National consolidators, PE firms leading the charge; fourth quarter deals already hopping
Agency to begin collecting data on municipal bonds from MSRB; has authority to nix tax break
Draw your own conclusion, but high-profile RIA Edelman Financial is bailing on the indie-rep business. In explaining the move, co-founder Ric Edelman called the indie B-D channel 'severely flawed,' adding that many broker-dealers will have trouble surviving.<br><b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110923&Category=FREE&ArtNo=923009998&Ref=PH>What top RIA execs make</a>
More Wall Street finance professionals expect bonuses to fall than rise over the next three years, according to an eFinancialCareers.com survey.
Fifth deal for form this year
A new poll shows that financial services insiders overwhelmingly support the Buffett Rule, which would require the wealthy to pay at least the same tax rate as middle-class earners | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110923&Category=FREE&ArtNo=923009997&Ref=PH>What advisers need to know about Bam's tax plan</a>
EFG and Burns Advisory merge; 'scale in this business is key'
Among other things, NAPA to fight to keep tax breaks for retirement savings
Ten-year Treasuries up 28% this year as fed head has managed to keep consumer prices in check
Says banks probably no longer too big too fail; also lowers short-term rating on Citi
Oct. 17 may not be known officially as Mulligan Day, but affluent investors who converted their conventional IRA to a Roth last year may want to consider a “do-over” and re-characterize their account by the deadline date
$2B purchase of Topaz project could rekindle interest in sagging sector; tax credits an attraction
Three states still have more UHNW individuals than China and India combined; Asia should pass North America by in 2032
SEC, NASA say number of complaints on the rise; $94B in accounts
A federal judge agreed with a 28-year veteran agent that he was muscled out of his book of business by The Allstate Corp.
No matter what the Federal Reserve does to jump-start the stalled economy — and no matter what that effort is called — financial advisers should anticipate more downward pressure on interest rates
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed El-Erian said President Barack Obama is moving for the first time to “get ahead” of U.S. economic challenges because the Federal Reserve is unable to revive employment on its own.
Regulator aims to impose fiduciary standard, compensation limits in bid to eliminate conflicts of interest
As The Charles Schwab Corp. officially begins promoting its new Independent Branch Services franchise program, observers wonder how the firm will pull off the ambitious plan to expand its footprint with independent contractors
