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ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2012
Let hedgies advertise? Fund firms are furious

The SEC's plan to let hedge funds advertise Reg D offerings isn't sitting well with the retail fund industry. Here's why.

By DJAMIESON
Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider

By Darla Mercado
Surprise! Big insurer launches new VA
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Surprise! Big insurer launches new VA

New York Life going where other carriers fear to tread; risk management key

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Adviser opening: Covering retirees

By Darla Mercado
LPL looks to goose VA sales
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
LPL looks to goose VA sales

Creates new tools to help advisers better explain variable annuities to clients; many B-Ds seeing falloff in business

By Darla Mercado
LPL 'a couple of cylinders off' in 2Q
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 02, 2012
LPL 'a couple of cylinders off' in 2Q

LPL announced its results for the second quarter. The message? Mixed.

By Bruce Kelly
Team members out-earning solo advisers — and by a lot
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2012
Team members out-earning solo advisers — and by a lot

Here's a pretty startling statistic: New data shows that advisers who work in teams make 32% more money than those who fly solo. Indeed, the average team member pulls down nearly $300,000 a year.

By Liz Skinner
WIREHOUSES OCT 01, 2012
Smith Barney bites the dust

It's official — management at Morgan Stanley has eighty-sixed the 'Smith Barney' name, rebranding the iconic brokerage as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. What would John Houseman think?

By Andrew Osterland
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2012
HighTower opens gates for breakaway advisers

By AOSTERLAND
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2012
Don't count wirehouses out, Goldman says

By AOSTERLAND
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 01, 2012
AMT problem could drive fiscal cliff deal

Pressing concern over alternate tax might drive the parties toward a compromise by year-end

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2012
Why LTC insurance is a better bet for women

Longer life expectancy, coupled with unisex policy pricing, boosts the value proposition for female clients

By Liz Skinner
Tax reform imminent?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 01, 2012
Tax reform imminent?

A deal to extend the alternative minimum tax patch on Thursday could be a harbinger of a broader attempt to change the tax code.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2012
Women facing 'retirement income glass ceiling'

Women face a unique set of hurdles when it comes to saving for retirement, and those difficulties set them far behind men once they stop working.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS SEP 30, 2012
Raymond James trims fees for some RIAs

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2012
Merrill hires MSSB exec to run insurance, annuities

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2012
Many wealthy skip tax benefits, give posthumously

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 30, 2012
Finra is right to improve transparency

Any initiative that reduces investors' vulnerability to fraud, and thereby strengthens their confidence in the markets, is a step in the right direction.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2012
REIT dividends at issue in suit

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH SEP 30, 2012
Survey: Advisers aren't plugged in to their own CRM systems

By Liz Skinner