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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 17, 2007
Schwab unit to acquire Etelligent

Schwab Performance Technologies said last Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Etelligent Consulting Inc., a registered investment advisory technology consulting firm.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION DEC 14, 2007
Little-publicized NUA election is taxpayer-friendly, in some cases

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 14, 2007
Advisers to boost reliance on web tools

Experts cite CRM, document management, web portals, integrated adviser platforms and RSS as areas of expected growth.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 13, 2007
Bush threatens veto of tax bill

The House approved legislation that would shield millions from the AMT by raising taxes on hedge fund managers.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2007
401(k) disclosure bill introduced in Senate

“This bill will shed light on the 401(k) selection process and give Americans more control over their retirement future,” Sen. Tom Harkin said.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 13, 2007
Schwab snaps up RIA tech consulting firm

Schwab Performance Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Etelligent Consulting Inc.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 12, 2007
Cox gives companies SOX reprieve

The SEC wants to give smaller companies more time to comply with section 404, Chairman Christopher Cox said this morning.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 12, 2007
The Hartford buys tech firm

The Hartford announced plans today to acquire TopNoggin, a technology firm based in Powell, Ohio.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2007
401(k) disclosure regs floated

The Department of Labor proposed a new rule for fiduciaries meant to increase fee disclosure in 401(k)s.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 12, 2007
Arbitration bill to cover securities contracts

Legislation "is intended to cover disputes between investors and securities brokers,” Sen. Feingold said.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2007
IRAs outshine defined contribution plans

Assets in individual retirement accounts grew 16.5% in 2006 to a record $4.23 trillion, according to EBRI.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2007
401(k)s not enough for young workers

37% of workers born in 1990 will reach retirement age with no savings in a 401(k)-type account, says a report.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
Compatibility issues vex advisers with Microsoft Vista

Advisers thinking about treating themselves this holiday season to new office PCs running Microsoft Vista should think twice: Only a tiny fraction of an adviser's core professional software is likely to be Microsoft Vista-compatible.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
Northstar rolls out customized wealth suite

NorthStar Systems has rolled out a wealth management platform that includes a suite of services building on the company's many individual offerings.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 10, 2007
UBS, 2 reps hit with rare award on punitive damages

A stunning $4.6 million award against UBS Financial Services Inc. and two of its brokers late last month revealed how irate the arbitrators were with UBS.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
New online tool helps prospect for wealthy clients

Advisers have a new, largely undiscovered and relatively inexpensive online database for prospecting for wealthy clients or for researching the giving habits of those they already have.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 10, 2007
Ameriprise unit loses top rep to First Allied

As Securities America Inc. deals with the sting of losing one of its biggest advisers, the independent broker-dealer continues to tighten its compliance practices and procedures.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION DEC 10, 2007
Let's put a freeze on mortgage rate resets

The prospect of 2 million homeowners seeing their mortgage rates jump over the next two years as adjustable-rate mortgages reset, possibly triggering hundreds of thousands of foreclosures, has forced the government, lenders and the mortgage-servicing companies to focus on the problem.

By Investment News Team
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2007
CPAs for small businesses may offer 401(k) plans

Certified public accountants who serve small businesses are poised to offer 401(k) plans to their clients, said Chandra Bhansali, president of AccountantsWorld LLC, an online company that provides payroll assistance to 110,000 accountants.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 07, 2007
AMT 'patched'; carried tax scuttled

The Senate approved a bill that would prevent 19 million middle-class taxpayers from paying the AMT this year.

By Bloomberg