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RIAS JUL 15, 2012
Custodians add online services

By Janowski Davis
RIAS JUL 15, 2012
Making way for breakaways

By DJAMIESON
RIAS JUL 15, 2012
A lack of interest

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS JUL 15, 2012
Go global, young man

By AOSTERLAND
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2012
Wall Street banks' next fight may be with their own employees

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2012
Life insurance plays essential role in planning Obama isn't a victim of the economic situation

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2012
DC playing chicken at edge of fiscal cliff

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2012
FSI takes DOL's Borzi to the mat

By Darla Mercado
OPINION JUL 15, 2012
Beware of style drift in mutual funds

Too much style drift is a strong indication that a fund's manager, or managers, have veered away from a fund's stated investment objective.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2012
Suitability rule seen unsuitable for 'hold' orders

By Darla Mercado
BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2012
NFP back to buying practices with purchase of Fusion

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2012
The largest clearing firms for broker-dealers

Ranked by number of B-D clients

By mlanche
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 13, 2012
Peregrine founder cops to stealing $100M from clients

Russell Wasendorf Sr. faces up to 50 years for part in commodity brokerage's collapse

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2012
JPMorgan's $4.4B CIO loss drives profit down 9%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the largest U.S. bank, reported a $4.4 billion trading loss in its chief investment office, bigger than analysts estimated, that helped drive second-quarter profit down 9 percent.

By Bloomberg
Debacle at PFGBest is worst nightmare for client
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2012
Debacle at PFGBest is worst nightmare for client

Small Attain Capital struggles to cope with shocking news about Peregrine Financial Group

By AOSTERLAND
Will 'taxmageddon' become a reality? Obama veto should seal the deal
RIAS JUL 13, 2012
Will 'taxmageddon' become a reality? Obama veto should seal the deal

President promises to shoot down bill extending Bush era tax cuts for wealthy; does not augur well for HNW clients

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INsider: PFGBest debacle worst nightmare for client
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2012
INsider: PFGBest debacle worst nightmare for client

Small Attain Capital struggles to cope with the shocking news coming out of Cedar Falls, Iowa (pictured). Says one executive: 'We have a lot of anger and frustration about this.'

By AOSTERLAND
Most annuity holders will duck Obamacare's tax goose
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 13, 2012
Most annuity holders will duck Obamacare's tax goose

Few make enough money to be hit by 3.8% surcharge; did insurers cry wolf?

By Darla Mercado
Advisers giving it the old college try in plugging 529s
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2012
Advisers giving it the old college try in plugging 529s

Size of new adviser-sold accounts now considerably larger than direct-sold accounts; all part of a 'holistic financial plan'

By Liz Skinner
Student-loan holders hazed by private-debt collectors, critics charge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2012
Student-loan holders hazed by private-debt collectors, critics charge

Generated $1B in commissions in first nine months of 2011; 'power that would make a mobster envious'

By John Goff