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INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 30, 2012
Ben Bernanke: Control inflation, spur spending

If Ben Bernanke thought 2011 was challenging, wait until the presidential campaign heats up in 2012 and the rhetoric really starts to fly.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
House Republicans ask DOL to go easy on retirement plans

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
When a mom raids her child's IRA

In an unusual private-letter ruling, the Internal Revenue Service recently allowed a 13-year-old beneficiary of her father's company plan assets largely to undo a previously taxed lump-sum distribution and transfer the distributed plan funds to an inherited IRA for the child's benefit.

By MFXFeeder
Tip of the day: Forget TIPS — invest in inflation itself
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 30, 2012
Tip of the day: Forget TIPS — invest in inflation itself

ETF bets on the drivers of price hikes — commodities and healthcare, e.g. — offer better protection for future retirees, some say

By John Goff
GOP to DOL: Go easy on IRAs, OK?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
GOP to DOL: Go easy on IRAs, OK?

House Republicans send a letter to the Labor Department urging caution in expanding the fiduciary duty to IRA and 401(k) advisers. A battle is in the offing.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRA ALERT JAN 30, 2012
A fraud warning for self-directed IRAs

In September, the SEC issued an investor alert warning investors to be wary of fraudulent promoters targeting self-directed IRAs

By Ed Slott
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 30, 2012
An intriguing idea: Let RIAs hire their own examiners

Regulators and RIAs would be better off if the latter were allowed to hire their own examiners — at least that's what one Georgetown professor contends.

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2012
How Mesirow used worker incentives to promote wellness

When Mesirow Financial Inc. offered its employees free physicals a few years ago, only about a third of the 875 employees in its Chicago headquarters participated. For the most recent round of tests in early October, more than 750 people turned out.

By H. Lee Murphy
WIREHOUSES JAN 29, 2012
Suit over Merrill acquistion moves ahead — now as a class-action

Judge gives approval to certification; plaintiff's claim BofA misled shareholders about bonuses, losses

By John Goff
Senator to Citi: Enough already with the tax forms for frequent-flier miles
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 29, 2012
Senator to Citi: Enough already with the tax forms for frequent-flier miles

Brown sends letter to Pandit telling bank to stop sending 1099s to customers who received miles for opening savings accounts; 'creating baseless fear'

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 29, 2012
Dodd-Frank deadline looms for family offices

By Bloomberg
BROKER DEALERS JAN 29, 2012
Insurance companies take a step back

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 29, 2012
Secondary ticket market booms for Super Bowl XLVI

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2012
Challenges abound

By MFXFeeder
INsider: Murdoch slams Obama over carried interest — but why?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2012
INsider: Murdoch slams Obama over carried interest — but why?

Publishing tycoon tweets asks why President hasn't addressed controversial tax; he has

By Bloomberg
Note to clients: Good credit rating good enough
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2012
Note to clients: Good credit rating good enough

Efforts to boost score above 760 yield little tangible benefits; 'bragging rights'

By John Goff
Fund ready to place bets on individual mortgages
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 27, 2012
Fund ready to place bets on individual mortgages

The housing market might be down, but that has not eliminated the $13 trillion mortgage marketplace, which is rich with investment opportunities.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 27, 2012
McCann: Despite UBS woes, wealth management unit staging turnaround

Between a horrible investment-banking environment and an embarrassing $2.3 billion loss incurred by a London-based trader, UBS AG had a tough third quarter

By Andrew Osterland
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 27, 2012
LPL custody exec departs

Trust Company of America has hired industry veteran Bob Oros as vice president and national sales manager.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 26, 2012
The secret to picking dividend stocks? A certain ratio

North Star's Farrell offers formula for finding best bets among dividend-paying shares

By Darla Mercado