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Young workers on 401(k) offerings: We want sure things
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2012
Young workers on 401(k) offerings: We want sure things

Gun-shy employees keen on investments that provide guaranteed income; little interest in diversification

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2012
Bank's $2B bad bet boosts Volcker rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Indexed target date funds hitting the mark with plan sponsors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2012
Indexed target date funds hitting the mark with plan sponsors

Employers seeking lower fees, less volatile results through passive management

By Darla Mercado
Four firms to pay $9M for selling too-risky ETFs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2012
Four firms to pay $9M for selling too-risky ETFs

Finra levies fines against Citi, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo

By Liz Skinner
OPINION MAY 21, 2012
Giving due diligence its due

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2012
Nontraded REITs' B-D faces another probe

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2012
Time for a new 401(k) model?

Automatic features of the 401(k) have improved savings opportunities for millions can workers over the past few years, but more could be done now and no new legislation is needed.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Retirement savings tax breaks safe — for now
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2012
Retirement savings tax breaks safe — for now

At House hearing, neither Dems nor Republicans seemed eager to tinker with main selling point of 401(k)s and IRAs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Thrown some curves, service providers finally 'ahead of the curve' for 401(k) disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2012
Thrown some curves, service providers finally 'ahead of the curve' for 401(k) disclosures

Study shows plan sponsors are mostly satisfied with fee info they're now receiving; much-delayed rule kicks in July 1

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2012
Nontraded REITs: A cautionary tale

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH MAY 20, 2012
Hopes for Tamarac deal: A 'one-stop portal' for front and back offices

By Janowski Davis
Finra looking into Facebook trading snafu
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
Finra looking into Facebook trading snafu

Regulator assisting Nasdaq with investigation; orders not executed properly for 19 minutes on Friday

By Bruce Kelly
Facebook IPO great for insiders — but what about investors?
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
Facebook IPO great for insiders — but what about investors?

Smart money cashing out in a big way; welcome to the modern-day IPO

By Jeff Benjamin
'Guy in the hoodie' raises $16B in second biggest IPO ever
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
'Guy in the hoodie' raises $16B in second biggest IPO ever

FaceBook offering values company north of $100 billion; stock starts trading today at $38

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2012
In search of Congressional 'payfors,' S corp tax comes back

Investment advisers could feel the impact of one so-called legislative "payfor" popular with congressional Democrats -- expanding payroll taxes on subchapter S corporations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
It's a beautiful day: Facebook IPO makes Bono world's richest rock star
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2012
It's a beautiful day: Facebook IPO makes Bono world's richest rock star

Plenty of early investors mde a lot of money off FaceBook's IPO. One of the biggest winners: U2's Bono, whose PE firm invested $90M in the company in 2009. The payback? $1.5 billion. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120518/BLOG06/120519928>25 largest listed companies: Where Facebook ranks</a> &amp;raquo;

By Paul Menchaca
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
Around the web: What people are saying about the Facebook IPO

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
The basics behind the social-media button

By Amy McIlwain
FINTECH MAY 17, 2012
Schwab taps Tamarac as next integration partner

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAY 17, 2012
Why B2B companies should use social media

By Tracy Samantha Schmidt