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Boat's sailed on QE2 – and these three bond funds should gain
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2011
Boat's sailed on QE2 – and these three bond funds should gain

The Fed Reserve's quantitative easing is finally about to end. S&P analyst Michael Souers says this could be a real a boost for Treasuries with less lengthy maturities. Retirees, take note.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 12, 2011
Goldman Sachs slapped with subpoena in credit crisis probe: Sources

According to sources, the Manhattan DA's office has slapped Goldman Sachs with a subpoena. The district attorney is said to be examining the bank's activities right before the financial meltdown in 2008.

By John Goff
FINTECH MAY 12, 2011
Advent Software to buy Black Diamond Performance Reporting

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 12, 2011
House Republicans try to unravel Dodd-Frank

House Republicans last week formally began their effort to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, with a House Financial Services subcommittee approving several bills that would reverse some of the measure's mandates, including one that requires private fund advisers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 12, 2011
Finra shells out big lobbying $$

Finra hiked its lobbying expenditures in the first quarter of this year

By Dan Jamieson
SEC taps ex-Janus manager to oversee money market funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 12, 2011
SEC taps ex-Janus manager to oversee money market funds

The SEC has hired a former Janus Capital Group Inc. portfolio manager to help oversee the $2.8 trillion money market fund industry, a new position.

By Jessica Toonkel
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2011
For clients, a wake-up call at 50

They suddenly begin focusing on retirement income, says adviser at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income summit

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Baird snags managers from MSSB, aims to hire 150 more advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2011
Baird snags managers from MSSB, aims to hire 150 more advisers

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. is opening up an office in Salt Lake City to offer financial advice with the help of Dean Cottle, a veteran wirehouse complex manager from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

By Andrew Osterland
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 11, 2011
Insider trading target: 'Everyone has gone underground'

For 11 years, John Kinnucan was a stock analyst, digging information out of low-level contacts in the computer industry and selling it to clients.

By Mark Bruno
FBI probe could be a buying opportunity: Platinum's Landesman
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2011
FBI probe could be a buying opportunity: Platinum's Landesman

Money managers are seeing some immediate fallout from the high-profile FBI raids of Wall Street firms in the past week — and that could create a buying opportunity.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2011
SEC: B-D failed to do due diligence on private deals

The Securities and Exchange Commission has alleged that an independent broker-dealer that was a leading seller of allegedly fraudulent private placements failed to conduct reasonable investigations into the offerings — and pocketed fees for due diligence without adequately researching the instruments

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH MAY 10, 2011
Advisers take dim view of BrightScope

BrightScope Inc.'s new free website, which allows investors to look up financial advisers, already has sparked controversy

By Jessica Toonkel
Rising star in wealth management? Wells Fargo crew hitches wagon to U.S. Bancorp
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2011
Rising star in wealth management? Wells Fargo crew hitches wagon to U.S. Bancorp

Lender making big push to win ultra-wealthy clients, with ex-Wells execs leading the charge

By John Goff
Administration big: Single fiduciary standard needed
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2011
Administration big: Single fiduciary standard needed

Wolin says many investors don't know if they're dealing with an investment adviser or broker

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BofA to trim branches; advisers to go virtual
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2011
BofA to trim branches; advisers to go virtual

Clients in less-populated areas will be left to get their advise from talking heads

By Bloomberg
AllianceBernstein sees target date fund outflows
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2011
AllianceBernstein sees target date fund outflows

But money flowed into TDFs run by Vanguard and T. Rowe Price in the first quarter

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 08, 2011
Geithner eases fears about fund regulation

Based on what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said last week, it seems unlikely that mutual funds are going to be designated as systemically important financial institutions under Dodd-Frank

By Jessica Toonkel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2011
Raymond James to focus on growth rather than mergers and acquisitions

With a number of independent broker-dealers on the block, it's a buyers' market for those firms looking to expand their business through acquisition

By Robert Hordt and Bruce Kelly
OPINION MAY 08, 2011
Be prepared to implement succession plan

One day in September, “Ralph” was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer

By Joni Youngwirth
SEC plan could substantially alter B-Ds' calculation of net capital
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 06, 2011
SEC plan could substantially alter B-Ds' calculation of net capital

Proposal would eliminate need to rely on credit ratings provided by S&P, Moody's, et. al; 'much more difficult to police'

By John Goff