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ALTERNATIVES MAY 30, 2012
DeWaay gets reprieve from Iowa court

By AOSTERLAND
Carried interest tax break 'indefensible,' says Calpers CIO
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Carried interest tax break 'indefensible,' says Calpers CIO

Dear slams 15% rate for PE firms, citing its 'gross unfairness'

By John Goff
Romney tax plan will ratchet down rates, deduct deductions: Source
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Romney tax plan will ratchet down rates, deduct deductions: Source

By John Goff
INcite: Romney's tax returns shoot holes in his cap gain claim
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
INcite: Romney's tax returns shoot holes in his cap gain claim

Even with much higher rates, Bain had little trouble attracting capital

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2012
DeWaay says DBSI suits could sink firm

By Bruce Kelly
Gay-marriage laws leave disparities in federal tax treatment
RIA NEWS MAY 30, 2012
Gay-marriage laws leave disparities in federal tax treatment

A same-sex marriage law that took effect July 24 in New York doesn't mean those couples can count on the same tax treatment that heterosexual unions receive, a discrepancy that some lawmakers and companies are seeking to mitigate.

By Mark Bruno
Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues

The legalization of same-sex marriage last month in New York already is sending gay and lesbian couples to their financial planners for advice.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2012
Kent Christian changes channels, set to head up FiNet

Moving from Wells Fargo's Financial Services Group to indie B-D

By AOSTERLAND
Easy come, easy go as Zuckerberg drops off rich list
FINTECH MAY 29, 2012
Easy come, easy go as Zuckerberg drops off rich list

Facebook CEO worth $19.4B on day of IPO; now down to $14.7B

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2012
The secret to picking dividend stocks? A certain ratio

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2012
Bipartisan support for SRO in question

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2012
Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?

Wells Fargo B-D aims to reward reps who bring in new business; no longer 'recruit or die'

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2012
Gadfly Goble claims that regulators did him in, sues SEC and Finra

Suit charges regulators with conspiring to put his firm, North American Clearing, out of business

By Dan Jamieson
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 29, 2012
Reports: German adviser kidnapped, beaten by unhappy elderly clients

Lousy investment performance apparently drove four clients of a financial adviser in Speyer, Germany, to kidnap the adviser and torture him for four days last week, according to published reports.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAY 27, 2012
An apple for the adviser: Making your iPad perform

By MFXFeeder
Smarsh unveils archiving product
FINTECH MAY 27, 2012
Smarsh unveils archiving product

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2012
BrokerCheck won't post scores: Ketchum

By John Goff
Finra checks off more boxes with improved BrokerCheck
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2012
Finra checks off more boxes with improved BrokerCheck

Additional features aimed at boosting ease of use, robustness of adviser database

By John Goff
WIREHOUSES MAY 25, 2012
Crackdown on exotic ETFs moves forward

By Liz Skinner
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2012
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?

Finra requested comments two weeks ago about disclosing more info through BrokerCheck - including brokers' exam scores. Reps' responses? Less is more.

By Doug Cubberley