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Floating-rate funds taking off
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2011
Floating-rate funds taking off

Investors piling into bank loan mutual funds; inflation protection the lure

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2011
And you think your kid's private school is expensive

Tuition at Leysin American School in the Swiss Alps is $72K a year, but at least the skiing's good

By Bloomberg
RIAS JUN 06, 2011
Rockefeller snags ex-Goldman exec as new CEO

Ten months after the death of its former chief executive, wealth management firm Rockefeller Financial today hired Reuben Jeffery III, a former government official and Goldman Sachs' executive, as its chief executive.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2011
Family offices fret over Dodd-Frank disclosures

The financial-reform law is threatening the privacy of some of America's richest families.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2011
ASPPA: Funds lost to retirement plan tax breaks overstated

Federal revenue losses due to tax breaks for retirement savings plans are being greatly exaggerated, according to a group that is urging Congress not to eliminate so-called retirement tax expenditures

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS JUN 05, 2011
Look beyond cloud's silver lining

System failures in recent weeks involving such companies as Amazon.com Inc. and Sony Corp. have cast doubts on the security and reliability of cloud computing, and should put financial advisers on high alert

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2011
Omni present no longer: Firm latest B-D to close

Another small, independent broker-dealer that faces mounting legal claims is exiting the business, this time after selling real estate deals by a bankrupt syndicator.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2011
Advisers are ahead of the game on DOL rule compliance

Instead of standing on the sidelines waiting for a number of long-awaited Labor Department rules to take effect, advisers are figuring out how things will change and are wasting no time as they gear up

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 05, 2011
Pay-to-play 'death penalty' scaring the life out of advisers

New regulations aimed at ending the cozy relationship between government and those who advise the government on investment matters sound good on first blush. But as firms have discovered, the devil's in the details.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
This crossword puzzle writer and poker champ generating 20% returns
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 03, 2011
This crossword puzzle writer and poker champ generating 20% returns

Peter Muller founded Morgan Stanley's successful PDT quant unit; dubbed 'brilliant' by Clifford Asness

By John Goff
Scruggs' fund does well when investors are flat-out spooked
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 03, 2011
Scruggs' fund does well when investors are flat-out spooked

Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund shines during turbulent markets; sitting on plenty of cash right now

By Jeff Benjamin
Berkowitz, Heebner and Miller in tight battle — for last place
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 03, 2011
Berkowitz, Heebner and Miller in tight battle — for last place

Three famed stock-pickers having a dismal year so far, with big bets crapping out; stil time to be right, however

By John Goff
LPL not looking to do blockbuster deals, says company CFO
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 03, 2011
LPL not looking to do blockbuster deals, says company CFO

Moore says niche deals more likely; Securities America, Investors Capital currently on the block

By Bruce Kelly
BondView to run the rule over muni bond funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2011
BondView to run the rule over muni bond funds

Muni bond transparency isn't very transparent. Indeed, making sense of muni bond funds can be an exercise in frustration. Now, a new rating system may clear things up a bit.

By Jessica Toonkel
Don't sweat the correction, says Blackstone's Byron Wien
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 03, 2011
Don't sweat the correction, says Blackstone's Byron Wien

<i>Investors are getting nervous.</i> Hiring data is not good. Europe's a problem again. Portfolio managers are predicting a sizable drop in the market -- a downturn that may have officially commenced with Wednesday's sell-off of large caps. But Blackstone's Byron Wien doesn't seem chuffed. In fact, he says the next few months should present a tremendous opportunity for astute stock pickers.

By John Goff
Annuity fees a turnoff for clients and advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2011
Annuity fees a turnoff for clients and advisers

Products are 'difficult to assess,' commission-based distribution seen as a problem

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Fiduciary duty skepticism crosses the aisle
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2011
Fiduciary duty skepticism crosses the aisle

Although Capitol Hill Republicans have received the most attention for trying to halt work on fiduciary duty regulations, Democrats have also expressed skepticism over the issue.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2011
Fiduciary advocates make push for new rules

Advocates for imposing a universal fiduciary duty on anyone providing retail investment advice are stepping up their campaign to urge the SEC to move forward with a rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Handful of broker-dealers holding back fiduciary rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2011
Handful of broker-dealers holding back fiduciary rule

One of the strongest advocates for imposing a universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice is urging a congressional committee to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to move forward with such a rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC eyes opening up private placements to more of the public
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2011
SEC eyes opening up private placements to more of the public

Commission considering making it easier for investors to get in on Reg D offerings

By Liz Skinner