Heavy lobbying effort to preserve 15% tax rate; 'constituency that Congress always cares about'
Regulator cracking down on risky or nontraded REITs, VAs and private placements; also zeroing in on B-Ds' fees
Four brokers who won a $1.1 million arbitration award against Wachovia Securities LLC last month are asking a federal court to punish the firm for what they say are misrepresentations it made in getting a temporary restraining order against them.
The bad blood between St. Louis crosstown rivals Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and the former Wachovia Securities LLC continues.
Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts
Rep. Tim Huelskamp from Kansas has proposed a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax; Finra warns advisers about risky investments, while the SEC urges responsibility when using social media.
New Jersey governor Chris Christie does not generally pull his punches. So it came as no surprise this week when Christie slammed Warren Buffett's assertion that the rich don't pay enough to the U.S. Treasury. Christie's advice to the Oracle? See above.
Hike the rate, but allow investors to adjust for inflation; also, kill off the 'angel of death'
The timing of Facebook's IPO could hardly be better, but one asset manager thinks the first few years of appreciation are already priced in, a lesson learned from Google's IPO.
Garden State of New Jersey no bed of roses for homeowners
Allen Stanford investors claim regulators should have glommed on to the Ponzi scheme much earlier.
Named as defendants in the lawsuit filed Wednesday by UBS Financial Services Inc. are David Kinnear and Kathleen Bakas.
There's no letup in sight for broker-dealer closings. Today, MCL Financial -- yet another small brokerage that focused on selling illiquid alternative investments -- has been shuttered.
Untimely passing of pop queen a stark reminder to financial planners of need to review documents; follow-through the key
Advisers offer their tips for winning business and networking with social media.
