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Goldman Sachs to pay $550M to settle civil fraud charges
WIREHOUSES JUL 25, 2010
Goldman Sachs to pay $550M to settle civil fraud charges

Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that accused the Wall Street giant of misleading buyers of mortgage-related investments.

By Mark Bruno
OPINION JUL 23, 2010
Catch a rising star with four stocks on the move

By John Dorfman
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 23, 2010
Finra probing Morgan Stanley, others over CDO sales: Source

A securities industry regulator investigating abuses in mortgage-linked investments has focused on the activities of Morgan Stanley, Barclays PLC and Credit Suisse Group AG, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

By Bloomberg
SEC plans to revamp 12(b)-1 fees
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2010
SEC plans to revamp 12(b)-1 fees

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed eliminating the 12(b)-1 label, instead requiring fund firms to disclose 'marketing and service fees.' Those charges would be capped at 25 basis points.

By Jessica Toonkel
Seven reasons we won't see a double dip
OPINION JUL 22, 2010
Seven reasons we won't see a double dip

It seems these days that half the headlines in the financial media fear a double-dip recession, as do half the conversations on Wall Street.

By Milton Ezrati
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2010
Finra fines nearly doubled in '09

Review reveals internal marketing materials drew regulator's attention; this year, sales to seniors, private placements on the radar

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2010
Penson buys Ridge clearing business for $35 million

The deal adds about 100 Ridge clients to Penson's base of 297 brokerage firms, making it the second largest correspondent clearing firm in the securities industry.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2010
What LPL's IPO reveals about indie broker-dealers

When it comes to controlling client assets, LPL Investment Holdings Inc.'s recent IPO registration offers clear proof that the remaining four wirehouse broker-dealers still dwarf the more diverse galaxy of independent broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL's Mark Casady: Five more years
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2010
LPL's Mark Casady: Five more years

LPL Investment Holdings Inc. today said it has sealed the deal with the executive who has overseen the company's growth and its march to an IPO.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2010
Finra targets selling-away cases

Selling away is one area where Finra is likely to bring more cases, said Jim Shorris, executive director of enforcement at the regulator

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2010
Incite: Squawk Box Six cheated in court, deserve to be heard

How could a jury convict three ex-traders for selling, and three former executives of a day-trading firm for buying, real-time access to the firm's internal intercoms?

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2010
SEC set to approve new ADV Part 2

A full decade after first proposing to revamp form ADV Part 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission is set to approve revisions to this key disclosure document this week

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2010
Reform bill fixes 'fundamental flaws' of system: Obama official

Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin said the reforms would ensure that markets are “creative, competitive … and far less prone to panic and collapse.”

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2010
Congress sends Obama Wall Street reform bill

Congress sent the Dodd-Frank legislation to President Barack Obama Thursday.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2010
SEC to tackle fiduciary issue right off the bat, says official

'We expect to move forward quickly,' says Robert Cook, director of the division of trading and markets'; single standard of care ahead?

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUL 21, 2010
Recruiting wars at the wirehouses: Mid-year review

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JUL 20, 2010
Silver Bridge to buy advisory firm with $400M in assets

Officials for Silver Bridge Advisors LLC said today they to plan to purchase a San Francisco-area investment adviser, adding that their firm has created a separate entity to better market itself to wealthy families and family offices.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 20, 2010
Reform becomes law as questions abound

The sweeping financial-regulatory-reform legislation that President Barack Obama will sign this week represents anything but closure for Wall Street.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2010
Advisers weighing Goldman's push into 401(k) market

Goldman Sachs Asset Management's effort to expand its small defined-contribution business by offering custom target date funds has caught the attention of advisers.

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 19, 2010
Advisers on the Move: $700M ING team moves to Triad

Gitterman & Associates, a 10-person team in Georgia, has found a new home.

By Mark Bruno