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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2010
Role of CCOs for mutual funds may be recast

By David Hoffman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2010
Medicare tax may apply to investment income

President Barack Obama's health plan proposal would extend Medicare taxes to the investment income of higher-earning households.

By Dan Jamieson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 02, 2010
Goldman Sachs goes after ex-reps for 'pirating' clients

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is suing seven former employees of its private-wealth-management division who joined Credit Suisse Group AG for “pirating” the bank's clients and reps.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2010
Chicago money management exec pleads guilty to $24M fraud

The former head of a Chicago asset management company pleaded guilty Wednesday to fleecing six union pension funds of $24 million and spending much of the money on jewelry, gambling and renovation of his strip club.

By Associated Press
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2010
Inside Warren Buffett's personal portfolio: The skinny on the Omaha Oracle's dividend strategies

Warren Buffett earns millions of dollars of dividend income every quarter even though Berkshire Hathaway Inc., his insurance and investment company, has never made a payout.

By Bloomberg
Finra top cop Susan Merrill departing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Finra top cop Susan Merrill departing

Enforcement director follows Robert Errico out the door at industry watchdog

By InvestmentNews Staff
Bill Gross: How a global debt crisis trickles down to investors
OPINION MAR 01, 2010
Bill Gross: How a global debt crisis trickles down to investors

Can you solve a global debt crisis by issuing more debt?

By Bill Gross
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Fed second-in-command David Kohn to leave Fed in June

Donald Kohn, the second-highest ranking official at the Federal Reserve, announced Monday that he will leave at the end of June, giving President Barack Obama a chance to put a bigger imprint on the central bank.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Court ruling seen soon on suit charging Finra misled members

The fate of a lawsuit brought by two brokerage firms against NASD over its 2007 merger with the New York Stock Exchange's regulatory unit could be decided this month.

By Dan Jamieson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 28, 2010
HighTower chief blasts lift-out suit from MSSB

HighTower Advisors LLC chief Elliot Weissbluth last week shrugged off a “lift-out” lawsuit filed against the firm last month by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, calling it baseless.

By Hilary Johnson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2010
Financial advisers bullish on 529 plans

Nearly 90% of financial advisers who took part in a recent survey said that they recommend Section 529 college savings plans to their clients.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 28, 2010
Morgan Keegan's legal fees are piling up

Facing intense pressure from securities regulators and investors, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc.'s legal fees have skyrocketed during the past two years to $251 million, leaving some industry observers shocked.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS FEB 28, 2010
Advisers look for ways to squeeze money from their tech budgets

Many financial advisers who attended the Technology Tools for Today conference last week are looking to squeeze as much money as they can from their precious technology budgets.

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2010
Brokers push to put annuities into planning framework

In an attempt to pull further away from the transactional nature of annuity sales, brokerage executives are using tools to help their financial advisers fit product sales into a planning context.

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME FEB 26, 2010
Does Citizens United ruling spell the end for pay-to-play laws? Attorneys disagree

The recent Supreme Court decision makes pay-to-play regulations unconstitutional — or at least, that's the take of one securities attorney. Others don't see it that way.

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2010
The 150%-return investment vehicle? Your 401(k)

If you had money in the stock market over the past decade, you probably agree that it was one bumpy experience. It might lead you to think your retirement account didn't fare too well. A new study by Fidelity Investments shows consistent contributions and staying in the market paid off for many, but the gain was due more to a commitment to saving than stellar market performance.

By Associated Press
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2010
New 401(k) advice rules expected by end of this month

The Labor Department by the end of the month is likely to issue new rules governing investment advice given to 401(k) plan participants, Assistant Labor Secretary Phyllis Borzi said last week.

By Sara Hansard
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2010
SEC appeals case against former Amex chief

The Securities and Exchange Commission is appealing a ruling that prevents it from sanctioning former officials of self-regulatory organizations.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2010
So what do advisers really think about 529 plans?

The financial crisis took a toll on 529 college savings plans, but plan participants are for the most part staying put and looking to the future, according to the results of an exclusive InvestmentNews survey, conducted for and presented today at the College Savings Foundation conference.

By Hilary Johnson
FINTECH FEB 25, 2010
Indian national admits to hacking TD Ameritrade, other online brokerages

An Indian man has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to access online brokerage accounts to jack up stock prices and reap thousands of dollars in illegal profits.

By Associated Press