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Reverse Spin: Spitzer, Donaldson turf war heats up
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2003
Reverse Spin: Spitzer, Donaldson turf war heats up

New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer isn't just getting scandal-plagued mutual fund companies to cry uncle. He is going for their wallets, too.

By Rick Miller
Opponents say stock options would be prohibitively costly
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 15, 2003
Opponents say stock options would be prohibitively costly

A bipartisan group of senators has offered compromise legislation that would require publicly traded companies to include in expense statements stock options for their top employees.

By Sara Hansard
Tax Watch: IRS helps taxpayers recoup 'gratuity' benefits
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 08, 2003
Tax Watch: IRS helps taxpayers recoup 'gratuity' benefits

The Internal Revenue Service is already helping taxpayers use a new tax law providing income exclusions for death benefit payments and certain home sales.

By Mark Battersby
New trend a reaction to federal rulings: Mutual funds that hedge edging into VA market
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 08, 2003
New trend a reaction to federal rulings: Mutual funds that hedge edging into VA market

Mutual funds that use hedging strategies are finding their way into variable-annuity subaccounts - a move some expect will snowball in the coming year.

By Rick Miller
OPINION OCT 06, 2003
Monday Morning: Generation Y has money, needs advice

By Jim Pavia
BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2003
Linsco makes a move to other side of ledger

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 01, 2003
It's time to overhaul SEC's fine-collecting

By Investment News Team
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 18, 2003
Profiling Top 25 401(k) managers

By Investment News Team
Brother, can you spare a decimal point?
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2003
Brother, can you spare a decimal point?

Some of Wall Street's most powerful firms, reeling from steep drops in stock-trading profits, are urging regulators to help them make more money.

By Aaron Elstein
OPINION MAY 12, 2003
High-yield bonds make big comeback, but rally may be spent

It is one of those rare moments in Leon Wagner's 26 years on Wall Street. Virtually every investment he has made recently has gone up - a lot.

By Aaron Elstein
RIAS APR 21, 2003
Secondary offering creates adviser power bloc

By Brooke Southall
Deferred compensation could be next casualty, advisers fear
OPINION APR 07, 2003
Deferred compensation could be next casualty, advisers fear

By Sara Hansard
Monday Morning: Our role in a rapidly changing industry
OPINION MAR 10, 2003
Monday Morning: Our role in a rapidly changing industry

By Keith Girard
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2003
Wall Streeters slammed for poaching

After losing a number of brokers to big boys on Wall Street, David Lerner went to the mat on two arbitration cases.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION FEB 10, 2003
Five things to ask annuity providers

By Eric Henderson
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 02, 2002
Reverse Spin: Consumers shop their troubles away

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 26, 2002
Short Interests: Brain-drained broker must pay piper

When Dain Rauscher Inc. bought Minneapolis neighbor Wessels Arnold & Henderson LLC four years ago, it thought it also was snagging all the top executives of the investment bank, known for its technology deals.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2002
The UGMA truth: 529s usually better for college savings

Experts say investors can loosen the binds of their restrictive UGMA or UTMA accounts and get into a 529 — with a few caveats.

By David Hoffman
Equity managers keeping gunpowder dry
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2002
Equity managers keeping gunpowder dry

Cash positions in some equity portfolios are rising as cautious portfolio managers are put off by the poor economy.

By Dave Kovaleski
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2002
Fast Track: GoldK, out to tap adviser vein, hires a veteran from Putnam

By Jeff Benjamin