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RIAS DEC 20, 2010
The Power 20

Who will be the movers and shakers affecting the financial services industry in 2011?

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
House budget chairman targets tax breaks

A leader of Republican efforts to cut government spending and tackle the federal deficit indicated Thursday that he embraces the idea of cutting so-called tax expenditures.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS DEC 19, 2010
BAM buys 401(k) plan provider

BAM Advisor Services LLC, a turnkey asset management program, announced today that it is buying Advisors Access, a provider of 401(k) plans, from Capital Directions LLC, an advisory firm.

By Dan Jamieson
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is revamping how it scans for abuses such as insider trading, responding to increased fragmentation of markets, Chief Executive Officer Richard Ketchum said today.

By Mark Bruno
RIAS DEC 19, 2010
Cyberattacks: A clear and present danger

By MFXFeeder
RIAS DEC 19, 2010
Wall Street should go light on big-bonus plans

By MFXFeeder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2010
New York Life, MassMutual sued over Madoff investments

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 19, 2010
Small B-Ds duck audit firm fees

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2010
Penson sued in Ponzi case

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2010
SWS Group yanks $95M debt offering

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH DEC 19, 2010
The new Client 360 brings it all together

Client 360 has been officially reborn.

By Davis Janowski
FIXED INCOME DEC 19, 2010
$137 million BofA deal in muni case may be tip of the iceberg

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2010

By MFXFeeder
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class
RIAS DEC 17, 2010
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class

Scuttling the Administration's tax proposal would hit average Americans squarely in the wallet; the fate of refundables?

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Senate bill would boost SEC budget

The Securities and Exchange Commission budget would receive a significant boost under a bill proposed on Tuesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Tax cut bill clears Senate hurdle with ease

Legislation that would extend for two years Bush administration tax cuts for all income levels cleared a Senate hurdle today.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 17, 2010
Dems grouse over death tax, but Obama deal likely to fly

Despite grousing from the left, it looks as if Republicans will get pretty much what they want on estate tax policy — if, as expected, Congress approves a bill that would extend all Bush-era tax cuts for two years

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Probe highlights need of fiduciary standard, say advocates
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2010
Probe highlights need of fiduciary standard, say advocates

Advocates of a universal fiduciary standard of care for all advisers and brokers are hoping that the recent insider trading probe will help their cause.

By Jessica Toonkel
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 16, 2010
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients

Two former Wachovia Securities brokers tricked dozens of mostly elderly clients into investing in what were supposed to be can't-miss opportunities, only to lose roughly $8 million, according to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates

Pimco's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for several years with employment growing less than forecast.

By Mark Bruno