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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2010
Broker recruiting gets 'rational'

Big brokerage firms appear to have taken a break from their costly musical-chairs game of broker recruitment, according to executives and headhunters.

By Jed Horowitz and Hilary Johnson
OPINION MAY 27, 2010
Fleeing the Wirehouse: Will the Big firms be able to change to meet the challenge?

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAY 27, 2010
Wirehouse Advisor: Do you have it in you to “breakaway”?

Take the time to figure it out!

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2010
And off to jail they go: Disney duo arrested for attempted insider trading

Hedge fund managers in the U.S. and Europe did a good turn for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and helped uncover an attempt at insider trading involving an employee of Walt Disney & Co.

By Hilary Johnson
Estate sale: What $55M will buy you
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2010
Estate sale: What $55M will buy you

For decades, "The Oaks" was the oceanside playground of the Barrons and the Bancrofts, heirs to the Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal fortunes. Today, the 20,000-square-foot mansion with 45 rooms and surrounding properties went on sale for $55 million.

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2010
Finra's Ketchum: 'Shock absorbers' are a must

The U.S. brokerage industry's top regulator, responding to yesterday's market plunge, said Wall Street needs to be more vigilant in halting stock bids during periods of cascading share prices

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAY 26, 2010
Morgan Stanley quant manager cleans house at poker night

Peter Muller, who founded and leads Morgan Stanley's quantitative investment unit, bested 104 players last week to win the annual Wall Street Poker Night.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2010
BNY Mellon closing nine wealth management branches

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is closing nine of its wealth management branches in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, the company confirmed today.

By Hilary Johnson
Barclays Wealth keeps hiring, snags team from Neuberger Berman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2010
Barclays Wealth keeps hiring, snags team from Neuberger Berman

Barclays Wealth, the $241 billion wealth management unit of Barclays Bank PLC, has snapped up a team of advisers from Neuberger Berman LLC, the company announced Wednesday.

By Hilary Johnson
FINTECH MAY 25, 2010
Backup and archiving suggestions for small broker-dealers

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2010
Wealthy feeling more confident about their investments

The affluent are feeling as confident now about the economy and their investments as they did in December 2007

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2010
Advisers short on long-term-care advice: Survey

Despite a deafening silence from advisers on long-term-care planning, most consumers say they want input from a financial professional on LTC

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2010
LTC carriers reeling from low rates, lack of rate hikes

Further complicating matters, the LTC business requires large amounts of capital, which puts added pressure on carriers that issue the policies

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 24, 2010
Advisers count on reform bill to spotlight LTC planning

Clients may not be knocking down the doors to participate in the long-term-care-insurance program created last week by the passage of health care reform, but advisers are optimistic the program's existence will spur more discussion around the benefits of LTC planning.

By Darla Mercado
A 'mechanical' approach to merger arbitrage
OPINION MAY 23, 2010
A 'mechanical' approach to merger arbitrage

There has been a significant increase in merger-related activity as the equity markets have recovered worldwide.

By Salvatore Bruno
FINTECH MAY 23, 2010
Before disaster strikes, test your recovery plan

Fortunately for financial adviser Robert Bolen, the recent floods that inundated Nashville, Tenn., skirted his office in suburban Brentwood.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2010
Lehman Brothers estate sues JPMorgan Chase

The estate alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that JPMorgan forced the now-failed bank to put up collateral that sapped Lehman of cash.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2010
DeWaay lands another top indie rep

Upstart independent broker-dealer DeWaay Financial Network LLC has landed another top independent registered rep.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2010
Don't fall for fake SEC

A group of Internet con artists masquerading as the Securities and Exchange Commission is swindling investors

By Darla Mercado
Behind-the-scenes battle raging in Congress over fiduciary amendment
RIA NEWS MAY 21, 2010
Behind-the-scenes battle raging in Congress over fiduciary amendment

As the Senate this week wades through scores of amendments to legislation on financial regulatory reform, lobbyists are going toe-to-toe over applying a fiduciary standard.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.