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INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2010
Dr. Bob: Key themes for 2011

Of all of the 52 weekly market commentaries I do each year, this one's always the most exciting for me. I've been doing these top 10 investment themes off and on for the past 18 years, and this marks my second top 10 commentary with The Hartford.

By Dr. Bob Froehlich
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2010
Finra to collect $4.3M from CDS brokers

Credit-default swaps broker Phoenix Partners Group and brokers who worked at four other firms including Tullett Liberty Inc. and Creditex Group Inc. will pay $4.3 million to settle claims that they attempted to fix fees.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2010
Three 'must-have' conversations with middle-aged clients

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2010
Starr said 'not that much' to theft-size accusation

Kenneth I. Starr replied “not that much” to an investigator who accused him of stealing $30 million, a prosecutor said in court -- a statement the government said it may try to use against the accused investment adviser.

By Mark Bruno
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2010
B-Ds may cut ties with insurers over annuity rules

By Darla Mercado
Gold bubble about to burst, says Oppenheimer's Belski
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 22, 2010
Gold bubble about to burst, says Oppenheimer's Belski

Almost forty years after the U.S. officially abandoned the gold standard and its $35-an-ounce peg, the price of spot gold on Friday reached $1258 an ounce, another record, on Friday.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2010
Why are small broker-dealers disappearing?

The uncertain economy is compounding a long-term problem in the brokerage business: its shrinkage.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 22, 2010
Advisers on the Move: $1M Merrill team bolts to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

James Flynn, Rance Hillier and Merritt Zahner will work out of the Madison, Conn. offices of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

By Mark Bruno
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2010
Insurers cuffed by new annuity suitability rules

Many representatives and agents say the new requirements add to the already complex layers of review required by Finra.

By Bloomberg
SEC sues dead man's estate for $34M Ponzi that targeted federal workers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
SEC sues dead man's estate for $34M Ponzi that targeted federal workers

The government said Friday it obtained a court order to halt an alleged $34 million Ponzi scheme targeting federal employees and law enforcement agents nationwide with promises of safe investments in a nonexistent bond fund.

By Bloomberg
Madoff accomplice free on bail
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
Madoff accomplice free on bail

Frank DiPascali Jr., who pleaded guilty to helping Bernard L. Madoff carry out history's biggest Ponzi scheme, was released on bail.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 21, 2010
No more regs needed for STATs: B-D exec

Stranger-originated annuity transactions have plenty of layers of oversight already, says ValMark Securities' Caleb Callahan

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2010
The middle years: Long-term care

There's no single solution for dealing with such a diverse age group. But in this clip from Digital Adviser2Adviser, we look at three key points to discuss with clients -- including long-term care.

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
SEC accuses adviser, brokerage of fraud

Federal regulators on Monday filed civil fraud charges against an investment adviser and his firm in connection with complex securities tied to mortgages during the housing market bust.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
G-20 signals delay on forcing banks to boost capital

Group of 20 finance chiefs signaled they will delay introducing new rules aimed at forcing banks to raise the quality and quantity of capital they hold to buffer against financial crisis.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 21, 2010
Great bet now? Short IPOs, says Direxion's Schuster

The fund's strategy is designed to be less correlated to the overall equity markets by concentrating on three stages of an IPO.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
Fight for fiduciary standard going down to the wire

The fate of a universal fiduciary standard for brokers and financial advisers hinges on the outcome of House-Senate negotiations over the most dramatic overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Coming soon: More charges against Madoff accomplices
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
Coming soon: More charges against Madoff accomplices

Two people familiar with the probe into Bernard Madoff's massive financial fraud say at least two former employees will face charges in the coming weeks.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
Finra, SEC sued over Bernie Madoff losses

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority were accused of being liable for losses in a Luxembourg fund tied to New York money manager Bernard Madoff.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2010
Prez's fat cat tax won't include fee on banking transactions

President Barack Obama plans to announce a new fee Thursday on the country's biggest financial firms to recover up to $120 billion in taxpayers' money used to prop up corporations during the economic crisis, a senior administration official said.

By John Goff