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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2012
Financial planners in limbo after health care ruling

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2012
Raymond James, Pershing see opportunity in U.K.

Some see move to independent, fee-based model, open-architecture as opportunity.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2012
RIA Match links advisers and firms that are recruiting

By Janowski Davis
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2012
Capital gains seen as crux of tax imbroglio

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Gundlach's home hit in $10M heist: Report
NEWS FIXED INCOME SEP 28, 2012
Gundlach's home hit in $10M heist: Report

Bond fund manager said to have paintings, watches, Porsche and other valuables stolen

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2012
Securities industry urges California's Brown to nix social-media law

The securities industry in California is up in arms over a bill that would ban employers from requiring employees to hand over their social media passwords.

By DJAMIESON
Ex-Jet Chrebet bolts Morgan Stanley, joins Barclays
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2012
Ex-Jet Chrebet bolts Morgan Stanley, joins Barclays

Former wide receiver part of team tapped for wealth and investment management division

By Gregory Crawford
Merrill settlement could  'open a Pandora's box'
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 28, 2012
Merrill settlement could 'open a Pandora's box'

Merrill Lynch's proposed settlement with ex-brokers was aimed at limiting litigation. But some lawyers say it may trigger more lawsuits. Here's why.

By Liz Skinner
Merrill settlement could provide more ammo for brokers
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 28, 2012
Merrill settlement could provide more ammo for brokers

Agreement will set the floor for future monetary claims; lowball figure would trigger new suits, lawyers say

By Jeff Benjamin
Hartford's deals give it cash to burn: CEO
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 27, 2012
Hartford's deals give it cash to burn: CEO

Focus on property-casualty, commercial after ditching b-d, retirement business.

By Gregory Crawford
Four more years bad for U.S. markets: Poll
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2012
Four more years bad for U.S. markets: Poll

Global investors are souring on President Barack Obama while still expecting him to be re- elected in November.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2012
Money fund reform isn't a dead issue, despite SEC retreat

By Jason Kephart
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 27, 2012
AIG to buy Woodbury Financial

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is selling Woodbury, which has 1,400 reps and advisers, as part of a wide restructuring.

By Bruce Kelly
AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 27, 2012
AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund

Product includes a lifetime withdrawal benefit backed by trio of insurers; UT says yes

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2012
The Top RIAs: Where the wealth is

States with the most assets, ranked by total AUM

By mlanche
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2012
Raymond James cuts some RIA fees

From Oct. 1, some fees waived, ticket charges cut

By DJAMIESON
Another defunct financial advice firm launches a comeback
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2012
Another defunct financial advice firm launches a comeback

Radnor Capital Management is back in business. It's been a long journey getting there.

By AOSTERLAND
Bum's rush week? Colleges force freshmen abroad to max revenues
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2012
Bum's rush week? Colleges force freshmen abroad to max revenues

Study abroad expands students' horizons -- and school's coffers

By John Goff
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 25, 2012
SSgA skips commodities in new managed-futures fund

Low-volatility offering to invest in equity, fixed-income and currency futures

By JKEPHART
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 25, 2012
N.Y. Brokerage and execs to pay $6 million for manipulating U.S. markets

A New York brokerage and three of its executives have agreed to pay more than $6 million to regulators and exchanges to settle allegations they allowed some foreign traders to manipulate U.S. securities repeatedly through accounts the firm controlled.

By Liz Skinner