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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2010
New regs forcing '401(k) dabblers' out of market: Expert

Tougher regulation in the 401(k) marketplace is driving “401(k) dabblers” out of the plan advisory business, according to an industry executive.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS FINTECH NOV 09, 2010
JPMorgan ups the ante in clearing

Although it may be one of the less glamorous parts of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. empire, the bank's J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. subsidiary has done something exciting in the area of technology.

By Davis Janowski
LPL poised to go public, sets IPO pricing
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2010
LPL poised to go public, sets IPO pricing

On Wednesday, the independent broker-dealer announced the pricing for its long-awaited IPO. At $30 a share, CEO Mark Casady stands to make a bundle from the sale.

By John Goff
Fed to buy additional $600B of Treasuries
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2010
Fed to buy additional $600B of Treasuries

The Federal Reserve will buy an additional $600 billion of Treasuries through June, expanding record stimulus and risking its credibility in a bid to reduce unemployment and avert deflation.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2010
Neil Hennessy: Getting back on track

Economic commentary by the Chairman, Portfolio Manager & CIO of the Hennessy Funds

By Neil Hennessy
Industrialized nations facing 'lost decade': Pimco's El-Erian
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2010
Industrialized nations facing 'lost decade': Pimco's El-Erian

Fund company boss decries 'privatization of massive gains and socialization of enormous losses'

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2010
Half of Wall Street execs expect heftier bonus this year

Half of Wall Street finance professionals surveyed expect their bonuses to increase for 2010, eFinancialCareers.com found.

By Bloomberg
SIFMA changing its tune on fiduciary standard: Critics
NEWS RIAS NOV 08, 2010
SIFMA changing its tune on fiduciary standard: Critics

Advocates for imposing a universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice are questioning both the motives and the timing behind a study released by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association that raised concerns about a single standard of care.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2010
'Jury still out' on gridlock's effect on economy

The financial markets breathed a collective sigh of relief following last week's midterm elections, as the GOP took control of the House of Representatives.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 08, 2010
SEC suit raises disclosure questions for breakaway reps

Do breakaway brokers have to disclose to clients how much they stand to gain by going independent?

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2010
SEC may crack down on high-frequency traders

The Securities and Exchange Commission may impose buy-and-sell obligations on electronic-trading firms and other “high-frequency” proprietary-trading firms that now represent more than 50% of daily stock trading volume.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2010
BlackRock's Kapito to advisers: Your B-Ds need to help more

Broker-dealer firms aren't providing financial advisers with the technology and resources that they need to manage risk in their portfolios, according to Robert S. Kapito, president of BlackRock Inc.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2010
Penson sued in Ponzi case

A court-appointed receiver in a Utah Ponzi case has sued Penson Financial Services Inc., claiming that the firm was complicit in perpetuating the scheme for a clearing client.

By Dan Jamieson
Guidance expected on Roth rules
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2010
Guidance expected on Roth rules

Federal regulators soon will issue eagerly sought guidance to aid employers that want to amend their 401(k) plans to allow participants to roll over account balances into a Roth 401(k) plan

By Jerry Geisel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2010
Assets up despite dearth of institutional inflows

Asset inflows improved for many of the largest publicly traded money managers in the third quarter, but analysts said that institutional investors continued to hold off on new mandates

By Randy Diamond
NEWS RIAS NOV 07, 2010
The choice that Republicans face

Voters have handed the Republican Party either a golden opportunity or a poisoned chalice, and the choice will be determined by the actions of the elected members of the party

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS NOV 07, 2010
CFP Board is taking a step in the right direction

After months of sounding out its certificants, the CFP Board's executive leadership this week will propose to the group's board that fees be increased by $12 a month, beginning July 1, for the 62,000 holders of the mark

By MFXFeeder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 07, 2010
Voter backlash could preserve indie reps' employment status

Independent representatives and broker-dealers gained allies in the House leadership who will work with them to maintain their reps' status as independent contractors

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 07, 2010
Universal's joint problem: Low interest and lapse rates

Earnings reports for life insurers reveal a possible threat to future profitability: old books of universal life business.

By Darla Mercado
Another 100 Uvest brokers headed out the door at LPL
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 05, 2010
Another 100 Uvest brokers headed out the door at LPL

But firm added 161 advisers overall in 3Q, CFO Robert Moore says

By Bruce Kelly