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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2012
Goble reversal may haunt SEC

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2012
PFGBest's fraud went undetected in two agency reviews

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2012
JHS Capital, ex-broker hit with $1.9M arb award

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
Advisers prefer leaving alts in VAs to others

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
Life insurance guidelines could tie captive agents' hands

By Darla Mercado
OPINION JUL 22, 2012
Planning events to attract millennials

Events that millennials attend with their parents are a great way to let clients serve as a conduit to the next generation

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
ESOPs may help business owner clients retire

By LKUYKENDALL
OPINION JUL 22, 2012
Limiting damage from the Libor scam

Financial advisers have several responsibilities toward their clients as the investigations into possible rate-fixing continue

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH JUL 22, 2012
Document management is key

By Janowski Davis
Morgan Stanley lays an egg
WIREHOUSES JUL 20, 2012
Morgan Stanley lays an egg

Morgan Stanley's earnings were down 50% in 2Q; MSSB's average annual revenue per rep now at $775K

By AOSTERLAND
When it comes to alts in VAs, advisers not DIYers: Jackson National
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2012
When it comes to alts in VAs, advisers not DIYers: Jackson National

Some 40% of new flows are going in Guidance Portfolios, a packaged strategy; 'counter-correlated sleeve'

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 20, 2012
Financial literacy in focus as industry awaits SEC study

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Genworth's Joelson steps down from running $75B portfolio
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2012
Genworth's Joelson steps down from running $75B portfolio

Genworth's chief investment officer Ronald Joelson, who oversees $75 billion in assets, is leaving to join Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance.

By Doug Cubberley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 20, 2012
1,600 Woodbury reps await fate after Hartford purge

By Bruce Kelly
Finra critic loses appeal of disciplinary case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 20, 2012
Finra critic loses appeal of disciplinary case

Finra critic John Busacca has lost a court appeal of a disciplinary case that the regulator brought against him in 2006.

By Dan Jamieson
WIREHOUSES JUL 19, 2012
Lost his marbles? Police say UBS adviser shot out 70 windows with slingshot and aggies

But according to police in Beverly Hills, one adviser may not fully grasp this concept. They claim the UBS broker has shot out 70 office windows in the area using a slingshot filled with marbles.

By Liz Skinner
Merrill advisers increasing — and so is their production
WIREHOUSES JUL 19, 2012
Merrill advisers increasing — and so is their production

Head count on the rise; average annualized revenue now at $915K

By AOSTERLAND
FSI unloads on Borzi
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 19, 2012
FSI unloads on Borzi

The FSI has fired off a letter to Congress blasting the letter the DOL's Phyllis Borzi sent to Congress blasting Institute

By Darla Mercado
Freeing some seniors from required IRA distributions is worth the cost: J. Mark Iwry
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Freeing some seniors from required IRA distributions is worth the cost: J. Mark Iwry

Worth the cost? Proposal would exempt from required IRA distributions seniors with less than $75,000 in retirement assets

By Darla Mercado
3% deferral rate for 401(k)s not nearly enough: Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
3% deferral rate for 401(k)s not nearly enough: Mary Beth Franklin

Says employers need to at least triple standard salary set-aside for workers

By Darla Mercado