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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2012
Notable tax changes for 2012

Seven revisions, additions and restrictions from the tax man.

By John Goff
Scoundrel alert: SEC warns firms about policing of unauthorized trades
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2012
Scoundrel alert: SEC warns firms about policing of unauthorized trades

Wants advisory firms and brokerages to ramp up oversight; 'responsible risk-taking'

By Liz Skinner
Take this paycheck and allocate it
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2012
Take this paycheck and allocate it

Advisers need to do a better job of helping clients save, says consumer finance expert

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2012
Pimco to drop out of securities industry group: Sources

Powerful fund firm said to be angered by AFS' stance on mortgage settlement

By John Goff
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized
FIXED INCOME MAR 02, 2012
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized

Fake securities found in safety depost boxes in Zurich; date back to 1934

By John Goff
U.S. 'overmedicated' by pill-pushing Fed: Grant
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 02, 2012
U.S. 'overmedicated' by pill-pushing Fed: Grant

Claims free-money policy and other interventions prolonging -- not curing -- what ails the economy

By John Goff
Steve Jobs' gift to the advice industry
FINTECH MAR 02, 2012
Steve Jobs' gift to the advice industry

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAR 02, 2012
Poor results from RIM and their PlayBook tablet

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
NASAA warns of investor harm if crowd-funding amendment passes

A last-minute effort by three senators to add what they call crucial investor protections to a bill designed to help small companies raise capital fails to address worries by state regulators that states will be prevented from reviewing securities offerings made over the Internet.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INsider: Tax hike arguments based on iffy math
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
INsider: Tax hike arguments based on iffy math

Calculating how much money would have been raised if rates were higher is weird science, at best

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
All-public panels are a hit with investors, Finra says

By Bloomberg
Opinion: Finra arbitration a wholesale abdication of legal rights
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
Opinion: Finra arbitration a wholesale abdication of legal rights

Odds stacked against investors, brokers

By Bloomberg
Former Irish billionaire declared bankrupt
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 29, 2012
Former Irish billionaire declared bankrupt

Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man, lost $1.3B on AIB bet

By Doug Cubberley
FINTECH FEB 29, 2012
Running Apple a plum job as CEO pulls down $377M comp

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
NASAA warns about shady characters infecting crowd funding

State securities regulators warned senators today about the potential dangers of legislation that would allow start-up firms to raise capital over the Internet.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schapiro: Industry 'hue and cry' won't kill money fund reform
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 28, 2012
Schapiro: Industry 'hue and cry' won't kill money fund reform

SEC boss says investors need protection -- and aims to provide it; 'working without a net'

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2012
Cheaper mortgages offer planning opportunity

By Darla Mercado
Note to clients: Why state school may be the smart bet
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2012
Note to clients: Why state school may be the smart bet

Skyrocketing costs of private schools has advisers telling clients to consider less-prestigious -- and less expensive -- colleges for their kids

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 28, 2012
Fidelity's online dashboard is loaded

Last week, while Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services representatives talked about the results of their recently completed RIA benchmark survey, I just wanted them to skip ahead and discuss the online adviser dashboard.

By MFXFeeder
WIREHOUSES FEB 28, 2012
'Wall Street' sequel taps brokerage executive to bring '80s back to life

The door from the trading floor to the chief executive's office opens, and before it can close, the voice of a broker working the phones is heard, using a line that could have been lifted from the Shearson Lehman playbook of the go-go 1980s.

By Bruce Kelly