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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2010
Clouds over 2011 may yield to rays of hope for 2012

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2010
MFS: Risk aversion is the biggest risk investors face

The biggest risk investors face is becoming too conservative at a time when equities present a potential long-term advantage, according to new research from MFS Investment Management.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS IRA ALERT OCT 24, 2010
Law creates more options for Roth rollovers

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 includes a provision that allows certain 401(k) and 403(b) participants to convert their plan funds to a Roth 401(k) or Roth 403(b) within the plan

By Ed Slott
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2010
Not everyone's consolidating assets

A common belief in the financial services industry is that individuals consolidate a large chunk of their assets among fewer providers as they near retirement

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS OCT 24, 2010
Where will the next generation of advisers come from?

We've all read (or written) the stories about the average financial adviser, in his or her late 50s, who just can't seem to find the right succession plan.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 22, 2010
Indie B-Ds doing 'considerably better' than large rivals: S&P

Reaffirms independent broker-dealers' credit rating as 'stable'; brokerages could weather unexpected downturn

By Bloomberg
UBS nears wealth management turnaround, as outflows taper off
NEWS RIAS OCT 22, 2010
UBS nears wealth management turnaround, as outflows taper off

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will probably report a fourth straight quarterly profit tomorrow and the lowest wealth management redemptions since 2008.

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2010
How advisers scored the big six brokerages

Adviser satisfaction ratings, based on the 2010 J.D. Powers survey

By Mark Bruno
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2010
Wirehouse recruiting remains sluggish

Sluggish recruiting and the continued slow migration of advisers to smaller firms has left the three biggest wirehouses either adding minimally to the work force or watching the head count drop

By Bruce Kelly
Beware of wealthy clients' 'impossible demands': Barclays
NEWS RIAS OCT 22, 2010
Beware of wealthy clients' 'impossible demands': Barclays

The world's richest clients often come with “impossible demands,” push margins down and cause internal conflict with investment banking colleagues, said the vice chairman of Barclays Plc's wealth management unit.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2010
Suit seeks $30M in Madoff family money

The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff sued three entities Thursday to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies.

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2010
Finra fines Goldman for failing to disclose broker probe

Industry regulators have fined Goldman Sachs $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its brokers, including the executive accused of leading the mortgage securities deal that brought civil fraud charges against the firm, were under investigation by the government.

By Associated Press
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
Triple threat? Bernanke clueless about finance, currencies and economics, says Jim Rogers

Famed asset manager says only thing Fed head knows how do is print money; 'throwing petrol on the fire'

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
Schwab poised to pass wirehouses in managed-accounts volume

Breakaway brokers boosting business; market share now at 8.3% and rising

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
Wedgewood's Rolfe: Fishing in 'unloved pond of inefficiently priced stocks'

Gaps in the efficient markets theory create plenty of investing opportunities — even in some of the world's largest companies, according to David Rolfe, chief investment officer at Wedgewood Partners Inc., which has $775 million under management.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
Risk aversion is the biggest risk facing investors: MFS

The biggest risk investors now face is becoming too conservative at a time when equities present a potential long-term advantage, according to new research from MFS Investment Management.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
David Kelly: The next three weeks are telling for the markets

The next three weeks could set the tone for financial markets for the rest of the year

By David Kelly
NEWS RIAS OCT 21, 2010
Congress must make tax issues a priority

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
Landesman sees roller coaster ride ahead

The S&P 500 could fall by as much as 8% over the next three weeks, followed by a 22% rally to close out the year, according to Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners LP, a $500 million hedge fund shop.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
The recession's over? Don't make me laugh

By Jessica Toonkel