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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 07, 2013
Schwab to face auction-rate suit

New York state has accused the brokerage giant of falsely describing auction-rate securities as liquid investments without disclosing the risks

By Matt Ackermann
FINTECH OCT 07, 2013
Finect: They have built it (more or less). Will advisers come?

With the launch of Finect into beta, there is a new wrinkle — a new subspecies, really — in the social-media network options for financial services companies.

By Janowski Davis
FINTECH OCT 07, 2013
SEC talks social media and cloud computing security gets clarity

A couple of thought-provoking posts on timely topics

By Janowski Davis
WIREHOUSES OCT 06, 2013
Morgan Stanley hard hit by broker defections

<i>IN</i> data indicate the firm lost a net 11 adviser teams, $8.4B in client assets, in the third quarter.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH OCT 06, 2013
Zywave updates NaviPlan software for advisers

By Megan Durisin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Will older advisers pay more than younger colleagues for health care coverage?

Small-business health care plans traditionally have based rates on the average age of employees, so that older individuals in a plan benefited from lower rates if there were many younger employees.

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 04, 2013
SIFMA's Gregg optimistic that default can be avoided

The former Senator and Governor is optimistic that Washington can cut a deal

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Shutdown leads retirement plan regulator to hit pause

Labor Department's hiatus to delay investigations, enforcement actions

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Gundlach to oversee $450M in annuities push

By Matt Ackermann
WIREHOUSES OCT 04, 2013
Ludeman retiring from Wells Fargo Advisors

Danny Ludeman, longtime chief of Wells Fargo Advisors, is retiring, leaving all bankers in charge. That has advisers worried.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Health insurance exchange cost info released

Government also releases examples of how coverage could work.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH OCT 04, 2013
How to approach your firm's technology strategy: A guide for non-techies

RIAs must develop a technology roadmap to guide the technology that they implement, but how, why and when?

By dobrien
WIREHOUSES OCT 03, 2013
Former Merrill broker pleads guilty in insider trading case

Officials say broker helped Qualcomm executive trade on inside information over acquisition.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH OCT 03, 2013
Start ups pitch automated advice at tech confab

Few expect digital disruption from firms targeting not-so-ultra wealthy.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2013
Merrill Lynch, UBS lure new advisers managing $850M

The moves from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs add to a spate of adviser movement

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 03, 2013
LPL to shut start-up aimed at mass-market investors

Plug gets pulled on a venture that promised to train young advisers to work with mass-market clients.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH OCT 03, 2013
Where's my BloombergBlack?

Promising new online wealth management service axed before reaching market.

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 03, 2013
Finra's lobbying expenses drop over last year but still dwarf adviser groups

Finra's spending on Capitol Hill lobbying hits $450,000 so far in 2013, down from 2012. Despite the decline, the regulator's lobbying still towers over that of investment adviser groups.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 03, 2013
Say what? Advisers ask lawmakers for more regulation, fees

Investment Adviser Association, TD, Schwab hit Capitol Hill armed with odd message

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH OCT 03, 2013
Technology options expanding

Mix of third-party offerings give independent advisers more choices

By Janowski Davis