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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2014
Congressman explains why he's trying to stop SEC fiduciary rule

Based on an early personal experience, Oklahoma's Rep. Lankford says “Main Street people” would lose broker access.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2014
House insider trading probe involves 44 funds, entities

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2014
What you need to know as the cheap money trickles away

What actions do you take as QE3 ends? One idea: real estate investors could move to assets with rent increases

By Jacob Frydman
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Worried about the end of easing? The effects of QE3 haven't even been felt yet

Real estate investors should be thinking about moving to actively managed assets.

By Jacob Frydman
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 05, 2014
Finra panel smacks Morgan Stanley with $4.5M arbitration award

Morgan Stanley loses Finra arbitration dispute to Banco Nacional de Mexico SA, the Mexican bank known as Banamex.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION AUG 05, 2014
Smart money eschews big brands

Huge study shows that the most knowledgeable consumers buy the less expensive, store labels.

By Cass R. Sunstein
RIAS AUG 05, 2014
Lebenthal lands $600 million BNY Mellon team

Firm continues push toward goal of $5 billion in assets by year's end.

By Mason Braswell
OPINION AUG 05, 2014
Getting the most out of social media

By Kristin Andree
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Who's Finra protecting, anyway?

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Finra combs arbitrator list for bad apples

The regulator has completed reviews of all 6,300 arbitrators as arbitrator bias is “one of the hottest topics” this year

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Tips for finding the dirt during due diligence on funds, managers

Documents, documents and documents – and face time ndash; win a client's confidence.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
SEC approves Finra rule limiting expungement

Regulator signs off on a rule that stops brokers from including expungement as a term in settlements in customer arbitrations

By Mason Braswell
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Structured product annuities pose challenges for regulators

As Voya plans to be the fifth company offering these newfangled products, regulators still struggle to classify them

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Annuity industry pushes SEC for summary prospectus rule

Not on regulator's agenda until March 2015, industry believes sooner action would aid investor understanding.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Variable annuity sales raising concern: Finra official

Product remains at top of investor complaint list and the self-regulator wants to ensure investors understand what they're getting into.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Popular liquid alts funds face regulatory scrutiny

It could be a long summer for the fastest-growing segment of the mutual fund business as regulators zero in on both the marketing of the funds and the investment strategies they employ.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2014
Act fast to use a donation to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies that expatriate seek advice on timing stock donations to charities

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Timing charitable gifts to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies who expatriate must carefully time stock donations.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2014
MLP investors face prospect of new taxes after Kinder Morgan deal

New entity likely to benefit, though the firm's acquisition could leave MLP investors with an unexpected tax consequence.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Barack Obama's attempt to both embrace and shun the financial markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Obama's attempt to embrace and shun markets. Plus: Volatility awakens nervous investors; crowdfunding and crowd funding; building your own hedge fund made easy; and bacon prices soar because we Americans just love that greasy stuff.

By Jeff Benjamin