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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2011
Another top exec exiting Goldman's asset management biz

Steve McGuinness, a nineteen-year veteran at Goldman Sachs, is the latest top exec to bolt from the bank's asset management unit.

By Jessica Toonkel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2011
Goldman's Blankfein warned against raising salaries — but his tripled

Goldman Sachs recently tripled Lloyd Blankfein's base salary. But the Goldman boss says he isn't wild about guaranteed pay, preferring contingent comp instead. You can't blame him. Since, 2000, he's raked in $125M in cash bonuses.

By John Goff
Big bank execs paint rosy picture, but only bloomin' idiots buy it: Simon Johnson
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 12, 2011
Big bank execs paint rosy picture, but only bloomin' idiots buy it: Simon Johnson

In the next crisis, the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac will be played by financial services giants

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS APR 11, 2011
Top state securities cop to step down before 'the switch'

Ralph Lambiase, longtime director of securities for the state of Connecticut, will be retiring on Feb. 28. Mr. Lambiase, who has been a regulator with the state for 33 years, announced his departure earlier this month to his staff.

By Bloomberg
Ex-Allstate agent sues for $15M, alleges “hostile takeover” of his business
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 10, 2011
Ex-Allstate agent sues for $15M, alleges “hostile takeover” of his business

Veteran insurance agent Paul A. Mattus has filed suit against The Allstate Corp., claiming that the carrier had muscled him out of his book of business in order to pass it on to a newer, younger agent.

By Darla Mercado
N.Y. Life to release longevity annuity product
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 10, 2011
N.Y. Life to release longevity annuity product

Worried about outlasting your savings? Worry no more; N.Y. Life has you covered

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 10, 2011
The real deal

Financial advisers are investing their clients in real estate in a variety of ways. This<i>InvestmentNews</i> special report shines a light on some of the strategies, trip-ups and traps for investing in the asset class.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS APR 10, 2011
It's time to remind clients to vote their proxies

The peak of the corporate proxy season is at hand, and advisers should remind their stock-owning clients to vote their proxies

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS APR 10, 2011
Dynasty hires Schwab alum to aid RIAs

Dynasty Financial Partners LLC has hired Loren Morris as director of RIA services

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2011
$52M CEO fails to stop rot at AllianceBernstein

Peter Kraus has worked for more than two years to stem client defections from investment manager AllianceBernstein LP

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2011
Concern, optimism felt by bankers over loans

Bank risk managers appear to be a bit more optimistic about the economy than they were 10 months ago, but most still expect mortgage and home equity loan delinquencies to stay the same or rise in the near term, according to a recent survey

By Lavonne Kuykendall
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2011
Cracking whip on Reg D sales

The fines imposed last week by Finra on broker-dealers and executives involved in the sale of failed private placements are likely the first of many to emerge from regulators' crackdown on the sale of the securities

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2011
Jefferies pays $2M to resolve Finra claims over brokers' disclosures

Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) agreed to pay about $2 million to resolve Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims that three employees failed to disclose conflicts of interest while selling auction-rate securities.

By Bloomberg
Next big move for S&P 500 is down, Sierra's Wright says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 07, 2011
Next big move for S&P 500 is down, Sierra's Wright says

Fund manager believes 15% plunge may be coming; a recession, to boot

By Bloomberg
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 07, 2011
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal

Rep. Schakowsky want big increase in marginal rates for millionaires, billionaires

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 07, 2011
Ameriprise sets aside $40M for private placement claims

Amount equals about 10% of total client losses on Reg D notes later deemed fraudulent by the SEC

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity snags LPL exec to run family office program
NEWS RIAS APR 06, 2011
Fidelity snags LPL exec to run family office program

Norton to run UHNW program for RIAs

By John Goff
Thiel selection may calm Merrill's thundering herd
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 06, 2011
Thiel selection may calm Merrill's thundering herd

Choice of veteran from within firm -- rather than from parent BofA -- could mollify some brokers; 'safe pick' .

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 06, 2011
One more PE firm gets into broker-dealer biz

Drexel renunion as Leon Black's Apollo's buys into Morgan Joseph TriArtisan; fees the key

By John Goff
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 06, 2011
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal

U.S. millionaires would face an annual income tax increase of at least 10% under a deficit reduction measure proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, R-Ill

By Bloomberg