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WIREHOUSES NOV 12, 2013
UBS adds to Southern California push with $500 million adviser

Firm's crop of recent hires for its wealth management unit have managed more than $5.2 billion.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH NOV 12, 2013
Should advisers upgrade to the new iPhone?

With all the buzz surrounding Apple's introduction of two new iPhones, <i>InvestmentNews</i> polled its panel of tech experts to find out if advisers should buy it. Here's what they said.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2013
Low interest rates threaten universal life insurance policies

Universal life policies sold in the '80s and '90s are at risk of lapsing, causing problems for clients and advisers.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH NOV 11, 2013
ProTracker Cloud goes mobile with open-source SugarCRM

Sugar surpasses Salesforce in allowing for an adviser-tailored platform, says ProTracker's Mackensen.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH NOV 11, 2013
JPMorgan to consider chat-room ban amid regulatory scrutiny

The largest U.S. bank by assets is weighing whether to ban traders from using electronic chat rooms to communicate with peers at other firms as the forums draw scrutiny from global regulators.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2013
When working longer is the best option

Preparedness may mean staying on the job, but burned-out clients need an incentive.

By Jamie Patrick Hopkins and David Littell
FINTECH NOV 11, 2013
New apps help improve adviser efficiency

Fidelity, FileThis apps help increase data accessibility for advisers

By Bill Winterberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 10, 2013
Portability election emerges as new locus of estate planning

Despite a permanent tax exemption, investors of all sizes have issues to consider

By Darla Mercado
OPINION NOV 10, 2013
All veterans have made sacrifices

If you are looking for military veterans to thank for their service on Veteran's Day, chances are you won't have to look far.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION NOV 10, 2013
New talent abounds at InvestmentNews

By MFXFeeder
OPINION NOV 10, 2013
Twitter IPO: Smart money on the sidelines

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH NOV 10, 2013
Technology and social media at IBDs

By Andrew Leigh
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2013
Broker-dealers reach out to veterans

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH NOV 08, 2013
Total Rebalance Expert acquires PowerAdvisor's portfolio management software

Total Rebalance Expert on Friday announced the acquisition of PowerAdvisor's portfolio management software suite from Cornerstone Revolutions. The combination of Total Rebalance's portfolio rebalancing platform with PowerAdvisor's system will create a complete portfolio management solution for registered investment advisers, Total Rebalance chief executive Sheryl Rowling said.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2013
MassMutual employees file suit against employer over management of 401(k)

The complaint alleges self-dealing, excessive fees in managing the $1 billion plan.

By James Comtois
EQUITIES NOV 07, 2013
Twitter IPO: Money left on the table, but that's OK

Shares of Twitter surged 73% in their debut, the biggest IPO opening pop since 2007. Part of that was by design as management and bankers took the lessons of Facebook's botched IPO to heart. What's in store for the stock now?

By Gregory Crawford
FINTECH NOV 07, 2013
Message from a T3 newbie

Even the most seasoned veterans of the T3 technology conference can feel swamped with information after a full day of thought-provoking interactions.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2013
Obama threatens to veto bill to delay DOL fiduciary-duty rule for retirement accounts

President Barack Obama has threatened to veto a bill that would halt -- or possibly kill -- a Labor Department regulation designed to strengthen investment advice standards for retirement plans. The bill would prohibit the DOL from proposing its regulation until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission has finalized a similar rule to raise standards for brokers providing retail investment advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 07, 2013
SAC to close London office, cuts 6 U.S. money managers

SAC Capital Advisors plans to shut down its London office as the $14 billion hedge-fund firm founded by Steven A. Cohen scales back in the face of insider-trading allegations by U.S. prosecutors

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 07, 2013
SIFMA squares off with SEC advisory group over fiduciary standard

&#8220;The proposal would completely foreclose broker-dealers from the retirement-planning and investment-planning businesses &#8212; businesses in which broker-dealers have served clients for many decades,&#8221; wrote Kevin Carroll, SIFMA's managing director and associate general counsel.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.