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NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 13, 2011
Reach out and ask somebody

Seek out advice from others who have gone out on their own

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS RIAS MAR 13, 2011
Myriad trends may mean lower equity returns

The merger of the New York Stock Exchange and the Deutsche Boerse bodes ill for individual investors, not because ownership and the headquarters of the combined exchange will be outside the United States, but because of the trends that produced it

By MFXFeeder
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2011
Sen. Harkin: New retirement scheme hinges on advisers

A congressional leader sees a key role for investment advisers in his vision for reform of the retirement system

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS MAR 13, 2011
Why affiliating with the right broker-dealer makes a big difference

Two years after their regional firm, Piper Jaffray & Co., was bought by UBS AG in 2006, Wayne Wagner, Scott Stoltenberg and Laura Swift came to the conclusion that their Davenport, Iowa, practice just didn't fit in with the global giant

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 13, 2011
Online exam to test teens' financial smarts

Although some may question the financial acumen of an institution $14 trillion in the red, Uncle Sam wants to teach America's high-school-age students more about finance so that they will be better prepared to make personal financial decisions

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2011
Plan fee disclosure strains B-Ds

Service providers have an additional six months to prepare for plan fee disclosure regulations, and it seems that broker-dealers will need all that time

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 13, 2011
Oil price jump benefits investors for now, but potential for crises abounds

Institutional investors are seeing short-term gains from their recent commodities investments, but those gains could be overshadowed by an economic catastrophe if political turmoil overseas causes a drop in demand or an oil price spike to more than $200 a barrel, investment experts said

By Arleen Jacobius
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAR 13, 2011
Advisers lead Treasury retreat

Financial advisers seem to have implemented Bill Gross' strategy before Bill Gross

By Jeff Benjamin
Bill Gross: Who will buy Treasuries when the Fed doesn't?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2011
Bill Gross: Who will buy Treasuries when the Fed doesn't?

The question really is at what yield and what are the price repercussions if the adjustments are significant, writes the Pimco bond guru.

By Bloomberg
Bill Gross: Why inflation matters more than Bernanke says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2011
Bill Gross: Why inflation matters more than Bernanke says

Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said gains in so-called headline inflation matter more for the U.S. economy than Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke suggests.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2011
Fiduciary rule change could mean compliance crush for B-Ds

Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could spike for broker-dealers of all sizes — and become especially burdensome to smaller firms — if the Labor Department applies its proposed fiduciary rule to individual retirement accounts, observers say.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 11, 2011
Target groups see changes to rankings

Morningstar Inc. has updated its quarterly ranking of large target date fund groups, raising its rating on TIAA-CREF and MassMutual Retirement Services, while lowering its rating on Fidelity Investments

By Robert Steyer
SEC taps ex-Goldman exec as new mutual fund cop
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2011
SEC taps ex-Goldman exec as new mutual fund cop

Late on Tuesday, the SEC tapped Eileen Rominger to replace Buddy Donahue as the director of investment management. Ms. Rominger knows a little something about the topic: She's been a portfolio manager for three decades.

By Jessica Toonkel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 10, 2011
If you can beat 'em, join 'em: Former Finra target now running for board

Carreno mounting campaign for small-firm seat; won enforcement action filed against him by SRO

By DJAMIESON
The rise of the RIAs: $1.7T and counting
NEWS RIAS MAR 10, 2011
The rise of the RIAs: $1.7T and counting

Assets to the RIA channel have more than tripled over the last ten years, a trend that is 'redefining the way investment advice is delivered'

By Mark Bruno
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2011
B-Ds gird for increased product scrutiny

By Darla Mercado
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2011
Finra to alter makeup of district committees

In a move that some say could disenfranchise smaller firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. plans to revamp its district committees

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Clients' kids don't have to go to four-year college, Harvard says

Research shows plenty of jobs will be available for grads of two-year and occupational programs

By John Goff
Top BlackRock fund manager: Go for coal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Top BlackRock fund manager: Go for coal

Rice sees price jumping as much as 30 percent in 2011; manager has stellar track record over ten years

By John Goff
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption

Measure dramatically raises amount families can dole out tax-free; 'take it while you can'

By John Goff