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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2010
NaviPlan and Profiles are updated by EISI

Those crafty Canadians at Emerging Information Systems Inc. know how to keep financial advisers coming back for more.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 03, 2010
SEC requires staff attorneys to prove bar membership

SEC staff attorneys have been required to show proof that they are active members in good standing with at least one state bar association.

By Dan Jamieson
Four steps to finding new clients with LinkedIn
RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2010
Four steps to finding new clients with LinkedIn

The following is a 4 Step process to building a pipeline in the matter of a few months (maybe even weeks) by utilizing this feature. The concept is simple, but takes some discipline to follow.

By Matt Oechsli and Kevin Nichols
Tax breaks on brink? 'Zero plan' moves forward
RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2010
Tax breaks on brink? 'Zero plan' moves forward

Leaders of a presidential deficit commission recommend the elimination of all tax breaks for retirement, life insurance and employer-sponsored health care plans in their final report, which was released Wednesday and will be voted on by the full panel Friday morning.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 03, 2010
Fund manager at the center of insider trading subpoena

Diamondback Capital Management LLC, one of three hedge funds raided by the FBI last week, said it received a federal grand jury subpoena and is cooperating in a U.S. probe that it said includes research consultants.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH DEC 03, 2010
Social media archiving meets e-mail archiving in new partnership

By Davis Janowski
House fires opening salvo in tax-cut tussle
RIA NEWS DEC 02, 2010
House fires opening salvo in tax-cut tussle

The House of Representatives approved on Thursday a bill that would permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts for the middle class but allow rates for wealthier taxpayers to increase.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2010
Consumer agency chief plans to think 'expansively'

Elizabeth Warren says that a new consumer protection agency must go big or go home.

By Bloomberg
Tax cut compromise: Obama 'optimistic'
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2010
Tax cut compromise: Obama 'optimistic'

President Barack Obama told newly elected state governors that he's “optimistic” the administration will reach a deal on tax cuts with congressional Democrats and Republicans before the end of the year.

By Mark Bruno
'Zero plan' chopped — but tax breaks still on the block
RIA NEWS DEC 01, 2010
'Zero plan' chopped — but tax breaks still on the block

Congress won't act directly on a proposal approved by a presidential deficit commission this week, but elements of the plan could become part of legislative proposals in coming months to address huge fiscal imbalances.

By Bloomberg
Deficit panel's 'zero plan' could do a number on insurers, advisers
RIA NEWS DEC 01, 2010
Deficit panel's 'zero plan' could do a number on insurers, advisers

Preferential tax treatment for retirement programs and insurance products are threatened in a draft proposal from the chairmen of the national deficit commission, according to advocates.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2010
Incite: Brokers hold the cards in disputes with clients

In Finra arbitration pilot program, investors fared better with all-public panels

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 30, 2010
Insurers eye new Congress' tax agenda

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH NOV 30, 2010
Advisers optimistic about technology's direction

Without a doubt, 2010 is a far better time to start an advisory business than at any point in the last 30 years, according to the participants in <i>InvestmentNews'</i> technology round table

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH NOV 30, 2010
Technology must continue to evolve

The following is an edited transcript of <i>InvestmentNews' </i>technoogy round table, held in New York Sept. 15

By MFXFeeder
Northern Trust launches gay, lesbian wealth management biz
RIA NEWS NOV 29, 2010
Northern Trust launches gay, lesbian wealth management biz

Northern Trust Corp. long has championed its conservative heritage as a 121-year-old financial institution that eased through the Great Depression and most recently the Great Recession.

By Steve Daniels
Pension plan tax breaks facing challenge
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 29, 2010
Pension plan tax breaks facing challenge

Corporate pension industry lobbyists are bracing for an attack on the tax breaks for pension plans as the White House and federal lawmakers struggle to slash the federal budget deficit

By Doug Halonen
McHugh seen as possible replacement for SEC's Donohue
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 29, 2010
McHugh seen as possible replacement for SEC's Donohue

Senior adviser to Mary Schapiro touted as next head of the Division of Investment Management

By Jessica Toonkel
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 29, 2010
401(k) advisers ready for new regulations

The Labor Department this month is expected to introduce its final rule on how retirement plan sponsors will be required to disclose plan fees to participants.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2010
The fight over 401(k) advice: Will anyone win?

In trying to clarify who can give advice to 401(k) plan participants and under what circumstances, the Labor Department appears to have antagonized just about everybody.

By Robert Steyer