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INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Al Frank Asset Management buys Innealta

Al Frank Asset Management Inc. today announced it has acquired Innealta Portfolio Advisors LLC, a quantitative asset management firm specializing in the creation and tactical management of exchange-traded fund portfolios.

By David Hoffman
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 20, 2009
William Danoff

Not many mutual fund managers have a 19-year tenure on a fund, and only a handful of them were able to outperform their peers in all three major bear markets of the past two decades.

By Sue Asci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 20, 2009
Top guns call for caution

The worst of the recession may be over, but the financial system still faces risks, Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of Pacific Investment Management Co., and Laurence Fink, chief executive at BlackRock, warned financial advisers at the Schwab Impact conference last week in San Diego.

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS SEP 20, 2009
Rockefeller CEO's death is an apparent suicide

James McDonald, president and chief executive of Rockefeller & Co. Inc., one of the country's largest multifamily of-fices, died on Sept. 13.

By Charles Paikert
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Deflation hawks say economy may spiral downward

Deflation is working its way back into polite conversation.

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS SEP 20, 2009
The RIA giants: $124B in assets and counting

Assets managed by the 50 largest registered-investment-advisory firms grew by a barely perceptible 0.4% during the second quarter, according to research conducted by RIA Database for <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Charles Paikert
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 20, 2009
Another flagrant foul

Morgan Keegan &amp; Co. Inc. has lost another arbitration case stemming from losses suffered by a former professional athlete when its bond funds blew up: This time it is liable to a former NBA all-star for $1.45 million in damages.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 20, 2009
Congress should keep heat on the SEC

Wagging his finger from the bully pulpit of Federal Hall, President Obama reminded financial leaders last week of the urgent need for new, tighter financial regulation.

By Jim Pavia
RIAS SEP 20, 2009
What the small can teach the large

Judging by the recent 2009 Moss Adams/ InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study, financial planning, investment advisory and independent-brokerage firms could teach companies in many other fields how to manage in tough times.

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Tax breaks for out-of-state 529 plans unlikely

The Department of the Treasury wants all states that have an income tax and also sponsor a Section 529 college savings plan to offer residents a tax break, no matter what plan they choose, even if it is one from another state.

By Charles Paikert
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Beating competitors with non-correlated large-cap-stock picks

The immediate future continues to look bright to Tom Forester, manager of the $90 million Forester Value Fund (FVALX). The fund stood out at the end of last year for its 0.4% gain.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 18, 2009
Vanguard charitable fund sees 15% increase in contribution in '09

The Vanguard charitable fund has seen a double-digit increase in contributions this year, while comparable funds at Fidelity and Schwab didn't fare as well.

By Sue Asci
OPINION SEP 18, 2009
Attention Good Advisors: I want to know YOUR story

The Bad Advisors and outright crooks always grab the headlines; time to strike back.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 18, 2009
FDIC chief considers tapping Treasury for funds

The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says she is &quot;considering all options, including borrowing from Treasury,&quot; to replenish the dwindling fund that insures bank deposits.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 18, 2009
As stocks keep rallying, IPOs return

Eight companies are looking to raise as much as $3.7 billion when they go public next week, the most activity the U.S. IPO market has seen in a single week in nearly two years.

By ecooper
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 17, 2009
August housing construction rises 1.5%, highest level in 9 months

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2009
California AG launches probe of credit rating agencies

California's attorney general said Thursday his office is investigating Wall Street's big credit rating agencies to determine what role they may have played in the collapse of the financial markets.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 17, 2009
New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 545,000, lowest in 2 months

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2009
Vast majority of non-qualified annuity holders earn less than $100K, survey shows

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 17, 2009
Fed: Americans' wealth increased for first time in nearly two years

Americans' wealth rose this spring for the first time in nearly two years, with stocks and home values gaining as the recession faded.

By Associated Press