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EQUITIES OCT 02, 2013
Fed tapering decision could knock shares of LPL, RJ

Analyst says rally based on rising interest rates, a likelihood pushed into future.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 02, 2013
Citigroup Global — formerly Smith Barney — hit with $3.1M arbitration award

Citigroup Global gets hit with a $3.1 million arbitration award after investors claimed a former Smith Barney broker steered them to a real estate development that folded. Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2013
Brash REIT boss hires his opposite

Hard-charging Schorsch hires white-shoe Roth to run broker-dealer.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2013
Putnam's Reynolds repeats call for automatic workplace retirement savings

CEO faces headwinds in Washington after pitched battles over Obamacare.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2013
Advisor Group cuts ties with popular REIT sponsor

Advisor Group ends its selling agreement with nontraded REIT sponsor Cole Holdings, citing a $127M self-payment as a major factor.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 01, 2013
Leftover funding will keep SEC at 100% if government closes

Leftover funding from the fiscal year that just ended will keep the SEC running at 100% for a few weeks despite the government shutdown.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2013
Gundlach to oversee $450M in annuities push

The manager of the top-performing DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, is expanding to variable annuities by subadvising a fund modeled after his flagship for Prudential Plc's Jackson National Life Insurance.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2013
Are 401(k) options more confusing than health insurance benefits?

Schwab says participants are clearly puzzled about choosing the right investment mix.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2013
Tough lessons for advisers from Hutcheson 401(k) case

From ERISA's teeth to who handles fiduciary duties, plenty to take away from saga.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2013
Retirement attorneys say Yale prof's 401(k) charges hot air

A trio of retirement attorneys has picked apart Yale Law professor Ian Ayers' letters to 401(k) plan sponsors and has debunked his claims of too high fees and limited menu options. <i>Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130718/FREE/130719905&quot;>What the letters say</a> </i>

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2013
Magic retirement number is 66, but Medicare a key factor

New study finds employee and retiree health care coverage impacts length of working life

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2013
Penn Mutual lays off team of wholesalers and relationship managers

Firm doesn't want 'too much' in variable annuity sales.

By Darla Mercado
OPINION SEP 29, 2013
Considering money market reforms

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2013
Some could break even with Axa's latest VA buyout offers

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH SEP 29, 2013
Out-of-office replies outdated

By AlexMurgua
FINTECH SEP 29, 2013
B-Ds break social-media habits

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2013
Private-placement ads fire up execs After a slow start, companies are enjoying new latitude to reach out to investors publicly

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH SEP 29, 2013
ReportCheck hits a home run

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH SEP 27, 2013
Tech training: A missing best practice

There is a clear link between success of your people and the amount of investment you make in training and professional development.

By twelsh
FIXED INCOME SEP 27, 2013
Gross: Fed will still taper after jobs report

&#8220;I think Bernanke and company are committed to a taper,&#8221; Pimco co-founder says.

By Matt Ackermann