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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2012
Bought for $881, this LTC policy pays out $1.7M

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH APR 29, 2012
Promising investors a peek at prices

By LKUYKENDALL
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2012
Cost analysis could end DOL proposal

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH APR 27, 2012
Google Drive? Drive right on by

By John Goff
In an apparent first, a public pension plan files for bankruptcy
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2012
In an apparent first, a public pension plan files for bankruptcy

Northern Mariana Islands plan in deep trench, with $268M in assets, $911M in liabilities

By Darla Mercado
Sources see imminent SRO bill introduction – maybe
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 27, 2012
Sources see imminent SRO bill introduction – maybe

Legislation may be introduced this week that would move investment advisers from Securities and Exchange Commission oversight to a self-regulatory organization. Or maybe a bill won't come out until next week or later. No one seems to know for sure – and the House Financial Services Committee won't confirm anything. Whenever it starts to move, the bill would introduce big changes to adviser regulation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo wins possession of parking garages in Stockton
FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2012
Wells Fargo wins possession of parking garages in Stockton

A judge yesterday made the decision about who controls the city garages after Stockton missed a $779,935 payment on lease revenue bonds issued in 2004.

By Doug Cubberley
WIREHOUSES APR 27, 2012
The Goldman Op-Ed furor: Who are the 'muppets'?

Greg Smith's parting shot at Goldman Sachs in a scathing New York Times Op- Ed piece yesterday has touched off a firestorm.

By Bloomberg
IAA, Finra rivalry hotting up as SRO bill nears
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 27, 2012
IAA, Finra rivalry hotting up as SRO bill nears

IAA plans 'lobbying day' to convice lawmakers to drop plan; Finra said to be actively pushing for the gig

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NFL's Kyle Orton sues Chicago law firm over investments
RIA NEWS APR 27, 2012
NFL's Kyle Orton sues Chicago law firm over investments

Claims big losses from partnerships that failed to provide anticipated tax benefits

By Doug Cubberley
Notre Dame's 'Rudy' flagged for defrauding sports-drink investors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 27, 2012
Notre Dame's 'Rudy' flagged for defrauding sports-drink investors

Agreed to pay $382,000 to resolve claims that he misled investors by touting fake taste tests and sales

By Doug Cubberley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2012
Schwab opens newest independent branch

The Charles Schwab Corp. has opened its newest franchised branch office, this one in Windermere, Fla., near Orlando.

By DJAMIESON
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2012
Regulators turn up the heat on branch office oversight

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 26, 2012
Finra's risk survey ruffles B-D feathers

By DJAMIESON
Cost-benefit cudgel could spell the end for DOL's fiduciary proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2012
Cost-benefit cudgel could spell the end for DOL's fiduciary proposal

Opponents of a pending Department of Labor rule that would increase the standards for investment advice for retirement plans have insisted that the agency conduct a cost-benefit analysis before proposing a regulation. The difficulty the agency faces in satisfying critics was evident at an event in Washington on Tuesday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Congress will kick tax can down the road: Valliere
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2012
Congress will kick tax can down the road: Valliere

Believes Bush tax cuts will not be allowed to expire; 'mother' of uncertainty for investors

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS APR 25, 2012
Fewer RIAs switching to state regulation

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS APR 25, 2012
SEC seeks more examiners, but SRO idea still looming

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Trustee: MF Global coming up $1.6B short
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2012
Trustee: MF Global coming up $1.6B short

Giddens sees large gap between what is owed to customers and what's in the till

By John Goff
SEC critic could be next chair of influential House committee
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2012
SEC critic could be next chair of influential House committee

Bachus stepping down, Garrett a possible replacement; so what happens to an adviser SRO?

By Bloomberg