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NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 18, 2012
LPL isn't only B-D that hits brokers with an affiliation fee

LPL Financial LLC isn't alone in charging registered representatives and financial advisers a flat fee for doing business with the firm

By Bruce Kelly
Krawcheck: Clients like their advisers — but not the firms they work for
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 18, 2012
Krawcheck: Clients like their advisers — but not the firms they work for

It's been about two months since Sallie Krawcheck was ousted from her job at Bank of America Global Wealth Management. Today at a SIFMA conference, the former Citi CFO praised advisers. She was less generous about the actual firms that advisers work for.

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2012
So long, Sallie: BofA gives Krawcheck $6M golden handshake

BofA gives Krawcheck $6M golden handshake

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 18, 2012
Merrill reorg gives the driver's key to Thiel

John Thiel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's new boss, has put his own stamp on the business with a revamped and leaner management structure

By Dan Jamieson
Thundering Herd should stay stable post-Krawcheck
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 18, 2012
Thundering Herd should stay stable post-Krawcheck

Life continues to get more complicated for Merrill Lynch advisers operating under the umbrella of beleaguered parent Bank of America Corp.

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 18, 2012
Krawcheck bounced at BofA

In a surprise move, Bank of America announced that wealth management head Sallie Krawcheck has been ousted and replaced by David Darnell.

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 18, 2012
Top stock picker excels by investing in risky debt

Thomas Soviero has unseated Ken Heebner as manager of the best-performing diversified U.S. stock fund over the past 10 years

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2012
Jeffrey Saut: Be conservative, but not conventional

By Jeffrey D. Saut
Don't look for correction in market correction, says Doll
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2012
Don't look for correction in market correction, says Doll

BlackRock strategist sees equities possibly shedding up to 7% of value; 'a guessing game'

By DJAMIESON
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
Advisers, B-Ds step back from The Hartford

By Darla Mercado
1,600 Woodbury reps await fate after Hartford purge
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2012
1,600 Woodbury reps await fate after Hartford purge

The dramatic reorganization at The Hartford leaves 1,600 reps at Woodbury Financial with a very uncertain future | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120321/FREE/120329977>Exit from the annuity business a shocker to advisers &amp;raquo;</a>

By Bruce Kelly
Schwab stepping up its advice game
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2012
Schwab stepping up its advice game

A recent survey of Schwab's clients found that only a third of investors felt comfortable making their own investment decisions. Marie Chandoha, president and chief executive, is targeting the remainder.

By Jason Kephart
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2012
Advisers find slim pickings as VA market contracts

By Darla Mercado
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month

Insurer to stop issuing the GMIB Plus IV rider Feb. 24

By Darla Mercado
Score one for the little guy; Obama's budget proposal bonks big guys, helps planless savers
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2012
Score one for the little guy; Obama's budget proposal bonks big guys, helps planless savers

Families earning more than $250K lose incentive; those without plans can access an auto-IRA

By Darla Mercado
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

By Jason Kephart
ASPPA, record keepers ask DOL for extension on plan fee disclosure
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
ASPPA, record keepers ask DOL for extension on plan fee disclosure

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries and its sister organization The Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers have asked the Labor Department for more time to meet enhanced fee disclosure requirements.

By Darla Mercado
ASPPA to Congress: 'Hands off our tax breaks'
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
ASPPA to Congress: 'Hands off our tax breaks'

Group storms Capitol Hill to protect retirement savings vehicles

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2012
States with sky-high property taxes

By John Goff
Edelman Financial to be bought for $257 million
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2012
Edelman Financial to be bought for $257 million

The wealth manager will be bought by PE firm Lee Equity Partners in a deal valued at $257 million.

By DJAMIESON