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NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2010
Fiduciary Network buys stake in Utah RIA

Soltis Investment Advisors is consolidator's 10th deal

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 16, 2010
'Mannywood' out, John Hancock in at Dodger Stadium

Star slugger's sign in left field replaced by ad for insurer

By Associated Press
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2010
Economy teetering, but Wall Street back to buying posh beach homes

The tide is high, as house sales in the Hamptons surge; plowing market profits 'into real estate'

By Bloomberg
Key to second-half market rally? Tea Party
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2010
Key to second-half market rally? Tea Party

Tea Party members are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore -- an attitude that just might spark a second-half rebound in stocks prices, say money managers. Here's how.

By Bloomberg
RIA custody biz the bright spot in Schwab's 2Q performance
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2010
RIA custody biz the bright spot in Schwab's 2Q performance

Amid the rather lackluster financial results announced today by the Charles Schwab Corp., the company's RIA custody business continues to shine.

By Dan Jamieson
UBS Wealth snares exec to head muni group
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2010
UBS Wealth snares exec to head muni group

UBS Financial Services Inc. said it hired Thomas G. McLoughlin, former chief executive officer of National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., as head of municipal bond research for its Wealth Management Americas unit.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2010
LPL's outlook (and four potential yield plays) for the second half of 2010

We expect the economy and markets will stay on the course for growth in 2010.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2010
UBS Wealth Management hooks up with Richard Bernstein

UBS Wealth Management Americas said it will offer clients in its separately managed account program asset allocation ideas from Richard Bernstein Capital Management LLC, a registered investment adviser, whose eponymous founder was formerly Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.'s chief investment strategist.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2010
Why Exxon is a slick pick: St. James' Mark

The St. James strategy, which has generated a 10% average annualized return since its 1999 inception, is built on identifying the fair value of less than two dozen stocks.

By Bloomberg
Why Wells Fargo and BofA are leaning on their brokerage businesses
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2010
Why Wells Fargo and BofA are leaning on their brokerage businesses

Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo are pushing their customers to buy more brokerage, savings and banking services from them as the weak economy and new regulations make it harder to earn money from loans and investment banking.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2010
BofA's latest weapon in discount brokerage war: Merrill's brand

Bank of America Corp. is re-branding its online-discount-brokerage platform under the Merrill Lynch imprint in an attempt to attract young investors, and reclaim assets of Merrill clients who keep self-directed brokerage accounts at rivals such as Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2010
Exodus of brokers still a threat for wirehouses: Report

Although retention bonuses and deferred-payment recruiting packages have locked many top-producing brokers in place at wirehouses, a substantial number are still looking to break free.

By Hilary Johnson
Obama signs controversial financial-reform bill - and the spin begins
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
Obama signs controversial financial-reform bill - and the spin begins

Pres. Obama's signature on the financial reform bill is barely dry. But Democrats and Republicans are already hustling to shape voters' opinions on the Dodd-Frank bill.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
Fed unemployment forecast fails to bring stimulus

Federal Reserve officials predicted the expansion will be too slow to return to full employment in the next two years while also saying further measures to boost the economy probably won't be needed in the short term.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 15, 2010
AIG agrees to pay $725M to investors in settlement

American Insurance Group Inc. and some of its directors and officers have agreed to a $725 million settlement to resolve allegations of wide-ranging fraud laid out in a class action suit led by three Ohio pension funds.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
JPMorgan earns $4.8 billion in 2nd quarter

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Thursday its second-quarter net income soared 77 percent to $4.8 billion as a slowdown in losses from failed loans helped offset a difficult spring in trading and investment banking.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
JPMorgan debt sale: Striking while the iron is hot?

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the second- biggest U.S. bank by assets, plans to sell 10-year global notes as soon as today after reporting profit rose 76 percent, more than analysts estimated.

By Bloomberg
Study this: Why a fiduciary standard will STILL come up short (Blog)
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 15, 2010
Study this: Why a fiduciary standard will STILL come up short (Blog)

Rules by themselves are never an answer.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
BP's $20B fund could limit hit from potential disclosure violations

Despite lack of disclosure by BP about the volume of oil spilling from its well in the Gulf of Mexico, the company's agreement to create a $20 billion fund to pay claims may help BP in defending against any securities-related disclosure claims, according to securities lawyers.

By Bloomberg
Custody success clears path to top for JPMorgan's Miller
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2010
Custody success clears path to top for JPMorgan's Miller

Custody may not be a particularly glamorous business. But Heidi Miller's successful stint at JPMorgan's securities services unit has cleared a path to the top for the Jamie Daimon loyalist.

By Bloomberg