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BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2013
LPL set to settle with Finra over e-mail tracking

Broker-dealer works to enhance systems to get over latest compliance hurdle.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS MAY 21, 2013
Madison Dearborn to buy NFP for $1.3 billion

Deal ends roller-coaster ride for wealth management aggregator.

By DJAMIESON
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2013
Finra collecting conflict-of-interest data from 14 firms

Finra is gathering conflict-of-interest data from 14 firms. CEO Rick Ketchum says he's seeking, among other things, 'serious exposure' risks.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 21, 2013
Bibliowicz to step down as CEO of National Financial Partners

The CEO of massive insurance broker and wealth management outfit NFP will be stepping down in May, according to a filing with the SEC.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS MAY 20, 2013
Stock trader at RIA charged with front running

The SEC claims a senior equity trader at an RIA made big bucks front running client trades using an account owned by his wife. Andrew Osterland provides the details.

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: The surest way to boost your Social Security paycheck

In this video interview on Morningstar, <i>IN's</i> retirement guru discusses the benefit of delaying retirement.

By John Goff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2013
SIFMA's endorsement of broker-comp rule may help wirehouses

Disclosure could eventually end era of big bonuses, saving firms a bundle

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES MAY 20, 2013
Split from SIFMA cited amid mass resignations at industry association

Insiders say board members of the American Securitization Forum are resigning en masse. The reason? A source points to the association's 2010 divorce from SIFMA, which may have created governance issues.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Financial insecurity awaits Gen Xers in retirement

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2013
No. 1 priority is more exams, White says

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION MAY 19, 2013
Time to act on credit ratings agencies

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 19, 2013
B-D chief misused funds, Finra charges

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2013
House bill may slow DOL fiduciary push

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Protective protects itself

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Time to replace the three-legged-stool myth

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 17, 2013
'End of an era' as analysts see great fall for gold

Predict price of bullion will end year 7.5% off 2012 level; record outflows for ETFs

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 17, 2013
That was quick: Gold back as traders turn decidedly bullish

Precipitous drop in precious metal's price, plus global economic worries, sets stage for big rally

By John Goff
WIREHOUSES MAY 17, 2013
Sarch: Morgan Stanley 3D, almost a year later

By Danny Sarch
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2013
Politics of adviser oversight starting to change

Last year, investment advisers were playing defense on Capitol Hill on the issue of regulation. This year, they're on offense, and that gives the debate a different flavor.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2013
After the switch: A new state of affairs for advisers

By MFXFeeder