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FINTECH MAR 17, 2013
Tales from T3: What jumped out

New interfaces designed for Windows 8 and RT look like winners

By Janowski Davis
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Insurers tweaking fees, not products, in variable annuity world

Insurers didn't seem overly interested in tweaking their VA offerings in 4Q. Instead, they tinkered with the fees.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Pru fee hike another nail in VA coffin

Advisers now questioning value proposition for products

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH MAR 17, 2013
Cheap stocking stuffers for business users of the iPad

By Janowski Davis
EQUITIES MAR 15, 2013
The Takeaway: Senate whales on JPMorgan, mostly for fun

By Joshua Brown
FINTECH MAR 15, 2013
Five things to know about social-media compliance

For rookies of social-media compliance, here are five things that provide a solid base of knowledge.

By Amy McIlwain
FINTECH MAR 15, 2013
A social-media-sharing guide for financial advisers

It is important to be strategic about social-media sharing and map out a plan that is consistent with an adviser's goals

By Stephanie Sammons
FINTECH MAR 14, 2013
Advent's dreams of putting itself on the block on the shelf, for now

CEO says current biz strategy best way to maximize shareholder value.

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 13, 2013
MSRB seeks to follow Finra on investment suitability rules

Tracking investment strategies remains a focus.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2013
Factoring a child's benefit into a claiming strategy

By MFXFeeder
Fiduciary standard may be on hold, but it remains a hot-button issue
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 13, 2013
Fiduciary standard may be on hold, but it remains a hot-button issue

A panel discussion at TD Ameritrade Inc.'s fall regional conference on Tuesday drew heated discussions.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 12, 2013
Framed? Fugitive hedge fund manager arrested at art gallery

On the lam for five years, fugitive hedge fund manager Florian Wilhelm Jurgen Homm was busted at the Gallery of the Uffizi in Florence.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 12, 2013
Real estate maven Tony Thompson falls on hard times

By Bruce Kelly
Ghost of Smith Barney? Brokerage fuels big 4Q for Morgan Stanley
WIREHOUSES MAR 12, 2013
Ghost of Smith Barney? Brokerage fuels big 4Q for Morgan Stanley

Company booked $550M profit in quarter; wealth management unit leads the way

By John Goff
MS Wealth Management vaults past margin target
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2013
MS Wealth Management vaults past margin target

Unit ahead of schedule, records 17% pretax margin in fourth quarter; 'let's not get too wound up.'

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2013
Mining company bankruptcy the canary in coal mine for pensioners

Promised health care benefits for 10,000 on the cutting block; 'rug pulled out from under you'.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 11, 2013
SEC idea for harmonization a 'disaster' for advisers, says industry advocate

The Securities and Exchange Commission may move ahead with "harmonization" of broker and investment-adviser rules before deciding whether to propse a rule that would raise investment-advice standards for brokers. That is creating concern in the adviser community.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2013
Senator pushes SEC's Walter on fiduciary rule

New Senate banking committee leader says uniform fiduciary duty should be a priority.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2013
Clients trust advisers; advisory firms, not so much

Study finds some confusion over fiduciary duty vs. suitability.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAR 11, 2013
Software is a key to document management

Selecting the right software to work in conjunction with your scanner is key because it helps organize, index and store all those files that have been created.

By Davis Janowski