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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2011
John Hancock will draw the curtains on AnnuityNote simplified VA

By Darla Mercado
Wealthy parents keeping kids in dark about inheritances
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2011
Wealthy parents keeping kids in dark about inheritances

Rich folks, worried that the specter of a large bequeath could kill a child's drive to succeed, are increasingly keeping mum about their estates

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2011
North American Clearing to be liquidated

The firm was put under receivership in May after the SEC brought charges against the firm and its owner, Richard Goble.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2011
A big private placements win for broker-dealer J.P. Turner

A judge in Georgia decided this week that J.P. Turner & Co. was not required to perform due diligence on stock from now-bankrupt Provident Royalties. A big deal? It is if the ruling boosts other B-Ds being sued for Reg D offerings that went south.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 27, 2011
Barclays to get $1.1B from Lehman brokerage trustee

Barclays Plc, which bought Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s North American business, will get $1.1 billion in trading assets from the trustee liquidating the remnants of Lehman's brokerage, the trustee's lawyer said.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2011
Credit Suisse analyst: No more QE2? No problem

Still, June expiration has many worried; institutions to the rescue?

By Dan Jamieson
Merrill trumpets advisers in massive ad campaign
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2011
Merrill trumpets advisers in massive ad campaign

'The Power of the Right Advisor' set to launch this week

By Andrew Osterland
Is the Fed raising rates on the QT?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2011
Is the Fed raising rates on the QT?

A recent mortgage-backed securities sale and reverse repos have gone unnoticed by investors fixated on Fed funds rate.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS RIAS APR 27, 2011
United Capital Acquires $170M financial planning firm

United Capital Financial Advisers today announced the acquisition of financial planning firm Vantage Point Advisors. Vantage Point, which manages $170 million in assets, will now operate under the name of United Capital Private Wealth Counseling.

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 27, 2011
Merger pace slow for U.S. life insurers in 2010

U.S. life carriers had a fairly small appetite for mergers and acquisitions in 2010, with much of the activity taking place in AIG's shedding of its foreign life insurance subsidiaries.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS APR 27, 2011
IMCA targeting indie reps and advisers

The Investment Management Consultants Association is zeroing in on independent advisers as it attempts to attract new members to certain designations.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2011
On the rise: Largest B-Ds float a come-back after the storm

The independent broker-dealer industry came roaring back in 2010, with the 25 biggest firms collectively reporting a 16.9% increase in total revenue, compared with the year before

By Bruce Kelly
Ameriprise, investors seek court's OK on deal
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 26, 2011
Ameriprise, investors seek court's OK on deal

Ameriprise Financial Inc., two of its Securities America units and a group of investors who sued them asked a U.S. judge to approve a proposed $80 million cash settlement.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2011
UBS officially taps Bob McCann to run wealth management

After months of speculation, UBS today named Robert McCann as its new head of wealth management in the Americas

By Staff Report
Report: UBS close to hiring Bob McCann to lead wealth unit
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2011
Report: UBS close to hiring Bob McCann to lead wealth unit

UBS AG is reportedly close to an agreement to hire Bob McCann to lead its wealth management business in the Americas, according to a report by the Financial Times.

By Sue Asci
Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return
NEWS RIAS APR 25, 2011
Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return

The president's policy goals are reflected in his personal money management, according to an expert who reviewed the tax returns the country's chief executive made public after paying his family's annual bill to the government he runs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2011
On the rise: Biggest B-Ds float a comeback

According to the new <i>InvestmentNews</i> independent broker-dealer survey, revenues spiked at the top 25 broker-dealer behemoths. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/broker-dealer-data-rankings?U=custom&amp;F=ta&amp;XS=18195_0&amp;Y=2010>(See the new rankings).</a>

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2011
Workers like auto-enroll, so why don't plans push it?

&#8220;Anemic&#8221; default-contribution rates among defined-contribution plans using automatic enrollment stand in stark contrast to what plan executives consider optimal savings rates, a survey of 101 plans by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association has found

By Robert Steyer
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2011
Broker-dealers lack E&O savvy

At a time when litigation has threatened the financial viability of several securities firms, executives at independent broker-dealers, as well as the more than 110,000 or so independent-contractor registered reps, often are woefully underinformed about their errors-and-omissions insurance, according to industry observers

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS APR 24, 2011
First Clearing's trust service attracts custodian

The custodial firm TradePMR Inc. has signed on with First Clearing LLC

By Dan Jamieson