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Putnam CEO calls for new regulator to oversee lifetime-income products
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2012
Putnam CEO calls for new regulator to oversee lifetime-income products

Putnam Investments ceo Bob Reynolds today called for the establishment of a regulatory body to approve lifetime-income products.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2012
Oklahoma State U., T. Boone Pickens tangle with Lincoln National

Oklahoma State University's athletic fund and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. are embroiled in a legal flap over a failed charitable-insurance-funding plan.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 13, 2012
More colleges are looking to life insurance for donations

WASHINGTON — Those involved in setting up insurance policies to benefit charities say that their plans differ from the controversial “investor owned” life insurance pitched by Barry Kaye.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 12, 2012
SEC tires of shell game, halts trading in 379 micro-caps

Commission targets shell companin in bid to curb pump-and-dump schemes

By John Goff
All's not well for execs who sold First Allied
BROKER DEALERS MAR 12, 2012
All's not well for execs who sold First Allied

Chairman and CEO of Advanced Equities told they're under investigation by the SEC; sold B-D last year

By Lynne Marek
WIREHOUSES MAR 12, 2012
Lawyer sees pickup in breakaway business

By Lavonne Kuykendall
SEC commissioner, deputy director in public flap over private funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 12, 2012
SEC commissioner, deputy director in public flap over private funds

Gallagher says some larger funds should not be subject to new registration rule; Plaze says exemptions will be rare

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Girl's best friend now available in an ETF
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 12, 2012
Girl's best friend now available in an ETF

IndexIQ plans to release the industry's first physically backed diamond exchange-traded fund; pricing could be tricky

By Jason Kephart
Charles Goldman tells indie advisers: 'Wind is at your backs'
RIAS MAR 12, 2012
Charles Goldman tells indie advisers: 'Wind is at your backs'

Plenty of business for the taking, says ex-head of Schwab Advisor Services; 'a lot of meat on the bone'

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 12, 2012
Reforms would hurt money funds, critics charge

By Bloomberg
Gross vs. Buffett: Who's right about Treasuries?
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 12, 2012
Gross vs. Buffett: Who's right about Treasuries?

Pimco bond king loading up on Uncle Sam's debt; the Oracle says steer clear

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 12, 2012
So how much did First Allied go for?

Recent filing would seem to indicate acquirer paid at least $43M for the indie B-D

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Tyco chief Dennis Kozlowski now advising nonprofit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 11, 2012
Ex-Tyco chief Dennis Kozlowski now advising nonprofit

Convicted in 2005 of looting Tyco International, Dennis Kozlowski now participates in a work-release program where he works as a financial consultant for a non-profit organization that helps ex-convicts.

By Doug Cubberley
Citigroup-SEC trial is delayed by federal appeals court
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 11, 2012
Citigroup-SEC trial is delayed by federal appeals court

Citigroup Inc. and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in the trial of a lawsuit the agency brought against the bank while an appeals court considers a judge's refusal to approve their $285 million settlement.

By Doug Cubberley
OPINION MAR 11, 2012
Gathering information to improve service

By Kristin Andree
RIAS MAR 11, 2012
Viva Puerto Rico

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2012
Worried about retirement

By Muneeza Iqbal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2012
Small biz retirement plan would OK asset pools

By Liz Skinner
Tech events held by T3,  FPA Business Solutions redundant
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2012
Tech events held by T3, FPA Business Solutions redundant

Having attended the Technology Tools for Today and FPA Business Solutions conferences for several years, and served on the latter's business task force for the past four, I have come to the conclusion that the two events overlap.

By Davis D. Janowksi
IRS on a rampage as nearly one in three HNW individuals audited
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2012
IRS on a rampage as nearly one in three HNW individuals audited

Swat team created in 2009 to target wealthy filers seeing planty of action

By John Goff