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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 24, 2011
Arbitration case costs Neuberger $4 million

Neuberger Berman Group LLC, a money manager that was part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., was ordered by an industry regulator to pay about $4 million to three clients who bought structured notes backed by the failed investment bank

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUL 24, 2011
People are key to making technology work

Respondents to the recent <i>InvestmentNews</i> RIA Technology Study overwhelmingly (95%) rated technology as either &#8220;critical&#8221; or &#8220;absolutely critical&#8221; to the success of their business

By Kelli Cruz
Biggest muni bankruptcy ever puts investors on high alert
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Biggest muni bankruptcy ever puts investors on high alert

Creditors left holding the bag after Jefferson County goes bust; 'catastrophic mistake'

By John Goff
Will minibonds be a megahit?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Will minibonds be a megahit?

California eyes selling muni debt in $25 denominations; lower buy-in designed to attract more investors

By John Goff
Expected rout in muni market a no-show
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Expected rout in muni market a no-show

After S&amp;P lowered ratings on thousands of municipal bonds earlier in the week, traders braced for a massive selloff. They're still waiting.

By John Goff
Regulator to bond dealers: Don't rip off investors
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Regulator to bond dealers: Don't rip off investors

MSRB warns against price manipulation in the wake of possible credit downgrades

By Dan Jamieson
Debt drama obscuring great plays in the stock market: Hartford's Carmen
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2011
Debt drama obscuring great plays in the stock market: Hartford's Carmen

HMOs, even Apple undervalued, fund manager says; mess in Washington will get straightened out

By Jeff Benjamin
Boehner, GOP bigs all voted for debt drivers they now blame on Obama
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2011
Boehner, GOP bigs all voted for debt drivers they now blame on Obama

Like the President, Republican leaders gave thumbs up to TARP, prescription drug plan, foreign wars; 'plenty of blame to go around'

By John Goff
A bridge loan too far? California aims to borrow $5B to protect against U.S. default
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
A bridge loan too far? California aims to borrow $5B to protect against U.S. default

State hedging against possible credit market chaos; lowest-debt rating of all 50 states

By John Goff
Debt deal in Washington could be monumentally bad for clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Debt deal in Washington could be monumentally bad for clients

Tax breaks for investments and savings look to be prime targets for lawmakers; 'the fight is coming'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Neuberger Berman loses $4M Finra arbitration case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2011
Neuberger Berman loses $4M Finra arbitration case

Neuberger Berman Group LLC, the money manager that was part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., was ordered by an industry regulator to pay about $4 million to three clients who bought structured notes backed by the failed investment bank.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH JUL 22, 2011
MSSB data breach is a lesson for advisers

The recent data breach involving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC should serve as a warning to financial advisers that important steps need to be taken to improve the security of sensitive client information stored on CD-ROMs

By Davis Janowski
Fidelity adds trading to WealthCentral Mobile
FINTECH JUL 22, 2011
Fidelity adds trading to WealthCentral Mobile

Advisers can conduct transactions over iPhones and Android smart phones

By Bloomberg
SIFMA gives SEC ideas for a new fiduciary standard
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2011
SIFMA gives SEC ideas for a new fiduciary standard

Letter details how a universal standard could accommodate brokers

By Doug Cubberley
Mortgage tax break set for the wrecking ball?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2011
Mortgage tax break set for the wrecking ball?

Poll reveals more Americans willing to give up home-loan interest deduction

By Bloomberg
State regulators aren't nuts about souped-up ETFs
ETFS JUL 20, 2011
State regulators aren't nuts about souped-up ETFs

Leveraged and inverse funds over the head of the average investor, NASAA warns; plenty of fees, too

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2011
Gored

The average closing cost on a mortgage jumped from around $3,600 to more than $4,000 this year. It's even more expensive in these ten states.

By John Goff
Workers more likely to retire after strong market performance
RIA NEWS JUL 19, 2011
Workers more likely to retire after strong market performance

Workers are more likely to retire after a period of strong equity returns, but they may be leaving the workplace at a time when their nest eggs are at the most risk.

By Darla Mercado
Boomers not interested in rocking chair retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2011
Boomers not interested in rocking chair retirement

Younger boomers more optimistic about their finances but acknowledge that they will have to work some in retirement

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2011
Advisers: Preparing clients for the worst on taxes

Financial advisers are fairly clear about what is in store for their clients: taxes that are unlikely to go down and may rise.

By Andrew Osterland