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NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2010
Merrill Lynch defeats bid by black financial advisers to sue as group

Merrill Lynch & Co., the Bank of America Corp. securities brokerage unit, won a U.S. judge's ruling denying a bid by 17 black financial advisers for group status in their five-year-old discrimination case.

By Bloomberg
Female advisers slap Bank of America with sex discrimination suit
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2010
Female advisers slap Bank of America with sex discrimination suit

Three female advisers claim they were treated as “second-class citizens,” according to a class action lawsuit filed against the bank

By Hilary Johnson
NEWS RIAS NOV 17, 2010
TD Ameritrade data theft settlement talks resume

A lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million TD Ameritrade customers has been ordered into mediation, so the search for a satisfactory settlement will continue.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2010
Asness, economists look to sink QE2

Send letter to Fed boss Ben Bernanke urging central back to halt latest round of quantative easing

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 16, 2010
Fed has awakened bond vigilantes who fear inflation

On October 29, the bond vigilantes, after being in hibernation for many years, suddenly awoke and fired a warning shot at the Federal Reserve, the stock market and millions of other investors.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 16, 2010
SEC's pay rules may mimic TARP's

Compensation for brokers and firm executives would be subject to claw-backs if deemed excessive

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2010
Investment industry jobs make a comeback

Hiring in the asset management business rebounded in 2010 after two sluggish years, but active-domestic-equity managers are on the outs, according to a recent report by executive recruiting firm Russell Reynolds Associates Inc.

By Randy Diamond
Insurers eye new Congress' tax agenda
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 16, 2010
Insurers eye new Congress' tax agenda

Nervously await Deficit Commission report on the inside build-up of insurance products

By Darla Mercado
McCann can: UBS reports first net new client inflows since 2008
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2010
McCann can: UBS reports first net new client inflows since 2008

Former Merrill exec Bob McCann is helping to spark a turnaround in the UBS wealth management unit

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2010
Finra governors accused of flip-flopping

Three independent governors elected to the Finra board in August are already drawing fire from critics who say that they have abandoned the reform platform that got them elected in the first place

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2010
Buffett on U.S. economy: 'The worst is behind us'

But Berkshire boss says pain from the financial crisis will last for a long time

By Bloomberg
NEWS FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
Money managers play defense in their municipal portfolios

With growing concerns about an increase in defaults among state and city governments, money managers are ratcheting up their efforts to reduce the levels of risk in their municipal bond portfolios.

By Jessica Toonkel
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2010
MetLife's exit from LTC a positive for carrier: Moody's

MetLife Inc.'s decision to stop writing new long-term-care insurance should be viewed as a positive event, according to Moody's Investor Services.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2010
Wall Street edging back to hiring mode

Signs are emerging that Wall Street is looking to staff up after a long, painful purge.

By Aaron Elstein
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2010
More advisers try hand at running mutual funds

But the road to riches is paved with lots of obstacles, experts say

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2010
Recession hangover blurs solid fundamentals, Schwab strategist says

By Dan Jamieson
Invesco has shot at catching BlackRock, says Don Putnam
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2010
Invesco has shot at catching BlackRock, says Don Putnam

Invesco Ltd. is poised to give BlackRock Inc. a run for its money as the world's biggest asset manager, according to Don Putnam, managing partner of Grail Partners LLC.

By Jessica Toonkel
Morgan Stanley's Gorman: We 'fully intend' to buy all of Smith Barney
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2010
Morgan Stanley's Gorman: We 'fully intend' to buy all of Smith Barney

Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman said the firm intends to buy the remaining stake in a brokerage joint venture with Citigroup Inc.'s Smith Barney on target dates established in the original deal.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2010
QE2 won't buoy economy, markets much: J.P. Morgan's Madich

Spending cuts, tax hikes needed to spur growth, says CIO; quantitative easing not a game changer

By Jessica Toonkel
Survey reveals top retirement concern of Americans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2010
Survey reveals top retirement concern of Americans

Affording health care during retirement remains the No. 1 concern of working Americans, according to a new survey from Edward Jones.

By Jeff Benjamin