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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2007
401(k)s not enough for young workers

37% of workers born in 1990 will reach retirement age with no savings in a 401(k)-type account, says a report.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
Compatibility issues vex advisers with Microsoft Vista

Advisers thinking about treating themselves this holiday season to new office PCs running Microsoft Vista should think twice: Only a tiny fraction of an adviser's core professional software is likely to be Microsoft Vista-compatible.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
Northstar rolls out customized wealth suite

NorthStar Systems has rolled out a wealth management platform that includes a suite of services building on the company's many individual offerings.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES DEC 10, 2007
UBS, 2 reps hit with rare award on punitive damages

A stunning $4.6 million award against UBS Financial Services Inc. and two of its brokers late last month revealed how irate the arbitrators were with UBS.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
New online tool helps prospect for wealthy clients

Advisers have a new, largely undiscovered and relatively inexpensive online database for prospecting for wealthy clients or for researching the giving habits of those they already have.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 10, 2007
Ameriprise unit loses top rep to First Allied

As Securities America Inc. deals with the sting of losing one of its biggest advisers, the independent broker-dealer continues to tighten its compliance practices and procedures.

By Bloomberg
OPINION DEC 10, 2007
Let's put a freeze on mortgage rate resets

The prospect of 2 million homeowners seeing their mortgage rates jump over the next two years as adjustable-rate mortgages reset, possibly triggering hundreds of thousands of foreclosures, has forced the government, lenders and the mortgage-servicing companies to focus on the problem.

By Investment News Team
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2007
CPAs for small businesses may offer 401(k) plans

Certified public accountants who serve small businesses are poised to offer 401(k) plans to their clients, said Chandra Bhansali, president of AccountantsWorld LLC, an online company that provides payroll assistance to 110,000 accountants.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 07, 2007
AMT 'patched'; carried tax scuttled

The Senate approved a bill that would prevent 19 million middle-class taxpayers from paying the AMT this year.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 04, 2007
Fiserv finalizes CheckFree acquisition

The technology-solutions provider has completed its $4.4 billion cash acquisition of CheckFree.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 03, 2007
Ex-UBS rep wins $4.6 million award

The rep claimed ex-colleagues spread lies about him, saying that he was headed toward a nervous breakdown.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 03, 2007
Industry IT spending may outpace others'

While spending on technology in the financial-services sector won't reach double-digit growth next year, it's likely to outpace growth in spending by many other big sector groups.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2007
New Form 5500 implementation eats time and money

The unveiling of the revised Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 comes with both relief and trepidation.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES DEC 03, 2007
Morgan Stanley changes pay policies

Morgan Stanley is adjusting some of its pay policies to comply with a wage-and-hour lawsuit it settled last year.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 03, 2007
Raymond James researches VA riders

Raymond James Financial Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., last month rolled out a series of research reports on variable annuity riders designed to help its reps sort through the confusing array of products.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 03, 2007
Man vs. machine

When computers manage the portfolio, the first challenge is often preventing the human brain from getting in the way.

By Bloomberg
OPINION DEC 03, 2007
Time to Start Talking About Estate Taxes

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 03, 2007
S&P has high hopes for MarketScope Advisor

Standard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor is a beautifully designed, intuitive online application that is meant to serve as a financial adviser's central source of real-time stock analysis, equity research, strategic asset allocation guidance and market commentary.

By Bloomberg
OPINION DEC 03, 2007
PPA supports new business models

Investment advisers can thank the 2006 Pension Protection Act for giving them a new opportunity.

By Bloomberg
OPINION DEC 03, 2007
Time for an assault on golden parachutes

It's time for all investors, institutional and individual, to tell boards of directors: "We're mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore!"

By Investment News Team