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NEWS FINTECH DEC 19, 2010
The new Client 360 brings it all together

Client 360 has been officially reborn.

By Davis Janowski
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2010

By MFXFeeder
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class
NEWS RIAS DEC 17, 2010
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class

Scuttling the Administration's tax proposal would hit average Americans squarely in the wallet; the fate of refundables?

By Bloomberg
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 16, 2010
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients

Two former Wachovia Securities brokers tricked dozens of mostly elderly clients into investing in what were supposed to be can't-miss opportunities, only to lose roughly $8 million, according to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates

Pimco's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for several years with employment growing less than forecast.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'

Lost in the policy debate surrounding the elections and the subsequent demonization of the Fed's Quantitative Easing policies has been any recognition of <u>why</u> we no longer live on Ronald Reagan's shining hill or <u>how</u> we might possibly reclaim higher ground

By Bill Gross
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Speculative gold plays that could pan out: Dorfman

Most of these stocks are out-of-favor or risky bets -- but they might pay off in spades

By Bloomberg
Congress provides tax certainty — for now
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Congress provides tax certainty — for now

The House or Representative's approval of the Senate's compromise measure locks in marginal and death tax rates for two years. But what happens after that is anyone's guess. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101217/FREE/101219941>IRA 'deal of the century'?</a>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2010
House may amend estate tax provision: Hoyer

House Democrats may try to amend the estate tax provision of a bill that would extend Bush administration tax cuts for all income levels after the Senate acts on the measure early this week.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2010
Obama 'deal' a death knell for death tax?

Republicans had much to cheer about last week, including the significant advance they made in their longstanding battle to do away with estate taxes for the ultrawealthy

By MFXFeeder
Pimco's El-Erian: Tax cut deal alone won't add enough jobs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Pimco's El-Erian: Tax cut deal alone won't add enough jobs

President Barack Obama's tax deal will not meet its key objective of generating durable jobs unless it's part of a broader policy push.

By Bloomberg
SEC wants to sic audit firms on B-Ds
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2010
SEC wants to sic audit firms on B-Ds

Commission aims to beef up reporting requirements for broker-dealers that custody assets

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Euro debt crisis has hatched new buying opportunities: Payden's Ceva

The current turmoil surrounding European sovereign debt is part of a new cycle that investors will have to learn to navigate, according to Kristin Ceva, manager of the $680 million Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund Ticker:(PYEMX).

By Bloomberg
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS DEC 15, 2010
Irish bailout bad for euro, 'peripheral Europe' debt, says ING's Diaz

The European Union's $116 billion bailout of Ireland's largest banks is the latest reason to avoid exposure to the euro, as well as to sovereign debt from &#8220;peripheral Europe,&#8221; according to Chris Diaz, manager of the $525 million ING Global Bond Fund.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2010
Brokerages' 'access to advice' argument preposterous: IN's Cooper

Given the vague, distorted and misleading ways many of us use language these days, George Orwell is probably spinning wildly in his grave.

By Bloomberg
UBS' U.S. retail brokerage takes a hit
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 15, 2010
UBS' U.S. retail brokerage takes a hit

UBS AG's retail-brokerage operations in the United States lost $63.8 million pretax in the second quarter, reversing a pretax profit of $14.3 million in the first three months of 2010.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2010
Making a switch pay

Clearing firms, facing declining revenue and in-creased competition, have something new to worry about: More and more broker-dealers are seeking loans as an incentive to sign on with a new firm.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2010
INTV: Advisers see clients living longer, affording less

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2010
Death tax gets new life

Democrats may not be happy with the Administration's plan to revive the levy, but there may not be much they can do about it. Here's how things shake out right now.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2010
Succession-planning malpractice

About two years ago, I wrote about an adviser who died without a succession plan, wreaking havoc on his clients, his business and his family.

By MFXFeeder