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Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys
RIAS MAR 07, 2011
Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys

Wells Fargo & Co. may expand by taking over non-bank companies, including wealth-management or insurance businesses, chief executive officer John Stumpf said.

By Mark Bruno
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Morgan Stanley brokerage to drop 'Smith Barney' name?

According to a <a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110307-711582.html>report this afternoon from Dow Jones, executives at Morgan Stanley are weighing a name change at the industry's largest retail brokerage operation.

By Mark Bruno
Oil at $200 a barrel by May? Options traders raising their bets
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Oil at $200 a barrel by May? Options traders raising their bets

By John Goff
Libya turmoil 'stagflationary': Pimco's El-Erian
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Libya turmoil 'stagflationary': Pimco's El-Erian

The spread of political turmoil to Libya will add &#8220;stagflationary winds&#8221; to the global economy, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co.

By Mark Bruno
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 07, 2011
Stocks of smaller banks likely to come up big

With megabanks besieged by regulators and facing a public backlash over the 2008 credit crisis, portfolio managers increasingly are looking at smaller banks as a value play in the financial services sector

By Jessica Toonkel
Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps

Registered rep and financial planner Bill Carter was sitting in his office with two clients when he noticed the sound of ambulance sirens drawing closer.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAR 06, 2011
Wilmington Trust sues former HNW team in move to Citi

Wilmington Trust Co., the Delaware bank founded by the du Pont family and being bought by M&amp;T Bank Corp., sued three former company vice presidents who defected to Citigroup Inc., allegedly with proprietary data.

By Mark Bruno
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 06, 2011
Two notable exits at Fidelity

By Jessica Toonkel
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2011
Enforcement activity spiked in 2010

Disciplinary actions brought by Finra grew 13% last year to 1,310, from 1,158 in 2009, according to a study

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2011
Climate-related investing continues to heat up

Institutional investors are beginning to incorporate climate change risk factors into their asset allocation processes, and leading funds are contemplating a bevy of environmentally friendly investments

By Drew Carter
RIAS MAR 06, 2011
Muni bond regs need an overhaul

Mounting worries about state and local governments' growing budget deficits have transformed the municipal bond market from a sleepy safe haven for conservative investors into a rowdy roadhouse for intrepid investors

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2011
Finra won't discipline Schwab over ARS sales

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. won't be taking enforcement action against The Charles Schwab Corp. for the sale of auction rate securities

By Dan Jamieson
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 06, 2011
New York's broker pay disclosure law not retroactive, court says

Insurance brokers don't have to disclose incentive arrangements with insurers that were entered into before New York state's disclosure regulation took effect Jan. 1, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled

By Mark A. Hofmann
OPINION MAR 06, 2011
Not delivering on your promises is costly

&#8220;Well done is better than well said,&#8221; was Benjamin Franklin's wisdom on accountability

By Blaine F. Aikin
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2011
Economy's 'Dr. Doom' looks to bright side

Nouriel Roubini, one of the few people to predict the collapse of 2008, long ago morphed from respected economist to global celebrity

By Aaron Elstein
ETFS MAR 06, 2011
Guggenheim said to eye Claymore and Rydex combo

Guggenheim Partners LLC is in talks about combining its former Claymore Group Inc. exchange-traded-fund business with its Rydex SGI business, according to people familiar with the situation

By Jessica Toonkel
RIAS MAR 06, 2011
Schwab builds branch networks using RIAs

By Dan Jamieson
Krawcheck to Merrill brokers: No 'garden leave' for you
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2011
Krawcheck to Merrill brokers: No 'garden leave' for you

Sallie Krawcheck, head of Bank of America Corp.'s wealth management division, sternly told Merrill Lynch financial advisers that a new &#8220;garden leave&#8221; policy doesn't apply to them, despite recent speculation

By Mark Bruno
The new Top RIAs
RIAS MAR 04, 2011
The new Top RIAs

Who are the RIA Giants? Which firms were the fastest-growing? Find out in the latest edition of the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Top RIA Rankings.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2011
DOL, industry spar over fund lineups

Does providing a list of options constitute advice?

By Darla Mercado