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INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2009
National Planning takes on 65 reps and $750M from Main Street

National Planning Corp. Inc. is scooping up the reps and assets of Main Street Securities LLC, which is closing down its broker-dealer operations to join NPC.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION NOV 16, 2009
Watch Out for the Recruiting "Hard Close" at the end of the year!

Branch Managers have quotas to hit: Are they being honest with you about why it is so important for you to join before year-end?

By Danny Sarch
Nicolas Cage slapped with suit from former money manager
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2009
Nicolas Cage slapped with suit from former money manager

Nicolas Cage is being sued by his former business manager, who claims lavish spending, not his advice, is to blame for the actor's financial problems.

By Associated Press
RIAS NOV 15, 2009
Health reform legislation portends higher inflation

Although the Federal Reserve Board remains confident that inflation will remain low, those drafting the health reform legislation in the House of Representatives appear to be betting that it will accelerate in the next few years.

By MFXFeeder
A rosy quarter for assets under management
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2009
A rosy quarter for assets under management

The latest quarter was an enormous relief for many major money managers, which reported gains in assets under management for the three-month period ended in September, though several still saw declines from a year earlier.

By IN Staff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 15, 2009
Bill would require SEC to restrict mandatory arbitration

The Securities and Exchange Commission would be required to issue rules prohibiting or limiting mandatory-arbitration clauses in securities contracts under draft legislation introduced last week by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.

By Sara Hansard
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 15, 2009
New York Life revamps sales team

New York Life Insurance Co. has revamped its sales team to make it easier for its wholesalers to sell an array of products to financial advisers — including annuities, mutual funds and guaranteed-income products.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2009
Legal expenses piling up at Morgan Keegan

Company says legal tab in 2009 equaled 12% of revenue; crashed bond funds to blame

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Earnings reports push stocks higher after slide

Investors pushed back into the stock market a day after a slide as earnings reports boosted confidence about the pace of a recovery in the economy.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2009
Survey: Women prepare kids for college, but leave the financial planning to others

While women take the lead role in households in preparing children for college academically, many still leave the financial planning process in the hands of their spouses, according to a survey released this week by OppenheimerFunds Inc.

By Hilary Johnson
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
U.S. Bank slapped with suit over $30M in investment losses

Woodmen of the World wants U.S. Bank to pay nearly $30 million for investing some of the insurer's assets in risky mortgage-backed securities that plummeted in value instead of the conservative investments the bank promised.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Bull Path's Kaimowitz: Valuations will get squeezed

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 13, 2009
Sales of NY Life policies grow at record pace

New York Life Insurance Co.'s life insurance sales broke records over the first nine months of 2009, the insurer reported today.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Stocks rise Friday on retailers' earnings news; Dow up 2.5% for the week

Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market one day after a big drop.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Fidelity rolls out investment program aimed at RIAs

Fidelity Investments, in a move to attract and retain registered investment advisers and independent-broker-dealer clients, has introduced a program it says offers advisers access to market analysis and industry insights.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Higher oil prices seen threatening global recovery

Rising oil prices could imperil a modest increase in crude demand and the recovery of the global economy, the International Energy Agency said Thursday as it raised its outlook for oil demand this year.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Jobless claims fall more than expected to 502K

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers.

By Associated Press
OPINION NOV 12, 2009
The Merrill Lynch Footprint

Former Merrill senior executives are in high demand

By Danny Sarch
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2009
Stocks rise on news of improving job market

Stocks turned higher after an early stumble Thursday as news of an improving job market stirred hopes of an improvement in the economy.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2009
Caterpillar settlement could make 401(k) advisers vulnerable to lawsuits over fees

Caterpillar Inc.'s announcement last week that it has reached a tentative settlement over the fees it charged its 401(k) plan participants may be bad news for plan sponsors, their advisers and mutual fund companies.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez