold plays that could pan out: Dorfman

Most of these stocks are out-of-favor or risky bets -- but they might pay off in spades

By Bloomberg
Congress provides tax certainty — for now
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Congress provides tax certainty — for now

The House or Representative's approval of the Senate's compromise measure locks in marginal and death tax rates for two years. But what happens after that is anyone's guess. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101217/FREE/101219941>IRA 'deal of the century'?</a>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2010
House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer

House Democrats may try to amend the estate tax provision of a bill that would extend Bush administration tax cuts for all income levels after the Senate acts on the measure early this week.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2010
Obama 'deal' a death knell for death tax?

Republicans had much to cheer about last week, including the significant advance they made in their longstanding battle to do away with estate taxes for the ultrawealthy

By MFXFeeder
Pimco's El-Erian: Tax cut deal alone won't add enough jobs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Pimco's El-Erian: Tax cut deal alone won't add enough jobs

President Barack Obama's tax deal will not meet its key objective of generating durable jobs unless it's part of a broader policy push.

By Bloomberg