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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2012
Star adviser Evensky on board with retirement specialist designation

Joins Board of Governance of RIIA's retirement income designation program

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 04, 2012
Berthel Fisher scores arbitration victory

2.6M claim involved DBSI TICs; significant exposure remains

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2012
Merrill's $5M slap may signal more deferred-pay cases

By DJAMIESON
WIREHOUSES MAY 04, 2012
Merrill Lynch loses $10.2M broker-pay case

By any standard, it was a big loss. A Finra panel on Wednesday not only ordered the brokerage to pay two ex-workers $5.2M in back pay, but tacked on a $5M punitive charge. Now, Merrill is striking back. In a court petition seeking to overturn the ruling, the brokerage claims a panel member has it in for the firm.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 04, 2012
Finra turnabout: Client and son ordered to pay for "frivolous' claim

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2012
Finra may unlock BrokerCheck

By Dan Jamieson
WIREHOUSES MAY 03, 2012
Latest UBS move seen as sign wealth management isn't for sale

Bank wouldn't undertake centralization of investment, research functions if Americas unit were on the block, consultant surmises

By AOSTERLAND
RIA NEWS MAY 03, 2012
INTV: What's next for the independent channel

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH MAY 03, 2012
INTV: Inside the EnvestNet and Tamarac deal

Bill Crager, President of Envestnet, takes InvestmentNews inside the latest of the company's recent acquisitions.

By Mark Bruno
Tea Party politicians bashed bailout of banks — but taking their cash now
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Tea Party politicians bashed bailout of banks — but taking their cash now

Lawmakers who were elected on anti-Wall Street sentiment taking donations from Wall Street giants

By John Goff
OPINION MAY 03, 2012
Pin your hopes on Pinterest to reach women

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Senate shelves Buffett tax floor for high earners
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Senate shelves Buffett tax floor for high earners

GOP garners enough votes to block Administration's proposal; 'not exactly a grand idea'

By John Goff
UBS wins dismissal of billionaire's tax lawsuit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
UBS wins dismissal of billionaire's tax lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by Igor Olenicoff, who blamed UBS for his failure to disclose about $200M in offshore accounts, has been dismissed

By Doug Cubberley
Advisers and iPads: Signs of a tipping point?
FINTECH MAY 03, 2012
Advisers and iPads: Signs of a tipping point?

A steadily increasing number of advisers are using iPads - now more than any other mobile devices, actually, based on recent behaviors observed by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Mark Bruno
Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice

Property magnate Olenicoff claims bank never told him he had to render unto IRS on offshore accounts; 'no one's fault but his own'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Target date funds lack alternatives

By JKEPHART
Shorts betting big against rebound at RIM
FINTECH MAY 03, 2012
Shorts betting big against rebound at RIM

BlackBerry market share still shrinking amid iPhone mania

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Social Security and the single retiree

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: The $6 trilllion sleeper issue

Representatives of big business and big labor, academics and consumer advocates, and key leaders gathered to discuss a dirty little secret: America's retirement system is broken.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana

Peel and sue? Velvet Underground claims non-profit profiting off use of iconic image from first album

By John Goff