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WIREHOUSES JUN 20, 2007
Lehman to float private equity IPO

Lehman Brothers plans to raise $500 million for a fund that invests in private equity companies, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 20, 2007
Morgan posts stellar second quarter

Morgan Stanley scored record levels of income and net revenues during the second quarter.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2007
Reyes’ fraud, conspiracy trial begins

Federal court trials have started for Gregory L. Reyes, former chief executive of Brocade Communications.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2007
SEC anticipated use of 12(b)-1 fees

Compensating brokers for servicing mutual fund shareholders was anticipated by the SEC when it first adopted12(b)-1 fees in 1980.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2007
Bear Stearns may bail out fund

Bear Stearns’ investment bank may lend $1.5 billion to save one of the company's struggling hedge funds, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2007
Software makers eye adviser compliance market

WASHINGTON — Registered investment advisers are likely to outspend other financial intermediaries for compliance software, according to a recent report by Celent LLC, a Boston-based research and consulting firm.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2007
Rules may be relaxed for foreign brokers

WASHINGTON — U.S. investors could face reduced protections if the Securities and Exchange Commission loosens restrictions to allow foreign brokerage firms to offer securities in the United States, according to some speakers last week at a daylong SEC public meeting on cross-border regulation.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2007
Savings-minded superhero wins Emmys

Public-service spots starring “Savingsman” and his canine companion "401k-9" won three Emmy awards.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2007
Indie reps rewarded with equity participation

In a bid to stand out among their peers and to be more competitive in the marketplace, an increasing number of small to midsize independent-contractor broker-dealers are offering sophisticated compensation plans, including stock ownership, to their affiliated registered representatives.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2007
Sales practices for structured products debated

IRVINE, Calif. — A debate is brewing over the establishment of retail-sales-practice guidelines for structured products.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 18, 2007
Bradley on hot seat at TD Ameritrade

J. Thomas Bradley Jr., president of TD Ameritrade Institutional, is feeling the heat from financial advisers as he tries to balance their concerns and the demands of his parent firm, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., to continue to increase assets.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2007
Postnups becoming ‘new’ prenups

Postnuptial agreements are gaining popularity as an estate-planning tool, and some hedge funds and private-equity firms have asked their top executives to sign them to protect their companies in case of a messy divorce, according to attorneys and financial advisers.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2007
Raymond James unit gives bonuses to big producers

In an effort to charge up its top registered representatives and financial advisers, Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is giving bonuses to its biggest-producing brokers.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 18, 2007
Wachovia, A.G. Edwards offer retention bonuses to brokers

Aiming to forestall defections and address merger-related anxieties, Wachovia Securities LLC and A.G. Edwards Inc. announced broker retention packages Friday.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 18, 2007
Wachovia Wealth Management plans makeover

Brokers at A.G. Edwards Inc. won’t have to worry about losing their wealthy clients, according to Stan Kelly, president of Wachovia Wealth Management.

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUN 18, 2007
Cost-basis-reporting plan needs support

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 18, 2007
Advisers must face the facts of life

By ewilliams
WIREHOUSES JUN 15, 2007
Lehman raises $1.5B for fund of funds

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said that it has raised $1.5 billion for its new Lehman Crossroads Fund XVIII fund-of-funds.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 15, 2007
Morgan said to eye China fund co.'s

Morgan Stanley is looking at investing in between two and three fund-management companies in China, according to MarketWatch.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 15, 2007
Edwards, Wachovia reps get package details

Brokers at A.G. Edwards and Wachovia Securities got details of their retention packages today.

By Bloomberg