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White House wants closer scrutiny of investment advisers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2012
White House wants closer scrutiny of investment advisers

Administration's proposed budget would boost funds for SEC; more examiners, more exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 08, 2012
LPL is gunning for hotshot reps

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Court to Wells: Pay ex-reps $1.1M

Advisory unit loses latest appeal of raiding case stemming from brokers' move to Stifel in 2008; ordered to pay lawyers' fees

By Bloomberg
B-D group: SIPC right, SEC wrong in Stanford clash
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
B-D group: SIPC right, SEC wrong in Stanford clash

NAIBD calls commission's insistence that agency cover Stanford losses 'a misfit solution'

By Dan Jamieson
Stanford investors likely to get 10 cents on the dollar: Attorney
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Stanford investors likely to get 10 cents on the dollar: Attorney

No payments made since business collapsed in 2009; 'living hell'

By John Goff
SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam
FINTECH MAR 07, 2012
SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam

The SEC has filed a cease-and-desist order against an Illinois who called himself a registered investment adviser and a representative of a broker-dealer online and used social media in an attempt to scam gullible investors.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Mormons fleeced in $220M investment scam: SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Mormons fleeced in $220M investment scam: SEC

By John Goff
SEC and SIPC ready to rumble over Stanford payouts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
SEC and SIPC ready to rumble over Stanford payouts

Officials at the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are adamant that the agency should not have to cover victims of the R. Allen Stanford's alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme. The SEC thinks otherwise. This should be one dilly of a court battle.

By Dan Jamieson
Schwab sues banks for manipulating Libor rates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2012
Schwab sues banks for manipulating Libor rates

Charles Schwab has sued Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and other banks. The reason? The brokerage claims they conspired to depress Libor rates by understating their borrowing costs. That, in turn, lowered the interest rates on short-term paper that Schwab mutual funds bought from the banks, the suit alleges.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
Ex-LPL rep gets long spell in prison for defrauding longtime customers

Kravitz took funds out of clients' accounts, put the cash in his own account; sentenced to 41 months in jail

By Bruce Kelly
First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes
FINTECH MAR 06, 2012
First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes

Advisers counseled to write down job functions and work flows on sticky pads; like a storyboard

By Lavonne Kuykendall
WIREHOUSES MAR 06, 2012
Do-it-yourself model gaining ground on advisers

By Andrew Osterland
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2012
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges

iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'

By John Goff
SEC wants industry data as it shapes fiduciary proposal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
SEC wants industry data as it shapes fiduciary proposal

Regulators plan to ask investment advisers to provide data about the costs and benefits of the financial advice business, as the SEC continues on its path towards devising a uniform standard of care for advisers.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION MAR 06, 2012
Why advisers aren't true professionals

By MFXFeeder
Reagan adviser Arthur Laffer sued over alleged Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
Reagan adviser Arthur Laffer sued over alleged Ponzi scheme

Investors say Arthur Laffer's association with Ponzi scheme cost them

By IN Staff
Ketchum on monitoring Stanford: Finra could have done better
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
Ketchum on monitoring Stanford: Finra could have done better

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2012
Allen Stanford drops lawsuit against government lawyers

R. Allen Stanford, the indicted financier, dropped a lawsuit that accused attorneys with the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission of “abusive” law enforcement.

By Doug Cubberley
Watson, come here: Computer that won on 'Jeopardy' lands gig on Wall Street
FINTECH MAR 05, 2012
Watson, come here: Computer that won on 'Jeopardy' lands gig on Wall Street

Remember that computer that beat those really smart guys on 'Jeopardy'? Well, now the IBM machine has landed a new gig -- this time, analyzing portfolios for Wall Street banks.

By John Goff
Uncle Stan must pay Uncle Sam a whopping $10M fine
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 05, 2012
Uncle Stan must pay Uncle Sam a whopping $10M fine

Federal judge hits founder of Brookstreet with huge penalty for hawking risky securities to retirees; defunct firm once had 500 reps

By Bruce Kelly