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RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2010
Prima Capital: Inside the third quarter roller coaster

By Nathan Behan
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2010
401(k) reps, record keepers should team up

Instead of fighting with advisers over the estimated $1.5 trillion in 401(k) rollover assets, record keepers may want to work with them.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 14, 2010
Finra alerts parent firm of Edelman

Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc., a wealth management broker-dealer that owns Edelman Financial Services LLC, indicated in its quarterly report that regulators have decided to recommend disciplining the company.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman Sachs bails on clearing business: Sources
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
Goldman Sachs bails on clearing business: Sources

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the Wall Street firm that makes more money trading equities than any other bank, stopped providing clearing services for some of its smallest U.S. clients, three people told of the decision said.

By Mark Bruno
Morgan Stanley prices Invesco stake
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
Morgan Stanley prices Invesco stake

Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, divested a stake in Invesco Ltd. for $664 million five months after acquiring the shares in its sale of a retail asset-management business.

By Bloomberg
Recession hangover blurring solid fundamentals, says Schwab big
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
Recession hangover blurring solid fundamentals, says Schwab big

Sheepish about being bullish, Sonders nonetheless predicts rebound in hiring, investor enthusiasm

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
New head at RBC custodial unit

Catie Tobin replacing retiring Mike Kavanagh

By Dan Jamieson
Schwab offers more details about Intelligent Integration, other tech projects
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
Schwab offers more details about Intelligent Integration, other tech projects

The Charles Schwab Corp. made several technology announcements this morning at its annual Impact conference in Boston.

By Davis Janowski
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2010
CFPs face fee hike — and are loving it

Generally speaking, financial advisers aren't exactly overjoyed when one of their industry associations raises its dues

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
Adviser trust biz at Schwab reaches $1B milestone

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2010
IN's Cooper: Market structure? What market structure?

The core question is simple: What's the best way to structure the mechanism by which people trade stocks?

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 12, 2010
OpINion Online: An end to 12(b)-1 fees? Hurray!

If you ever wanted proof that rational economic man is a myth, look no further than the pricing of financial services.

By Evan Cooper
Ex-Merrill brokers hit BofA with claim over $3M in pay
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Ex-Merrill brokers hit BofA with claim over $3M in pay

Four former Merrill Lynch brokers in Chicago are pressing their ex-employer, now owned by Bank of America Corp., to pay about $3 million in compensation they argue is owed to them.

By Lynne Marek
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2010
Moody's downgrades John Hancock Life on LTC worries

Moody's Investors Service late yesterday downgraded John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (USA)'s insurance financial strength ratings, citing problems in the carrier's long-term-care insurance business.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Rearrange retirement portfolios to save on taxes

Financial adviser Chris Hobart admits that congressional inaction on tax laws had him in “handcuffs,” but he's determined to cast off the shackles and take control

By Nancy Mandell
Merrill Lynch added 198 advisers, saw production levels rise in 3Q
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 11, 2010
Merrill Lynch added 198 advisers, saw production levels rise in 3Q

While Bank of America Corp. reported a $7.3 billion loss for the third quarter, the behemoth banking institution's financial advisers saw some improvement in their business in that time.

By Staff Report
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Incite: All we are saying is give Fuld a chance

The former Lehman boss would make a swell replacement for Larry Summers; Cayne, Greenberg, O'Neal possibles, too

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Jeremy Grantham: Recommendations for the upcoming period of deflation

<i>The following is an excerpt from the quarterly outlook of Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of $94 billion money manager Grantham, Mayo &amp; Van Otterloo LLC. To read the full quarterly commentary, <a href=http://www.gmo.com/websitecontent/JGLetter_SummerEssays_2Q10.pdf>click here. </a></i>

By Jeremy Grantham
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2010
Brokers, banks gone 'rogue,' says Jeremy Grantham

Co-founder of GMO also slams money management and financial advice firms. 'We have made no fight as we slid down the rathole.'

By Aaron Elstein
CFP Board OK's fee hike for controversial ad campaign
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 10, 2010
CFP Board OK's fee hike for controversial ad campaign

Despite criticism from some members, the CFP Board has OK'd a fee hike to pay for a $36 million marketing campaign | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20101112&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=111209999&amp;Ref=PH>Advisers sound off</a>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.